Past Events

Please feel free to join us for the Fall 2019 SEDRD Speaker Series with Dr. Christopher Ali discussing “Broadband to the Farm and the Politics of Rural Connectivity in America.”  No registration is required. 

International Rural Planning and Development Guest Speaker: Alejandro Argumedo – Potato Park, Cusco-Peru Title of the presentation: “Food Neighbourhoods": Biocultural Planning and Emerging Food Solutions to Climate Crisis in the Andes. Pizza and drinks will be served. About the Presentation:

University of Guelph - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series presents: Jerry Van Eyck, ING, RLA, ASLA Founder and Principal of !melk. New York City "Sixth Sense" Limited seating - all welcome to attend. Please register for the event for FREE on the Eventbrite link.

The Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) will host their annual conference from October 1-3, 2019 in Toronto. The conference will focus on understanding the challenges facing planning over the next 25 years, such as uneven growth, climate change, and technology. Each year the School coordinates opportunities for graduate students to attend the OPPI conference. Watch the list serve for more details in the early fall.

The 2019 Canadian Rural Revitalization Foundation (CRRF) Conference is all about bringing together practitioners, policy makers, community leaders, and researchers interested in rural issues.  This conference is a unique opportunity to share your own successes, learn from a diverse group of individuals, and hear the latest on issues that matter to communities and people who call rural Canada home.

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Ph.D. in Rural Studies QUALIFYING EXAM SEMINAR by Stephen Robert Penner "Examining the Relationship between Indigenous Law and Indigenous Food Sovereignty miijim mino-pimatiswin  (ᒦᒋᒻ ᒥᓄ ᐱᒪᑎᓺᓐ)"

Please feel free to join us for the Fall 2019 SEDRD Speaker Series with Louis Helps (Msc - RPD candidate) and Ashleigh Weeden (PhD RST candidate) discussing “Enhancing Smart Ecosystems.  Reflections from ICRPS 2019 in Finland.”  No registration is required.  Please feel free to bring your lunch.   You can also listen and join the discussion via video on Zoom.

School of Environmental Design and Rural Development - Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture Series Landscape Architecture Symposium Representing Landscapes:  Advancements in Visual Communications and Data Visualization Jose Alfredo Ramirez  Jose is an architect, co-founder and director of Groundlab and Co-Director of the Landscape Urbanism MArch/ MSc Graduate Programme at the Architectural Association (AA), London, UK. His focus is on parametric and digital design in landscape architecture.

On Tuesday, September 17th the Ontario Association of Landscape Architects will be visiting the school, providing an overview of what the organization does and why it’s valuable to get involved, plus, they will be providing a free lunch!

Please feel free to join us for the Fall 2019 SEDRD Speaker Series with Dr. Ryan Gibson discussing “Embedded Wealth in Place: The Nexus of Liveable Communities and Philanthropy.”  No registration is required.  Please feel free to bring your lunch.   You can also listen and join the discussion via video on Zoom.