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It’s that time again we have another top notch event for you to sink your teeth into. This time it’s a debate. So lets get ready to rumble.
Get in involved in the debate.
We’ve all seen Yes Minister on the BBC, what’s to say that is not the type of planning we are per pouting in Ireland at this current time? Or are we firmly squaring up to be the evidence based planners we aim to be?
For those who haven’t 
Come along get that free tea and coffee into you and get your best debating hat on as two select professionals get straight to the hard-line issues.
We promise you won’t be disappointed!
| Topic | Speaker | Date |
| SEA and EIA | Des Cox | 28th February |
| Property Valuation and NAMA | Chris McGarry | 28th March |
| Change of Use and Planning Exemptions | TBC | Beginning of May |
| Panel Discussion TBC | TBC | 30th May |
| Planning Maps and Drawings Layouts | TBC | 27th June |
| Legal Debate | TBC | 25th July |
The above proposed dates, topics and speakers are on a provisional basis. Any suggested alternative topics please email ypn@ipi.ie
The Irish Planning Institute publishes “Pleanáil” which is the only journal on planning theory, research and professional planning practice published in Ireland. The IPI is seeking high-quality, evidence-based research for the 2013 edition of Pleanáil.
Submission Information: Closing date for receipt of papers is 4pm Wednesday 20th February 2013.
Please send submissions to the editor, Emma Pillion MIPI at e.pillion@ipi.ie.
All text must be fully double spaced and in 12 point Garamond type and referenced in the Harvard style. All pages must be numbered. Do not justify right hand margins. Manuscripts should be saved in MS Word.doc or .docx format. Images should be submitted separately with position indicated in soft copy containing text. If the submission is highly dependent on images please contact the editor to confirm that sufficient quality can be maintained.
Please forward this to anyone you think may be interested.
The IPI Young Planners Network would like to invite you to the second lecture in our Continuous Professional Development series for students and graduates entering planning practice: ‘Things They Don’t Teach You in Planning School’. Given the pace of change in planning legislation and statutory guidance, many young planners experience difficulties when faced with a planning file for the first time. The purpose of the series is to expose young planners to key technical skills critical to practice in both the public and private sectors. While the series has been designed in response to comments received from recent graduates entering the work force, any planner wishing to brush up on essential skills and current practice is welcome to attend.
The next lecture will take place at 6.30 pm on Thursday, 24th January 2013 in Room 333, Dublin Institute of Technology, Dublin 1. A Corporate Plan consultation workshop will take place before the lecture at 5pm in Room 333. This is a free event and all are welcome. Places are strictly limited and will be reserved on a strictly first come, first served basis. RSVP a.s.a.p. to ypn@ipi.ie. We look forward to seeing you there!
Lesson 2 in the series is to be given by Philip Jones FIPI, Assistant Director of Planning in An Bord Pleanála and former president of the IPI. He will give an overview of what it is like to work for an appellate body like An Bord Pleanála. He will discuss what the role of a planning inspector entails and how this role differs from that of a local authority planner.
The Irish Planning Institute held their annual dinner in the Clarence Hotel, Dublin 1 on November 9th, 2012. At the dinner the Institute presented a number of awards to students and recent graduates to commend them for their work within the planning system.
The IPI awarded the inaugural Young Planner of the Year Award to Amy Hastings for her important work in both her planning practice and with the IPI. Two other young planners Colin Broderick and Aoife Doyle were shortlisted for the award and presented with certificates. All nominees were commended for their contribution to the planning system.
Also awarded on the night were student awards to DIT and UCC. DIT students won for their work on Greencastle SDZ which was completed between September and December 2011 by the 4th year Spatial Planning class as part of the masterplanning module. UCC students won an award for their project The Gowran Village Appraisal and was completed by a group of second year MPlan students.
The Irish Planning Institute Greater Dublin Area Branch and IPI Young Planners Network are pleased to announce a CPD seminar on the topic of ‘Planning and Urban Design Responses to Disaster and Conflict’, which will take place on Thursday, 15th November 2012 at the Wood Quay Venue, Dublin 2. The United Nations Environment Programme estimates that, since 2000, the world has witnessed over 35 major conflicts and 2500 disasters. This seminar explores the role that spatial planning and urban design can play in the recovery of communities affected by disaster and conflict at different levels of design. Speakers will give presentations on a variety of topics, including first response to disaster and conflict; the success and failure of well-meaning interventions; planning in developing countries and the challenges of developing much-needed commercial projects in recovering regions.
When: 6.00 p.m. – 8.00 p.m. on Thursday, 15th November 2012.
Where: The Wood Quay Venue, Dublin City Council, Dublin 2. The CPD Seminar will be followed by a social event at the Bull and Castle, 7 Lord Edward St, Dublin 2.
Speakers: Commandant Damian McEvoy and Captain Tim O’Connor – Irish Defence Forces
Jenny Donovan Inclusive Design (Australia) and Author of ‘Planning and Urban Design Responses to Disaster and Conflict’
Brendan O’Sullivan – University College Cork
Hugh Murray – Hugh Murray Architects (Limerick)
Cost: free to IPI members. €10 for non-members.
The number of places available is strictly limited and will be awarded on a first come first served basis. Please email dublin@irishplanninginstitute.ie to book a place. Booking will close on Friday, 9th November 2012.
To all IPI members and Young Planners,
The public consultation draft of “A Framework for Sustainable Development for Ireland ” is available for download on the IPI website. The IPI Council has set up a small sub-group to co-ordinate a submission on this document to the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government.
It is now 15 years since “Sustainable Development: a Strategy for Ireland” was published and it is important that the IPI has input into this new Sustainable Development Framework. I would invite you to send me your views on this draft document so that they can be consideredby the sub- group in preparing the IPI submission to the Department. Whereas all comments are welcome, it might be more useful to focus on the main issues and direction of the document rather than the detail and this might only be a page in length.
Please return any submission to me at e-mail address info@irishplanninginstitute.ie not later than the 6th February 2012.
Thanks,
Gerry Sheeran,
IPI Council Member
