2009 RTPI President Martin Willey's Web Journal
04-Feb-09
The RTPI President Martin Willey has unveiled a new communications initiative for 2009 - the Presidential Blog, entitled 'My Year as RTPI President', and he wants to hear your views.
Martin's blog, which started early this year, has attracted a high number of viewers keen to know what the President has been up to. Martin regularly updates his blog with news and photographs from his Presidential engagements, RTPI regional visits and his thoughts on topical planning issues.
Make sure you check out Martin's blog now, he looks forward to your comments.
Martin Willey recently addressed the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Convention - also celebrating the centenary - and concluded their opening session with a summary of the excellent academic and research track record of the RTPI, their use of Partnership Boards for Planning Schools and the range of careers now open to spatial planners. You can view a PDF of the presentation here.
- Author:
- Nancy Hammonds
- Publisher:
- The Royal Town Planning Institute
- Date:
- 04-Feb-09
- Categories:
- Governance
- Sections:
- News & Media
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Comments (3)
Martin
Your most recent blog says:
We then met Huw Morris, Editor of Planning Magazine, to discuss our RTPI campaigns.
and then:
...discussing policy input to Richard Summer’s, Rynd Smith’s and the Planning Policy and Practice (PPP) Committee’s Planning for Climate Change paper that will be submitted to Margaret Beckett MP, the Planning Minister, at the Planning Convention in June.
The output from the Assembly has not been made transparent to members yet.
I commented before the Assembly that it would be unfortunate to see the RTPI as a 'campaiging organisation'.
The dreaded 'lobbying' word will be next if you are not careful.
Influencing is what the RTPI does.
And you and the RTPI are good at that.
Keep up the good work and avoid the pitfall of the wrong branding.
Best wishes
Phil Turner
Well done Martin !
This is a really good read and just what we all need to follow your exploits - my only comment is that if you want to develop a dialogue you need to identify key issues for e-discussion
I know you were a bit disappointed that few people had responded - if it helps, in my case, I've been snowed with other routine stuff and then found it difficult to spot how to comment
I may say I too have been a bit disappointed by the limited response to the "soft launch" of "Planning to Live with Climate Change" on the RTPI website - maybe for similar reasons
The trouble with website designers is that it's all so obvious to them that they can't understand that newcomers need bold upfront guidance through all the other stuff to "this is what you do" !
Are we just "grumpy old men" or are we just as up front as the rest of them in finding the time and getting the know-how to cope with the ever-expanding IT revolution ? !!!
Keep on chuffing ! - Richard
Thank you to those who have responded to my blog. My belated comments are as follows-
Phil, why shouldn't the RTPI campaign? Current campaigns are; to improve the status of LA Heads of Planning; to seek chartered membership of those who practice planning; to increase the influence of the RTPI in planning matters; and to improve public perception of the purpose and benefits of planning. Surely these are commendable aims of a 21st century professional body?
Richard, I trust you will have noticed the improvements to the website since the arrival of Nancy Hammonds our new web manager in Tino's Comms Team?
Chris and Willie, I would welcome more comments on "Mediation of Space". I regretfully only receive bewilderment and ridicule on this issue because people can't understand what we mean.
Anon re Edinburgh, forgive me but if a comment is worth making then ideally it should be sourced. I understand the need to protect confidentiality especially with employers but find it difficult to respond fairly, that is to say to give the Council the opportunity to respond to what you say without knowing from whence it came. I saw good and not so good in Edinburgh but the Council team recognised where improvements were required and I believe that they are doing a good job.
Martin