Planning Pool

This year’s conference is in Minneapolis and the member-rates give a lot of bang for the buck, especially if you volunteer (students only).  There’s even a chance to go to a Twins game…  Check out the website to learn more about this plan-a-thon, because it is surely more informative than I.

The Canadian Institute of Planners / OPPI is hosting its annual conference in Niagara Falls, Ontario, from September 30 to October 3. The conference, entitled “Building a Better World,” will focus on the environment, the economy, culture, and society with the purpose of debating and challenging ourselves and our profession. For more information, please see: http://www.niagarafalls2009.ca/english/index.htm.

The Planning Institute of British Columbia (PIBC) is hosting its annual conference in Whistler, BC, this year from May 20 to 22.

The following speakers have been confirmed:

• Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - leading global environmental activist and lawyer.
• Sherry Kafka Wagner - urban design and public space development consultant.
• Thomas Berger - lawyer and former British Columbia Supreme Court Justice
• Dr. Richard Hebda - Curator of Botany & Earth History, Royal BC Museum

The conference is held in partnership with the following associations:

• BC Association Appraisal Institute of Canada
• BC Institute of Agrologists
• BC Society of Landscape Architects
• Land Trust Alliance of BC
• Planning Institute of BC
• Real Estate Institute of BC

For more information, please visit: http://www.bclandsummit.com/