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Art of City Building Earlybird tickets are now available on Eventbrite - be the first to secure your ticket and support the conversation. Limited Early-bird In-Person, Virtual, Group and Supporter tickets are available. eventbrite.com/e/art-of-city… #placemaking #civicengagement
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We want to know, who inspires you to design better cities? Remember to save the date for our tenth anniversary on September 11-12! #UrbanDevelopment #placemaking #citydesign #urbanhalifax #civicengagement
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Celebrating ten years of shaping our cities together: save the date for our milestone conference on September 11 and 12, 2026!
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#dartmouth is a place for gathering with a rich history of communities that support each other. Tim Rissesco, CEO of Downtown Dartmouth, shares snippets of how it's changed over time to become a destination for food, coffee, and small businesses. #aocb25
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Did you know Two If By Sea Cafe and Humble Pie started at the #alderneyfarmersmarket ? #aocb25
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Have you explored the Alderney's Farmers Market yet? This market is over 200 years old and is a key part of Halifax's and Dartmouth's communities #aocb25
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Norman Valdez reminds us about the importance of using AI responsibly. With such a powerful tool, what ethical question should we be asking ourselves? #aocb25
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Nicholas LaValle founder from Clean Valley focuses on how to remove carbon pollution using marine biology. A great example of our third theme this year: Advanced Technology. #aocb25
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Zoya Sodhi from Evergreen highlights data as a tool for creating resilient cities. See their tool AI for the Resilient City here: evergreen.ca/impacts/ai-for-…

AI for the Resilient City

A data visualization tool enabling municipalities to better evaluate infrastructure projects, mitigate climate risks and invest effectively.

evergreen.ca
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Thinking about wellness by design, the second theme of this year's conference. What are your favorite placemaking initiatives in your community? #aocb25
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Mike Lydon talks about the whimsical and unpredictable parts of the city that are key to making these spaces feel human in relation to the new AI tools that hold both opportunities and limitations to support healthy cities. #aocb25
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Amanda Bishop, representing the University of Calgary shows how partnership between the city and research organizations can help us answer questions such as: Why is nature threatened? What policies protect nature? Who else can we learn from? #aocb25
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Dr Nourhan Bassam presents the needs and progress of feminists in urban planning roles. Learn more here: genderedcity.org/f/fem-des-r….

FEM. DES. Rotterdam Learnings!

Safety in public spaces is not a universal experience. Many of us may not realize that routine activities—like walking down the street, taking public transportation, or ordering a drink at a café—can...

genderedcity.org
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Robert Barnard from Tobogann Flats brings to light how lonely the youth of today is in Canada. This is where coliving steps in as a potential solution combatting both rising costs and the isolation people can feel when living alone. #aocb25
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Mikiko Terashima kicks off our next session on wellness by design as our moderator for this session. Inclusion starts by incorporating small practices into the way we communicate, such as describing visual aspects of a presentation for the visually impaired. #aocb25
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Thank you for joining us for an insightful conversation on climate resilience! Don't forget to be back at 1pm for the next topic: Wellbeing by Design #aocb25
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Vaishali Sachdeva shares how seaweed can be used at plastics. Why seaweed? It regenerates extremely fast and there is an abundance in Halifax. For Alaagi it is our responsibility to protect the oceans around us #aocb25
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Rachel Mitchell from Clean Foundation presents strategies and examples that involve smaller municipalities such as the living shoreline in the town of Annapolis. Check out the clean foundation here: cleanfoundation.ca/ #aocb25

Clean Foundation

Real Progress to a Cleaner Future

cleanfoundation.ca
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On our climate resilience panel Shin-pei Tsay starts by sharing insight from Boston on coastal resilience. A key note from her presentation is the importance of finding solutions that not only work but that can be scaled through design and collaboration.
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Thank you Robert Patzel for a poetic call to action. Let's build cities that don't just function- but feel Cities that don't just grow- but heal Cities that don't just serve- but inspire
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