APDSI - Brisbane Australia

The 2019 annual Meeting of the Asian Pacific Decision Sciences Institute will be held at the Mercure Hotel Brisbane, Australia on July 15 to 18th 2019

Brisbane – the river city

The conference theme is “Technology supporting people and decision making”.

A link to the website is https://www.apdsi2019.com/and a link to the hotel is https://www.accorhotels.com/gb/hotel-1750-mercure-brisbane/index.shtml

Any suggestions for seminars or workshops (particularly around teaching) will be greatly appreciated. For example, one suggestion for a workshop is “big data for small/no budgets?”

Please contact Don Kerr (email dkerr@usc.edu.au) with your ideas or further details.

What about Brisbane, Australia?

Brisbane was the host city of the 1988 World Expo, and in 30 years has evolved significantly. Tourism investments have grown to include a new airport runway, cruise terminal, integrated resort and

entertainment precincts such as the Howard Smith Wharves. Brisbane is also earmarked as a city aiming to reach its goals of a smart city by 2020, where information through big data is steering the manner in which decisions are made across macro to micro levels in both the public and private sector.

Although it will be winter in July (we are in the southern hemisphere), the climate is quite mild with winter temperatures ranging from a low of 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit) to 21 degrees Celsius (70 degrees Fahrenheit).

The surrounding areas of Brisbane offer a great number of attractions and Brisbane is very close to the Gold and Sunshine Coasts. The Gold Coast is home to Movie World, SeaWorld and Dreamworld while the Sunshine Coast is a bit more laid back with beaches and the hinterland being the main tourist attractions. You could also catch a plane and head up to the Great Barrier reef.

The Gold Coast – cosmopolitan with an engaging nightlife (south of Brisbane)

The Sunshine Coast – Relaxed atmosphere and Pristine environment (north of Brisbane)

We would welcome all APDSI and DSI delegates to Brisbane, the New World City!

For more details please contact the conference organiser Don Kerr – email dkerr@usc.edu.au