Call for Presentations
DEADLINE EXTENDED to February 28th, 2006

The deadline for submissions for presentations has been extended until February 28th. We look forward to learning about all the exciting research and projects planning students from across the country, throughout North America and around the world are working on. We encourage innovative presentation methods. Please see the call for presentations [link] for more information. If you have questions, please email: presentations@plannersfortomorrow.ca. See you in June!

Click here to download the call for presentations in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format.

We would like to invite you to submit your idea for a presentation for the 2006 Canadian Association of Planning Students Annual Conference under this year"s theme: Planners for Tomorrow.

Our goal is to explore the topic of "planners for tomorrow" with the following questions:

How can planners accelerate ideas into action for sustainability?

  • Who should be the planners for cities and towns of tomorrow?
  • What should be their knowledge, skills and attitudes?
  • How should the capabilities of planners for tomorrow be developed?

We would like to encourage group presentations (either a group of fellow students worked on something together and one person will be presenting or a group of people will be presenting on a topic) and creative formats, for example if you have an idea for a panel discussion, a film or a workshop.  We also encourage people to submit individual presentations (it should be noted that if there are overlapping themes or topics we may group similar topics together).

Criteria

We are looking for work from students, either already completed or proposed that explores the notion of "planners for tomorrow" or from which we can draw recommendations for the "planner for tomorrow".  We would like to see an array of presentations in diverse formats.  Please note that the following are options we are open to considering though you are not limited to submitting under these topics:

  • Film
  • Poster
  • Theatrical Production
  • Slide Show
  • Photography Exhibit
  • Debate
  • Workshop
  • Mobile Workshop
  • Panel Discussion
  • Artwork
  • Speech
  • Powerpoint presentation

Abstract

Please submit an abstract of no more than 250 words (and a small sample of artwork/photography, if relevant), describing your work, no later than 5pm (Pacific time) Friday, February 17th, 2006 to presentations@plannersfortomorrow.ca.  Or via snail mail to:

P4T Forum Presentation Submission
c/o School of Community and Regional Planning
433-6333 Memorial Road
Vancouver, BC  V6T 1Z2

Please also include the following:

  • Your Name
  • Address
  • Phone Number
  • Email Address
  • School or Program Name
  • Abstract (max. 250 words)
  • A short statement on the relevance of your presentation to the theme of Planners for Tomorrow
  • Type of equipment/tech support your presentation requires

Grants

If you would like to be considered for a small grant to help cover expenses associated with traveling to the P4T Forum, please indicate this in your submission.  Please also include reasons why you should be considered.  Our evaluation will be based on need and quality of submission. If you would like to be considered for a small grant, please let your school's director know you are applying to make a presentation at P4T. We are hoping that this small grant program will help leverage funds from your school.

Formats for submission:

We will accept the following formats for submissions of presentations:

Word, pdf, jpeg, quicktime, mpeg, DVD

Salon Submissions

Please know that we also are encouraging Salons from planning students across the world to be included on our website.  This is an exciting way of engaging in the discussion leading up to the Forum on the topic of  "Planners for Tomorrow". Examples of active salons deal with topics such as Energy and Food Policy.  For more information about the Salons, please click here.

Outcomes

Online discussion and debate (along with salons) in the months leading up to the Forum will be used to create formal recommendations of the future of planning, as the planning students" contribution the World Planners Congress and the U.N. World Urban Forum.