Why did Creative Places + Spaces:The Collaborative City happen?

Creative Places + Spaces: The Collaborative City is a forum to engage global perspectives on collaboration and connect them with local change-makers. It will provide delegates with new insight and approaches on how to effectively collaborate and contribute to the creation of the ‘Toronto Collaboration Charter”. Come meet some of the world’s most creative thinkers in Toronto’s laboratory to advance the art and science of collaboration.

Who was behind Creative Places + Spaces 2009?

Creative Places + Spaces was presented by Artscape in collaboration with MaRS, Martin Prosperity Institute and the City of Toronto - Economic Development, Culture and Tourism.

When was Creative Places + Spaces held?

Creative Places + Spaces: The Collaborative City  happened October 28, 29 and 30, 2009 in downtown Toronto. Venues include the MaRS, The Carlu, George Brown College and Artscape Wychwood Barns. This Google Map has all the conference venues including hotels.

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Where can I get information about Creative Places + Spaces 2009 and the speakers?

Information about our keynote speakers can be found here as well as information about our schedule and sessions.  To stay in the loop, subscribe to our RSS feed. You can also follow by tracking us in the Twitterverse - follow @CPandS and/or @Artscape; check out the action on hashtags and to contribute, use #CPandS in your tweets. We're also on Facebook - just search Creative Places and Spaces after you log in.

Want to know more about previous Creative Places + Spaces conferences?  You can see pictures from past conferences on Flickr under the tags CPS05.

Were there be bursaries?

Creative Places + Spaces Partners offered  a limited number of bursaries to assist individuals in attending Creative Places + Spaces: The Collaborative City.. Individuals in the not-for-profit sector, students, artists and social entrepreneurs were eligible for application. Deadline for application was July 10, 2009. For more information please visit our call for bursary applications post in our Blog section.

Were there  exhibitors at Creative Places + Spaces?

Creative Places + Spaces will showcase The Collaboration Marketplace in the Carlu lobby on Octrober 29 (Day One) and theMaRS lobby on October 30 (Day Two). The Marketplace will feature over a dozen projects with a focus on cross-sector collaboration. The marketplace will also feature funding agencies that support collaborative initiatives and firms that offer collaborative tools or services. It will provide selected projects, agencies, and service providers an opportunity to engage directly with delegates. We will also feature a  Knowledge Section at the event where you will be able to purchase books, CDs and DVDs of speakers, run by This Ain't The Rosedale Library.

Were there be any kind of social events?

Yes, From the Toronto Collaboration Workshop the weekend prior, to the Collaborative Dinner and Opening and Closing Receptions, there was definitely time to relax, unwind and get to know everyone better.

What about swag, stickers, novelty pens, white papers?

Given the large volumes of waste conferences can produce, we are asking for your support and assistance for creating a cleaner, healthier environment for our event. We all need to recognize the environmental benefits of going “green” and our obligations to do our part as good citizens. In keeping with our Green Meeting Strategy, our conference delegate kit will be produced electronically and sent to delegates in advance of the conference.  If you would prefer a hard copy, you may download and print at your own discretion.  In addition, we are keeping our “swag” to a minimum with name badges, a pen and a notebook – all made from recycled materials. We’re using projections over posters as much as possible, pitchers of water rather than bottles, and we ask for your participation in the following ways:

• Reduce as much printed or other related event materials as possible for the event. Wherever possible, use vegetable-based inks on chlorine and acid-free recycled paper.
• Make use of the three types of recycling bins (paper, bottles, plastic and cans) which will be located strategically in the conference venues to adequately separate and effectively collect the different materials from the event.
• Where we can, our materials are made from partially or fully recycled materials, and we encourage you to leave materials with us to be recycled.