Exciting line up of speakers announced

» Posted by CAPS-ACEAU on Oct 31, 2009 in 2010 Conference | 0 comments

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he 2010 CAPS-ACEAU Conference in Guelph will feature an impressive line up of speakers from across Canada including planners, academics and provocative thinkers from related sectors. All are tasked with sharing their progressive ideas for the future of planning with students on the verge of becoming professionals themselves. Session themes include planning in First Nations, multiculturalism, climate change, healthy communities, sustainability and transportation, local food and agriculture, and international planning.

The conference’s closing keynote speaker is the award-winning professor, author, and film- maker, Dr. Leonie Sandercock. Leonie is a Professor in community and cross-cultural planning in the School of Community & Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia. She has published eleven books, including Towards Cosmopolis: Planning for Multicultural Cities; the edited collection Making the Invisible Visible: a multicultural history of planning and Cosmopolis 2: Mongrel Cities of the 21^st Century. The conference will also air Leonie’s most recent documentary made in partnership with Giovanni Attili. The film, entitled Finding our Way: Healing Canada’s Apartheid, tells the story of two First Nations in north central British Columbia and their struggle for healing and revitalization.

Dr. Sandeep Agrawal from Ryerson University and Dr. Mohammad Qadeer from Queen’s University in Ontario will join Dr. Sandercock and students who are engaging in this area in an interactive panel discussion on planning for multiculturalism. Together they bring a rich understanding of how best to plan for vibrant multicultural cities, as well as knowledge of related issues such as ethnic enclaves; immigration and settlement; spatial and social segregation and inclusion; and faith-based communities.

University of Guelph faculty Dr. Wayne Caldwell, Dr. Karen Landman and Dr. Stewart Hilts will share their impressive expertise in rural planning and more specifically in issues relating to planning for healthy agricultural and food systems. Topics to be explored include: farmland preservation tools, urban agriculture and peak oil.

Other guest speakers include:

• David Gurin, former Planning Commissioner of Metropolitan Toronto and Transportation Commissioner of New York City: on urban sprawl and smart growth
• Michael Gordon, Central Area Planner, Vancouver: on transportation planning and sustainability
• Charles Simon, planner and architect and lead on Eden Mills Going Carbon Neutral project: on ecological architecture and community design
• Beate Bowron, Beate Bowron Etcetera and Dr. Gary Davidson, The Davidson Group: on progressive planning with different stakeholder groups
• Serge Gagnon, professor a l’Université du Québec en Outaouais: sur le sujet de l’écotourisme, aménagement du territoire et développement territorial

For more information on the 2010 CAPS-ACEAU conference in Guelph and on these and other exciting speakers, please visit: www.caps-aceau.org!