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<DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4;"><B>From:</B> <A title="nancy@cultureandcommunities.ca" href="mailto:nancy@cultureandcommunities.ca">Nancy Duxbury</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title="info@cultureandcommunities.ca" href="mailto:info@cultureandcommunities.ca">info@cultureandcomm<wbr>unities.ca</A>
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 23, 2007 5:15 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM - Creative Construct: Building for
Culture and Creativity - April 29 to May 1, 2008 - Ottawa</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Please
circulate to your colleagues and include in your conference listings. </FONT>We
appreciate your help in promoting this event. <FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Thank you.</FONT></DIV>
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of Expertise on Culture and Communities at Simon Fraser University</FONT><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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tyle="FONT-SIZE: 18px;">Building for Culture and
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NT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">APRIL 29 TO MAY 1, 2008</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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AN lang="EN-GB" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">OTTAWA,
ONTARIO,
CANADA</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Arts and culture are increasingly recognized as integral and
necessary components of our social fabric, contributing to the economy and
quality of life in cities and communities. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">In our increasingly mobile and diverse
society, i</FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">nvestments in culture and creativity are essential to
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">building vibrant,
competitive, and sustainable communities for the twenty-first
century.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">One of the key factors in a community’s
cultural ecosystem is </FONT><B><I><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">space</FONT></I></B></SPAN><SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">. Cultural/creative spaces provide the foundation for artistic
creation and presentation, they are important focal points for community
milestones and events, they provide opportunities for intercultural exchange and
dialogue, they protect and nurture cultural resources, they offer social
supports and services, they serve as economic, social, and artistic incubators
... and they can be catalysts for community change and development. </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN></P>
<DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The </FONT><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Creative
Construct: Building for Culture and Creativity </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">symposium will bring together
participants from around the world to exchange the latest ideas and practices on
the development of cultural and creative spaces; cultural planning and
investment strategies for cultural infrastructure and cultural districts; and
collaborative approaches to enhancing the cultural vitality, creative potential,
and competitiveness of cities and communities.</FONT><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><B></B></FONT></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class="MsoNormal"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></FONT></B></DIV>
<DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">KEY THEMES</FONT></B></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
<P class="MsoHeader"><SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Re-Think: </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Placing culture and creativity at the core of
learning, working, and living</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Re-Design: </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Innovation and diversity in creative spaces:
Exploring the possibilities</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN></P>
<DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Re-Mix:
</FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Setting the
stage for opportunity</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Re-Invent: </FONT></B></SPAN><SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Improving the policy-funding framework for
place-based cultural infrastructure</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class="MsoHeader"><SPAN><B><SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Road Map: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal;"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Leadership and collaborative strategies to advance culture and
creativity</FONT><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"> </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></P>
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<DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><SPAN><SPAN><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Be a part of
the dialogue.</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Further conference details are available at
</FONT></B><A href="http://www.symposium2008.ca"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">www.symposium2008.<wbr>ca</FONT></B></A></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">WHO SHOULD ATTEND:</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<LI class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Cultural planners and
policy-makers</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN>
<LI class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Architects and urban planners</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN>
<LI class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Civic leaders and elected
officials</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN>
<LI class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Cultural sector leaders and entrepreneurs
</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN>
<LI class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Cultural facility managers and
directors</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN>
<LI class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Private sector developers and investors
</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN>
<LI class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Educators and
academics</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN>
<LI class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Researchers on creative
cities and cultural development</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN>
<LI class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Consultants and urban
theorists</FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN>
<LI class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Not-for-profit cultural
organizations </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN>
<LI class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Artists from all disciplines </FONT><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN></LI></UL>
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<DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">ABOUT CECC</FONT></B><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV class="MsoNormal"><SPAN lang="EN-GB"><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">The Centre of Expertise on Culture and Communities is a cultural
research and development centre at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver. Advised
by a national multidisciplinary team including leading scholars, policy
researchers, and cultural organizations, the CECC brings together academia,
policy, and practice in the following four areas: (1) The state of cultural
infrastructure in Canadian cities and communities; (2) Culture as the fourth
pillar of community sustainability; (3) Culture in communities: Cultural systems
and local planning; and (4) The impacts of cultural infrastructure and activity
in cities and communities.</FONT><SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"> </FONT></SPAN><FONT class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><O></O></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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