Program outline (as at 06.10.15) Subject to change. Please refer to MAV website for updates.
Time
Session details
9.30am
Introduction / welcome
Cathy Whelan, Facilitator
Community organisational and development consultant
Assoc Prof George Thomas Kapelos
Department of Architectural Science, Ryerson University, Canada
 Environmental health and the link between ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and skin cancer
 Linking informed policy and practice
Ian Shears
Manager, Urban Sustainability, City of Melbourne
 Urban Greening in the City of Melbourne
Morning tea
9.45am
10.30am
11.10am
11.20am
12.00pm
Mary Papaioannou
Landscape Architect and Urban Designer
 The importance of shade in the design of the urban environment
Facilitated panel discussion and audience Q&A
12.30pm
Lunch
1.10pm
1.30pm
‘Toronto Shady Cities’ DVD
Dr Suzanne Dobbinson
Senior Research Fellow, Skin Cancer Prevention, Cancer Council Victoria
 Practical implications of current shade research for local government
Martin Reeves
Director, Outlines Landscape Architecture
 Good quality and innovative shade design
Christina Mackay
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Architecture and Design, Victoria University of Wellington, NZ
 Maximising UV protection through design of the built environment
Afternoon Tea
1.50pm
2.10pm
2.30pm
2.40pm
3.10pm
3.40pm
3.55pm
Case Studies
Fiona Weigall
East Gippsland Shire
 Shade in the redesign of Nicholson Street Mall in Bairnsdale
Neville Kurth
Manager Health, Access and Bushfire Recovery, City of Whittlesea
 The impact of an established shade policy on delivering quality shade and sun
protection activities
Facilitated panel discussion and audience Q&A
Launch of MAV shade resource
Summary / closing