Matt Dillon, Green Roofs Australasia (GRA) President and World Green Infrastructure Network (WGIN) Board Member and his colleagues invite you to Save the Date and have issued the Call for Papers for the World Green Infrastructure Congress 2014.

Brought to you by GRA and WGIN and held in awesome Sydney, Australia on October 7-10, 2014, we are sure this will be another trip of a lifetime combining international speakers, tours, and networking!  Read on:

Call for Papers:

Dear Colleagues,

Please accept our invitation to submit an abstract for presentation and publication at the World Green Infrastructure Congress 2014 (WGIC2014).

The WGIC2014 Organising Committee invites you to submit an Abstract of approx 200 words to be considered for presentation and publication at the World Green Infrastructure Congress in Sydney, Australia from 07 – 10 October, 2014. The theme of the WGIC2014 is Developing with Nature.

Preference will be given to new industry data, previously unpublished or recently presented. Please refer to the list of TOPICS AND GUIDELINES HERE.

Benefits of presenting at the World Green Infrastructure Congress 2014:

• Opportunity to share your knowledge and receive international recognition
• Opportunity to be peer reviewed by the Academic Committee. Speakers are featured on the congress website with their presentation description, photo and biography
• Opportunity to be published in the WGIC2014 journal
• Opportunity to be posted on websites for WGIC2014; WGIN and GRA with affiliated links
• Opportunity to attend the WGIC2014 at reduced costs
• Opportunity to enhance your current reputation within this rapidly expanding industry

CALL FOR PAPERS APPLICATION
Please click here to DOWNLOAD THE SUBMISSION FORM.
All submissions are online via email to wgic2014@graus.com.au.

Submissions Close: Friday, 16th May, 2014
Acceptance Notification: Friday, 23rd May, 2014

The WGIC2014 mission is education, advocacy, research, professional development and celebrations of excellence which incorporates living green infrastructure into the urban fabric – green roofs, living walls, urban landscape renewal & restoration, canopy trees & urban forests, urban farming.

The WGIC2014 is presented by Green Roofs Australasia (GRA) & the World Green Infrastructure Network (WGIN).

Also, the just published Green Cities in the World book, edited by WGIN and PRONATUR, will  be officially launched at the WGIC2014 in Sydney in October.  I wrote a chapter entitled “Greenroofs & Greenwalls in the New Millennium: The Influence of the Age of Technology through Online and Social Media” – stay tuned for more info on this exciting compilation from a wide representation of international industry leaders!

Join Aramis and me down under – I’ll be presenting Haven Kiers and my Greenroofs.com 2014 Top 10 List of Hot Trends in Greenroof & Greenwall Design.

We wouldn’t miss this event!  Plan now for an awesome trip to Australia in October, and visit Green Roofs Australasia and the Congress website, http://www.wgic2014.org/, to learn more.

Happy greening,

~ Linda V.