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Showing posts with label Conferences and Symposia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Conferences and Symposia. Show all posts
Friday, March 22, 2013
Wed March 27: ULI Meeting on Planning Federal Triangle South
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Apr 2 #ArlingtonVa Lecture and Reception: Leaders in Science and Technology Seminar Series - Water: A Global Security Issue for the 21st Century
Leaders in Science and Technology Seminar
Series - Water: A Global Security Issue for the 21st Century
Tuesday, April 2nd
2-4pm
Major General Richard Engel, director, Environment and
Natural Resources Program Strategic Futures Group, National Intelligence
Council, will discuss how the scarcity, control, and quality of water will
shape global security issues in the next year, especially as it relates to
public policy approaches.
Following Engel's presentation, a panel of three
experts will lead a discussion based on his remarks. They are: Major General
(Ret.) Bruce Lawlor, Enterprise Director, National Security Decision
Informatics, Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech; Stephen
Schoenholtz, director, Virginia
Water Resources
Research Center
and professor, Forest Hydrology and Soils, Virginia Tech; and J. Alan Roberson,
director, Federal Relations, American Water Works Association.
A reception will follow the event. The Leaders in Science and Technology Seminar
Series is sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for Research, Virginia
Tech, and the Office of the Vice President, National Capital Region.
Location: 900
N. Glebe Road, 2nd Floor, Arlington,
VA 22203
Free but limited seating. Please register by March 26.
Download the flyer at http://www.ncr.vt.edu/docs/VT-NCR-Leaders-Seminar-April-02-2013.pdf
Monday, March 4, 2013
Detropia Viewing on March 20, Part of Spring 2013 Lannan Spring Symposium and Literary Festival
Courtesy of the Lannan Center:
The public is invited to a screening of Detropia, a
documentary on the current state of Detroit:
http://www.detropiathefilm.com/ on March 20, at 5:30 pm, in
Lohrfink Auditorium (the business school building at
Georgetown).
The screening is part of the 2013 Lannan Spring Symposium and Literary Festival on America from the Outside: How the World Sees US.
The film is the winner of the U.S. Documentary Editing Award and it was nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance.
You can see the full schedule of Symposium events here: http://lannan.georgetown.edu/2013/02/america-from-the-outside-how-the-world-sees-us/
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
“Local Food and Local Food Hubs” Friday March 22 and Friday May 3
Courtesy of the NOVA Food Coalition:
"Two upcoming NOVA Food Coalition
Presentations and Dialogues
“Local Food and Local Food Hubs”
Friday March 22 and Friday May 3
All Welcome. Both events are free.
Please do circulate on your networks
- Please RSVP so we have ideas of numbers at http://goo.gl/8qVxn
The
registration form takes 2 minutes to complete.
Any questions: please contact Maryvandyke4@gmail.com, 571 425 5278
1) Friday March 22, 10 AM - noon
“Highlighting Opportunities for Local Sustainable Food at Fairfax INOVA
Hospital”
Seema
Wadhwa, Director of Sustainability,
INOVA Fairfax Hospital
and John
Nichols,
Director Food Services, INOVA Fairfax Hospital
At: Inova Fairfax Hospital:
Materials Management Department
Support Services Building
Conference Room, b and c
Map at http://goo.gl/96OMd
Directions at http://goo.gl/v8t7x
Hosted by:
Seema Wadhwa
Director of Sustainability
Office of Sustainability
Inova Health System
and
2) Friday May 3, 10 AM - noon
“Local Food Supply and Distribution Solutions
for
Individuals and Larger Institutional Consumers”
Brian
LeCouteur,
Planner, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, MWCOG
“DC Metro
Area: Local Food Supply and Demand”
James
Barham,
USDA Marketing Specialist
“Overview of
Food Hubs: Challenges and Solutions, Local and National”
At: George Mason University, Arlington
Founders Hall,
Arlington Campus - room # 125
Directions and Map http://arlington.gmu.edu/
3301 Fairfax Drive
Arlington
VA 22201
Hosted by:
Danielle Wyman
Sustainability Projects Coordinator
George Mason University
All Welcome. Both events are free.
Please do circulate on your networks
- Please RSVP so we have ideas of numbers at http://goo.gl/8qVxn
The
registration form takes 2 minutes to complete.
Any questions: please contact Maryvandyke4@gmail.com, 571 425 5278"
Tues March 12: Urban Foods - From Fast to Healthy and Sustainable
Courtesy of ACE:
"The 35th ACE Annual
Meeting
Urban Foods - From Fast to
Healthy and Sustainable
Tuesday, March 12, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
NRECA, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Join Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment (ACE) for our annual membership meeting and a celebration of 35 years. ACE promotes stewardship of our natural resources and practical solutions to a sustainable lifestyle in order to protect water, air, and open spaces in the Arlington community. The event will feature Chef Cathal Armstrong as our keynote speaker. Chef Armstrong's work at Restaurant Eve in Alexandria has received numerous awards and accolades. Now with the opening of Eamonn's on Columbia Pike, Chef Armstrong is bringing a taste of his native Dublin to Arlington. Armstrong is a leader in the local food movement and was recently featured in a program on the Kojo Nnamdi show about kids and food with Alice Waters.
Other speakers will include:
More information: www.arlingtonenvironment.org, volunteer@arlingtonenvironment.org or 703-228-6427."
Tuesday, March 12, 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
NRECA, 4301 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
Join Arlingtonians for a Clean Environment (ACE) for our annual membership meeting and a celebration of 35 years. ACE promotes stewardship of our natural resources and practical solutions to a sustainable lifestyle in order to protect water, air, and open spaces in the Arlington community. The event will feature Chef Cathal Armstrong as our keynote speaker. Chef Armstrong's work at Restaurant Eve in Alexandria has received numerous awards and accolades. Now with the opening of Eamonn's on Columbia Pike, Chef Armstrong is bringing a taste of his native Dublin to Arlington. Armstrong is a leader in the local food movement and was recently featured in a program on the Kojo Nnamdi show about kids and food with Alice Waters.
Other speakers will include:
- John Vihstadt, Chair of the Urban Agriculture Task Force
- Charles Meng, Executive Director, and Puwen Lee, Volunteer Services & Plot Against Hunger Manager, of the Arlington Food Assistance Center
More information: www.arlingtonenvironment.org, volunteer@arlingtonenvironment.org or 703-228-6427."
Thursday, February 21, 2013
You're Invited: 2013 Spring MI+SPIA Lecture Series on U Street's Transformation, DC Planning and Urban Absorption in a Shrinking City
2013 Spring MI+SPIA Lecture Series
Virginia Tech Research Center, Arlington, VA
Hosted by: Urban Affairs and Planning Program
6:00 – 6:30 PM Q&A Session for potential Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) graduate students
6:30-7:30 PM (Presentation)
7:30-8:30 (discussion)
Light Refreshments will be served
Full Flyer Available here.
Please RSVP by February 26, 2013
6:00 – 6:30 PM Q&A Session for potential Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) graduate students
6:30-7:30 PM (Presentation)
7:30-8:30 (discussion)
Light Refreshments will be served
RSVP by March 26, 2013
6:00 – 6:30 PM Q&A Session for potential Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) graduate students
6:30-7:30 PM (Presentation)
7:30-8:30 (discussion)
Light Refreshments will be served
Full Flyer Available here.
RSVP by April 9, 2013
900 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA Directions/Parking Information
Street Parking and Pay Parking Garage Available
5-minute walk from the Ballston-Marymount U Metro Station (orange line)
For questions or more information, please contact Tina Whaley at (703) 706-8100.
MI+SPIA is a joint research effort between the Metropolitan Institute of Virginia Tech and the Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs.
Virginia Tech Research Center, Arlington, VA
Hosted by: Urban Affairs and Planning Program
All events will convene at the Virginia Tech Research Center – Arlington, 900 N Glebe Rd, Arlington, VA 22203
Please RSVP to Tina Whaley.
FEBRUARY
“Corridor of Cool: A Tale of Washington’s U Street” A Lecture by Blair Ruble, Thursday, February 28th
East/West Falls Church Room6:00 – 6:30 PM Q&A Session for potential Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) graduate students
6:30-7:30 PM (Presentation)
7:30-8:30 (discussion)
Light Refreshments will be served
Full Flyer Available here.
Please RSVP by February 26, 2013
MARCH
“Planning Lessons from D.C.” A Lecture by Harriet Tregoning, Thursday, March 28th
East/West Falls Church Room6:00 – 6:30 PM Q&A Session for potential Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) graduate students
6:30-7:30 PM (Presentation)
7:30-8:30 (discussion)
Light Refreshments will be served
RSVP by March 26, 2013
APRIL
“Urban Absorption in a Shrinking City: A close examination of depopulation, land use change, and city planning” A Lecture by Justin Hollander, Thursday, April 11th
Ballston Room6:00 – 6:30 PM Q&A Session for potential Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP) graduate students
6:30-7:30 PM (Presentation)
7:30-8:30 (discussion)
Light Refreshments will be served
Full Flyer Available here.
RSVP by April 9, 2013
Location:
Virginia Tech Research Center900 N. Glebe Road, Arlington, VA Directions/Parking Information
Street Parking and Pay Parking Garage Available
5-minute walk from the Ballston-Marymount U Metro Station (orange line)
For questions or more information, please contact Tina Whaley at (703) 706-8100.
MI+SPIA is a joint research effort between the Metropolitan Institute of Virginia Tech and the Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs.
Wed Mar 6: Megaprojects, Megaevents, and the Right to Housing in Rio de Janeiro: The Porto Maravilha Urban Operation
Wednesday,
March 6, 7-8:30 pm
100 Hancock, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Presented by the Urban Affairs and Planning Program and the School of Public and International Affairs
This presentation discusses the experience of an urban planning studio of the Master of Planning Program at Columbia University (http://www.arch.columbia.edu/files/gsapp/imceshared/lld2117/1_RioStudio2012_FinalReport_interactive.pdf ). The studio analyzed the urban megaproject Porto Maravilha and the challenges and opportunities it posed to the maintenance and expansion of affordable and inclusionary housing in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It evaluated the extent to which current policy and institutional conditions of Rio and Brazil helped or hindered an adequate response to the housing challenges in the port and the city, and proposed specific reforms and innovations that could help overcome barriers for maintenance and production of affordable and inclusionary housing in Brazil in general and Rio de Janeiro and the port area in particular. The presentation shows both the substantive planning exercise and a metareflection of the challenges and opportunities of the pedagogical experience.
Clara Irazábal is the Director of the Latin Lab (http://www.arch.columbia.edu/labs/latin-lab) and an Assistant Professor of Urban Planning in the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University, New York City. She received a Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley, and has two Masters in Architecture and Urban Design and Planning from the University of California at Berkeley and the Universidad Central de Venezuela, respectively. In her research and teaching, she explores the interactions of culture, politics, and placemaking, and their impact on community development and socio-spatial justice. She primarily focuses on Latin American cities and Latino communities in the US. Irazábal has worked as consultant, researcher, and/or professor in Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Germany, Spain, Vietnam, and the US; and has lectured in many other countries. She is the author of Urban Governance and City Making in the Americas: Curitiba and Portland Ashgate, 2005) and the editor of Ordinary Places, Extraordinary Events: Citizenship, Democracy, and Public Space in Latin America (Routledge/ Taylor & Francis, 2008). Irazábal has published academic articles in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Check her work at http://www.arch.columbia.edu/about/people/cei2108columbiaedu and contact her at irazabal.zurita@columbia.edu
100 Hancock, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Presented by the Urban Affairs and Planning Program and the School of Public and International Affairs
This presentation discusses the experience of an urban planning studio of the Master of Planning Program at Columbia University (http://www.arch.columbia.edu/files/gsapp/imceshared/lld2117/1_RioStudio2012_FinalReport_interactive.pdf ). The studio analyzed the urban megaproject Porto Maravilha and the challenges and opportunities it posed to the maintenance and expansion of affordable and inclusionary housing in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It evaluated the extent to which current policy and institutional conditions of Rio and Brazil helped or hindered an adequate response to the housing challenges in the port and the city, and proposed specific reforms and innovations that could help overcome barriers for maintenance and production of affordable and inclusionary housing in Brazil in general and Rio de Janeiro and the port area in particular. The presentation shows both the substantive planning exercise and a metareflection of the challenges and opportunities of the pedagogical experience.
Clara Irazábal is the Director of the Latin Lab (http://www.arch.columbia.edu/labs/latin-lab) and an Assistant Professor of Urban Planning in the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation at Columbia University, New York City. She received a Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley, and has two Masters in Architecture and Urban Design and Planning from the University of California at Berkeley and the Universidad Central de Venezuela, respectively. In her research and teaching, she explores the interactions of culture, politics, and placemaking, and their impact on community development and socio-spatial justice. She primarily focuses on Latin American cities and Latino communities in the US. Irazábal has worked as consultant, researcher, and/or professor in Venezuela, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, Germany, Spain, Vietnam, and the US; and has lectured in many other countries. She is the author of Urban Governance and City Making in the Americas: Curitiba and Portland Ashgate, 2005) and the editor of Ordinary Places, Extraordinary Events: Citizenship, Democracy, and Public Space in Latin America (Routledge/ Taylor & Francis, 2008). Irazábal has published academic articles in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Check her work at http://www.arch.columbia.edu/about/people/cei2108columbiaedu and contact her at irazabal.zurita@columbia.edu
Tues Mar 5 HEIGHTENEDCONVERSATIONS: Impacts of Building Heights in Capital Cities
Courtesy of the YIPPS listserve:
"HEIGHTENEDCONVERSATIONS
"HEIGHTENEDCONVERSATIONS
Impacts of Building
Heights in Capital Cities
Tuesday,
March 5, 2013 | 7:00 – 9:00 PM | National Archives
Washington's horizontal
skyline is shaped by the Height of Buildings Act of 1910, a federal law which
regulates the height of all buildings. But, is this the right policy to guide
future growth in the nation’s capital? Join a panel of international experts as
they consider the role governments play in managing building height in capital
cities and examine strategies to balance city character and economic vitality.
AICP
CM | 2.0 (pending)
The event is free and open to the public; RSVPs are not
required.
Seating is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
FEATURING
Jurgen Bruns-Berentelg |
BERLIN/HAMBURG
CEO of HafenCity and former
manager of Berlin’s Sony Center
François Dagnaud | PARIS
Mayor of the 19th
arrondissement and former deputy mayor
Robert Tavernor | LONDON
Architect, urbanist, and
historian involved with key London
development sites
John Worthington | LONDON
Principal, DEGW Architects,
and Visiting Professor
University of Sheffield
Gary Hack |
MODERATOR
Professor Emeritus of City
& Regional Planning
University of Pennsylvania School of Design
The
HeighteneDConversations speaker series is part of the Washington Building
Height Study jointly led by NCPC and the District of Columbia Office of
Planning.
Sign-up for event reminder and height study updates
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Registration extended for energy, sustainability conference at VCU
Via the Virginia Municipal League Newsletter
"Early registration has been extended until Dec. 19 for the VCU Energy & Sustainability Conference to be held Jan. 30 and 31 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
VML is accepting submissions from local governments to receive special recognition at the conference. The conference will have tracks specifically designed for local and state governments, as well as higher education, manufacturing, healthcare, commercial real estate, and public and private K-12 schools.
The government track will include sessions on: How Sustainable Energy Development Can Drive Economic Development; Incorporating Energy Plans into the Comprehensive Planning Process; Strategies for Energy Infrastructure Improvements; The Benefits of the Life Cycle Approach to High Performance Buildings; and Creative Strategies for Energy Resource Management in Public Buildings.
On the evening of Jan. 30, there will be an Awards Dinner recognizing organizations for their efforts. VML and VACo will participate in the dinner. To be considered, send a one- or two-page executive summary of your organization's efforts to Joe Lerch at jlerch@vml.org and Larry Cummings at larry.cummings@trane.com.
For more information and to register for the conference, go to: www.vsbn.org/vcu-esc2013."
"Early registration has been extended until Dec. 19 for the VCU Energy & Sustainability Conference to be held Jan. 30 and 31 at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
VML is accepting submissions from local governments to receive special recognition at the conference. The conference will have tracks specifically designed for local and state governments, as well as higher education, manufacturing, healthcare, commercial real estate, and public and private K-12 schools.
The government track will include sessions on: How Sustainable Energy Development Can Drive Economic Development; Incorporating Energy Plans into the Comprehensive Planning Process; Strategies for Energy Infrastructure Improvements; The Benefits of the Life Cycle Approach to High Performance Buildings; and Creative Strategies for Energy Resource Management in Public Buildings.
On the evening of Jan. 30, there will be an Awards Dinner recognizing organizations for their efforts. VML and VACo will participate in the dinner. To be considered, send a one- or two-page executive summary of your organization's efforts to Joe Lerch at jlerch@vml.org and Larry Cummings at larry.cummings@trane.com.
For more information and to register for the conference, go to: www.vsbn.org/vcu-esc2013."
Monday, November 12, 2012
Virginia Farm to Table Conference on Dec 5 and 6, 2012
Via the VAPDC newsletter:
"The Virginia Farm to Table Conference will be held December 5-6 at the Plecker Workforce Center, Blue Ridge Community College in Weyers Cave, Virginia.
This two-day conference will be of interest to producers, buyers, school and university officials, community and agricultural development officials, legislators, administrators, and stakeholders working to strengthen local economies and regional food systems.
Topics include: Food & Farming in the 21st Century; Family Farming and Entrepreneurship: Organic Dairying and Flour Production; Healthy Soils, Healthy Foods; Incubating a Regional Food System: The Role of ACEnet; Healthy Farms, Healthy Waters; Dairy Processing and Value Retention; Emerging and Beginning Farmers; Co-packing/Food Business Incubation; Artisanal Flour and Small Grains; Alternative Markets and Marketing; and much more!
For more information or to register visit www.vafarmtotableconference.eventbrite.com"
"The Virginia Farm to Table Conference will be held December 5-6 at the Plecker Workforce Center, Blue Ridge Community College in Weyers Cave, Virginia.
This two-day conference will be of interest to producers, buyers, school and university officials, community and agricultural development officials, legislators, administrators, and stakeholders working to strengthen local economies and regional food systems.
Topics include: Food & Farming in the 21st Century; Family Farming and Entrepreneurship: Organic Dairying and Flour Production; Healthy Soils, Healthy Foods; Incubating a Regional Food System: The Role of ACEnet; Healthy Farms, Healthy Waters; Dairy Processing and Value Retention; Emerging and Beginning Farmers; Co-packing/Food Business Incubation; Artisanal Flour and Small Grains; Alternative Markets and Marketing; and much more!
For more information or to register visit www.vafarmtotableconference.eventbrite.com"
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
@UAPVirginiaTech's Tom Sanchez speaks on Transportation Equity panel
 |
| Professor Tom Sanchez, Ph.D. |
You can learn more about the program at this link. Also available is the background paper prepared by Dr. Sanchez for the panel discussion.
The program included:
Keynote Address
Honorable James Oberstar
Former Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Introduction by James Corless, Transportation for America
Trends and Policy Ideas from the Field of Transportation Research
Brian Taylor, University of California Los Angeles
Samuel Staley, Florida State University
Thomas Sanchez, Virginia Tech
Robert Bullard, Texas Southern University
Anita Hairston, PolicyLink (moderator)
Perspectives on the Political Landscape and Opportunities for Advancing Economic and Social Equity in Federal Transportation Policy
Kerry O’Hare, Building America’s Future
Joshua Schank, Eno Center for Transportation
Amy Scarton, US Department of Transportation
Robert Puentes, Brookings Institution
James Corless, Transportation for America (moderator)
Transportation Equity at the Local Level: Challenges & Opportunities
Jacky Grimshaw, Center for Neighborhood Technology
Beverly Ward, Community Transportation Association of America
Carmen Rojas, Living Cities
Anita Hairston, PolicyLink (moderator)
Friday, November 2, 2012
Registration is Now Open for 2nd Annual TransportationCamp DC, Slated for January 12
From the Arlington Mobility Lab newsletter:
"The 2nd Annual Transportation Camp Washington DC will be Saturday, January 12, 2013, the day before the start of the Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting. The "unconference" brings together transportation professionals, technologists, and others interested in the intersection of transportation and technology. Mobility Lab's co-hosts for the event include the Transportation Research Board, Open Plans, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and Young Professionals in Transportation. The event will be at George Mason University. Cost is $20. Register now, as the event is filling up fast."
"The 2nd Annual Transportation Camp Washington DC will be Saturday, January 12, 2013, the day before the start of the Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting. The "unconference" brings together transportation professionals, technologists, and others interested in the intersection of transportation and technology. Mobility Lab's co-hosts for the event include the Transportation Research Board, Open Plans, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and Young Professionals in Transportation. The event will be at George Mason University. Cost is $20. Register now, as the event is filling up fast."
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Reg now open for NCAC-APA 2012 Conf & Awards on Sat Nov 10
Via the YIPPS listserve:
"Registration for the NCAC-APA Planning Conference &
Awards is now open! Please follow this link to register now: http://www.ncac-apa.org/
The conference will be
held from 8:30 AM to 12:20 PM on Saturday, November 10 at Catholic University.
You will have the opportunity to earn 3 CM credits by attending the morning’s
sessions on local planning projects. The awards luncheon that follows at 12:30
PM will recognize outstanding planning projects in the National Capital Area.We
hope to see you there!!
There are two steps to complete the registration process:
1. Complete the registration form at http://tinyurl.com/ncacreg
2. Pay the registration fee via Paypal, or bring cash or
check to the event.
Registration Fees:
By November 5: $25 for chapter members and non-members, $20
for student members
After November 6 or day-of registration: $40
Registration fees cover access to both the morning sessions
and the awards luncheon. Breakfast and lunch are also included."
Farming at Metro's Edge Conference on Jan 12 and 13 in Shady Grove, Md
From the Northern Virginia Health Foundation:
"Farming at Metro's Edge is the title of a two day conference being organized in Maryland on January 12 and 13, 2013. The purpose of the conference is to, "...gather together farmers, consumers, citizen advocates, government agencies and other interested parties....[to] discuss the current state of agriculture in Frederick and Montgomery counties and identify both the obstacles and opportunities that exist for sustainable agricultural productivity in the region.
While the focus will be on Maryland, there may be information pertinent to work being done in Northern Virginia, and Northern Virginians are encouraged to attend. Information about the conference can be found at:
http://www.farmingatmetrosedge.com/index.php"
"Farming at Metro's Edge is the title of a two day conference being organized in Maryland on January 12 and 13, 2013. The purpose of the conference is to, "...gather together farmers, consumers, citizen advocates, government agencies and other interested parties....[to] discuss the current state of agriculture in Frederick and Montgomery counties and identify both the obstacles and opportunities that exist for sustainable agricultural productivity in the region.
While the focus will be on Maryland, there may be information pertinent to work being done in Northern Virginia, and Northern Virginians are encouraged to attend. Information about the conference can be found at:
http://www.farmingatmetrosedge.com/index.php"
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Save the Date! University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) Symposium May 21-23, 2013
Via the Planet Listserve:
"UCGIS 2013 Symposium
Collaboration Across Communities: GIScience 2.0 and
Beyond
Washington D.C.
Pre-Symposium Workshops on May 20, 2013
Symposium Dates: May 21-23, 2013
From the exposome to the biome, individuals,
organizations and government agencies are collecting increasingly vast amounts of
geographic information. The spatial, temporal and attribute granularity of such
data are increasing every day, yet the communities, systems and
infrastructures to support these data are often ad hoc and ephemeral. Without concerted
attention to preserving the provenance, accessibility and community
connections of these wide ranging data and systems, their true value may never
be fully realized.
Join the University Consortium for Geographic Information
Science for a three-day symposium addressing issues of big data to
little data, global to local spatial data infrastructures and systems
architectures, and the
potential roles for partnerships spanning academia,
industry, government and professional societies. Join us in creating communities
that lay the foundation for fostering sustainable knowledge production
from ever-increasing data streams in the ever-widening
disciplines of GIScience.
Come prepared to participate!
Leave with new ideas, new partnerships and new
collaborations."
Thursday, October 11, 2012
Upcoming FREE UMD Planning and Urban Studies Events
From the VT CASPA listserve:
"October 12-13, 2012: MAPP 40th Anniversary Events featuring David W. Orr and School Alumni
"October 12-13, 2012: MAPP 40th Anniversary Events featuring David W. Orr and School Alumni
http://umdspa.wordpress.com/2012/10/03/school-of-architecture-planning-and-presevation-40th-anniversary-events/
October 16, 2012: Planning for Technology: Exploring broadband infrastructure, community wireless, and their ability to shape a neighborhood
http://umdspa.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/planning-for-technology/
October 30, 2012: LeFrak Lecture Featuring Dr. Sandra Rosenbloom, "Barriers to Creating Sustainable Intergenerational Community"" Learn more at http://www.eng.umd.edu/html/events/index.php?mode=4&id=7723.
October 16, 2012: Planning for Technology: Exploring broadband infrastructure, community wireless, and their ability to shape a neighborhood
http://umdspa.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/planning-for-technology/
October 30, 2012: LeFrak Lecture Featuring Dr. Sandra Rosenbloom, "Barriers to Creating Sustainable Intergenerational Community"" Learn more at http://www.eng.umd.edu/html/events/index.php?mode=4&id=7723.
Thursday, October 4, 2012
#APA Chapters Host Maryland and Delaware Regional Conference, Oct 17-19
Via the APA NoVa Listserve:
"THE MARYLAND & DELAWARE REGIONAL CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 17 - 19, 2012
Join planning colleagues from across Maryland and Delaware for 3 days of information, inspiration and education. The theme of this year's MD-DE regional conference is "What makes a complete community?"
You will take a journey that explores the qualities that all great places share. Keynote speakers for the 2012 conference are: Paul Farmer, FAICP, Chief Executive Officer of APA; Mitchell Silver, AICP, President of the APA and Chief Planning and Economic Development Officer for the City of Raleigh, NC; and Robin Rather, well-known consultant specializing in planning communication, market research and strategy.
There are more than 40 sessions that provide the opportunity to earn up to 15 Certification Maintenance (CM) credits - including law and ethics. And, yes, Paul Farmer, himself, will present the Ethics Session. He is rolling out his "Ethics Case of the Year" at our conference!
We are pleased to announce that the early registration fee for APA members is the same as it was in 2010, and the early registration room rates are comparable as well. So you can save quite a bit by registering early! When you go to the conference website, check the sidebar. Sponsors' logos will be posted there as they come in.
If you are wondering how you could become a sponsor, advertise or have a booth or if you have any other questions about the conference, please check the sidebar. We put the contact list there, so don't hesitate to use it. Join the adventure! We want to see as many of you as possible at the conference this year, so we urge you to register early and plan to join us for a terrific regional conference.
Conference Co-Chairs Sharon K. Suarez, AICP President, Maryland Chapter of the APA
David L. Edgell, AICP, President, Delaware Chapter of the APA Jim Noonan, AICP, Vice-President, Maryland Chapter of the APA"
"THE MARYLAND & DELAWARE REGIONAL CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 17 - 19, 2012
Join planning colleagues from across Maryland and Delaware for 3 days of information, inspiration and education. The theme of this year's MD-DE regional conference is "What makes a complete community?"
You will take a journey that explores the qualities that all great places share. Keynote speakers for the 2012 conference are: Paul Farmer, FAICP, Chief Executive Officer of APA; Mitchell Silver, AICP, President of the APA and Chief Planning and Economic Development Officer for the City of Raleigh, NC; and Robin Rather, well-known consultant specializing in planning communication, market research and strategy.
There are more than 40 sessions that provide the opportunity to earn up to 15 Certification Maintenance (CM) credits - including law and ethics. And, yes, Paul Farmer, himself, will present the Ethics Session. He is rolling out his "Ethics Case of the Year" at our conference!
We are pleased to announce that the early registration fee for APA members is the same as it was in 2010, and the early registration room rates are comparable as well. So you can save quite a bit by registering early! When you go to the conference website, check the sidebar. Sponsors' logos will be posted there as they come in.
If you are wondering how you could become a sponsor, advertise or have a booth or if you have any other questions about the conference, please check the sidebar. We put the contact list there, so don't hesitate to use it. Join the adventure! We want to see as many of you as possible at the conference this year, so we urge you to register early and plan to join us for a terrific regional conference.
Conference Co-Chairs Sharon K. Suarez, AICP President, Maryland Chapter of the APA
David L. Edgell, AICP, President, Delaware Chapter of the APA Jim Noonan, AICP, Vice-President, Maryland Chapter of the APA"
Washington DC Event Oct 16: Planning for Technology
From the YIPPS listserve:
"Planning for Technology
6:30PM Tuesday, October 16, 2012
New America Foundation
1899 L Street NW, Ste. 400
Washington, DC
6:30PM Tuesday, October 16, 2012
New America Foundation
1899 L Street NW, Ste. 400
Washington, DC
Free
and open to interested parties. Please RSVP.
Kansas
City made headlines this year with the launch of the much-anticipated Google
Fiber project. Excitement is high as Google’s Internet service is about to come
online. Communities around the nation are recognizing that broadband Internet
access is increasingly a local issue.
Even
before 1,100 communities applied to be the site of the Google Fiber project,
some cities around the country began constructing enhanced telecommunications
infrastructure. They built their own fiber-optic networks to connect their area
schools, hospitals and municipal offices. A few cities have gone further still
and extended their local public networks to offer broadband services directly to
their own residents.
As
society continues its trend of digitalization, communities that lack easy and
reliable access to communicate, both online and within the community, are at a
growing disadvantage. Communications is a local issue. Yet, we often exclude
issues of broadband access and Wi-Fi availability from urban planning
discussions.
But
it is not just local governments that are leading the way. Individual citizens
are organizing themselves and creating neighborhood Wi-Fi mesh networks. These
are member-driven projects where participants contribute their own equipment and
expertise to build out Wi-Fi availability block by block. Beyond offering
wireless Internet access, mesh networks offer new ways for citizens to engage
with each other, as well as with local officials.
Join
the University of Maryland School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation’s
Student Planning Association for a conversation about technology, communication,
and local communities with the New America Foundation’s Open Technology
Institute.
Overview
of Google Fiber / Municipal Broadband Networks
Patrick Lucey
Policy Program Associate, Open Technology Institute, New America Foundation
Patrick Lucey
Policy Program Associate, Open Technology Institute, New America Foundation
Overview
of Community Wireless Mesh Networking
Greta Byrum
Senior Field Analyst, Open Technology Institute, New America Foundation
M.Sc. Urban Planning, Columbia University
Greta Byrum
Senior Field Analyst, Open Technology Institute, New America Foundation
M.Sc. Urban Planning, Columbia University
Report
from the Ground: Organizing and Maintaining a Community Wireless
Network
Preston Rhea
Field Program Associate, Open Technology Institute, New America Foundation
Organizer, Mt. Pleasant Community Wireless Network
Preston Rhea
Field Program Associate, Open Technology Institute, New America Foundation
Organizer, Mt. Pleasant Community Wireless Network
OCtober 15-16 Symposium on Planning for States and Nation-States
From the Planet Listserve:
"On October 15-16, 2012, a
symposium on planning for states and nation-states will be held in Dublin,
Ireland. The symposium will be jointly hosted by the School of Geography,
Planning and Environmental Policy at the University College Dublin, the National
Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland, and the Lincoln Institute
of Land Policy. The symposium will include paper presentations from leading
scholars from the US and Europe and responses from seasoned planning
practitioners at the regional, state, and national levels. The symposium will
offer fresh new information for those interested in comparative planning,
European spatial planning, state planning, regional planning and
intergovernmental planning relationships.
More information, including a
schedule of events, and some of the papers are now available at http://www.ucd.ie/gpep/events/seminarsworkshopsconferences/natplansymp2012/.
Additional papers, comments, and presentations will be posted prior to the
symposium.
Unfortunately, there are no more
available seats at the symposium, but the conference will be streamed over the
web. To catch the webstream go to the conference website and click on Watch
Online.
Inquiries about the symposium can be
sent to Gerrit Knaap (gknaap@umd.edu) or Zorica Nedovic-Budic (zorica.nedovic-budic@ucd.ie).
We hope to see you on
line.
Planning for States
and Nation-States: A TransAtlantic Perspective
Symposium
Overview
The
symposium, Planning for States and Nation-States: A TransAtlantic Perspective,
will examine the process, contents, and implementation of National Spatial
Strategies in Europe and State Development Plans and planning frameworks in the
United States. Such comparisons must be conducted carefully. State development
plans and frameworks in the United States and national spatial strategies in
Europe have distinctly different conceptual roots and administrative
foundations. European nations and US states are probably more different than
alike in geography, culture, economic structure, political institutions, and
other aspects that pertain to planning at the supra-local scale.
But
national spatial strategies and state development plans and frameworks face many
of the same challenges. As inherently intergovernmental endeavors, successful
implementation requires extensive vertical integration across various levels of
government, horizontal integration across functional agencies within each level
of government, and spatial articulation of concepts and policies at various
geographic scales. The comparison, therefore, is potentially
valuable.
Five
states and five nations will be represented and discussed. Specifically, state
case studies will include Delaware, New Jersey, and Maryland, all with some form
of state development plan, and Oregon and California, states with no explicit
state development plan but unique state planning frameworks. There will also be
an overview of state and federal planning frameworks in the US and an overview
of the European Spatial Development Strategy. Case studies from Europe will
include The Netherlands, Denmark, and Ireland, all with some form of national
spatial plan, and France and Great Britain, nations with no national plan but
unique national planning frameworks. For each case study, an academic will
present a paper followed by commentary from a local practitioner."
California Climate Action Planning Conference – CCAPC 2013
Via the Planet listserve:
"Thursday, January 31 and Friday, February 1, 2013
Cal Poly City & Regional Planning Department
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
Michael R. Boswell, Ph.D., AICP, Professor of City & Regional Planning
Adrienne I. Greve, Ph.D., Associate Professor of City & Regional Planning
Steering Committee
Matt Burris, Raimi & Associates
Jeff Henderson, PMC
Michael McCormick, Governor’s Office of Planning & Research
Ian Peterson, Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Jillian Rich, PG&E
Honey Walters, Ascent Environmental
For more information, contact Mike Boswell at mboswell@calpoly.edu or sign-up for our mailing list to get the latest updates: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CCAPC2013"
"Thursday, January 31 and Friday, February 1, 2013
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Join your fellow climate professionals in beautiful San Luis Obispo for the first conference to focus solely on the practice of local and regional climate action planning in California. Hosted by Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in partnership with the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR), the two-day conference will feature in-depth presentations and discussions on both technical and political facets of climate action planning. The conference will be held on the Cal Poly campus and will feature experts and practitioners from around the state.
Conference Partners
Cal Poly College of Architecture and Environmental DesignCal Poly City & Regional Planning Department
Governor’s Office of Planning and Research
Registration
Registration will open in November. If you would like to be on our mailing list please fill out the form at this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CCAPC2013Conference Sponsors
We are in the process of identifying sponsors. Please contact Mike Boswell (mboswell@calpoly.edu) if you are interested in a sponsorship opportunity.Conference Leadership
Conference OrganizersMichael R. Boswell, Ph.D., AICP, Professor of City & Regional Planning
Adrienne I. Greve, Ph.D., Associate Professor of City & Regional Planning
Steering Committee
Matt Burris, Raimi & Associates
Jeff Henderson, PMC
Michael McCormick, Governor’s Office of Planning & Research
Ian Peterson, Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Jillian Rich, PG&E
Honey Walters, Ascent Environmental
Schedule
The final schedule is under development and should be released in November. Anticipated sessions include:- GHG Accounting
- GHG Emissions Reduction
- Public Participation
- Climate Adaptation
- Climate Vulnerability Assessment
- Plan and Policy Development
- CAP Implementation
- SB375 & CEQA
- University CAPs
For more information, contact Mike Boswell at mboswell@calpoly.edu or sign-up for our mailing list to get the latest updates: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CCAPC2013"
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