Events

City Shapers in Communities workshop series by Kitsilano House and CityHive

3:21pm - 4:00pm (+14 days)

Explore ways public space design can mitigate the impacts of climate change, ways to influence local decision-makers to take meaningful action, and how to step into your power to lead. For ages 13-30. Limited spaces.

U. of N. Iowa talk: Who Owns our Knowledge?

10:00am

How the proliferation of open access journals, led by scholars and published by universities from around the world, is challenging publishing models, reshaping access to knowledge, and redefining the global landscape of scholarly communication.

Compelling statements of interest

10:00am - 11:00am

The statement of interest (SOI) is an essential part of a graduate school application. In this session, we take a closer look at the statement and provide advice on how to make yours as strong as possible

National online career symposium for grad students and postdocs

6th annual Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Network event. Free, through UBC's Sponsorship.

Employer On-Campus: Metrolinx

12:00pm

Open to students and recent grads interested in full-time or student opportunities in engineering, urban planning, architecture, or project delivery. Virtual session.

Urban Studies info night

6:30pm - 8:00pm

An evening with faculty and students from the Urban Studies program. Learn about academic pathways, explore career opportunities in urban planning and related fields, and connect with others who share your interests.

False Creek South as a Cultural Landscape Tour

2:00pm

Heritage Vancouver and the False Creek South Neighbourhood Association's walking tour through False Creek South. The tour will give context surrounding the planned redevelopment of the neighbourhood. Tickets by donation.

PIBC webinar: Planning for Employment Growth and Economic Resiliency

12:00pm - 1:30pm

PIBC represents networking and knowledge, and many PIBC events earn points towards RPP certification. This time: the role of a strong industrial land base to employment, economic and business growth that support the resiliency of our communities.

Values-Based Approaches and Indigenous Leadership in Flood Adaptation

12:30pm - 1:20pm

How design can support Indigenous priorities, revitalize ecological and cultural relationships, and reimagine adaptation as an act of reciprocity and responsibility.

APSC talk: "Communities of Resilience: Chinatown Vancouver"

12:00pm

Donna Seto, the author of Chinatown Vancouver: An Illustrated History, explores communities that inhabit cultural sites like Vancouver’s Chinatown and helps us understand how connection to place, the past and the future preserve these communities.

Metro Vancouver's Climate Action Dialogues

12:00pm - 1:30pm

Where are the climate investments in Metro Vancouver, BC, and beyond? Which climate actions deliver measurable results? What is the progress in clean energy? What emerging trends will shape our collective future?

IRES seminar: Urban Design strategies to address noise impacts to nature

12:30pm - 1:20pm

Strategies to restore acoustic biodiversity through urban design (from lower speed limits to sound-conscious green spaces) as a pathway to healthier, more equitable, and ecologically vibrant cities.

PIBC 2025 World Town Planning Day

5:30pm - 10:00pm

Planners from across BC, the Yukon and beyond, along with special invited guests from government, academia and related professions, students, and new emerging planning professionals will all gather in Vancouver for PIBC's WTPD gala.

"Life after cars": a talk by Vision Zero Vancouver

6:30pm

A discussion on urban design and the future of transportation, live in Vancouver with The War on Cars hosts Doug Gordon and Sarah Goodyear, and Vancouver City Councilor Lucy Maloney.

CTLT Graduate Instructional Skills Workshop

Application for the WAITLIST of this ISW opens on September 27 at 9:00 am and closes on November 6 at 4:30 pm. For this ISW you must be registered as a Graduate Student in Winter Session Term 1. Dates Nov. 9, 15 & 16.