WA Division
2012 Awards for Excellence
INTENT TO NOMINATE
The Awards for Planning Excellence Program recognises innovation, leadership and excellence in the planning profession and stimulates the public awareness of excellent projects and emphasises the importance of good planning in the community.
PIA (WA) invites you to register your intent to nominate your project/s and hardworking staff in this year’s Awards for Planning Excellence.
NOTE: Full award submission entries are not required at this stage; all we want is the completion of the Intent to Enter form with the project (or name of person if nominating for the people categories), company details, and the categories you want to enter. INTENT TO NOMINATE CLOSES 11TH May 2012.
The Award Categories will be consistent with the 2011 program with some minor amendments currently being made to the nomination criteria. The Award categories include:
• Planner of the Year
• Outstanding Achievement by a Young Planner
• From Plan to Place
• The Hard Won Victory
• Outstanding Student Project
• Best Planning Ideas
• Improving Planning Processes and Practices
• Public Engagement and Community Planning
• Promotion of Planning
• Great Place
Division Only Categories (awarded at a Division level only, and do not form part of the national judging )
• Workplace – Government Planner
• Workplace – Consultant Planner
• Service to the Institute
National Only (called for and accepted at the Division level and are forwarded directly to the National judging panel for their consideration. No judging of these categories occurs at the Divisional level.
• Cutting Edge Research and Teaching
• Planning Champion
• Hall of Fame
The Nomination Kit will be made available in May at the Awards Launch and Nomination Event. More details to be provided shortly.
KEY DATES
- Awards Official Launch – May 2012
- Award Nominations Close – July 2012
- Pecha Kucha Presentation – August 2012
- Awards Gala Dinner – Friday 9th November 2012
You can complete the Enter to Nominate Form here
For more information please contact the PIA (WA) Division Office on 9367 5999 or email: wa@planning.org.au
Award Co-Convenors 2012 – Anna Stovold (MPIA) and Daniel Arndt (MPIA)