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2009
April Breakfast Seminar - Hazel Borys of PlaceMakers, LLC
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
The Fort Garry Hotel
 
Hazel Borys is President of PlaceMakers, LLC, a premiere New Urbanist design and planning firm with a distinctive edge. They not only translate the principles of Smart Growth planning into state-of-the-art design and coding, they make those principles accessible to a community of stakeholders who are more likely to support what they understand. They are leading educators in each phase of the process that takes proven ideas of Transect-based planning and design through idea-sorting and decision-making and into implementation. They help write the rules for community engagement and design through participation in the Congress for the New Urbanism and the National Charrette Institute.
March Breakfast Seminar: Thursday March
12th
Ken Reardon is the Director of the
Graduate Program in City & Regional Planning at the
University of Memphis. His research interests focus on
community-based planning in severely distressed urban
neighborhoods, alternative approaches to community
development, urban social movements, and municipal
government reform. Ken will be speaking on community-based
planning at the Breakfast Seminar. 7am-9am
The Fort Garry Hotel
2008
May Breakfast Seminar
Building Community Resiliency: Adapting for Climate Change
May 29th, 7am-9am, The Fort Garry Hotel, The Club Room
The Canadian Institute of Planners recently released a draft of their climate change policy and it expects planning professionals to take a
proactive and leadership role in mitigating and adapting to climate change. Part of this policy expects planners to build resilience into
communities.
The Manitoba Professional Planners Institute is offering a breakfast seminar with Lee Spencer, Director of Recovery, Manitoba Emergency
Measures Organization who will explore how communities can adapt to be more resilient against potential disasters in the face of climate change.
March Breakfast Seminar
Understanding the City of Winnipeg's New Zoning By-law
March 18, 2008 at the Fort Garry Hotel
Martin Grady, Zoning & Permits Administrator and Valdene Buckley, Manager of Regulatory Reform provided a presentation on the new by-law followed by a question and answer session.
 
January 29
Michael Roschlau, President & CEO of the Canadian Urban Transit Association (CUTA)
Title: Towards a National Public Transit Strategy
Presentation: 7:30pm
Venue: Convocation Hall, University of Winnipeg
Cost: Free
Event Information (PDF)
Cultural Events
All events located at CentreSpace, J. A. Russell Architecture Building
Jan 22, 2008 - Mette Ramsgard Thomsen 7:00 pm
Feb. 5, 2008 - Michael Webb 7:00 pm
Feb 28, 2008 - Professor Juhani Pallasmaa 7:00 pm
March 4, 2008 - Sherry Ahrentzen 7:00 pm
March 11, 2008 - Neil Denari 7:00 pm
March 13, 2008 - Anne Vernez Moudon 7:00 pm
March 18, 2008 - Jennifer Guthrie 7:00 pm
2007
January 11 – February 9
Architecture 2 Gallery Exhibition
Peter McCallum, photographer
Title:TBA
Gallery Opening: 5:30 pm on January 11
Venue: Architecture 2 Gallery, Architecture 2 Building,
University of Manitoba
Cost: Free
January 17
Cultural Events Hungry for Thought Lunch Lecture
Series
Professor Jean Trottier, Assistant Professor, Department
of Landscape Architecture
Title:[In]forming the design process: an appraisal
of digital media
Presentation: 12:00 pm
Venue: Russell Building (Main Architecture Building),
Centre space, University of Manitoba
Lunch Served: $4.00
January 23 - 25
Volunteer Manitoba Training Opportunities
Volunteer Manitoba provides valuable training opportunities at a nominal cost
for groups and individuals in the voluntary sector. For more information,
please refer to the attached PDF, or visit www.volunteermanitoba.ca
Volunteer Management Leadership Skills (Level 2)
Spring
Training Calendar 2007
January 23
Cultural Events Lecture Series
Dr. David Leatherbarrow, Professor of Architecture, University
of Pennsylvania
Title:Is Landscape Architecture?
Presentation: 7:00 pm
Venue: Russell Building (Main Architecture Building),
Centre space, University of Manitoba
Cost: Free
January 24
Cultural Events Hungry for Thought Lunch Lecture
Series
Dr. Sheri Blake, Associate Professor, Department
of City Planning
Title:Detroit Collaborative Design Center…amplifying
the diminished voice,
a film by Dr. Sheri Blake
Film begins: 12:00 pm
Venue: Russell Building (Main Architecture Building),
Centre space, University of Manitoba
Lunch Served: $4.00
January 25
 MPPI
Mentorship Wine and Cheese 2007
The annual MPPI Mentorship Program Wine and Cheese will be on Thursday, January
25, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. Stay tuned for the location and additional details! Make
sure to mark the event on your calendar so that you won't miss this chance
to meet city planning students, new and old, and the opportunity to network
with your colleagues.
January 31
Cultural Events Hungry for Thought Lunch Lecture
Series
Dr. Susan Close, Assistant Professor, Department
of Interior Design
Title:Mille et un Jours (A Thousand and One
Days), a film by Mieke Bal
Film begins: 12:00 pm
Venue: Russell Building (Main Architecture Building),
Centre space, University of Manitoba
Lunch Served: $4.00
February 6
Cultural Events Lecture Series
Ted Kreuger, Associate Dean, School of Architecture,
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Title:Redefining Human
Presentation: 7:00 pm
Venue: Russell Building (Main Architecture Building),
Centre space, University of Manitoba
Cost: Free
February 7th, 7:30pm-9:30pm
Eckhardt-Grammate Hall, University of Winipeg
Urban Aboriginal Panel with Roger Maaka (University of Sask), Ted Jojola (University
of New Mexico, and Chair, Indegenous Planning Division APA) and a third to be
announced speaker. This event is open to all at no cost. CIP reception to follow.
February 8th, 7:30pm-9:30pm,
Location TBD
Arts & Cultural Panel with Michael Gordon (City of Vancouver), Jason Granger
(Art City) and Yisa Akinbolaji (Artist). This event is open to all at no cost.
This is the MPPI Sponsored event. Reception to follow.
February 7
Cultural Events Lecture Series
Ted Jojola, University of New Mexico, Indigenous
Planning Division
Roger Maaka, Department of Native Studies, University
of Saskatchewan
Title: Panel Discussion: “Planning with
Indigenous Communities”
Presentation: 7:00 pm
Venue: Russell Building (Main Architecture Building),
Centre space, University of Manitoba
Cost: Free
February 9
John
Lorinc Event
The Institute of Urban Studies, Leadership Winnipeg and MPPI present John Lorinc,
author of the recent book The New City. As seen in the Winnipeg Free Press:
"As a general primer on Canadian urban issues...this book should stand as
a standard text for the foreseeable future. For anyone who cares about urban
issues -- and, indeed the state of our nation and its prospects for the future
-- The New City should be essential reading."
February 19 – March 17
Architecture 2 Gallery Exhibition
Anna Gwinner, Berlin Architect
Title: TBA
Gallery Opening: TBA
Venue: Architecture 2 Gallery, Architecture 2
Building, University of Manitoba
Cost: Free
February 20
Cultural Events Lecture Series
Dr. Alberto Pèrez-Gòmez, Saidye
Rosner Bronfman Professor of Architecture, McGill
University
Title: Built Upon Love: Architectural Longing after Ethics
and Aesthetics
Presentation: 7:00 pm
Venue: Russell Building (Main Architecture Building), Centre
space, University of Manitoba
Cost: Free
February 20
Title: What would you do for the environment
if you were Prime Minister? --- David Suzuki wants to know!
Starting on February 1, David Suzuki is traveling across Canada on the “If
you were Prime Minister” tour. This 50-city tour is the biggest of his
career, and we want you to come out and see him in your city. He's coming to
find out what you think, and he'll take your ideas to Ottawa to make sure your
voice is heard.
Winnipeg -- Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007 -- Evening Event
Event details TBA
For more info, contact:
Gaile Whelan Enns
Manitoba Wildlands
204-944-9593
info@manitobawildlands.org
February 22
Cultural Events Lecture Series
Peter Cook, Architect/Educator
Title: TBA
Presentation: 7:00 pm
Venue: Russell Building (Main Architecture Building),
Centre space, University of Manitoba
Cost: Free
February 28
Cultural Events Hungry for Thought Lunch Lecture Series
Professor Lynn Chalmers, Associate Professor,
Department of Interior Design
Title:Work – in progress
Presentation: 12:00 pm
Venue: Russell Building (Main Architecture Building),
Centre space, University of Manitoba
Lunch Served: $4.00
March 14
Cultural Events Hungry for Thought Lunch Lecture Series
Professor Nat Chard, Head, Department of Architecture
Title: Modifying the body, modifying the city
Presentation: 12:00 pm
Venue: Russell Building (Main Architecture Building),
Centre space, University of Manitoba
Lunch Served: $4.00
May 30
MPPI
Breakfast Seminar
Save the Date! MPPI is pleased to announce that the next Breakfast Seminar will
feature a presentation by Scott MacKay, President of Probe Research Inc. The
event will be held on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at the Fort Garry Hotel.
Watch upcoming Bulletins for further information.
October 17
MPPI
Breakfast Seminar
Come Join Us for a Breakfast Seminar with Donald Elliott FAICP, Senior
Consultant, Clarion Associates of Colorado, LLC
Don will be presenting ³The Delhi Master Plan Saga² about
planning issues
encountered during his time in Delhi, India. The Breakfast Seminar is
scheduled for:Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 7:00 am to 9:00 am
Gateway Room, Fort Garry Hotel
MPPI Annual General Meeting
MPPI's AGM was held Thursday November 8th at the Hotel Fort Garry. Over 60 members were in attendance. The afternoon's program included a panel discussion, 'Responding to Changing Climates,' with discussants Jacquie East (City of Winnipeg), Eric Vogan (Urban Development Institute) and Dennis Cunningham (IISD). The discussion was moderated by Dave Witty (Dean, Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba). The panel was followed by two special guests presentations by Dr. Mark Seasons from the University of Waterloo and Andrea Gabor from Urban Strategies (Toronto).
At the AGM portion of the meeting, President Gerry Couture summarized the accomplishments of the past year.
Click here to view the reports.
The new Council for 2007/08 was voted in.
Click here to view.
2006
David Johnston - Lecture Series
"Sustainable Urbanization and Green Building”
Monday January 9th, 7:30 pm (Please note the change in time) : Travel Alcove, McNally Robinson, Grant Park Mall: Book Reading/Signing (Green Remodelling)
Tuesday January 10th, 3 to 4.30pm: The Gallery, Architecture 2 Building, Fort Garry Campus, UofM. "Integral Sustainability: Designing Green Building Programs that Work" (Free presentation) [1 MPPI CPL/LU credit]
Tuesday January 10th, 7 to 8.30pm: Carol Shields Auditorium, Millennium Library "Sustainable Urbanization: Building Green Capacity" $15 (students $5). [1 MPPI/CPL/LU credit] See attached event poster.
Tickets for the Tuesday evening event are available for purchase in advance at McNally Robinson (Portage Place or Grant Park Mall), or by reservation by emailing ianwight@mts.net by January 9th. Remaining tickets will be on sale at the door on January 10th.
For further information please contact Ian Wight at ianwight@mts.net
February 20: Stemming the Flow – Strategies for Reducing Water Consumption
The Manitoba Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council presents Trevor R. Dixon of Water Matrix, who will bring his experience in water consumption auditing and present the case for implementing water use reduction strategies in practical building solutions. Through case studies, Mr. Dixon will demonstrate how implementing these strategies in new and existing buildings not only reduces the wastewater load on municipal systems and the risk of raw sewage overflow into the environment, but also reduces energy spent heating and conditioning the water.12:00 Noon at the Dalnavert Museum (61 Carlton Street). For more information on Trevor Dixon and Water Matrix, visit their website at www.watermatrix.com/service.
February 21st: Integral City, Integral Nation, Integral World: New Maps for New Times. Through thisinteractive event (sponsored by the Department of Planning, University of Manitoba and Integral Manitoba), Dr. Marilyn Hamilton will discuss her pioneering work in mapping and meshing values, and help situate Winnipeg's dynamic edge and emerging potentials onto her Canadian and global maps.7:00 pm to 9:00 pm – Carol Shields Auditorium, 2nd Floor of the Winnipeg Millennium Library (251 Donald). Parking is available on two underground floors, with entries at Donald and at Smith. Tickets are $20 ($10 for students) at the door. Contact imanitoba@shaw.ca to reserve your seat. For more information on Dr. Hamilton’s work, please refer to the web site: www.integralcity.com
March 2: Winnipeg - An Urban Myth?
The Manitoba Professional Planners Institute, with support from the department of City Planning at the University of Manitoba, presents a multimedia lecture/performance/rant on our city by Bruce Duggan, Associate Professor of Management at Providence College. Complementing the current CBC Radio Winnipeg ‘Urban Myths’ series and looking forward to the upcoming Mayor’s City Summit, Bruce will consider the questions: What is a city? What is this city? How do we make it better? His response will focus on a sensing of 'the operative myths’, as far as Winnipeg is concerned…the myths that all those concerned with city-making cannot afford to ignore if they wish their initiatives to meet with success.
7:00 to 9:00 pm at the Carol Shields Auditorium, Millenium Library (251 Donald Street). Admission: Students $5; MPPI Members $10; Others $15. Tickets available at the door, or to reserve a place email: ianwight@mts.net. For more information, see attached document.
Bruce Duggan Promo (PDF)
April 19th - When Energy Demand Exceeds Supply: Impacts on Transportation and Cities. A Symposium and free public lecture featuring James Howard Kunstler, author of “The Long Emergency” at the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Brio Hall & Auditorium (300 Memorial Boulevard, Winnipeg, MB). Hosted by the University of Winnipeg, Centre for Sustainable Transportation and the Institute of Urban Studies.
Symposium Info & Registration Form (PDF)
April 24th - Corporate Sustainability: Greenwash to Greenbucks
Have you wondered how you can contribute the health of our built environment though personal and corporate action? It is possible! Come to hear the voice of experience as the Manitoba Chapter of the Canada Green Building Council and Interface Flooring are pleased to present an evening with JIM HARTZFELD, Vice President of Sustainable Strategy for Interface Flooring Past Chair of the U.S. Green Building Council
JIm Hartzfeld Bio (PDF)
Corporate Sustainablity Info (PDF)
April 28 – May 1: Spiral Dynamics Integral - Level 1 Certification Training
This 3 day course gives you a complex adaptive strategic model for leadership, team, organization and local development. Based on the research of Clare Graves, Don Beck and Ken Wilber, Spiral Dynamics integral, introduces the Spiral and Integral frameworks for practical application. See attachments for more information, and for registration procedures.
Spiral on the Red Info and Registration (PDF)
2003
MPPI Breakfast Presentation
Held on November 21, 2003
The Academic Affairs & Professional Development
Committee of the MPPI is pleased to announce that a breakfast presentation
on ‘Big Boxes, Power Centres and the Evolving Retail
Landscape of Winnipeg’ was made by Brian Lorch,
Geography Professor of Lakehead University on Friday November
21, 2003 at The Fort Garry Hotel, 222 Broadway. Brian Lorch recently
completed a large research project on Suburban Shopping Nodes in
Winnipeg as a Visiting Scholar and Research Associate with the Institute
of Urban Studies, University of Winnipeg.
The breakfast seminar was a great professional development and
networking opportunity for those professionals involved with the
planning and development of commercial retail areas. Some of the
topics / issues discussed in the presentation dealt with:
- The geography of purchasing power in Winnipeg and how it relates
to the most recent wave of big box retail development.
- Are big boxes threatening the traditional hierarchy of planned
shopping centres?
- How does power centre design influence consumer spatial behaviour?
- Can retail development be “smartened up”?
It was a sold out event attended by over 70 planners.
 Brian
Lorch's presentation
Smart Growth and Cities
Held on June 4, 2003
University of Winnipeg, Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall, 515 Portage
Avenue
The Manitoba Professional Planners Institute (MPPI) in partnership
with the City of Winnipeg's Civic Environmental Committee and the
University of Winnipeg's Institute of Urban Studies (IUS) hosted
a session on Smart Growth titled "Smart Growth and Cities".
The speakers for this event included Dr. David Van Vliet
of the University of Manitoba's Department of City Planning, and
Mark McCullough, General Manager of the Canada Lands Company
of Calgary.
Dr. Van Vliet is a professor in the Department of City Planning.
His research interests include the principles and practices of sustainable
community design, and documenting innovative projects that demonstrate
these principles. David spoke on the concepts and theories of Smart
Growth, and framed his presentation within the context of the Winnipeg
Capital Region.
Mark McCullough has played a lead role in redeveloping Calgary's
former Currie Air Force Barracks into a sustainable community known
as "Garrison Woods". Mark discussed the major principles
and objectives of the Garrison Woods development and addressed the
challenges associated with implementing new standards of community
design.
ACCESS PRESENTATIONS HERE
Mark
McCullough's presentation
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