Upcoming Events

The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development and Global Affairs Canada invite you to the magistral presentation of Dr. Paul Winters and Dr. Thouraya Triki from IFAD – United Nations. They will be accompanied by Global Affairs representatives; Mr. Stephen Potter, Director Agriculture and Food Systems and Mr. Anatoliy Shatkovskyy, Senior Analyst. After the presentation there will be small groups meetings. The activity is part of IFAD’s visit to Canada to strengthen the alliance between Canadian universities, Global Affairs Canada and IFAD. The aim is to link Canadian...

The University of Guelph’s Landscape Architecture programs in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development invite Landscape Architecture firms and public sector organizations to attend our 3rd annual LA Networking Night on January 30th.   Designed to connect our BLA and MLA graduating classes with professionals, this networking event offers the profession exposure to emerging practitioners, and students the opportunity to find potential opportunities post-graduation.  The night will include opening remarks from guest speakers, a ‘speed dating’ format, and time to...

The Rural Symposium is an annual opportunity for University of Guelph graduate students to showcase their rural research to policy makers, policy analysts, and program staff from the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA). The event facilitates knowledge mobilization and network building between graduate students at the University of Guelph, researchers, and OMAFRA . The 2020 Rural Symposium will take place on February 5, 2020, from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm at the Conference Centre at 1 Stone Road in Guelph.  Registration to attend the 2020 Rural Symposium is now...

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents: George Dark, FCSLA, FASLA, OALA Recipient of the Governor General's Medal in Landscape Architecture (GGMLA) Senior Design Partner at Urban Strategies Inc. “DENCITY” George Dark, FCSLA, FASLA, OALA , Senior Design Partner at Urban Strategies, is an urban designer, landscape architect and member of both the College of Fellows of the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects and the Council of...

The 4th biennial GIS in Education and Research Conference will be held on March 4 and 5, 2020, at Hart House, University of Toronto. The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development is supporting interested students from SEDRD, all programs to attend this conference (BLA, MLA, RPD, CDE).  The School will support partial registration payment and transportation for the MARCH 4th day of the conference. The keynote speaker of the event is Prof. Mike Batty, Bartlett Professor Emeritus of Planning in the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA) at University College, London,...

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents: Colleen Mercer Clarke, APALA, CSLA Chair, CSLA Committee on Climate Adaptation Event details to be announced. Lecture kindly supported by the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects. All welcome to attend. Contact:  Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Coordinator:  Nadia Amoroso, Assistant Professor.