Louise Cox is President of the International Union of Architects (UIA). She was previously UIA First Vice President and UIA Vice President Region IV, Asia and Oceania and coordinator of the UIA Regional Heritage Work Programmes. Louise is Co President of the UNESCO-UIA Validation Council for Architectural Education, a member of the UIA Education Commission and is an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of the Built Environment at the University of New South Wales. Louise has had wide experience in heritage, conservation, institutional and health planning and contract administration of major health projects.Louise served as President of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) from 1994 to 1995 and she currently chairs the RAIA National Heritage Committee. Louise is a Board Member of Standards Australia, and was Chairman of their Joint Australia/New Zealand Building Standards Sector Board for six years.