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The 2008 Planners Network Conference hosted in Winnipeg was very successful, organized by the local affilate and involving many CP student volunteers! For information go to:
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sssSania Sohal presenting her conference paper "Shared Service Communes: A New Perspective on Info-Kiosks" at the Annual Conference of the Technical Initiative Agency for Development, Boston July 23-24..
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IPEX Exchange Chiapas, Mexico, The School on Models of Indigenous Development took place in Chiapas, Mexico, 13-27 February 2011. Twelve students from Manitoba participated with about 60 others from Canada, Mexico and the USA. The School was an activity of the Indigenous Planning Exchange, of which Dr. Ian Skelton is Director. The group presented their experience at an open event April 7 at Mondragon in the Exchange. Find details of the program and sponsorship on the IPEX site, linked to the Faculty home page. http://umanitoba.ca/faculties/architecture/ipex/index.html Taking the Pulse of Practice 2011: was held April 6, , MPPI Offices, 2nd Floor - 137 Bannatyne Avenue. This was a celebration of the completion of coursework by the MCP Class of 2009, with a toast to the latest MCP grads. The M2s speak to their Case-in-Point collaborations with practitioners, and also offer their collective statement to the profession as emerging professional planners. For more information on this annual event, please contact MPPI Events. The 2011 CAPS-ACEAU conference was held at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, February 3 – 5, 2011. This year’s conference will bring together students from across the country to engage in discussion and explore this year’s theme, Resilience: Planning for Dynamic Futures. The conference allows students to collaborate and debate amongst their peers as well as academics and professionals. Additionally, the CAPS conference allows all students who wish, the opportunity to present their own research in the form of presentations or poster presentations to a supportive audience. Check out the 2011 conference website www.caps-aceau.org for more information !
A number of UMCP students attended the annual CAPS Conference held Feb 4-6 2010 at University of Guelph. Congratulations to the following nine students who will be receiving their MCP degree at February Convocation. Andrew Ross, Rebecca Raddatz, Gary Christopher, Fereshteh Moradzadeh, Karin Kliewer, Marli Sakiyama, Kaeley Wiseman, Tom Pearce, Katie Walsh. See their research topics on the Recent Grads page. TD Bank Go Green Challenge Winners An article “Green Infrastructure Networks as Urban Connective Tissue” based on the submission, was published in Plan Canada Canadian Institute of Planners Ottawa Spring 2009 Volume 49, No. 1 pp 36-40. A press conference occured Monday March 23. See Press Release.
Presentation by Cheryl Lawson Branch Manager TD Canada Trust on behalf of TD Friends of the Environment Foundation. *(Four prizes of $25,000 each are awarded to the four teams submitting the best proposals. Each prize is awarded jointly to the student members of the team.) Student Awards and Fellowships 2008 Urban Design Scholarship: Vicky Reany Faculty of Architecture Endowed Scholarship: G. Clarence Elliott Fellowships: Andrew Ross, Barb Besner Maxwell Starkman Scholarship Travel Award: Vicky Reany, Lauren Lange Fredrik Kristjansson Scholarship in Architecture: Manitoba Graduate Scholarship: Erin Huck, Christina Maes, Fernando MPPI Best MDP Award: Marcella Poirier, Honourable Mention: James Moore, Mayor's Medal: Sarah Cooper City Planning Jubilee Scholarship: Kyle McStravick Corrigill Scholarship: Scott McCullough E.H. Price ltd. Recuitment Scholarships: Mike Friesen University of Manitoba Graduate Fellowship: Carole O'Brien MIPPI Case-in-Point Excellence Awards: See Awards page for previous years awards. South Point Douglas Studio 2008 The M1 students prepared and distributed a SPD newspaper. The City has started some stakeholder group meetings as well for recommendations concerning the secondary plan. Go to the Studiowork page to download the Newspaper, Engagement Repor, and Alternative Transportation Plan produced. Canadian Association of Planning Students (CAPS-ACEAU) Conference was held Jan 3- Feb 1- 8, 2009 in Montreal Another Positive Program Accreditation 2007 Every five years an evaluation of each recognized Planning Program in Canada is conducted by the Canadian Institute of Planners and their local provincial affiliate. The latest accreditation following the site visit committee's meetings in November 2007 was very positive. Their covering letter stated: The Site Visit Committee for the 2001-2006 accreditation of the University of Manitoba Master of City Planning Program submits its final report and recommendations for your consideration. We are pleased to recommend that the program currently offered by the Department be provided with continuing accreditation from the Canadian Institute of Planners. The Committee observed that the University of Manitoba is operating a strong and well-respected graduate program in community planning and design that maintains very strong links to the profession and to members of the planning community. The attached report summarizes the periodic intensive review process followed by the Site Visit Committee, materials reviewed by the Committee, compliance with mandatory program requirements, and the Committee’s observations about strengths and weaknesses of the program and suggestions for further improvement. On behalf of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to be involved in this process to ensure that our country’s planning graduates have a minimum level of skills, knowledge and ethics to advance in the profession and contribute to making sustainable communities. Valdene Buckley, MCIP, CMMA Chair Mark Seasons, MCIP, RPP Andrea Gabor, FCIP, RPP .Highlights of the report will appear later on the Accreditation page.
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