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TONIGHT 2011 Winter Social – PIBC South Coast Chapter

plantalk — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 08:43:41 +0000

date: Wednesday, November 30, 2011
time: 6 pm
location: railway club, 579 dunsmuir street (@ seymour), vancouver
Come celebrate the holiday season and catch up with fellow colleagues at the PIBC South Coast Chapter’s annual Winter Social.
Join us for an evening of great food and good times!
Complimentary appetizers and cash bar!
See you there!

post-poned Urban Design Tour: Port Moody

plantalk — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:24:43 +0000

***Stay Tuned for 2012 date***

Speakers
Eric Vance, MA, FCMC, MCIP
Principal, Eric Vance & Associates,
Planning and Management Consultants

David Stoyko, BCLA, CLA,ASLA
Principal, Sharp and Diamond
Landscape Architects, Inc.

Tim Savoie, MCIP
Director of Planning and Development Services
City of Port Moody

ModeratorCongress for New Urbanism – Cascadia Chapter
Gloria Venczel, BES, B. Arch.,
MRAIC, MCIP
Principal, Cityscape Design Inc.

“As Metro Vancouver is a living laboratory for sustainable urban design excellence, the urban design tours of built projects are meant to create informal dialogue between the planners, developers, landscape architects and architects to continually raise the bar and create greater awareness of how to achieve
great streetscapes and public places.” PIBC members: tour qualifies for 1.0 Continuous Professional Development Learning Units.

Tour will be held in all weather – please dress appropriately.
Space is limited! To RSVP, please fill out the registration form and return to to Ryan Noakes at PIBC:
Email: ryan.noakes@pibc.bc.ca
Fax: 604.696.5032
Mail: #1750 – 355 Burrard St.
Vancouver, BC, V6C 2G8

A Few Spots Left! Register Now! Washington Public Art and Neighbourhood Revitalization Tour

plantalk — Sun, 01 May 2011 02:45:04 +0000

PIBC -South Coast Chapter -Green Buildings Part 2: Green Neighbourhoods
Washington Public Art and Neighbourhood Revitalization Tour – Saturday, May 28, 2011

Member Price: $59+HST per person
Non-Member Price: $75+HST per person

PIBC South Coast Chapter and Enjoy Tour and Travel invite you to take an exciting look at Seattle’s Public Art and Neighbourhood Revitalization initiatives.

We will be joined by:

• Joel Sisolak, LEED AP, Advocacy & Outreach Director, Cascadia Green Building Council
• Catherine Benotto, AIA, ASLA, LEED® AP, Principal, Weber Thompson Architects
• Jim Holmes, City of Seattle, Planner, South Lake Union
• Marie Bouvet, Public Art Guide, Seattle Art Museum

Guided Tour Highlights

• Seattle Public Art , Downtown Seattle
• Thornton-Place , Thornton-Place neighbourhood north of Seattle
• High Point neighbourhood, West Seattle
• Lake Union Park cut sheet neighbourhood, Seattle

Included:
• 24 Passenger Coach transportation
• Lunch at Olympic Sculpture Park* ($12.00 box lunch available to purchase)
• Dinner stop on return to BC at Bob’s Burgers and Brew* (on your own)
*Vegetarian options available
• Pick-up begins at 8:00am at Oakridge, Brentwood, and Guildford and will return by 9:45pm.

• Border Identification required – Passport, Enhanced Driver’s Licence, or NEXUS pass
• All registrants must pre-pay before the event. No cancellations or refunds 3 business days before the event
• Pay by VISA or MasterCard by contacting PIBC at Tel: 604.696.5031 or Toll Free: 1.866.696.5031 or Fax: 604.696.5032

PIBC Pub Nite – Monday, April 18, 2011

plantalk — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:20:53 +0000

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Next Monday (April 18), come gather with your fellow planners and planning students to enjoy some appetizers and fine beverages, and learn about two important efforts:
- PIBC’s ‘Professional Legislation + Certification’ initiative
- CIP’s ‘Planning For the Future’ initiative.

Your input and discussion on whether or not professional legislation or regulation should be pursued by the Institute and on the recent results from the ‘Planning For the Future’ efforts are important and timely, prior to the upcoming annual conference and AGM in June.

Please RSVP to: southcoast@pibc.bc.ca

Event Details are as follows:
Monday, April 18th, 6:00pm – 8:00pm at the Railway Club (back room)
579 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver
Free Admission and Appetizers!
Cash Bar is available

For more information on the PIBC’s ‘Professional Legislation + Certification’ initiative and the CIP’s ‘Planning For the Future’ initiatives, please visit:
PIBC Website

Saturday, May 28, 2011 – Save the Date!

plantalk — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 18:45:08 +0000

Looking to get out of Dodge? Get inspired? Learn and network?

Here is a great opportunity!

PIBC Plantalk will be hosting a Public Art & Neighbourhood Revitalization bus tour to Seattle, WA. Details will be coming shortly. Stay tuned…

We want to hear from you!

plantalk — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 05:23:41 +0000

PlanTalk – PIBC South Coast Chapter will be hosting a “how to” event, also known as “Plan Shop”, later this year. We want to make sure the topic(s) are relevant and timely and the session(s) are held when most members can attend. To that end, we have put together a very quick survey to get your thoughts.
Click here to take survey

Seasons’ Greetings!

plantalk — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 01:07:44 +0000

PIBC Plantalk wishes you a happy holiday season and best wishes for 2011!

Planning is underway for an exciting year of discussion events, how-to opportunities and maybe even a road-trip! Stay tuned for upcoming announcements!

PIBC South Coast Chapter – 2010 Winter Social

plantalk — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:24:39 +0000

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
5:30 pm onwards
Relish Gastropub & Bar
888 Nelson Street , Vancouver
(Between Hornby and Howe)

Come celebrate the holiday season and catch up with fellow colleagues at the PIBC South Coast Chapter’s annual Winter Social.

There is no charge for this event. Appetizers will be served, and a cash bar is available.

To help us plan accordingly, please RSVP to Alexander Ho by November 26th at alexander.m.c.ho@gmail.com

See you there!

We have a new email!

plantalk — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 02:00:30 +0000

For information on Plan Talk events or if you would like to see or contribute to topics posted, please email

southcoast@pibc.bc.ca

PLANTALK – Fall Events

plantalk — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 05:46:38 +0000

Mark your calendars for the following upcoming events:

New Expressions of Planning Engagement: Blogging, Participatory Video and Online Storytelling, Oh My!

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 7-9pm
Roundhouse Community Arts & Rec Centre, Room B
181 Roundhouse Mews (Davie & Pacific), Vancouver
Canada Line SkyTrain Station: Yaletown-Roundhouse

Please RSVP to vanessak@interchange.ubc.ca by November 15.
PIBC members can earn 2 LUs of organized CPD for attending this event.

See Event page for more details