You’re invited to attend the 2010 People and Place conference:
Cities and Towns in Transition
June 4-5, 2010
An exciting two days of dialogue, skill building, and path-finding to move us toward sustainable and resilient post-carbon communities.
Global citizens are coming together to create exciting new futures. Cities and towns around the world are charting a transition to more sustainable communities, economies and lifestyles. They are addressing emerging and critical issues such as peak oil, climate change, social and economic injustice by integrating design, governance, economic development, spirituality, leadership, capacity building and community development, and our relationship to nature and each other.
To explore the evolving relationships of people to the places they inhabit, this is an event to bring together voices from around the Calgary Region to discuss how we transform our cities and towns.
Friday June 4:
A day of inspiring dialogue and challenging presentations on following themes:
- Transition Towns
- Sustainable Cities: The Portland Model
- Global South Models
Click here for the list of Speakers as they are confirmed.
Saturday June 5:
- Morning: Local and regional initiatives panel and reflection and action groups
- Afternoon: Transition in Calgary – a series of skills workshops, dialogues, and field trips to choose from. Click here for information on how to become a Session Leader.
- Evening: A social event to wrap up the conference hosted by local community group
Registration: conference registration opens May 14
Location: The conference starts at the University of Calgary on Friday and moves to Hillhurst-Sunnyside on Saturday. For details see the website or call 403-244-0777.
Sponsored by: Faculties of Social Work and Environmental Design at the University of Calgary.
