Friday, January 24
8:45 am - 4 pm
Park Town Hotel
924 Spadina Crescent East
Saskatoon
The conference is divided into two panel sessions and followed by roundtable discussions to break down issues and come up with solutions. The attendee list includes elementary, high school and university students, planners, engineers, academics, and NGO and municipal representatives.
Conference schedule
First speaker panel (8:45 - 10 am)
-Balancing Sprawl and Density: Derek Thompson, City of Saskatoon
-Growing Forward! Shaping Saskatoon Plan, Allan Wallace, City of Saskatoon
-Lessons learned in urban design: Rhonda Toohey, City of Edmonton
Followed by question and answer period, networking and roundtable discussions
Second speaker panel (12:45 - 2 pm)
-Household transportation survey: Angela Gardiner, City of Saskatoon
-Approaches to encourage transportation-related behavior change: Bob Patrick,
U of S
-Energy and Greenhouse Gas Management Plan: Ian Loughran, City of Saskatoon
Followed by question and answer period, networking and roundtable discussions
Speakers will be available for interviews before and after the conference.
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For more information, contact:
Meagan Hinther
Communications Specialist
University of Saskatchewan
306-966-1019
meagan.hinther@usask.ca