NEWS BULLETIN 27 May 2011 Please forward and distribute widely - thank you

NEWS Cities Centre welcomes Visiting Scholar Shuwei An of Shanxi University in China. Professor An will be with Cities Centre for one year at Workstation K, supported by funds from the China Scholarship Council. His areas of research include regional policy, regional development, regional interest and governance, metropolitan governance, urbanization, and urban renewal. Please feel free to introduce yourself to Professor An next time you are at the Centre, or contact him by email at [email protected] or [email protected] …more

Early Bird Registration is available until next Tuesday, May 31st for the Public Transit Planning and ITS short course offered by Cities Centre June 13-14 …more

Save the date – Cities Centre will host a Book Launch Party on Thursday, June 16, 4:30-6pm to celebrate recent publications of our many associates. More details and invitations coming soon.

Just announced - Inner Suburbs at Stake: Investing in Scarborough’s Communities will take place on Thursday, June 16 from 6-9pm. The forum is presented by Scarborough Civic Action Network, Social Planning , and Cities Centre at the Scarborough Civic Centre Council Chambers, 150 Borough Drive …more

Congratulations to Cities Centre Research Associate Chuck Hostovsky who was part of a team that won the 2011 Award for Planning Excellence in Transportation and Infrastructure from the Canadian Institute of Planners. The CIP Awards honour planning projects judged on their excellence, innovation, impact on the profession, implementation potential, and overall presentation. The award-winning study, Hurontario/Main Street Corridor Master Plan, is available on the awards website …more

Professor Richard White's paper Jane Jacobs and Toronto, 1968-1978 was recently published by the Journal of Planning History 10(2) 114-138. Richard presented an earlier version of the paper, with Ken Greenberg and Barbara Hall providing commentaries, at a Cities Centre forum in December 2008. The subscribes to the journal, making it free for university personnel, and copies of the paper can also be purchased on-line at http://jph.sagepub.com/content/current. For more information please contact the author at [email protected].

Charting Prosperity: Practical Ideas for a Stronger Canada, Policy Insights 2011, an annual publication of Maytree, is now available here. Maytree’s latest free monthly newsletter includes, among other articles: Stupid Rules (Maytree Opinion, May 2011) by Alan Broadbent; and Envisioning Great Canadian Cities, which focuses on Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary, and includes video footage of his public lecture entitled “Calgary 3.0” (Maytree Conversations, By Sylvia Cheuy, Tamarack).

The fourth edition of PWC's Cities of Opportunity covers 26 cities and presents in-depth results covering all 10 indicators and 66 variables, examines issues and adds insight from urban thinkers and influencers …more

Our Doors are Open to Your Ideas is the latest Insight from Martin Prosperity Institute …more

CALLS FOR PAPERS, PROPOSALS AND APPLICATIONS Call for Proposals This is an invitation to join a working group proposal at the Jackman Humanities Institute for 2011-2012. The group has formed to consider alternative modes of looking at the environment as a social and physical relationship. It uses the University of Toronto as a localization of these relations and invites input to support and give entry to unique ways of doing academia. We include nonformal or extracurricular activities. Art is featured as one way to assist a move beyond the capabilities of current disciplinary formats. The group originated within women's studies and the proposal is for now titled: Women, Environment and Art – a Transdisciplinary focus. However, we invite any faculty and graduate students to input to the project and join the group. The working group members are required to participate in the 8 meetings over the term of 2011-12. These are currently planned as round tables and panels with visitors and members. There will be a symposium in the spring with workshops and speakers will be invited. The group can then make general comments on their findings and processes. Due May 27 for June 1st due date at JHI. For more information, [email protected].

Call for Submissions Landfill a live, changing sound and image installation at the RC Harris Water Treatment Plant on May 28 & 29. Landfill is part of Diaspora Dialogues' project, The Forgetful City, at Doors Open Toronto 2011. It is the first in their brand new arts and ideas series, Deeper Dialogues. Submit images and verbal stories by May 27 …more

Call for Project Applications Metrolinx Partnerships Program due May 30 …more

Call for Nominations Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s Excellence in Education Award Due May 31 …more

Call for Nominations Heritage Toronto Awards Categories: William Greer Architectural Conservation and Craftsmanship, Book, Media, Community Heritage Award. Due June 1 …more

Call for Applications 2011/2012 Toronto Urban Fellows program, City of Toronto. Due June 6 …more

Call for Applications The IMFG Graduate Fellowship in Municipal Finance and Governance & The Blanche and Sandy Van Ginkel Graduate Fellowship in Municipal Finance and Governance For the period September 2011 to May 2012. Due June 30 …more

Call for Submissions Design Exchange Awards Earlybird submission deadline July 4; submission deadline September 30 …more

Call for Book Proposals Lorimer is a Toronto-based book publisher focusing on the following subject areas: economics, education, gender studies, history, native studies, political science, public policy, sociology, and urban studies. They are actively looking for book proposals and will carefully consider all submissions that fall within their publishing mandate. Please send a covering letter, outline, writing sample, and cv to: Editorial Director, Lorimer, 317 Adelaide St. W., Suite 1002, Toronto, ON M5V 1P9.

Call for Nominations 2011 Zerofootprint Re-Skinning Awards Entries due August 31 …more

Call for Applications RCUCH Flaherty Visiting Fellowship in Urban Cultural History University of Massachusetts Boston offers a 3-4 week short-term visiting fellowship for Spring 2012. Due September 1 …more

Call for Student Moderators WATER: The Future of the Source A.D. Latornell Conservation Symposium, Nov. 16-18, Alliston, ON. Apply before September 9 …more

Call for Abstracts CAGONT 2011 Lakehead University - Orillia Campus October 21-22. Due September 28 …more

Call for Papers Revue Internationale de Géomatique - Special issue on Geodesign for publication March 2012. Due30 September. For more information or to submit a paper: Stéphane Roche ([email protected]); Michael F. Goodchild ([email protected]) …more

EVENTS Saturday, May 28- Sunday, May 29: Doors Open Toronto …more

Monday, May 30 (on-square event 8-9 am): Toronto Group Commute / Ride Your Bike to Work Day. All routes end at Nathan Phillips Square; all riders will receive a free Bike Month t-shirt for their participation, as well as complimentary breakfast upon their arrival at City Hall. For ride start points, schedules and routes …more

Monday, May 30, 6:30-9:30pm: Beyond the Ballot box: Strategizing for the next 4 years! Public Forum on the Federal Election. Speakers: Judy Rebick, Writer/Activist; Peggy Nash, MP Parkdale-High Park; Rathika Sitsabaiesan, MP Scarborough-Rouge River; Pamela Palmater, Centre for Indigenous Governance, ; Adam Shedletzky, Co- founder of leadnow.ca; Grace Edward Galabuzi, Dept of Political Science & Public Administration. Moderated by Winnie Ng, Gindin Chair and Rodney Diverlus, VP Equity, RSU. Co-sponsored by CAW-Sam Gindin Chair in Social Justice & Democracy; Ryerson Students Union; Ryerson Faculty Association; Rabble.ca. Light refreshment will be provided. Thomas Lounge, Ryerson University, Oakham House, 63 Gould Street. All welcome, no RSVP required …more

Tuesday, May 31, 9am-4:30pm: 2011 Faculty & Community Summer Institute on Service-Learning Rahul Bhardwaj, President of the Toronto Community Foundation, will set the stage for our conversation with a presentation of the recently published Toronto’s Vital Signs Report. Prof. Randy Stoecker, co-editor of the Unheard Voices: Community Organizations and Service Learning, will then lead faculty and community partners through the workshop, “Re-imagining Service-Learning Partnerships: balancing community and university interests.” Presented by the UofT Centre for Community Partnerships …register and more

Tuesday, May 31, 11:10am-12noon: Planning the New Fare System in the Tel Aviv Metropolitan Area Nir Sharaby, Transportation Consultant, a senior transport economist consultant to the Israeli Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Finance on transport issues. ITS Lab, Sandford Fleming 3103, University of Toronto. For more information [email protected].

Tuesday, May 31, 12noon-1pm EST: Mentoring: How Businesses are Making it Work Webinar presented by hireimmigrants.ca, a project of ALLIES (Assisting Local Leaders with Immigrant Employment Strategies) which is run in partnership by Maytree and The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation …register and more

Tuesday, May 31, 7-9pm: Toronto Graffiti Summit Town Hall Syrus Ware, Program Coordinator of Youth Programs, Art Gallery of Ontario; Paula “La Bomba” Gonzalez-Ossa, Graffiti Artist. Panelists include Shawn “Zion” Jones, Graffiti legend and Owner, The Bomb Shelter and Jeff Melanson, Special Advisor on the Arts to Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, plus several others TBA. The Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. West, Free admission, all welcome …more

Wednesday, June 1, 6pm: Planning—and Unplanning—for the Future of Toronto: A Discussion with John Van Nostrand Presented by Centre for City Ecology, Urbanspace Gallery, 401 Richmond St W., Free …more and RSVP

Monday, June 6, 1:30-5pm: Public Heritage Roundtable A follow-up to the release of Heritage Voices by Heritage Toronto and the Toronto Historical Association. Presented by Councillor Peter Milczyn, in partnership with Heritage Toronto. Committee Room 2, City Hall, 100 Queen St. West …more

Tuesday, June 7, 9:30-11am: DiverseCity Counts 2011 Report Release Join Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Eric Hoskins and about 100 of the region's top corporate, public and voluntary sector leaders. Ryerson University, George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre, 245 Church Street, Toronto, Atrium, Third Floor. All welcome, free, registration required …register and more

Thursday, June 9, 2-3pm: Land-Use Analysis in an Urban Growth Context - Incorporating Spatial and Temporal Dynamics Chandra Bhat, University Distinguished Teaching Professor, Adnan Abou-Ayyash Centennial Professor in Transportation Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin. ITS Centre and Testbed, University of Toronto, Sanford Fleming Building, 10 King’s College Circle, Room 3103. For more information [email protected].

Thursday, June 9, 3-4pm: Book Launch for The Freedom of Security: Governing Canada in the Age of Counter-Terrorism by Dr. Colleen Bell. Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies, 15 Queens Park Crescent West, Rm. 150. RSVP to [email protected] by June 7.

Thursday, June 9, 4-6pm (reception to follow): New Tools for New Times: Innovative Infrastructure Financing, Funding and Delivery Keynote Speaker: Casey G. Vander Ploeg, Senior Policy Analyst, Canada West Foundation. Presented by Institute on Municipal Finance and Governance, Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto, 1 Devonshire Place …more and register

Thursday, June 9, 5-9pm: Urban Leadership Awards 2011 Presented by Canadian Urban Institute. Liberty Grand, 25 British Columbia Road, Exhibition Place, Renaissance Room …more and register

Thursday, June 9, 7-9pm: Transition Toronto Members & Public Meeting , 3rd Floor, Room 310, 55 John Street …more

Friday, June 10, 6pm: Ecology.Design.Synergy: "Inclusive Imagining: The Community as Eco-Project" Aga Khan winner Kéré in conversation with Geoff Cape. MaRS Centre, Auditorium, 101 College Street, all welcome …more

Friday, June 10 through Sunday, June 19: Luminato Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity …more

Saturday, June 11, 10:30am-3:30pm: Geotrip to Koffler Scientific Reserve at Jokers Hill Organized by UTAGA and Senior College …more …register

Thursday, June 16, 4:30-6pm: Cities Centre Book Launch Party …more and RSVP coming soon

Thursday, June 16, 6-9pm: Inner Suburbs at Stake: Investing in Scarborough’s Communities. Presented by Scarborough Civic Action Network, Social Planning Toronto, and Cities Centre. Snacks, refreshments and TTC tokens provided. Scarborough Civic Centre Council Chambers, 150 Borough Drive …more

Saturday June 18, 9:30am-4:30pm: School4Civics 2011 Boot Camp Presented by Maytree. St. Michael's College, Charbonnel Lounge, 81 St. Mary Street …more

Saturday, June 18, 1pm: Art as Safe Ground? Anna Porter, founder of Key Porter Books and author of The Ghosts of Europe and Kasztner's Train, filmmaker Deepa Mehta (Bollywood/Hollywood and the “Elements Trilogy"), and playwright Judith Thompson (Palace of the End, Capture Me) share excerpts from their work and consider these questions in relation to their own storytelling arts. Jackman Hall, 317 Dundas Street West, $20 …more

Monday, June 20, 6pm: Tall Buildings Moderator: Lisa Rochon, Architecture Critic, The Globe and Mail. Guests: Alan Greenberg, President, MintoUrban Development Services; Siamak Hariri, Founding Partner, Hariri Pontarini Architects; Gary Wright, City of Toronto, Chief Planner; Margaret Zeidler, Founder and President of Urbanspace Property Group. Presented by PUG Talks, Design Exchange, Royal Conservatory of Music, 273 Bloor Street West …more and RSVP

Friday, July 15, 7:30-11:30am: Getting to Green - Understanding the Value of Sustainable Communities A Canadian Urban Institute Urban Leadership Seminar. Moderator: Mark A. Salerno, National Sales Team Leader, Municipal Infrastructure Lending Program, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Keynote presentation: Dan Leeming, Partner, The Planning Partnership. With an expert panel: Jamie Shipley, Senior Advisor, Research and Technology Transfer, CMHC; Robert Smith, Director, Innovation, Minto Communities; Jason Unger, Assistant Director of Planning, Town of Newmarket; and David Potter, Chief Building Official, Town of Newmarket. Co-sponsored by CMHC/SCHL. Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University, Cara Commons Room, 55 Dundas Street West …more and register

CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIA May 31-June 1: 2nd Annual Greening Government Conference Toronto Board of Trade …more

June 1-3: Canadian Refugee Health Conference Centre for Education and Professional Development, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, 89 Chestnut …more

June 3-5: 2011 Ontario Heritage Conference Town of Cobourg …more

June 13-14: Public Transit Planning and ITS Short Course Cities Centre, University of Toronto …more

June 14: Canadian Water Summit: Opportunities for Designing our Water Future International Centre, Toronto …more

June 14-15: Transforming and Revitalizing Downtown Summit Metro Toronto Convention Centre …more

June 21-23: Canadian Housing and Renewal Association Annual Congress Regina …more

August 19-25: Sustainable Summer School Presented by REcentre and Institute without Boundaries. Belgium …more

August 22-26: Montreal 2011 EcoCity World Summit …more

August 26-29: Urban Morphology and the Post-Carbon City 18th International Seminar on Urban Form (ISUF), Montreal. Reduced registration fee before April 2 …more

September 20-21: Water Finance Program Centre for Environment, University of Toronto, Hart House …more

September 22-24: IIDEX/NEOCON Canada National Design Expo and Conference Direct Energy Centre, Toronto …more

October 3-4: Canadian Brownfields 2011 Presented by Canadian Urban Institute and Canadian Brownfields Network. Allstream Centre at Exhibition Place, Toronto …more

October 12-14: Ontario Professional Planners Institute 2011 Conference Ottawa Convention Centre, Ottawa …more

October 21-22: Canadian Association of Geographers - Ontario Division (CAGONT) 2011 Annual Meeting Lakehead University-Orillia Campus …more

EXHIBITIONS April 28-May 29: Suburbia Mexicana: Cause and Effect Alejandro Cartagena. Featured Exhibition, 2011 Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. Circuit Gallery at Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Avenue …more

May 6-30: 16th Annual Sears High School Competition Presented by Design Exchange. Chalmers Design Centre/Teknion Lounge, 234 Bay Street. Free Admission …more

May 1-July 2: Walkability Exhibition based on the work of Paul Hess, Associate Professor in the University of Toronto's Department of Geography and Program in Planning, with Jane's Walk executive director Jane Farrow, photographer Katherine Childs, and graphic designer Mia Hunt. Curated by Max Allen. Urbanspace Gallery, 401 Richmond St. W. …more

Continuing to July 15: MOCKED UP: IN FOOTNOTES ― Beyond Office dA Nader Tehrani, a founder of Office dA and the newly formed NADAAA. He is the 2010-2011 Frank Gehry International Visiting Chair in Architectural Design at the University of Toronto. John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape, and Design, University of Toronto, 230 College Street …more

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