1UP Toronto is a youth conference that brings together secondary school students across the Greater Toronto Area to celebrate and incubate city-building ideas. The 2023 conference theme is Reconnect:
How does it feel to finally drop off from a Zoom call and reconnect with the spaces and people around you? Reconnect is a dialogue between youth and city builders about how we renew our relationships with the land, transform existing spaces, and reimagine our transportation systems for a world that is entirely different from what we knew before. We will explore whether the changes we see in our towns and cities today are just a blip on the radar or the beginning of something more permanent. We will navigate what youth’s role as citizens is now and can be in this new future.
Co-hosted by Urban Minds and Plan Bold, the conference will take place on Saturday, March 18, 2023 from 9:30 AM to 5 PM.
As part of the conference, the Design Jam is a four-hour student design competition for a real-life urban challenge related to the conference theme. Students are assigned into teams to develop a creative solution for a case challenge provided by our Design Jam Partner.
How does it feel to finally drop off from a Zoom call and reconnect with the spaces and people around you? Reconnect is a dialogue between youth and city builders about how we renew our relationships with the land, transform existing spaces, and reimagine our transportation systems for a world that is entirely different from what we knew before. We will explore whether the changes we see in our towns and cities today are just a blip on the radar or the beginning of something more permanent. We will navigate what youth’s role as citizens is now and can be in this new future.
Co-hosted by Urban Minds and Plan Bold, the conference will take place on Saturday, March 18, 2023 from 9:30 AM to 5 PM.
As part of the conference, the Design Jam is a four-hour student design competition for a real-life urban challenge related to the conference theme. Students are assigned into teams to develop a creative solution for a case challenge provided by our Design Jam Partner.
Conference Schedule
9:30 am Registration + Breakfast
10:00 am Introductions
10:10 am Keynote Speaker
-Deborah Cowen, Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at the University of Toronto
10:20 am Panel Discussion
-Alex Hanes, Master of Planning Student, Toronto Metropolitan University (Moderator)
-Sean Nix, Associate Dean of Architectural, Chemical, and Environmental Sciences at Sheridan College
-Phat Le, Architectural Designer, Infrastructure Institute at University of Toronto School of Cities
-Keisha St.Louis-McBurnie, Urban Planner, Urban Strategies Inc.
-Tennesha Joseph, Project Lead, Are You Afraid of the Dark TO
10:50 am Design Jam Part 1
- $300 grand prize to the winning team!
12:55 pm Lunch
1:30 pm 1UP Fair
- Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute
- Milliken Mills High School
- Richmond Green Secondary School
- White Oaks Secondary School
2:15 pm Design Jam Part 2
4:10 pm Closing Remarks and Group Photo
4:20 pm Awards
4:30 pm Networking
Diamond Sponsors
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