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2011

2011 Nomination Book

Nominations close 4.00pm on 23 September 2011

2011 is an exciting year for the ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ ACT Division Awards for Excellence program.

This year welcomes a new nationally consistent suite of award categories that are specifically designed to respond to contemporary planning research and practice across all sectors of the industry. The intent and scope of the 2011 Awards extends on planning, development, places and people and in focused on projects that showcase innovation, advancement and excellence in “Creating Liveable Communities”, a core principle of urban and regional planning.

We hope that the new Award Categories will provide an opportunity to celebrate outstanding planning excellence achieved through collaboration between participants in the planning process including Government, education institutions, private practice, the community and the wider development industry.

Our Awards ceremony will be held on Friday 4th November. Details of this ceremony will be available shortly.

As the only awards that formally commend ‘best practice’ in planning across Australia, we welcome you to be part of this opportunity to showcase your achievements in the built and natural environment, to your peers and wider industry. To win a PIA Award for Excellence, not only provides recognition of outstanding achievement, it stays with you for many years!

Steven Gianakis

Awards Convener

AWARD CATEGORIES

The following categories form part of the overall Awards for ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ Excellence program. The winner of each of these categories will be forwarded to the national judging panel for consideration as part of the National Awards for ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ Excellence:

  • Planner of the Year Award
  • Outstanding Achievement by a Young Planner Award
  • From Plan to Place Award
  • The Hard Won Victory Award
  • Outstanding Student Project Award- Secondary & Tertiary
  • Best ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ Ideas Award
  • Improving ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ Processes and Practices Award
  • Public Engagement & Community ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ Award
  • Promotion of ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ Award
  • Great Place Award

The following Award categories are awarded at a Division level only, and do not form part of the national judging for the Awards for ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ Excellence program:

  • Workplace Award - Government Planner
  • Workplace Award - Consultant Planner
  • Service to the Institute Award

The following categories are for consideration at the National Awards for ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ Excellence only. Nominations are called for and accepted at the Division level and are forwarded directly to the National judging panel for their consideration. No judging of these categories occurs at the Divisional level.

  • Cutting Edge Research and Teaching Award
  • ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ Champion Award
  • Hall of Fame Award

Sponsorship

If you are interested in sponsoring the ACT Division Excellence in ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ Awards for 2011 please contact the Executive Officeron 02 6175 2108 or email act@planning.org.au

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