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SUMMARY:1UP Toronto Conference 2023
DESCRIPTION:The 2023 conference theme is Reconnect:\nHow does it feel to finally drop off from a Zoom call and reconnect with the spaces and people around you? Reconnect is a dialogue between youth and city builders about how we renew our relationships with the land, transform existing spaces, and reimagine our transportation systems for a world that is entirely different from what we knew before. We will explore whether the changes we see in our towns and cities today are just a blip on the radar or the beginning of something more permanent. We will navigate what youth’s role as citizens is now and can be in this new future.\n \n1UP Toronto Conference 2023 will feature:\n\nInspirational talks by movers and shakers in the fields of urban planning and architecture, art and design, engineering and technology, and community development\n1UP School Chapters’ Demo presented by secondary school students to showcase their in-progress design-build community projects\nA Design Jam where participants will work in teams to brainstorm, design, and prototype solutions for real life challenges affecting youth in urban communities\n\n \nWhat’s happening\n\nDesign Jam team case competition + pitch with a cash prize of $300 and 3D printed trophies for the winning team\n\n\nYouth Power school chapter student demos\n\n\nNetwork with city building professionals\n\n\nLunch + Snacks provided\n\n\n$5 Travel Reimbursement provided\n\n \nWhat you’ll leave with:\n\nCreative ideas and confidence to make your own mark\n\n\nDesign Thinking process + problem solving tools for any project\n\n\nOpportunities to get involved in addressing real-world challenges\n\n\nConnections to Toronto’s innovative leaders\n\n \nWho is this conference for?\nHigh school students aspiring to become city builders and community changemakers. If you’re curious about urban planning and architecture, art and design, engineering and technology, and community development, or just want to get more involved outside of school, you’re in the right place!\n \nWhat do I need to know or bring?\nJust an open mind to learn and create! No experience required. We’ll be providing lunch, snacks, and conference gear. Invite your friends (please have them register here too), but don’t worry about getting a team together for the Design Jam – we’ll be organizing everyone into teams at the conference.\n \nAccessibility\nThe venue is fully accessible. Please contact us at hello@urbanminds.co if you have any accessibility needs.\n \nConference Schedule\n9:30 AM – Registration and Breakfast\n10:00 AM – Introduction\n10:10 AM – Keynote Speaker\n\nDeborah Cowen, Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto\n\n10:20 AM – Panel Discussion\n\nAlex Hanes, Master of Planning Student, Toronto Metropolitan University (Moderator)\nSean Nix, Associate Dean of Architectural, Chemical and Environmental Sciences at Sheridan College\nPhat Le, Architectural Designer, Infrastructure Institute at University of Toronto School of Cities\nKeisha St.Louis-McBurnie, Urban Planner, Urban Strategies Inc.\nTennesha Joseph, Project Lead, Are You Afraid of the Dark TO\n\n10:50 AM – Design Jam Part 1\n12:55 PM – Lunch\n1:30 PM – 1UP Fair\n\nMarc Garneau Collegiate Institute\nMilliken Mills High School\nNorthview Heights Secondary School\nRichmond Green Secondary School\nWhite Oaks Secondary School\n\n2:15 PM – Design Jam Part 2\n4:10 PM – Closing Remarks and Group Photo\n4:20 PM – Awards\n4:30 PM – Networking\n \nBonus! Win a $20 e-gift card of your choice by bringing the most number of clean, reusable items to 1UP Toronto Conference. Help us reduce waste and reuse household items creatively for making 3D models at our conference!\n \nConference Organizers\nUrban Minds is a non-profit organization based in Toronto with a mission to create meaningful ways for youth to shape equitable and sustainable cities.\n1UP Toronto is a youth-led program of Urban Minds.\nPlan Bold is an outreach program where Toronto Metropolitan University planning students educate high school students on the field of urban planning.\n
URL:https://climatechallenge.ca/events-campaign/1up-toronto-conference-2023/
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LOCATION:105 Bond Street Toronto, ON M5B 2K3
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