On Thursday, June 1, the BHAAAS Sustainable Development program events will commence with the opening of the Green Design Biennale exhibit in the Tuzla Cultural Center. It is a traveling exhibition of projects from the EU and the Western Balkans region, aiming to capture and share the leading innovation and developments that will shape the sustainable and circular world of tomorrow.

On Friday, June 2, in collaboration with the Regional Cooperation Council for Southeast Europe, we are hosting a hybrid event on Disaster Management and Risk Reduction. Keynote speakers from Japan, Turkey, and BiH will discuss good practices in disaster management, available methodologies for calculating ex-post cost, and earthquake risk assessment. Following the keynote speeches, panelists from the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction, Europa RE, European Civil Protection & Humanitarian Aid Operations, and the Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Initiative for SE Europe will share their insights and further discuss the topic. Please find the Zoom link for this session: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85204259022?pwd=M2k4SjJ5S2JrcXlpUWpjcnI3eGh4Zz09

After the sessions, there will be a block of research paper presentations, followed by a regionally specific special session in collaboration with the University of Sarajevo, Faculty of Architecture, on the topic of "Sustainability of Socialist-Era Hotel Buildings," with a special focus on the contemporary context of Hotel Visoko by renowned architect Zlatko Ugljen. For authors from abroad presenting online on Friday, please use the following Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84482454549?pwd=OGxIa2s4SlVCTEJrZ0F1bXdhQStFdz09

On Saturday, June 3, the program will begin with an introduction to the New European Bauhaus initiative in BiH, followed by a full day of research paper presentations and another regionally specific special session on "Sustainability Standards for Green and Open Spaces" in collaboration with the Association of Landscape Architects in BiH. For authors from abroad presenting online on Saturday, please use the following Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82033348811?pwd=NzF0V1RhbWswaHFKS0kzSlk5SlV3QT09

Finally, the program will conclude on Saturday with two keynote lectures. Professor Haris Alibašić, PhD, from the University of West Florida, will speak on the topic of "Adaptive Governance of Sustainability Under Political and Security Uncertainty". (Use this zoom link to connect)