The 9th Annual SCARP Symposium: Audacity takes place March 3, 2017

Join the School of Community and Regional Planning at UBC on Friday, March 3rd, 2017 for the 9th annual symposium: Audacity. Professionals, academics, and students are invited to partake in a full day of discussion on current planning issues. Audacity is about bold, daring ideas to inspire future planning initiatives. This theme takes a brave stance against the status-quo, and demands a push for new ideas, innovations, and actions.

 This year’s keynote speaker is Severn Cullis-Suzuki. Severn is an Earth Charter Commissioner and Council Member, host of the APTN TV series ‘Samaqan Water Stories’, and board member of the David Suzuki Foundation. She has undertaken study of the endangered Xaayda kil (Skidegate dialect of the Haida language) and was a founding member of the Haida Gwaii Higher Education Society. Severn holds a B.Sc. in Biology from Yale University and an M.Sc. in Ethnoecology from the University of Victoria.

 A second keynote speaker will be announced at a later date. Eleven dynamic planning-related breakout sessions, workshops, and discussions will also take place at the symposium. 

 Tickets are on sale now until March 3rd, and cost $39 for students and $99 for professionals. Ticket registration, more details, and a full description of panels can be found here.