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2010 Victorian Planning ConferenceIn recent years Planning Week has grown significantly and this year will again run over two weeks, incorporating:

Metropolitan Planning Week (11 – 15 October) and

Regional Planning Week (18 – 22 October)

This year's calendar is jam packed and includes to following events:

Monday 11 October
Cadetships Conferral Ceremony (AM)

Tuesday 12 October
Urban Design Photo Competition & Exhibition (PM)
A Time for Reflection.. Looking Towards the Future (PM)

Wednesday 13 October
WPN Breakfast (AM)

Thursday 14 October
Planning for Community Hubs Forum (All day)
AILA Breakfast event (AM)
Planning, Community & the Media Event (PM)

Friday 15 October
Activity Centre Bus Tour (AM)
2010 Awards for Planning Excellence Ceremony (PM)

Saturday 16 October
Nexus 2010 (PM)

Tuesday 19 October
Historic Planning Tour & Pre Cup Networking event (Geelong)

Thursday 21 October
Regional Growth Seminar (Bendigo)
VYP Trivia Night (Bendigo)
Gipps. Plan Forum No. 3 (Archies Creek)

How to participate in Planning Week 2010? Download 2010 Planning Week calendar.

If you wish to attend any of this year's Planning Week events, please email the PIA Vic Office at vic@planning.org.au, fax 03 9347 2900, or contact the PIA Vic Office on 03 9347 1900. We will have more information available shortly.

Goal of Planning Week:
To promote to the wider community the role and importance of planning in our urban and regional futures, to celebrate the achievements of planning in attaining liveable communities and achieve tangible change in community awareness of planning.

Objectives:

• To promote planning as a positive, forward looking endeavour in contrast to the planning issues which have dominated the public consciousness in recent years
• To emphasise the need to selectively and intelligently intervene in development processes at all levels to create sustainable urban and regional futures
• To provide a counterpoint to the rationalist view that smaller government and the inherent wisdom of the market forces is the way to manage our cities and regions
• To consciously address young people especially school children
• To ensure that the program is delivered in rural and regional areas
• To emphasise the need for personal involvement in community policy and plan making