Making Smart Growth Happen: From Policy to Practice

FourSeasons Hotel, Vancouver,
BC

Registration: $275 + GST

The 2008 conference will showcase successful implementation strategies

REGISTER TODAY! https://www.sporg.com/registration?form_id=99081

This exciting and unique day will include:

Strategies for implementing smart growth at local, regional, and province-wide
scales. Keynote speaker: Parris Glendening, former Governor of Maryland, who was
responsible for introducing state-wide smart growth policy and the current President of
the Smart Growth Leadership Institute.

LEED Neighbourhood Development: What is it and how does it apply to Canada?
Moderator: Stephen Samis, Heart and Stroke Foundation
Speakers: Thomas Mueller, President of the Canadian Green Building Council and Scott
Demark, Halsall Associates Ltd.

Smarty Awards Ceremony

Challenges and Opportunities for Implementing Smart Growth. Panel discussion
with experts in the field including Parris Glendening (President, Smart Growth
Leadership Institute), Harold Kalke (Kalico Development Ltd.), and Heather Evans
(Planner, District of Squamish), and Juliette Cunningham, Vernon City Councillor.

Concurrent technical breakout sessions:
- Implementing Affordable Housing Strategies: Smart Growth BC's Affordable
Housing Toolkit Launch
- Revitalizing the Suburbs: Experiences from Mid-Sized Communities
- Smart Growth Strategies for Smaller Communities

Visit our website for more details: Smart Growth BC
www.smartgrowth.bc.ca

Please note:
• Planning Institute of BC (PIBC): 5.25 Learning Units
• Appraisal Institute of BC has assigned 5 AIC Continuing Professional Development Credits to this
event.
• Other learning units available – please ask