About the New Zealand Society for Sustainability Engineering and Science

NZSSES is a Learned Society with members from the engineering, science, academic, corporate and government arenas. Through regular forums, workshops, seminars and our bi-annual conferences, the Society's aims are to contribute to knowledge development, to identify good engineering practice, and to create national and international networks for collaboration and research in the field of sustainability engineering and science.

NZSSES operates at a Technical Interest Group of the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ). NZSSES is also an Affiliate Member of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

Establishment committee members of NZSSES were (see committee for current members):

Dr Carol Boyle, Chair, Director, ICSER, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Auckland
Dr Ron McDowall, Research Fellow, University of Auckland
Norman Firth, Fraser Thomas Ltd
David Kettle, Maunsell Ltd
Dr Jane Harman, UNITEC
Helen Shaw, URS
John Gardiner, Deputy CEO, IPENZ
Dr John Peet, Canterbury University
Emeritus Professor Roland Clift, University of Surrey, England

NZSSES has held three international conferences:

Our Inaugural Conference in 2004 debated the philosophy of sustainability.
Our 2nd International Conference in 2007, Talking and Walking Sustainability, continued the philosophical debate, but also introduced a level of measures towards achieving sustainable outcomes.
Our 3rd International Conference in 2008, Blueprints for Sustainable Infrastructure, offered workshops and presentations that outlined models, methodologies and solutions to assist understanding of the interdependent, interconnected and interdisciplinary nature of sustainability.

Our 4th conference, Transitions to Sustainability, will continue to showcase both challenges and successes, while offering practical solutions and discussions.

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Principal Sponsor:
ICSER - International Centre for Sustainability Engineering and Research