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The 2009 Creative City Conference will take place September 9-11, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Fredericton Lord Beaverbrook in Fredericton, NB. Additional information will be posted as it becomes available!

Location: Crowne Plaza Fredericton Lord Beaverbrook, Fredericton, NB
Contact: http://creativecity.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=185&Itemid=163

What will be the impact of Digital Media on the City of the Future? Futur en Seine is a pioneering Cultural, Technological and Social Event organized by Cap Digital, the Parisian Business Cluster for Digital Content and Services, from 29th May to 7th June in the city of Paris and surrounding region. Cap Digital has invited leading Parisian companies and research labs to present their innovative prototypes, digital technologies and demos in prestigious sites throughout Paris during the Festival. In this context, other leading cities are also invited to participate in the Futur en Seine international event, “World Future Digital City@Futur en Seine”. International visitors are welcome at the event – particularly those who love the city of Paris and want to explore and experience the city from an innovative future digital perspective!

The final event, "The Digital City in the Next Five Years", which aims to bring together international city representatives, planners,visionaries, creatives,philosophers to create a collaborative vision and design for the city of the future.
Visit http://www.futur-en-seine.org/ for more information.

Sutton Place Hotel, Edmonton, AB
June 12, 2009

Held in conjunction with the Creative Age Festival, this one-day symposium showcases various initiatives and opportunities that are enhancing the depth and breadth of the field of arts and aging. This symposium will provide you with an opportunity to energize and revitalize yourself by exploring new ideas, developing skills, sharing information and identifying opportunities for collaboration and growth in relation to creative aging. Be inspired by the many interesting and timely presentations on best practices, innovations, and research at this year’s symposium!  read more »

The first ever Placing Creativity Conference will be held on June 10 and 11, 2009. Be part of a gathering of international thinkers whose focus is the art and science of mapping creativity in urban centers. The Conference will be in the offices of The Martin Prosperity Institute at the MaRS Centre, with an opening reception the evening of June 9th.   
 
The conference brochure is now available online. 
 
For further information please visit our website at placingcreativity.org

Placing Creativity Conference Registration
June 10-11 2009
Conference Registration is $299 per person.  Click to Register.

Martin Prosperity Institute
MaRS Centre, 101 College Street, Ste.  read more »

The them of the Ontario Small Urban Municipalities Annual Conference is "staying strong in challenging times". Gord Hume, Chair of the Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership and Controller at the City of London will be conducting a workshop on cultural planning. Other speakers include:

• Glenn Murray, President and CEO Canadian Urban Institute
• Hon Michael J. Bryant, Minister, Economic Development

Cost: $393.75
Location: NAV CANADA Training and Conference Centre, Cornwall, Ontario
Register: online

Arts, Business, Creativity: The abc's of success is an interactive learning experience providing artists and cultural workers with business training and business information. This one-day conference is designed for artists, entrepreneurs and cultural workers employed in arts organizations.

Gord Hume, Chair of the Municipal Cultural Planning Partnership and Controller at the City of London will be delivering the keynote address on creative communities for the 21st century.

Cost: $55 (you must pre-register)
Location: Cambridge City Hall

Join us as internationally renowned thinkers including Avi Friedman, James Howard Kunstler and Glen Murray explore the intersection of heritage and cultural production in the creation of prosperous, sustainable communities.

Topics such as green rehabilitation, defining streetscapes and the place of the knowledge economy in historic communities will be debated in a range of settings that give delegates a chance to exchange ideas with keynote speakers and panelists.

This is a conference for anyone with an interest in city-building through creativity. Planners, politicians, heritage professionals, students, cultural workers, artists and volunteers will all benefit from the insights and exciting ideas presented.

May 29th -31st 2009
Peterborough, Ontario

Visit www.peterboroughheritage.ca for more details.

Date: Tuesday, March 3 2009
Time: 8:30-5:30 (book launch reception starts at 4:00)
Location: St. George Hall, 655 King St. Norht, Waterloo
Registration: Early Bird (to February 21, 2009) $30
              Regular (after February 21, 2009) $55

This full day event is designed to inspire you and enhance your understanding of social innovation, community systems change, engagement, collaboration and movement thinking.

To register online using Eventbrite, visit http://socialinnovationworkshop.eventbrite.com and fill out the registration form by clicking 'Order Now' under the 'Ticket Information' window. Payment by credit card or cheque is accepted.
For more information contact rlrbutal@artsservices.uwaterloo.ca

Together, our libraries can be the base from which we address the future: what is the potential of the library transform a community? How do libraries contribute to the cultural and creative well-being of a community? The Ontario Library Association Super Conference welcomes everyone and anyone interested in learning more about the role of libraries in building creative, cultural communities.

More than 4,500 delegates, 800 vendor representatives and 350 expert speakers.

View sessions and access registration information on the OLA website.