Part 1 Reduced impact transport strategies, considerations and solutions.

Part 2 Integrated transport/event ticketing solutions for events.

Time: 11.15 – 12.30 | Venue: The Arts Centre 
Presented by: Part 1 Elliot Fishman - Institute for Sensible Transport

Part 2 Frank Gribi - Department of Transport - Manager, Special Events and Customer Liaision

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Part 1 Reduced impact transport strategies, considerations and solutions. 

Description: This workshop offers an insight into what can be done to reduce the emissions related to transport behaviour associated with an event

Question time will follow the presentation.
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Presenter bio: Elliot is one of Australia’s leading experts on sustainable transport. He has worked both internationally and around Australia on a variety of transport issues. He acted as Expert Witness on Canberra’s Senate Inquiry into Australia’s Fuel Supply and Alternatives in May, 2006 and advised the Prime Minister’s Office on petrol prices. Elliot is currently the Director of the Institute for Sensible Transport. This role requires him to develop sustainable transport and land use solutions for government and the private sector.

He has a comprehensive knowledge of world’s best practice sustainable transport planning and is able to adapt international examples to the local context.

Host Organisation:The Institute for Sensible Transport works to reduce car use in urban areas. It does this through an integrated approach of facilitating an environment more attractive to walking, cycling and public transport.

Website: www.sensibletransport.org.au

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Part 2 Integrated transport/event ticketing solutions for events.

Description: Public Transport Special Event Ticketing - The presentation explains the Department of Transport initiate to combine ticketing for an event with public transport travel in order to make it easier and more attractive for people to choose to use public transport to travel to an event.

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Presenter bio: Frank Gribi has many years of experience both in event logistics, hospitality and public transport having worked both locally and internationally on events such as: Manchester Commonwealth Games, Sydney Olympics, Melbourne Commonwealth Games and World Swimming Championships to name a few.  Frank is also qualified in hospitality management, holds an MBA in Public Administration and has many years of public transport experience for events. 

Host Organisation: The Department of Transport is moving Victoria into the future. The department is building a safer, fairer and greener transport system for all Victorians to create a more prosperous and connected community.

Website: www.transport.vic.gov.au