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Register Now for CNU 17!
Get a Head Start on the Recovery — and on Early Registration Savings Before the May 8th Deadline
If you haven't registered yet for CNU
17, now is the time to click the button
below.
The early registration deadline is just three weeks away—and you won’t want to
miss the opportunity to get more New Urbanism for less.
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Taking place June 10-14 in Denver, Colorado,
the 17th Congress for the New Urbanism
is built to deliver more of New Urbanism's
advantage at a time when you need it most—learn
how to make communities more walkable,
more energy efficient, and more livable
just as demographic and cultural changes
swing demand in our direction.
The CNU
17 program offers networking opportunities
galore and a full slate of sessions on
topics carefully selected for their value,
relevance, and timeliness. In addition
to the plenary sessions, partner events,
and social networking opportunities, the
Congress for the New Urbanism is pleased
to feature the following:
50 Breakout Sessions
CNU 17 will be organized around several
tracks, with concurrent sessions that make
up the heart of the programming on Friday
and Saturday. From the best traditions
and techniques of urban design to cutting-edge
urban transportation, green design, and
mixed-use development innovations, breakout
offerings include sessions for first-time
attendees and seasoned new urbanists alike,
allowing you to create an agenda that suits
you.
199 Speakers
World leaders from urban design, planning,
development, and marketing will gather
in Denver to share insights to help make
you more successful at what you do. Come
to CNU 17 and exchange ideas with leaders
such as Victor Dover, Mayor John Hickenlooper,
Lizz Plater-Zyberk, Doug Farr, Andrés Duany,
Elinor Bacon, Nick Donohue, Peter Calthorpe,
John Norquist, Léon and Rob Krier, Robin
Rather, Hank Dittmar, Marianne Cusato,
Larry Beasley, and Steve Mouzon.
12 New Urbanism 202s
Geared towards the advancing professional,
these in-depth specialized seminars are
led by experts in the industry. Learn how
form-based codes have proven to be highly
successful tools for implementing sustainability
goals within a community. Hear from the
authors of the widely acclaimed book Retrofitting
Suburbia, whose plans for transforming
dying shopping malls have recently been
featured in magazines such as Time and Newsweek.
25 Tours and Experiences
CNU 17 will offer optional guided tours
of Denver and nearby Colorado communities
renowned for their architecture and urban
design. In an unprecedented opportunity,
CNU 17’s “Experiences” will take you beyond
the brick and mortar of architecture and
allow you to explore Colorado’s exemplary
New Urbanist developments with the people
who live and work there. How well does
this New Urbanism live up to the Charter—and
why or why not? How much do the green benefits
and convenience make a difference
in the lives of residents? What can we
learn from those who not only built these
places, but those who choose to live, work,
and play there?
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CNU 17 YouTube Video Contest
Deadline drawing near!
You still have time to take your shot
at getting your video played before large
audiences at CNU 17—along with a shot
at free registration—but not much
time. The deadline for entering CNU 17's
YouTube Video Contest is just two weeks
away. Submit an original three-minute maximum
video that illustrates how the principles
of New Urbanism—density, design, and
walkability—can make life better (and
if you like, funnier) while helping us
respond to environmental challenges that
we face.
The winning video will be highlighted
as part of the CNU 17 opening session and
will be featured on the CNU website. Its
creator will also receive one complimentary
4-day conference registration. All videos
will be shown in a loop in the exhibit
hall during CNU 17 so all congress attendees
can view them.
The submission deadline is next Friday,
April 24, 2009. So get out those cameras!
Click here for more details.
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Come Back Green with CNU 17
CNU 17 focuses on suburban retrofits,
green recovery, and coding for the community
This year, CNU's sessions and networking
opportunities will provide attendees
with the tools needed to overcome tough
conditions. Briefings and interactive
discussions will help to demystify complicated
federal stimulus guidelines and explore
ways for attendees to use New Urbanism
to their advantage and come back strong—economically,
environmentally, and socially.
There are whole tracks of sessions on
topics that will give you this much needed
edge, such as suburban
retrofits,
green
recovery,
and coding
for the community, through
which new urbanists will help rewrite
expectations for development in this
country, teaching everyone from elected
officials and developers to everyday
residents to expect more—more convenience,
more energy savings, more return on investment—from
their communities. |