Keynote Speaker

Prof. Dr. William Rees, University of British Columbia, Canada

William Rees (born December 18, 1943), is a professor at the University of British Columbia and former director of the School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) at UBC. Rees has taught at the University of British Columbia since 1969-70. His primary interest is in public policy and planning relating to global environmental trends and the ecological conditions for sustainable socioeconomic development. He is the originator of the 'ecological footprint' concept and co-developer of the method (...more at Wikipedia).

Prof. Rees' keynote address is available at: The Eco-Footprint Challenge to Global Development

Guest Speakers & Workshop Facilitators

Dr. David Meyrick & Mrs. Jan Meyrick

David Meyrick has extensive experience on urban and regional planning, sustainable urban planning and transport and on various aspects of environmental management. He has had 30 years experience as the Deputy Chief Regional Planner for Greater London and South East England (SERPLAN) and as an urban planner for East Sussex County Council and Brighton Urban Structure Plan team (1966-1995). Meyrick was formerly the Deputy Director-Europe for the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), a not-for-profit agency helping local authorities worldwide to work towards sustainability (1995-1997) (...more at David Meyrick).

The Meyrick's workshop presentation is available at: Ecological Footprinting. Dr. Meyrick's special address is available at: Ecological Foot-printing as a Sustainability Indicator for Malaysia: The first steps?