Government officials, CEOs, facility operators, project managers, event managers, builders and architects will have the opportunity to learn, first hand, from Australia’s leading experts, how to successfully develop and manage international level sport facilities during SKA’s March 9-14, 2006 programme at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.

The Melbourne School of Sport & Recreation Management is hosting the exclusive five-day workshop, which presents an ideal opportunity for professionals to gain valuable information on planning and construction to ongoing management, maintenance and viability of international sport facilities. The programme is limited in numbers to ensure quality of experience for participants, so interested parties will need to register early to ensure a seat.

Eighteen renowned presenters will engage participants in a comprehensive examination of the conception, planning, design, construction, establishment and operation of major sport facilities.

"This is a great opportunity to interact with leading designers and managers of international-standard sport facilities," says SKA’s Academic Programme Director, Dr. Paul Jonson.

The five-day workshop will precede the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games and Melbourne 2006 Grand Prix event and will be held at Melbourne’s Sports and Aquatic Centre, a major site of the Commonwealth Games. The programme also provides opportunities for significant networking with leading industry professionals.

Presenters include;

Peter Abraam, CEO, Victorian Major Events Company; Peter Brook, Director, Peddle Thorp; Simon Weatherill, CEO, State Sport Centres Trust; Michael King, Director, SGL Group; Peter Hale, Associate, Connell Mott MacDonald; Neil Morgan, Executive, Commercial Division, Department of Treasury and Finance; Peter Cox, Principal and CEO, Padghams, Vice Chairman, International Cost Engineering Council; Carlo Corallo, Director, Peddle Thorp, Construction Documentation and Administration; Daryl Jackson, Director, Jackson Architecture; Stephen Case, Director, Case Meallin & Associates; Lawrence Leong, Senior Project Manager, APP Corporation Pty Ltd; Peter Murphy, Facilities Manager, State Sport Centres Trust; Andrew Higgins, Mechanical Engineer, General Insurance Program, Victorian Managed Insurance Authority; Alex Planinsek, Associate, Case Meallin & Associates; Mark Sheldon, Senior Associate, Connell Mott MacDonald; Rowena Frost, Manager, Venues and Facilities, 2007 World Swimming Championships Corporation; Brian Parker, Manager, Risk Engineering, Victorian Managed Insurance Authority; and Adam Luscombe, Aquatic Manager, Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre.