Planning Education & Research: Retrospect and Prospect

Newcastle,  18 - 21 April 2018

School of Architecture Planning and Landscape
Newcastle University
NE1 7RU, United Kingdom

This year the 13th AESOP Heads of Schools Meeting is hosted by the School of Architecture Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, and coincides with the 25th Anniversary of its planning research centre, Global Urban Research Unit (GURU).

For more Information visit the
HoS Meeting Newcastle 2018 website here

Register online here

Registration fee: 60 £

PROGRAMME:

18 APRIL, Wednesday – AESOP ExCo Meeting

(only for members of the Executive Committee)

09.00 - 17.00        AESOP ExCo Meeting

12.30 - 13.30        Lunch

19 APRIL, Thursday – AESOP CoRep Meeting

(only for members of the Council of Representatives)

09.00 - 12.30         AESOP Council of Representatives Meeting

12.30 - 13.30         Lunch

13.30 - 17.00         AESOP Council of Representatives Meeting

20 APRIL, Friday – 13th AESOP Heads of School & GURU 25 Conference Urban Sciences Building / The Core / Newcastle Business School

09.00 - 09.30                        Arrival, tea/coffee

09.30 - 09.50                        Welcome and introductions

09.50 - 10.30                        Keynote speech 1 - Professor Patsy Healey, NCL

10.30 - 11.00                        Coffee/tea break

11.00 - 12.30                        Panel discussions

"Leading interdisciplinary planning schools: challenges and opportunities"

12.30 - 14.00                        Lunch

14.00 - 15.30            Parallel Sessions including panel discussions

• Planning Research: Big Data and Digital Platforms

• Planning Education: Internationalization and Students’ Experience

• Planning Profession: Future of Expertise and Post-truth

15.30 -16.00             Coffee/tea break

16.00-16.20              Key messages from parallel sessions

16.20-17.00              Keynote speech 2 - Speaker tbc

19.00                          GURU25 celebratory dinner

21 APRIL, Saturday - STUDY TOURS

• Study Tour Option 1 - Ouseburn Regeneration

• Study Tour Option 2 - The History of UK Planning Thought Expressed in Bricks and Concrete

• Study Tour Option 3 - The City That Was Not

Contact Information:
Alison Pattison
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tel. +44 191 2085648


School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
Newcastle University, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom