CMA Events & Training

Friday 5th December
The Coach House, Green Park Centre, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 5NE

9:15-4:00 (Lunch provided)

This exciting one-day conference is the first of its kind to be held in Buckinghamshire and will bring together experts to share their experiences in “Green Infrastructure” planning and delivery. It is designed to aid better understanding of the principles and values of the Green Infrastructure concept in relation to land use and land management planning.

The day will consist of presentations from key note speakers, workshop sessions and briefings and will be of interest to all that are interested in exploring the development of Green Infrastructure planning and delivery in Buckinghamshire.

Who should attend this conference? The conference is aimed at the following representatives:

 Local authority senior managers and officers
 Planners
 Architects
 Ecology and access managers
 Elected officials
 Community and area representatives
 Green space and landscape professionals
 Local Delivery Vehicles
 Green space, wildlife and access managers
 Government Departments
 Environmental Sector officers

The cost of this one-day conference is £20 which includes lunch and refreshments. To attend this conference please complete the attached form and return no later than 28th November 2008. Please note: Spaces for this conference are limited and will be given on a first come first serve basis.

Agenda (Presentations and Timetable)

Morning Session

9:15 Arrival, registration, tea, coffee
9:45 Mike Woods, Chair of Buckinghamshire Green Infrastructure Consortium Event Welcome
9:50 Chairman for session: Margaret Dewar, Cabinet Member for Community Services, Buckinghamshire County Council Session Welcome
9:55 Graham Fairclough, English Heritage Historic Landscape Character
10:15 Natural England Linking Natural and Urban Environments
10:35 Tony Talbot, The Forest of Marston Vale Green Infrastructure and Communities
10:55 Refreshment Break
11:15 Simon Pratt, Regional Director, Sustrans Sustainable Access
11:35 Climate Change SE Planning for Climate Change:Sustainable Green Space
11:55 Questions to Panel
12:15 Lunch and Networking

Afternoon Session

13:00 Chairmen for session: Martin Tett, Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning, Buckinghamshire County Council
13:15 Marcus Rogers. Acting Head of Planning and Environment, Buckinghamshire County Council
13:35 Cameron Adams, Environment Agency Exemplar Green Infrastructure Projects Milton Keynes
13:55 CABE Space Planning for high quality Green Spaces (Case Studies)
14:15 Jon Mullins, Jacobs Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for Natural Environments
14:35 David Bethell, Cambridgeshire County Council Importance of Green Infrastructure in Planning Policy
14:55 Refreshment Break
15:15 Kit Campbell, Kit Campbell Associates, Edinburgh The need for Local Standards
15:35 Questions to Panel
16:00 Close

For more information on the conference contact

Catherine Whormsley (Green Infrastructure Officer Planning and Policy)
Telephone: 01296 383211
Email: cwhormsley@buckscc.gov.uk