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Conference Chair · No. 08 · 8 December 2016
NZAAR 8 December 2016: Kuala Lumpur
Conference Chair · GTower Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

- Role
- Conference Chair
- Location
- GTower Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Host
- New Zealand Academy of Applied Research (NZAAR)
- Role
- Professor Amir Ghaffarianhoseini · Conference Chair
- Date
- 8 December 2016
- Venue
- GTower Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Programme
- 24 papers across 4 themed conferences
Conference leadership
Professor Amir Ghaffarianhoseini chaired this NZAAR edition at GTower Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, on 8 December 2016. It was one of four NZAAR editions he chaired: June and December 2016, July 2017 and January 2018.
Part of the NZAAR series
The edition brought together 4 themed conferences and 24 papers within the NZAAR International Event Series on Natural and Built Environment, Cities, Sustainability and Advanced Engineering. The four-edition archive is preserved by GDI Academy.
Selected highlights · 2016 to 2027
Amir has convened, chaired and spoken every year for more than a decade, in New Zealand and abroad. This line shows a selection.
- 2016NZAAR · June, PutrajayaChair · keynoteIUSGBC 2016, KLCCKeynoteNZAAR · December, KLChair
- 2017NZAAR · July, KLChair · keynoteSimAUD 2017, TorontoWorkshop lead · paper
- 2018NZAAR · January, KLChair · keynoteCIB IB RoadmapLead author, Ch. 2
- 2019WGBW2019 pecha kuchaLed · speaker
- 2020ASA2020Co-Chair · Editor
- 2021NZGBC 2021Future Thinker awards
- 2022Techweek · Smart Sustainable CitiesExpert panel speakerTechweek · Research lab seminarCo-organiser · speakerCIBSE IB GroupKeynoteTwo Emerald special issuesGuest Editor
- 2023USS journalFounding Editor-in-Chief
- 2024IGLC32Co-ChairSASBE2024Chair
- 2025ANFA symposiumChairDFBI2025Chair, ISCChongqingKeynoteGDI2025Co-Chair
- 2026AUT Research WeekPresenterGDI2026ChairNeuro panelLedAI in SoFELeads
- 2027GDI2027Co-Chair
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