Programme

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Presenters

Thank you to all those people who presented at the IPENZ Transportation Group Conference 2013.

To view any of the PowerPoint presentations below, please click on the relevant title. (NP) indicates that no presentation is available.

To view any of the conference papers or technical notes, please click on "Paper" underneath each of the paper titles.

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Keynote Presentations

Gibb, Duncan		The road to recovery
Howard, Eric		Safe system - Driving delivery: a professional challenge
Zollner, Eric & Jackson, Andrew		Key issues shaping the future of the transport sector

Oral Papers

Baker, Louise		A Travel Demand Management Digital Safari (NP) Paper
Blackie, Kelly		Lessons from the AITPM Conference - The Traffic and Transport Merry Go Round Paper
Blewden, Rachel		Total Mobilty in the Waikato - Collaborating on Improvement Paper
Clark, Ian		Transport Assessment of Quay Street streetscape project, Auckland Paper
Dabic, Tom		VicRoads M80 Ring Road Upgrade – Trailer Mounted Electronic Variable Speed Limit Signs Paper
Darlington, Jarrod		Collaboratively Solving Auckland's City Centre Access Paper
Douglas, Amanda		The Transport Engineer's Handy Update on Case Law Paper
Douglas, Amanda		Proposed RMA Changes - How will it affect your transport assessments? Paper
Draper, Josephine		Using Focus Groups to Solve a Cyclng Mystery Paper
Etherton, Nick		Project Team Collaboration: Good Interchange Design in Auckland Paper
Hancock, Karl		Existing Cycle Infrastructure Review: Prioritisation Process and Treatment of Existing Cycle Issues Paper
Howard, Quintin		Better Public transport infrastructure through collaboration Paper
Kirby, Peter		Economically Justified Traffic Control Systems Paper
Koorey, Glen		Assessment of the Effectiveness of Narrow Cycle Lane Separators Paper
Newcombe, Daniel		Why do cyclists run red lights? - Improving road user behaviour at traffic signals Paper
Nicholson, Alan		Freight Transport Modal Shift in NZ: Building Understanding of Shippers' Mode Choice Paper
Norman, Graham		A Collaborative Approach to Land Use and Transport Planning - Access to Auckland's Eastern Waterfront Paper
O'Brien, Jeremy		A Conceptual Model for Better Collaboration Paper
Pidwerbesky, Bryan		Pavement Specifications: Fit for purpose Paper
Rendall, Stacy		How much choice is enough? Quantifying the marginal value of accessing destinations. Paper
Rice, Bill		North? South? or NorthSouth? Curletts Road Three Lane Reversible Flow Paper
Smit, Renata		Pakuranga to Botany Urban Busway: Collaboration in the Auckland Super City (N/A)
Swaris, Edwin		Collaborating for good network planning - a Waikato PT Network Review case study Paper
Vallyon, Chris		Auckland 25 Years Later: What has Changed? Paper
Vallyon, Chris		Money well spent? The Challenge of Finding Primary Data to Demonstrate Sound Infrastructure Investment Paper
Vasisht, Pragati		Land Use Development through Resource Consents and the Role of Auckland Transport Paper
Ward, Jeanette		One way of the other? Paper
Waters, Jeff		Delivering polishing resistance performance Paper
Woods, Stuart		Collaborate or thread the eye of the needle Paper

Oral Technical Notes

Baththana, Jay		Strategic planning and infrastructure investment planning in Auckland Paper
Burdett, Bridget		What is self-explaining anyway? An investigation of rural New Zealand Paper
Douglas-Jones, Rob		Auckland Transport / NZTA Network Operating Plan Trial Paper
Dove, Sarah		Travel Behaviour Change in Singapore Paper
Edgar, Andrew		Should engineers be doing traffic engineering? (NP)
Foxon, Ruth		Keeping Christchurch moving forward: Christchurch Transports' Strategic Plan Paper
Gordon, Grant		Getting the most out of the Road Safety Audit process Paper
Pant, Ranjan		Auckland Network Performance Monitoring and Reporting: Evolution through Collaboration Paper

Poster Presentations

Bates, Laura		Intersections - Determining the good, the bad, and the ugly Paper
Cockrem, Peter		Intersection Transformation and the Level of Safety Service Indicator Paper
Cook, Eddie		A Study of Pedestrian Characteristics at Traffic Signals Paper
Denney, John		North Canterbury SH Network, Crash History GIS Website (NP) Paper
Parsons, James		The Effect of Cycle Lanes on Cycling Numbers and Safety Paper
Morahan, Chris		State Highway 79: Route Upgrade Economic Analysis (NP) Paper
Ranatunga, Dhimantha		The effect of opposing flow on the critical gap (NP) Paper
Smith, Dave		Palmerston North Peak Oil Vulnerability Study Paper
Stevens, Andrew		Bridging the Gap - Helping Pedestrians and Cyclists Cross the Great Divide Paper
Turner, Shane		Pushing the Boundaries of Road Safety Risk Analysis (NP) Paper

Round Table Presentations

Chang, Jo		Customer's Requirements of Multi-modal Travel Information Systems (NP) Paper
Gardener, Robyn		Painting the Town Orange - Temporary Traffic Management After Christchurch's Earthquakes (NP) Paper
Gordon, Grant		Best practice for Road Safety Auditors (NP) Paper
Koorey, Glen		Delays at Pedestrian Crossing Points (NP) Paper
Pascoe, Claire		Lets Carpool - weaving a national web of commuter carpoolers (NP) Paper
Pollard, Sonia		Communication and collaboration a key to Keeping Christchurch Moving (NP) Paper
Turner, Shane		Rural Intersection Risk Assessment Tool (NP) Paper
Wilmshurst, Bevan		Balancing the Economies of Passing Lanes (NP) Paper

3M Awards

Congratulations to Brian Ward, on behalf of Timaru District Council; Invercargill City Council; Dunedin City Council for winning this year's 3M award. Brian has won a trip of a lifetime to the ITE Conference in the USA, plus a visit to 3M Traffic Safety Systems head office in St Paul, Minnesota. In addition Brian has received industry recognition trophies for him and his team.

Please find below the 3M award finalists and their presentations.

Holderness, Michael		Stamark - A Temporary Solution
Garnett, Neil		Milford and Knobs Flat VMS in Fiordland National Park
Lilley, Mark		Rural School Variable Speed Limits Trial
Vulinovich, Mario		Increasing Safety at Night and at Poor Visibility Condtions in Highway Work Zones
Ward, Brian		Active Traffic Warning Signs

Key Note Speakers

Duncan Gibb, SCIRT, Christchurch

Since 9 May 2011 Duncan Gibb has been General Manager for SCIRT (Stronger Christchurch - Infrastructure Rebuild Team) charged with rebuilding Christchurch's horizontal infrastructure (water, wastewater, drainage and roading) after the earthquakes.

Key challenges have included the transitioning of multiple contractor, owner participant and consultant organisations into a single high performing team.

Prior to this Duncan held a number of General Management and Project based roles in Australia and New Zealand, delivering major infrasturcture projects many of which were delivered under Alliance contractual deliverly agreements.

Duncan feels priviledged to be part of the Rebuild Team and is enjoying the challenges and opportunities associated with living in the Canterbury region.

Duncan will be presenting to the conference on Monday morning at 8:40am. Duncan’s presentation will focus on the challenges and lessons learnt associated with the rebuild of Christchurch’s infrastructure. Duncan will explain how collaboration played a fundamental role in uniting the multiple contractors, owner involvement and consultant organisations towards a single goal.

To view Duncan's PowerPoint presentation converted to PDF, please click here.

Eric Howard, Whiting Moyne, Australia

Eric Howard is the Principal of Whiting Moyne, a Strategic Road Safety Advisory Consultancy operating internationally since 2006, when he completed 7 years as General Manager Road Safety with VicRoads, the State Road Safety Agency/Road Authority in Victoria, Australia.

He is an internationally recognised expert on the strengthening of road safety management capacity within government and the development of practical, effective road safety policies and strategies involving relevant stakeholders.

Eric has presented extensively on road safety management and the "safe system" and was responsible for introduction of the "Safe System" approach to road safety in Australia. He continues to provide advice to government road safety agencies in most Australian States and to the National Government.

Click here to read Eric's full bio.

Eric will be presenting to the conference on Tuesday morning at 8:15am around Safer Systems in road transport and how collaboration is essential to achieve a real reduction in road trauma. He will also talk about his work in Victoria and how lessons there can be utilised in New Zealand.

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Ernst Zöllner, Group Manager Strategy and Performance, Wellington

Ernst was previously Director of Urban Development and Transport at the Wellington City Council where he has held other roles including in strategic planning and economic development. During his career he has lectured on infrastructure planning and urban economics at the University of Auckland, worked at Local Government NZ and as a consultant in private practice.

Ernst has a Masters Degree in city and regional planning, and two economic qualifications.

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Andrew Jackson, Deputy Chief Executive, Ministry of Transport New Zealand

Andrew Jackson is currently the Deputy Chief Executive of the Ministry of Transport. He chairs the Ministry’s high level policy group which decides the Ministry’s overall portfolio of work, considers aspects of transport policy and builds policy capability within the Ministry. He was previously Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Development where he was responsible for policy relating to regulation of financial markets, company law, intellectual property and competition law and trade tariff policy. Prior to that he worked for the UK’s Chief Scientific Adviser Sir David King on UK science policy and helped lead the UK’s Foresight programme, which used science to help tackle challenging issues such as obesity, drug use and cybercrime.

Outside of work, he is a father of four, a keen kayaker, swimmer and he has recently taken up scuba diving.

Geoff Plunket, Chief Executive, Port Otago Limited

Graduate of Otago University – Bachelor of Commerce. Attended Otago University from 1976 to 1978.
Started career with Coopers & Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers) in Dunedin. Had a two year OE working for Coopers & Lybrand in Birmingham, England.
Returned to Dunedin in 1985 with Coopers & Lybrand.

Joined Port Otago in 1988 at the time of port reform, as Financial Controller. In 1997 appointed Deputy Chief Executive at Port Otago with responsibility for Operations, IT and Finance. In 2000 on appointment of new CFO, responsibility was primarily focussed on Operations and IT. Have been CEO since September 2004.

Interests include Mountain Biking, Golf and Tramping

Greg Ellis, Conference MC

Greg graduated from Victoria University in 1992 with a BA in Theatre and Film. During 1993 Greg trained as a Primary School Teacher and in 1994 graduated with a Diploma in Secondary teaching from Christchurch College of Education. Greg has taught in secondary schools in New Zealand and England. He has taught comedy and improvisation throughout the country for 17 years at secondary and tertiary levels. He has held the Secondary Schools, University, National and Commonwealth Theatresports titles. He has represented New Zealand at Theatresports twice - firstly as part of a Commonwealth competition in 1992 and then at the World Championships in 2006.

Greg has appeared in movies, television and radio drama and comedy. His years of experience and understanding interaction with an audience makes him ideally suited for his continuing work on numerous television studio shows.

Greg looks forward to MC'ing the conference for the third year.