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IPI National Planning Conference - April 15th & 16th - “Planning for a Smarter Ireland”479

The Irish Planning Institute is pleased to announce details of the National Planning Conference 'Planning for a Smarter Ireland' due to take place Thursday April 15th/Friday 16th April at the Tullamore Court Hotel, Tullamore, Co Offaly. Conference prices are reduced to pre-2007 conference price   **download brochure

This year's conference will explore themes such as:
• the changing roles of local government and planning as we seek to develop a smarter economy and society;
• the challenge of dealing with some of the negative legacies of the recent economic downturn;
• the future for our town centres in more challenging times;
• developing smarter, more efficient transport solutions;
• how to encourage greater community involvement in planning and development and build social capital.

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:-

Day One - Session One | Chair: Pat Gallagher, Offaly County Manager
• IPI President's Address
• The Role of Local Government in Developing Smarter Communities - Tom Barry, Carlow County Manager
• Capturing Innovation and Promoting Enterprise: A New Role for Planning - Pat Ledwidge, Director of Services, Cork City Council
• Implementing the Green New Deal and Promoting Sustainable Recovery - Noel Casserly, Director, Comhar SDC
• Cities as Drivers for Change: Helsinki - Douglas Gordon, City Planner, Helsinki Planning Department
Session Two | Chair: John O'Connor, Chairman, An Bord Pleanála
• Smarter Communities: Key Issues in Property Development and Transport - James Nix, Co-ordinator for Transport & Planning Policy, Irish Environmental Network
• Solutions to "Ghost Estates" and Empty Buildings - The Planner's Perspective - Ciarán Tracey, Senior Planner, Leitrim County Council
• The Developer's Perspective - Bill Nowlan, CEO WK Nowlan
• How "Smarter Travel" can deliver Smarter Communities - Clare Finnegan, Transport Planner, Department of Transport
• Bus Rapid Transit: The Answer for Regional Cities - Ciarán de Burca, Director of the Belfast Rapid Transit Project, Northern Ireland Department for Regional Development.
Day Two - Session Three | Chair: Andrew Hind, Past President IPI
• What Is the Future for Town Centres? - Cormac Kennedy, Director Retail, CBRE
• Town Centre Management: The Benefits of Investment - Alison Harvey, The Heritage Council
• Business Improvement Districts: The Dublin City Centre BID - Richard Guiney, CEO Dublin BID
• Town Centre Management Strategies - Richard Hamilton, Urb Town Planning
• What Communities Want from Planning - The View of the Community Group - Sean O'Leary, Irish Rural Link
• The View of the Community Representative - Cllr. John Sheahan, Limerick County Council

Afternoon Field Trips:
• Walking Tour of Tullamore hosted by Offaly County Council.
Visiting new developments in the town including Grand Canal Quarter.

• Bus Tour hosted by Bord na Mona, assisted by IPI Midlands Branch.
Visiting Lough Boora Parklands and nearby Bord na Mona housing designed by Frank Gibney at
Kilcormac.

Foyer Events:
• Exhibits by 3 Planning Schools on conference theme
• IPI National Planning Awards Winners 2010

 PRICING

• 5% discount for bookings of 3+ persons
• Extra 5% Early Bird discount on any bookings made by credit /debit card, cheque or website booking before March 3rd. (Does not apply to unwaged or purchase order bookings)

*Unwaged Member Booking - please book directly through office 

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