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David Atkinson

City of Ottawa
Senior Planner / Urban Designer
City of Ottawa, Canada

I am a registered professional planner and urban designer with a sustainability and arts background. I work on all design aspects of urban planning and municipal policy with a focus on mainstreet redevelopment, complete street conversions and the development and programming of new public spaces through creative partnerships with local artist, developers and local business associations.

19:00 CEST

Side Event: Boiling Amsterdam: A Live Crowdfunding Event for Placemakers Het Parool TheaterJesse Jop Jorg

07:30 CEST

Conference Registration PDZ: Main Entrance

10:00 CEST

Off-Site Workshop: Evaluating Shared Spaces Floor 6Pieter de Haan • Sjoerd Nota

14:00 CEST

NEW: Off-site Workshop: Christopher Alexander Revisited Bureau B+BAnna Fink • Mascha Onderwater • Sofia Opfer • Simona Serafino

20:00 CEST

Opening Reception Broedplaats LELYNatasja van den Berg • Eric van der Burg • Jaap Draaisma • Eva de Klerk • Jaap Schoufour

08:00 CEST

Activation: Flying Grass Carpet PDZ: Main Entrance Breakfast & Registration Pakhuis de Zwijger (PDZ)

09:00 CEST

Welcome: Placemaking, Where Do We Stand? PDZ Floor 2: Grote Zaal (Great Hall)Minouche Besters • Bregje Bleeker • Stefan Bödecker • Hans Karssenberg • Fred Kent • Charlot Schans

09:45 CEST

Plenary: Local Placemaking Roundup PDZ Floor 2: Grote Zaal (Great Hall)Minouche Besters • Hans Karssenberg • Simon van Dommelen • Nadia Duinker • Jesse Jop Jorg • Lourens Loeven • Luud Schimmelpennink • Katusha Sol

10:30 CEST

Keynote: Ben Hamilton-Baillie PDZ Floor 2: Grote Zaal (Great Hall)Ben Hamilton-Baillie

13:30 CEST

Short Talks: Data & Research PDZ Floor 2: Grote Zaal (Great Hall)Daniel Latorre • Conor Cahill • Jennifer Goold • Philippa Hughes • Ardan Kockelkoren • Hanna Negami • Antonella Radicchi • Shaghayegh Tavakoli Workshop: The Hitchhiker's Guide to Shared Space PDZ Floor 1: ExpoAriana Cancelli • Michelle Senayah • Gary Toth • Dick van Veen

15:00 CEST

Workshop: Cure(eos)city: Exploring Placemaking Through Seasonal Effective Design PDZ Floor 1: ExpoEleanor Arkin • Haley Roeser • Renée Miles Rooijmans

16:30 CEST

Panel: Making Main Streets & High Streets PDZ Floor 2: MeetingroomMinouche Besters • Rosa Danenberg • Nick van Luit • Mattijs van Ruijven Workshop: The Art of Partnerships: A Decade of Placemaking in Michigan PDZ Floor 2: WorkspaceDan Gilmartin • Shanna Draheim • Cathleen Edgerly • Summer Minnick

17:45 CEST

Networking Dinner PDZ Floor 2: Grote Zaal (Great Hall)Jérôme Glad

19:00 CEST

Fireside Chat: Shared Space, Beers, and Traffic Engineers PDZ Floor 1: ExpoGary Toth • Ariana Cancelli • Pieter de Haan • Ben Hamilton-Baillie • Dick van Veen

08:00 CEST

Activation: Cascoland Matchmakers for Efficient Encounter & Exchange Pakhuis de Zwijger (PDZ) Activation: Flying Grass Carpet PDZ: Main Entrance Breakfast & Registration Pakhuis de Zwijger (PDZ)

09:00 CEST

Plenary: Global Placemaking Roundup PDZ Floor 2: Grote Zaal (Great Hall)Ethan Kent • Maria Adebwole-Schwarte • Guillermo Bernal • Mariana Alegre Escorza • Lucinda Hartley • Hamdan Abdul Majeed • Mark Ojal

10:30 CEST

The PPS Placemaking Clinic PDZ Floor 2: FoyerSteve Davies • Kathy Madden • Gary Toth • Meg Walker

10:45 CEST

Short Talks: Community Process PDZ Floor 2: Grote Zaal (Great Hall)Philip Winn • Guillermo Bernal • Adam Green • Leonardo Márquez • Päivi Raivio • Emilie Roell • Renée Miles Rooijmans • Ieva Rozentale Off-Site Workshop: The Sensory City PDZ: Main EntranceCarolina Huffmann

12:00 CEST

Food Truck Lunch Pakhuis de Zwijger (PDZ)

13:00 CEST

Panel: Planning for Public Space in Amsterdam PDZ Floor 5: StudioCharlot Schans • Ruwan Aluvihare • Dirk Iede Terpstra • Wouter van der Veur

14:30 CEST

Panel: Can Museums Be Better Neighbors? PDZ Floor 2: MeetingroomNgaire Blankenberg • Deirdre Carasso • Jeffrey Croese • Herman Kossmann • Sara Mattens • Wayne Modest Workshop: Moneyballing Placemaking: Counting What Counts in Public Space PDZ Floor 5: StudioMariela Alfonzo

16:00 CEST

Plenary: Placemaking & the Future of Cities PDZ Floor 2: Grote Zaal (Great Hall)Emily Silverman • Cecilia Andersson • Neil McInroy • Gil Penalosa • Lynn Richards

17:15 CEST

Declaration of Amsterdam: Next Steps for the Global Placemaking Movement PDZ Floor 2: Grote Zaal (Great Hall)Natasja van den Berg • Sjoukje Alta • Simon van Dommelen • Jesse Jop Jorg • Eric van der Kooij • Esseline Schieven • Katusha Sol • Co Stor

18:00 CEST

Closing Drink! Pakhuis de Zwijger (PDZ)

21:00 CEST

Amsterdam After Party Amsterdam Roest