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APRU Funded Registration for Ph.D. Students, Postdocs, and Early Career Academics

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Thanks to the support from APRU, we are now able to offer a number of free registrations at early birds rate, as follows:

  • 24 free registrations for PhD students;
  • 14 free registrations for Postdocs and Early Career Academics.

Please check out the updated registration page in the conference website for information on the selection criteria for both categories.

Please encourage anyone among your network falling in the categories above to apply for the APRU-funded registrations.

In  light of the above, we are also extending the deadlines for joining the working groups and for the submission of PhD papers as follows:

  • The new deadline for full paper submission for PhD students is Sunday 20th September (NZ time);
  • The new deadline for the submission of Expression of Interest to join a working group is Wednesday 30th September.

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/apruscl/

https://twitter.com/APRU_SCL

Registration opens for the APRU SCL Conference and Ph.D. Symposium!

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REGISTRATION OPENS TODAY for the the APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes 2020 Conference and Ph.D. Symposium taking place virtually December 14-18th, 2020!
In order to register, please SUBMIT YOUR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) to join a Working Group by the August 31st deadline. Learn more about the Working Groups: https://www.apru-scl-2020.org/working-groups/
Hosted by The University of Auckland in New Zealand, this year’s Conference offers unique programming addressing the local context of New Zealand, SDGs, and COVID-19. https://www.apru-scl-2020.org/programme/. The Conference will be held virtually across five days and at suitable times across the Pacific Rim.

APRU SCL Conference 2020 | Virtual Conference | Ph.D. Symposium | Save the Date!

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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT / SAVE THE DATE!
The 4th annual APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Conference 2020, originally planned to be held at The University of Auckland in Auckland, New Zealand will now be held as a virtual event in December 14-18th, 2020. The conference will be held at times that suit all regions of the Pacific Rim. Due to the evolution of the COVID-19 globally and the uncertainties around international travels, the 2020 Conference has been postponed.
An exciting addition to the conference this year is the Ph.D. Student Symposium organised in collaboration with the Future Cities Research Hub of the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of Auckland. Accepted Ph.D. students will have the opportunity to attend the whole conference and join a Working Group based on their research focus and interest.
The 2020 Conference includes two new Working Groups:
Children, Youth and Environments
Indigenous Knowledge and Wisdom
Working Groups and plenary sessions will address alignment of topics with the Sustainable Development Goals and with COVID-19.
We encourage you to save the following dates and more details will be released soon.
Conference Registration opens July 20th.
Expressions of Interest to join a Working Group opens August 31, 2020.

University of Chile hosts virtual Seminar, “Ethic turns of City: Sustainability post Covid-19”

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Dr. Beatriz Maturana Cossio, Associate Professor at the Institute of History and Patrimony and the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism at the University of Chile and International Steering Committee of the APRU SCL Hub co-organized and lead the “Ethic turns of City: Sustainability post Covid-19” Seminar which took place on June 19, 2020. The seminar was very successful with more than 400 participants and break out conversations in the chat room. Participants joined internationally from Perú and Ecuador as well. Many thanks to Dr. Beatriz Maturana Cossio and an all-female team of academics and technology support for their collaborative work in establishing this important dialogue at the intersection of the APRU SCL Hub.

For more information about the event in Spanish, please visit: https://unegocios.uchile.cl/observatorios/observatorio-de-sostenibilidad/seminario-giros-eticos/

View the “Ethic turns of City: Sustainability post Covid-19” Seminar here:

 

Upcoming Webinars with Moderator and Discussant Jeff Hou: Bottom-up Community Resilience during and beyond COVID-19

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During the COVID-19 crisis, community self-help and mutual support have become critical to the survival of many individuals, lending a lifeline to some of the most vulnerable populations in our society. In contrast to the government or institutional responses, they represent the agency and ability of the civil society groups to mobilize in times of crisis—a process that has proven to be effective in other disaster scenarios.

The first of a two-part webinar brings together researchers and organizers from Hong Kong, Manila, Melbourne, Shanghai, and Singapore to highlight exemplary efforts in the respective locations.

The second webinar builds on the discussion of civil society efforts on the first day to drill into the challenges facing the marginalized populations during the pandemic. This session brings together researchers and organizers from Hong Kong, Taipei, and Tokyo to highlight efforts of both supporting organizations and the marginalized social groups during COVID-19.

Through short presentations followed by a roundtable discussion, the session explores what these efforts have in common and how they respond to specific social and institutional contexts. It further examines the implications of the civil society efforts during COVID-19 for long-term social resilience in the Pacific Rim.

The webinars are organized by APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Hub and the Pacific Rim Community Design Network.

To register, please click here.

Bottom-up Resilience? Challenges for the Marginalized Publics under COVID-19 (Part I)

Tuesday, July 7, 2020 (Asia & Australasia) and Monday, July 6 , 2020 (Americas)

Registration

Speakers:

Shuyun Cao, Dinghaiquiao Mutual Aid Society
Yang Bao, Dinghaiquiao Mutual Aid Society
Dr Tessa Maria Guazon, University of the Philippines Diliman
Bernard Lee, Fixing HK
Dr Iderlina Mateo-Babiano, The University of Melbourne
Dr Tan Beng Kiang, National University of Singapore

Moderator:
Prof Jeffrey Hou, Urban Commons Lab, University of Washington

Discussant:
Dr Kian Goh, UCLA

Bottom-up Resilience? Challenges for the Marginalized Publics under COVID-19 (Part II)

Wednesday, July 8, 2020 (Asia & Australasia) and Tuesday, July 7 , 2020 (Americas)

Registration

Speakers:

Prof Cecilia Chu, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Marta Catalan Eraso, The University of Hong Kong
Dr Shu-Mei Huang, National Taiwan University
Ms Nao Kasai, Advocacy and Research Centre for Homelessness (ARCH) and The University of Tokyo
Dr Masato Dohi, Advocacy and Research Centre for Homelessness (ARCH) and Tokyo Institute of Technology
Ms Michelle Siu Woon Wong, Impact HK
Ms Magokoro Yoshihira, YUI Associates

Moderator:
Dr Shu-Mei Huang, National Taiwan University

Discussant:
Prof Jeffrey Hou, Urban Commons Lab, University of Washington