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[Apologies for the late notice...]
Green Action Centre and Bike Winnipeg invite you to join us for a local
viewing of the following APBP webinar: *Getting to Better Outcomes from
Public Engagement. *
This 75-minute webinar viewing takes place in the EcoCentre
<http://greenactioncentre.ca/content/ecocentre-directions-and-travel-options/>
boardroom
(3rd floor, 303 Portage Ave) and will be followed by group discussion of
local applications.
RSVPs appreciated but not necessary. Hope to see you then!
cheers,
Beth
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Getting to Better Outcomes from Public Engagement
*Wednesday, December 17th, 2:00-3:15 p.m., EcoCentre Boardroom*
NOTE: This is a 75-minute webinar.
*Key takeaways*
• Understand key psychological concepts that affect public process
• Give examples of successful techniques for public engagement
• Describe how public process can adapt to different types of projects
*Description*
Join us for this session to explore ways to improve the public engagement
process. Presenters from St. Paul, Memphis and Los Angeles offer three
different perspectives on getting better outcomes from public meetings and
suggest techniques for expanding outreach and gaining support. Learn about
psychological concepts that can be applied to add transparency and
consistency to the public process while increasing insight and buy-in. Find
out how the City of Memphis scales outreach efforts to the size and impact
of the project, and how pop-up workshops can engage new stakeholder groups
and generate better input.
*Presenters*
- Emily P. G. Erickson
- Jessie Holzer, Planner, Alta Planning + Design
- Kyle Wagenschutz, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, City of Memphis
Hi,
Canada Bikes is looking for the right person to help foster a dialogue
around cycling across the country.
It's time Canadians had a cross-country conversation about bikes and what
they mean to our past, present and future.
Canada Bikes is seeking an energetic, knowledgeable and ambitious person to
help us grow our voice for cycling-as-transportation at the national
level.
You'll be starting with a pretty easy win: working with individuals and
organizations accross the country to plan and host the second annual
national event "Bike Day in Canada in May 2015. The idea is to use this fun
and simple event as a springboard for collaboration across Canada.
This is a self-funded position, suitable for starters keen and able to make
connections, willingto engage new people and, above all, raise some cash.
Although self-funded, you'll have a head start. You will have board support
in fundraising and budgeting, lessons-learned from last year's event and
considerable control over how you approach your own tasks.
All the details on the position, including anticipated renumeration and
preferred skill set are here:
http://canadabikes.org/component/content/article/2-uncategorised/72-job-off…
Talk to us. Feel free to use the contact info in the job offer, or call me
here locally in Winnipeg for further info or to see if it might be the
right fit for you.
Feel free to pass this on widely.
Cheers,
Anders Swanson
on behalf of the board of Canada Bikes
204-797-1962
If you haven't already signed up to help or donated kids bikes/parts or $,
just a reminder that the 4th annual Cycle of Giving takes place this weekend
at Orioles Community Centre, 448 Burnell St from 12 noon on Saturday,
December 6th to 12 noon on Sunday December 7th.
Cycle of Giving is a 24 Hour Bike Building Marathon bringing together
volunteers to build reconditioned bicycles for Winnipeg children in need.
Last year this event built over 300 bikes and with your help we can build
even more. With your generous support we also hope to raise over $15,000 to
support free bicycle programming in Winnipeg. This weekend we will turn
Orioles Community Centre into a magical workshop where salvaged bicycles are
turned into holiday dreams come true.
Find out how you can support the Cycle of Giving at www.thewrench.ca
<http://www.thewrench.ca> .
Drop by and lend a hand or donate to help support the WRENCH's bike
programming for youth. Let's make bicycle dreams come true!
Please share widely - if you are interested in active school travel and
want to learn more about tracking tools and data collection, this is the
webinar for you!
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*JOIN US FOR A SCHOOL TRAVEL PLANNING WEBINAR *
*Putting the Fun into Surveying for Active & Sustainable School Travel
Planning*
*Tuesday, December 9, 2014 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (EDT)*
Counting, collecting, mapping and using baseline and follow-up data can
involve and inspire school travel champions of all ages, and help
decision-makers provide safe routes to school. Please join us December 9
for a webinar that showcases two innovative approaches that can support
your School Travel Planning projects. Both presentations were a hit at the
recent Walk21 Sydney 2014 conference - well worth the 90 minutes of your
time!
There will be a discussion period after each presentation:
- *The Living Streets Travel Tracker. A complete web-based monitoring
and rewards system that uses a classroom whiteboard.* The Travel Tracker
is a new web-based tool which works alongside WoW (Walk once a Week),
Living Streets' long term Walk to School programme, to make the experience
bigger, bolder and more interactive than ever before. It acts as a digital
alternative to wallcharts for recording journeys to school, delivering all
of the same functions, plus a whole lot more. Combined with monthly badges,
the Travel Tracker forms a complete monitoring and rewards system fit for
Strider's journey into the future! Presenter: Chris Thompson, Schools and
Projects Coordinator, Living Streets Scotland.
- *Don't Let the Robots Win: The power of CounterPoint AND a new hi-tech
vision of School Travel Planning.* CounterPoint is that little counting
app designed around teenaged traffic engineers and its making a splash.
Come learn what's been piloted in real-life, the changes made and fantastic
design for you to use! It's meant to be your new Super-Duper Tool slash
Video Game of the Future! We're making it easy to get started in School
Travel Planning, from Reykjavik to Moose Jaw. All it takes is a one teacher
and one classroom click. Then... School by School and Community by
Community - setting a new standard in walkability and bike-ability
measurement that is elegant, clear, fun and addictive! Presenter: Anders
Swanson, Director of Software Development / Program design, Green Action
Centre, Manitoba, Canada.
*To register, click here.
<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=0010MoJ2MB-1jIOoCpu0i-gemkOSIuFm-YbndB_usft7eC-…>
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Production of this webinar is made possible through a financial
contribution from Loblaw.
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