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PIPA events are tailored to our members’ interests, and we often develop events in response to suggestions and offers from members. Our events range from simple lunchtime meetings for sharing practice information, to one-day events covering topics of special interest. 

Andrew Matheson the Network Manager will be very pleased to receive your ideas and suggestions.

Below are details of some of the recent Network events offered to Members, the content of which may be of interest - and may spark further ideas too!

PIPA AT THE PLANNING CONVENTION 2011

PIPA hosted an exceptionally well attended workshop titled ‘Bottom-up planning – more or less democratic?’ Richard Humphreys QC and Cllr Conor McAuley from LB Newham outlined the issues from their respective viewpoints and invited discussion of the potential benefits and barriers to democratic decision-making for local planning. One of the presentations from the Convention can be viewed here and a note of the session is available here.

PIPA Conference 2010 - Sheffield

Planning Minister Bob Neill kindly agreed to give the keynote address at the PIPA Conference 2010. Two other plenaries were delivered by Cllr David Smith from the Local Government Association and Cristina Howick of Roger Tym & Partners who was making her second appearance in two years. The afternoon presented a choice of 12 break-out sessions across three timeslots - the widest choice offered to date. The delegates that completed feedback sheets were 100% agreed that the Conference content was good or excellent.

PPS4 PLANNING FOR PROSPEROUS ECONOMIES

In February 2010 Cristina Howick (from Roger Tym & Partners) who was so well received at the PIPA Conference outlined, explained and took questions on the new PPS4: Planning for Prosperous Economies. The Presentation from the event can be seen in the Resources section of the Members area.

PIPA IN NORTHERN IRELAND

In November 2009 PIPA contributed to a Conference in NI about local government reform that around  2011 will see eleven new Councils with planning powers for the first time since 1973. The programme and presentations from the Conference can be viewed here.

THIRD PIPA CONFERENCE 2009

The Conference held at the London Savoy Place Conference Centre in October 2009 included contributions from the the Infrastructure Planning Commission, The Local Government Association & the Homes & Communities Agency. The 100 delegates engaged in a wide range of break-out sessions, some exploring European good practice to compare with the English situation. The programme for the event can be seen here - Members can access the presentations given at the event under 'Resources'.

PIPA WORKSHOP AT THE PLANNING CONVENTION 2009

For 2009 we arranged a discussion under the title 'Does recession mean sell-out? - maintaining quality in a cold climate. The discussion was started by Cllr Clare Denman (Crawley BC) ans Cllr Alastair Moss (LB Westminster); the session has been summarised and your further contributions are invited via this link.

SECOND PIPA CONFERENCE 2008

The Conference held at Manchester Business School in October 2008 included a contribution from the Secretary of State Hazel Blears. Right at the outset of her speech the Minister said “how glad I am that PIPA exists”. And the 100 delegates then engaged positively with a wide range of speakers and break-out sessions. The programme for the event can be seen here - Members can access the presentations given at the event under 'Resources'.

PIPA WORKSHOP AT THE PLANNING CONVENTION 2008

This very successful Workshop on 'Effective Community Engagement' has been summarised and your further contributions are invited via this link.

FIRST PIPA CONFERENCE IN SCOTLAND

Thanks to funding support from the Scottish Government, a very successful first Conference for Scottish Elected Members involved with planning was held on 21st June 2008 in Glasgow - see the programme for the event here. 

NETWORKS CONFERENCE: Empowerment and Influence – planning and learning through the RTPI Networks 

The 1st joint Networks Conference was held in Birmingham in April 2008 and was a great success. If you were one of the attendees – or even if you just wish now that you had been part of it! – Network Members (after logging in) can download the two plenary presentations here:
Learning from the Past - Kelvin MacDonald (this is a large file and may take some time to download
Learning from the world - Dr Michel Sudarskis

FIRST PIPA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Thanks to sponsorship from IDeA and the Planning Advisory Service PIPA held its first national Conference in Birmingham in June 2007. 
Please see the flyer for the event here.
The event was a great success and the Presentations made at the Conference are now available to PIPA members in the Members Area of the PIPA webpages. 

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Author:

Andrew Matheson

Publisher:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

Date:

07-Nov-11

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