Hello and welcome to the 19^th annual Learning Environments Australasia Regional Conference to be held in our home town of Perth, Western Australia.

Perth has experienced significant change since the conference was last held here and we felt it timely to reflect on these changes and the transformations occurring in our wonderful city.

The wide open spaces of Western Australia remind us of big ideas whilst always keeping our feet on the ground and being aware of our own local region and its unique learning ecosystem.

Now more than ever, learning happens everywhere and anywhere, creating a global interactive learning landscape where transformation happens at an exceedingly fast rate.

Bringing together these current issues, we have themed the conference “Transformance: Transforming the Learning Landscape”.

We will hear about innovative programmes and design ideas that are transforming learning environments, people and pedagogies.

Our conference will feature keynote presenters in the fields of creativity, design thinking, spatial pedagogy, and architectural design of learning spaces. These thought leaders will bring world’s best practice to our doorstep for discussion and review.

In addition to their keynote presentations, our speakers will also run interactive workshop sessions allowing delegates to get up close and personal with leaders in our field.

In keeping with the theme, our conference venue ‘landscape’ will be transformed to model a contemporary learning space.

The main plenary space will feature a blend of formal presentations, workshops, case studies and interaction with our conference partners in a variety of settings.

Site visits and workshops will showcase innovative schools and university buildings as well as touring those parts of our city that have undergone major changes in recent years.

We have several schools hosting workshops on-site for delegates to gain further insights on how these changes have transformed their learning landscapes.

We hope you will join us for a dynamic and exciting conference experience unlike any other; a Transformance of People, Places and Pedagogy.