Conferences

 

Culture Grows Here Conference - May 5 & 6, 2010
Welcome to the “Culture Grows Here” conference site.  We are pleased that you are interested in participating in this exciting conference and we truly hope to see you in Barrie on May 5 and 6, 2010.  We promise you will be treated to some of the finest facilities and presenters while enjoying the comforts of fine dining and reasonably priced accommodations at Georgian College.
This conference came about when a small group of municipal cultural managers conferred at an informal cultural managers meeting and decided that it would be a great opportunity to bring together those invested in the arts and culture while highlighting some of the cultural activities in the near north.  The title “Culture Grows Here” came from discussions around cultivating culture in your own communities and creating opportunities with available resources.

The conference committee is comprised of the following people:
    •    Claire Loughheed, Senior Manager, Cultural Services, Town of Oakville
    •     Lyne Mainville, Cultural Assistant, Town of Oakville 
    •    Andrea Roylance, Public and Community Relations Consultant
    •    Onalee Groves, Culture Officer Development, City of Barrie
    •    Elaine Britnell, Administrative Assistant, City of Barrie
    •    Damian Lopes, Arts Council Chairperson and author in the city of Barrie

We hope that you will come to Barrie and enjoy the cultural delights that we have in store for you, such as visiting two unique cultural facilities both excellent examples of the adaptive re-use of space.  Don’t miss the bus to the Gibson Centre in Alliston where you will be treated to a production of “Tales o  read more »

Most likely you’ve never heard about social enterprises or, if you have, you wonder what kind of business it is and what it could do for your community. In this hour- long webinar on March 3rd between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., you will learn more about social enterprise as an approach to support rural revitalization, create jobs and address community economic development.

Click here to register
Visit The Ontario Rural Council for more information

The Social Enterprise Council of Canada broadly defines a social enterprise as: "enterprises that are run like businesses, producing goods and services for the market economy, but they manage their operations and redirect their surpluses in pursuit of social and community goals." Social enterprises are owned and operated by charities, non-profit organizations or non-share cooperatives. The goals of the enterprise could be environmental, employment, arts and culture, 
or to generate revenue for the parent organization.
Ethel Côté is a social enterprise practitioner and consultant at the Canadian Centre for Community Renewal (CCRC) with 30 years of experience fostering the development and implementation of cooperatives and social enterprises in Canada and internationally. Ethel will provide practical information, insight and resources on social enterprise development as well as address some of the challenges and opportunities experienced by non-profit organizations, municipalities and social entrepreneurs when starting and operating a social enterprise.  read more »

Connecting Citizens - The 2010 Urban Symposium April 12 - 13, 2010 |
Lincoln Alexander Theatre and the Crowne Plaza, Hamilton, Ontario

AMO's third annual Urban Symposium will explore the challenges and
opportunities of urban issues. Past speakers at this exclusive event
have included:

       - New York Urban writer, Adam Gopnik
       - Journalist and Diplomat, Pamela Wallin
       - Amsterdam's Urban Planner, Ton Schaap

Join over 100 of Ontario's Urban thinkers, elected officials, municipal
and provincial staff for presentations and discussions on how Ontario's
Urban centres are Connecting Citizens.

The Symposium will showcase ideas and initiatives related to:

       - Sustainable City Living
       - Urban Mobility
       - The Culture of Cities
       - Emerging Challenges of Urban Growth
       - and much more...

Ideas and presentations listed above are subject to change. Up-to-date
programming information can be found on the AMO website at www.amo.on.ca

Last year's Urban Symposium in Brampton was a great success. Don't miss
this unique opportunity - register online or via the attached PDF
registration form today.

Questions? Please contact Nav Dhaliwal, Special Events Coordinator at
ndhaliwal@amo.on.ca or 416.971.9856 ext. 344 or Toll-Free at
1.877.426.6527

Visit the website: http://www.niagarafalls2009.ca/english/index.htm

Niagara Falls, Ontario

Conference Preliminary Program is available here.

Hotel & Travel information is available here.

Registration form is available here.

Online registration is now live at www.planningconference.ca.

Be part of this exciting opportunity! The format of this conference will give planners the opportunity to hear from the best of the best on Environment, Economy, Culture, and Society. This is also an opportunity to debate and to challenge ourselves and our profession.

Hear expert panelists on the issues planners need to confront, participate with your questions and feedback, and listen to your colleagues as they showcase their innovations and experiences.

Creative Places + Spaces is one of the world's leading forums on creativity. Under the theme of 'The Collaborative City', this year's event will engage global perspectives on collaboration and connect them with local change makers. Come meet some of the most creative thinkers in Toronto's exploration of the art and science of collaboration, October 28 - 30, 2009. 

Find out more about the conference by visiting http://creativeplacesandspaces.ca and register online. 

The Futures Game is an exciting new workshop tool that stimulates meaningful dialogue about a community/region’s future, taking into account important contemporary issues. This scenario planning approach has been applied with great success in the UK, NZ, Australia and USA. The game played in small teams, offers people the chance to try their hand at critical decision-making that will shape a 25-year future of a hypothetical region. What will the impact of decisions made today have on the future of the community/region?  This showcase gives you a chance to explore the capability and power of The Futures Game concepts. This highly interactive and participatory game takes a multi-faceted and integrated view of the future and allows participants to tackle the challenges of decision-making across the community, economic and environmental dimensions while incorporating global, national and local issues. This futures simulation approach adds extra depth and strength to community/regional planning efforts and helps hone local leadership and decision-making skills.

DATE: Thursday, September 10, 2009

TIME: 1:00 to 4:00 pm

PLACE: OMAFRA Conference Centre

1 Stone Road West, Guelph, ON  read more »

Living Our Values: Social Enterprise in Action    read more »

The Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) and the Public Policy in Municipalities (PPM) project are hosting the

CITIES AND PUBLIC POLICY Conference
September 24 - 25, 2009 in Toronto
Come join public sector leaders, policy makers, leading researchers, associations and companies to discuss Canadian cities and the public policies that are shaping their future. Major issues for cities and citizens include: opportunities for stimulus package investments, sustainable development and new urban design, how governments balance urban-rural tensions, and the latest research on multilevel governance and cities.
Register Now for Early Bird Rates! Early Bird deadline is August 24, 2009!

For detailed program information http://www.ipac.ca/Cities2009/Home
For accommodation information http://www.ipac.ca/Cities2009/Accommodations

Keynote Speakers include:
•     David Miller, Mayor of Toronto
•     Andrew Sancton, Author of "The Limits of Boundaries" and Professor, University of Western Ontario
•     Brock Carlton, CEO, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
•     Glen Murray, President and CEO, Canadian Urban Institute, Former Mayor of Winnipeg
•     Judy Rogers, Former City Manager of Vancouver
•     Eva Ligeti, Ontario's First Environment Commissioner and Executive Director, Clean Air Partnership

Heritage Canada Foundation Annual Conference
in collaboration with the Ontario Heritage Trust and in cooperation with the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals.

Climate change. Green building. Economic renewal. Older buildings have answers for the biggest questions of our generation.

The 2009 Heritage Canada Foundation conference will bring together delegates and speakers from the fields of heritage preservation, environmental conservation and green building to explore these themes. This is an essential event for advocates, architects, municipal planners, developers, public policy makers, elected officials and property owners. Delegates will learn how the rehabilitation and re-use of older buildings and existing neighbourhoods can help save the planet – and how the green movement and architectural conservation will become more integrated in the process. 

Conference Program

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2009 AMO Annual Conference "CHANGING TIMES"

August 16-19, 2009
Westin Ottawa Hotel and the Fairmont Chateau Laurier

Keynote addresses include:

• The Honourable Pamela Wallin, O.C., S.O.M., Journalist, Diplomat, Business Woman, Senator - on our evolving relationship with the United States.
• Don Drummond, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, TD Bank Financial Group

Concurrent topics include:  read more »