THE METROFUTURE SPEAKER SERIES

The theme for the inaugural MetroFuture Speaker Series is "Looking to the Past to Plan for the Future." Join people from across Metro Boston to discuss different ways that lessons from our past can be applied to modern planning challenges.

DR. ASEEM INAM

Urban Designer, Planner, and Tufts University, Dept. of Urban & Environmental Policy & Planning Lecturer

Thurs. February 11, 2010, 6:00 - 7:00 pm

"Planning for the Unplanned: Recovering from Crises in Megacities - Lessons for Metro Boston"

Location: MAPC, 60 Temple Place, Boston

How do cities plan for the unplanned? Do we prepare plans for recovery from sudden shocks? Should we prepare hurricane recovery plans, flood recovery plans, earthquake recovery plans, industrial disaster recovery plans, riot recovery plans? And how do cities in extremely difficult circumstances--resource poor and vulnerable to crises--cope with such uncertainty and change?

Dr. Inam's book, Planning for the Unplanned, is a comparative analysis of supposedly bureaucratic and lethargic planning agencies in Los Angeles and Mexico City, and the surprisingly effective ways in which they implemented successful disaster recovery programs. Dr. Inam will conclude his talk with general observations on the types of practices and policies that can emerge out of well-crafted comparative analyses, and discuss possible lessons for the Boston metropolitan region.

Event Details

• Free and open to the public
• Register for this event at: www.metrofuture.org
• Light refreshments provided

 1st annual PLANNERS NETWORK boston chapter PECHA KUCHA

HARVARD UNIVERSITY graduate school of design APRIL 16, 2010

Submissions due March 5, 2010

For Students of Urban Planning from Boston University, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tufts University

Hosted by HUPO (Harvard Urban Planning Student Organization)

A Pecha Kucha is: an easy, efficient and informal presentation format meant to give young researchers a venue to meet, network, and show their work.

Format: Students will present their current research in a 20x20 format (i.e. 20 slides for 20 seconds each, 6 minutes and 40 seconds total).

Submission Guidelines: An abstract of no more than 300 words must be submitted by Feb 19. Submissions will be judged anonymously by a panel of peers based upon clairity and originality. No submission will be judged by a student from the same university. Successful applicants will be notified by mid-March.

Additional Deadlines: Slides will be due April 3, one week prior to the event.

For More Information or to Submit: zlockrem@gsd.harvard.edu

Planners Network is: an international organization of academics, students, professionals and advocates who believe that planning can be used to bring about a more socially, economically and environmentally just world. www.plannersnetwork.org

pecha kucha call for papers.pdf (275.68 kb)

 ALSO:

UEP students are invited to submit their abstracts to this year's Graduate Research Conference at the Friedman School - think creatively about how your research may relate to community health and food. Please note it conflicts with the APA conference.

April 10, 2010 - Jaharis Building
http://studentconference.nutrition.tufts.edu

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS:
Submission Deadline: Friday, February 5, 2010

Fellow Tufts Graduate Students:

We hope that you will consider submitting an abstract for the fourth annual student research conference at the Friedman school! The deadline for abstract submission is
February 5th by 5pm. Relevant research includes projects conducted for thesis work, internships, capstone papers, and directed studies. Topics can include nutrition,
agriculture, policy, public health, or any other topic related to food. Selected applicants will be invited to give either oral or poster presentations. Please visit the
conference web site for more information.

Last year, nearly 150 students attended the full-day program to network, gain feedback on research, and learn from the presentations of their peers from 19 universities. This year's expert panel topic is "Addressing the Global Obesity Epidemic; Poverty, Production and Politics," and we are honored to have amazing panelists joining us for what is sure to be a thought-provoking discussion. We hope that you will help us build on last year's success by contributing your research or attending the conference!

Best,

Kate Abowd and Lucy Myles
Co-chairs, Publicity Committee


The Future of Food and Nutrition
A Multi-Disciplinary Graduate Research Conference
http://studentconference.nutrition.tufts.edu/

Thank you to our 2009 sponsors!
Tufts Bookstore, Welch's, California Walnuts, Office of the Vice Provost for Research,
Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, and The Friedman School

Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Tufts University
150 Harrison Ave.
Boston, MA 02111
Fax: 617.636.3727

UEPers,

As the deadline for the APA conference in New Orleans in April is coming up.

I wanted to remind you that you can request Travel Reimbursement for the conference. 

Here is the link:

Graduate Student Travel Fund

(from first-year Kris Carter)

FISH TANK

WINNER OF CANNES FILM FEST JURY PRIZE

Directed by: Andrea Arnold
Starring: Katie Jarvis, Michael Fassbender, Kierston Wareing, and Sally Hawkins

Tuesday, January 26 - 7:30pm at the Somerville

Go here to print out 2 free passes.

If you do decide to do, show up kinda early (like 6:45).

First-year Marcus Rozbitsky suggested checking out the Yale Environment podcasts. I thought it might be a good idea to provide a list of different podcast selections that pertain to the UEP program. Be sure to check them out.

iTunes U

• Arizona State University - Sustainability: The Wrigley Lectures
• Auburn University - Community Planning
• Georgia State University - Untangling the Web of Urban Development
• Northeastern University - School of Public Policy and Urban Research
• Seattle Pacific University - The Nature of Cities
• Stanford - Public Policy
• SUNY-ESF - Going Green
• University of British Columbia - Sustainability Dialogues: Cities
• University of Minnesota - Urban Farming
• University of New Hampshire - Sustainability
• University of Pennsylvania - Re-Imagining Cities
• University of Pennsylvania - The Shape of the New American City
• University of Southern California - School of Policy, Planning, and Development
• Yale University - Yale Environment

iTunes Podcasts

• American Planning Association
• Building Sustainability
• Cities of the Future
• City Talks - Building Better Cities
• Metropolis Magazine
• Planetizen
• StreetFilms
• The Post-Car Culture
• The TODcast
• Urban Design Group
• Urban Design London
• Urban Design Podcast
• Urban Innovation Series
• Virginia Tech New Metropolis Lecture Series

  This is an evolving list. So please feel free to send in any suggestions you may have.

The SHIFTboston competition ended with a reception for the entrants and winners on Thursday, January 14th. This competition was intended to drive new thoughts and concepts for a new future in Boston. The entries cover topics far and wide, with a number focusing on food production/distribution and green/public spaces.

Check out the results here.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1260447408182&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull

If any of you are interested in more information about the Bedouin community or about the Arava Institute feel free to contact me. 

 Also, I can share GIS layers if needed for research purpeses!

Good luck with papers and exams, 

Simcha

Links: http://www.arava.org/ the arava institute