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Taras Grescoe ANNUAL DINNER TARAS GRESCOE TORONTO’S FUTURE Taras Grescoe is a frequent contributor to The New York Times, The DEPENDS ON TRANSIT Independent, and National Geographic Traveler and has written features for Wired, The Los Angeles Times, The Globe and Mail, and Maclean’s. NOVEMBER 14, 2013 Advertising Taras will share highlights from his most recent book Straphanger, that took Reception 5 pm | Dinner 7 pm To learn more about advertising him to cities as diverse as New York, Moscow, Paris, Copenhagen, Tokyo, Fairmont Royal York Hotel opportunities, please contact Canadian Room | Cash Bar Michelle McCarthy at Dillon Bogotá, Phoenix, Portland, Vancouver, and Philadelphia. Taras will provide 100 Front St West Consulting Limited: the inside story on the world’s great transit systems, going beneath the streets Toronto, ON t: 416.229.4647 x2346 e: [email protected] to see subway tunnel excavations, boarding state-of-the-art streetcars, and Tables & Tickets hopping on high-speed trains, along the way uncovering new ideas that will Friends of Alumni Tables: Corporate Tables: help undo the damage that a century of car-centric planning has done to our • Exclusive and prominently • Table signage located tables • Recognition in our Dinner cities. He will present a vision of a future with convenient, affordable, and • Enhanced table signage Program sustainable urban transportation – and better city living – for all. • Premium recognition in our • Recognition in our Dinner Program presentation Straphanger was named one of 2012’s Best Books by both The Globe and Mail • Enhanced recognition in • Recognition on our website our presentation • 10 tickets per table and Amazon.ca, and was named one of 2013’s Top Ten books on Urban Planning, • Recognition on our website Design and Development by Planetizen.com. For more information about Taras • 10 tickets per table Grescoe, please visit our website www.uwplanningalumni.com. OPPI CPL Credits Reserve Early! This event is eligible for Tickets sell out early. Tables are organized and structured available on a first-come, first- activity continuous professional served basis. Individual or groups learning (CPL) credits from the of tickets are also available. Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI). www.uwplanningalumni.com rd The University of Waterloo Planning Alumni of Toronto has been The Dinner provides financial support for the Planner-in-Residence THE 23 bringing the planning industry together for the past twenty-two years. Program, scholarships and other initiatives for University of Waterloo The 23rd Annual Dinner promises to be another great success. The School of Planning students. The Dinner is held at the Royal York, a ANNUAL Dinner provides an exceptional opportunity to socialize, network and well-known and elegant landmark hotel centrally located in downtown meet other professionals. It has become the “must attend” event for all Toronto’s Financial District. It is convenient to parking, GO Train and DINNER planning, legal, land development and related professionals in Ontario. TTC service at Union Station. TICKET INFORMATION: (13% HST included in ticket price. HST Acct.: 87340 2473 RT001) Tickets Purchased BY October 25, 2013: Tickets Purchased AFTER October 25, 2013: Friends of Alumni Table $ 2,500.00 Friends of Alumni Table $ 2,700.00 Corporate Table $ 1,700.00 Corporate Table $ 1,800.00 Individual Ticket $ 170.00 Individual Ticket $ 180.00 THE LAST DAY FOR TICKET SALES IS NOVEMBER 1, 2013. ORDER ONLINE WITH PAYPAL AT www.uwplanningalumni.com OR BY E-MAIL TO: Caitlin Graup Malone Given Parsons Ltd. Telephone: 905.513.0170 140 Renfrew Dr, Suite 201 Fax: 905.513.0177 Markham, Ontario L3R 6B3 E-mail: [email protected] Contact Name: E-mail: Telephone: Fax: Company Name: (Please spell name as it should appear in Program) Address: (Street, City, Postal Code) Number and Type of Ticket Purchase: Number of Friends of Alumni Tables (10 seats/table) $ Number of Corporate Tables (10 seats/table) $ Number of Individual Tickets $ Special Dietary Requests: No.: Total: $ (Not all dietary requests are available and may result in additional costs) Method of Payment: VISA MasterCard Enclosed is a cheque in the amount of $ (Make payable to: “The University of Waterloo Planning Alumni of Toronto”) Name of Cardholder (As it appears on the card): Card Number: Expiry Date: Cardholder Signature: Total Payment: $ THE ALUMNI COMMITTEE WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR 2012 SPONSORS: Friends of Alumni: • Aird & Berlis LLP • Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP • McCarthy Tétrault LLP • BA Group Transportation • Hemson Consulting Ltd. • Rueter Scargall Bennett LLP Consultants • HGC Engineering • Sorensen Gravely Lowes • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP • Macaulay Shiomi Howson Ltd. • Stikeman Elliott LLP • Davies Howe Partners LLP • Malone Given Parsons Ltd. Corporate Sponsors: • Altus Group Planners Ltd. • The MBTW Group • StrategyCorp Inc. • The Biglieri Group • Gatzios Planning + Development • Meridian Planning Consultants Inc. • Toronto Community Housing • Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Consultants Inc. • MHBC • Urbantech Consulting • Bousfields Inc. • Genstar Development Partnership • MMM Group Limited • Walker, Nott, Dragicevic • Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP • GHD • planningAlliance Associates Limited • Counterpoint Engineering • Goodmans LLP • Quadrangle Architects Limited • Weston Consulting Group Inc. • Davies Howe Partners LLP • Great Gulf • R.J. Burnside & Associates Limited • Wood Bull LLP • Davis LLP • GSP Group Inc. • Region of York • Dillon Consulting Limited • Halton Region • SCS Consulting Group Ltd. • ERA Architects • IBI Group • Sherman Brown/Goldberg Group • Faculty of Environment, University • KLM Planning Partners Inc. • Sorbara Development Group + of Waterloo • LEA Consulting Ltd. Spears & Associates • Gagnon & Law Urban • Malone Given Parsons Ltd. • Stantec Consulting Ltd. We thank the following organizations that have assisted in promoting the Dinner:.
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