"The free events are helpful - spread around the UK not just London - especially for promoting state of the art and current issues." (Network survey, 2009)

The Regeneration Network organises two types of events. Network discussions are small, short, roundtable meetings, with one or two speakers, and are designed to allow plenty of time for questions and debate. Study visits involve going to see a site, place or building as well as hearing a presentation and participating in a discussion. Both types are held at locations around the UK, at various times of the day and are usually free to attend.

Forthcoming  

Great Suffolk Street Junction Regeneration Project – RTPI Regeneration Network Award Winner 2010 study visit (Southwark, 9 September)

If you would like to host a Network event please contact me. 

2010 

Merthyr Tydfil – RTPI Regeneration Network Award Winner study tour (Merthyr Tydfil, 29 January)

Lessons from the New Deal for Communities Programme for future regeneration initiatives (Westminster, 22 March) 

Resident involvement in street improvements (Newcastle upon Tyne, 29 April)

Transforming the waterfront: tourism and regeneration in Cardiff (Cardiff, 7 May)

Funding Regeneration (London, 9 June) 

Greener Brownfield Regeneration: BRE Innovation Park @ Ravenscraig (Motherwell, 15 June)

The role of planning and regeneration in sub-regional approaches (Manchester, 5 July) 

2009 

A new way to plan - development related travel plans (London, 26 February)

Paddington - the first 10 years and the next 10 years (London, 25 March)

Section 106 agreements - time for review? (Bristol, 27 March)

Delivering a lasting legacy - the East Manchester Experience (Manchester, 29 April)

Regeneration Update - leading professionals discuss the issues of the day (Newcastle, 3 June)

Consultation Event on the Draft PPS4 Planning for Prosperous Economies (London, 11 June) 

The Planning System and Houses in Multiple Occupation (Brighton, 22 June)

Sustaining high quality, mixed tenure housing development in a period of economic austerity (Westminster, 24 June) 

Fixing broken neighbourhoods (Birmingham, 30 June)

Delivering in a recession: How are URCs coping with the credit crunch? (Peterborough, 1 July) 

Section 106 agreements - time for review? (London, 2 July)

Section 106 agreements - time for review? (Tunbridge Wells, 29 July)

How can planning aid successful regeneration? (Chester, 30 July)

Section 106 Agreements - time for review? (Grantham, 14 September)

Tourism in Walsall (Walsall, 16 September) 

Northmoor – Urban Surgery to create a Sustainable Community (Manchester, 6 November)

International comparisons on 'liveability' of cities (London, 19 November)

Section 106 Agreements - time for review? (Leeds, 25 November)

I'd like to host a visit or debate...

If you have an idea for a topic to discuss or a place to visit, or would like to host, please contact the network manager.  

How do I book my place?

Use the link in the title, which will take you to that entry on the website calendar. There’s a booking form at the bottom of that page. You’ll receive a confirmation of your place, and then a week or so before the event you’ll receive your joining instructions and any final information.

These Network events are free. So does it matter if I don’t turn up?

Well, yes it does. It’s discourteous to the hosts, who will be waiting for you and will have paid to provide food and refreshments for you. It’s unfair to other delegates, who may be kept waiting for things to start, as the organisers wait for people who have booked to turn up. And it’s really annoying to those on the waiting list for a place and would love to come if you can’t make it!

If you book a place and find you cannot attend, why not pass it on to a colleague? Alternatively, let the Network Manager know as soon as possible so that it can be allocated to someone else. We know that things happen and if you’re ill on the day we understand that you won’t be able to make it – but a call to the Network Manager on 020 7515 1913 would be helpful, so that the host can be informed. We do keep records of members who repeatedly book to attend events but don’t show up, and will not allow them to book on future events. Just think – it could be you hosting the next event!

What type of topics are covered?

Please see the lists above for 2009 and 2010 topics. 

I'm interested in the topic but can't make the date.  How can I catch up?

A briefing note is produced afterwards, which network members can access in the members' area of the Network's website, along with presentations and any additional follow-up materials. 

CPD

Depending on your personal development plan, these may provide continuing professional development (CPD). More information about CPD and how the RTPI measures it.

RTPI Regeneration events

Forthcoming RTPI events relating to regeneration can be found here. 

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Author:

Catherine Middleton

Publisher:

The Royal Town Planning Institute

Date:

27-Jul-10

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