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Sponsorship Opportunities 

CanU 2020 Vancouver
STEP UP SERIES: Bold Ideas for the Resilient City 

CanU offers sponsorship for organizations seeking to support the STEP UP Series and CanU’s activities throughout the year. These activities support CanU’s mission of promoting Resilient Cities through Urban Design across Canada. 

The STEP UP Series is organized by the Council for Canadian Urbanism (CanU) in collaboration with the following recognized city-building advocates in Vancouver and nationally. 

UBC/SALA 

(School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture) – recognized for Master programs focusing on design of urban environments 

MODUS 

(local planning/urban design/engagement firm) – working on city plan engagement 

Urbanarium 

(local city-building advocacy group) – hosting engaging, urbanism events throughout the year 

City Conversation Sponsor– GOLD

C$1,000.00
Product Details

Tue OCT 27, (12 – 3pm EST)

CITY CIRCLE (local): hosted by Urbanarium – virtual ‘agora’ moderated by Khelsilem (Elected Councilor, Squamish Nation) Circle guests will explore what bold steps cities are taking to design communities that better support community resilience. Circle ‘guests’ include: Kalen Anderson, Office of the City Plan, Edmonton, AB, Eveliina Hafvenstein-Säteri – Senior Urban Designer, Stockholm City Plan, as well as Phil Wihongi, Auckland Council, and Olivia Haddon, Maori urban design, both from Auckland, NZ. In the role of listener to the circle, Gil Kelley - GM of Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability, City of Vancouver – will comment on key insights explored in the dialogue. The City Circle discussion will be prompted by prepared & spontaneous questions from the host & attendees - highlights and ‘big ideas’ from the City Circle will inform the Roundtable event that follows on Thursday.


Recognition as “Presenting Sponsor” of the event

Acknowledgement via CanU Social Media during the Form timeline (1 tweet)

2 Complementary Forum Registration

Inclusion of your Logo in all event online communications to include invitational email blasts to more than 5,000 industry leaders

Inclusion of corporate logo at each Forum and Step Up Conversations and Forum Events digital sessions

Inclusion of corporate logo on CanU event/registration page

Recognition as a “Corporate Supporter“ for a year on the CanU Website


City Conversation Sponsor– GOLD

For more information or general inquires please contact: 

Ute Maya-Giambattista, BArch, MPl, RPP, MCIP, LEED AP 

Treasurer, Council for Canadian Urbanism 

email: maya-giambattista@fotenn.com 

Principal, Urban Design 

FOTENN PLANNING + DESIGN 

174 Spadina Avenue, Suite 304 

Toronto, ON 

M5T 2C2 

416.789.4530 x 8 

John Smit, BES MCIP RPP 

Chairman, Council for Canadian Urbanism 

President, John H Smit Consulting 

Vice President, Community Design and Development Planning, GBA Group 

1339 Wellington Street West Suite 204 

Ottawa, Ontario 

K1Y 3B8 

Phone: 613-868-3647 

E-Mail: John.Smit@rogers.com

For More Information:
Download our Sponsorship Package Below 

Thank you to our sponsors! 

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