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Previous keynote addresses |
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Dr Wendy Sarkissian is an inspiring and engaging speaker, speaking to national and international audiences on a range about the future of organisations, planning and housing.
She addresses a range of topics like:
- The future of work
- Caring for Nature in business
- Supporting an engaged citizenry
- Housing for real people and creating great places people love.
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2005
Caledon Institute
ANC National Policy Forum
on Neighbourhood Revitalization
Ottawa, Canada
25 October 2005 |
“Engaging Citizens in Neighbourhood Revitalization: Some Insights from Australian Practice.”
My PowerPoint presentation has been posted to the Action for Neighbourhood Change website and can be viewed via the following links:
 Three Challenging Questions
Stories in a Park: Community Renewal in Queensland
The Energy Wheel as a Diagnostic Tool
A Model for Community Engagement in Community Renewal
Community Renewal: Lessons from Australian Experience
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United Way Toronto Community Forum
October 2005
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“Second-Generation CPTED and Community Renewal: Lessons from Queensland, Australia.” |
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Life in the Urban Landscape Conference
Gothenburg, Sweden June 2005 |
“Madness, Intransigence and Old Hurts: Dealing with Emotion in Community Engagement.” The conference aimed to explore the emerging field of urban knowledge and to meet for informed debate and mutual learning around the emergence of new urban landscapes and processes for urban planning and development. Downloads:
Gothenburg keynote abstract 2005.pdf
PDF version of my PowerPoint presentation, courtesy of the
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Community Arts Network
of Western Australia (CANWA) Forum
July 2005 |
“The Artistry of Community Consultation.” Published in Artwork magazine (Issue 63, December 2005, pp. 27-32), providing an overview of how artistry can be incorporated into community engagement to make projects “sing”. It described the CREAW approach, which includes capacitybuilding, resourcefulness, efficiency, artfulness, and, underpinning all these aspects, wit.
See www.canwa.com.au |
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Residential Development Conference
Property Council
of WA
Perth May 2005 |
“The Social Stigma of High-Rise Development or A ‘CAN DO’ Approach to Higher Density Housing in Western Australia.” The Conference attracted over 110 delegates and focused on three key ingredients critical to residential development success: demographics, design and community consultation. |
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EcoEdge Conference
Melbourne
9-12 February 2005 |
“How much do planners hate Nature and what can be done about it?” |
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Creating Child-Friendly Cities Conference
Brisbane
October 2004 |
“Community engagement by children and young people in Australia”, with Elyssa Ludher. |
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‘Chautauqua’ Extravaganza of
Participatory Planning and Design
University
of Manitoba
October 2004 |
Keynote and workshop presenter, Chautauqua, nine lectures and workshops on subject ranging from community engagement to environmental ethics.
Click here to download abstracts of workshops and lectures. |
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| Urbanism Downunder Conference Auckland, NZ February 2003 |
Auckland, NZ, February 2003
“Listening to the softest voices: consulting children and Nature in planning public spaces in residential areas.” |
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