Welcome to Coasts and Ports 2011

Cottesloe Beach

The Local Organising Committee, the National Committee for Coastal and Ocean Engineering (Engineers Australia), PIANC Australia and the Institute of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) invite you to attend Coasts and Ports 2011; an amalgamation of the 20th Australasian Coastal and Ocean Engineering conference and the 13th Australasian Port and Harbour Conference.

The Coasts and Ports Conference series is the pre-eminent forum in the Australasian region for professionals to meet and discuss issues extending across all disciplines related to coasts and ports. Coasts and Ports 2011 will bring together engineers, planners, scientists and researchers to focus on the technological, scientific, policy, planning and design issues related to our diverse and developing coasts.

Coasts and Ports 2011 will be held in Perth, Western Australia, from 28-30 September 2011. The Conference venue is Western Australia's purpose-built and state-of-the-art, Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. The Centre's location between the city and the Swan River will allow attendees easy access to everything Perth has to offer.

Register online today for the Conference and Pre-Conference Short Course and Workshop. Note that the Short Course will now only be run for one day on 27 September, with the Workshop continuing as planned.

The Conference Program and Extended Abstracts are now available for download. This should assist you in determining which sessions you may want to attend prior to the Conference. Please do not print the extended abstracts as these will be provided to you in the Conference Handbook.

Tanya Stul
Coasts & Ports 2011 Chairperson