The Future of ANZAPS

A critical time for ANZAPS

—  Resource and structural changes at tertiary level

—  Is a stronger voice of academy needed???

—  Input into “external systems”/government – lobbying?

—  Changing nature of industry/profession

—  Is a more effective framework for dialogue needed???

—  How do we get stronger engagement (Academia/profession)

—  Planning – not (generally) being done well on the ground.

—  Planning education issues???

—  Where is the critique?

 

—  ANZAPS – how can it evolve into a more significant/active role than a small group of planning academics chatting about planning education once a year?

 

—  Membership

—  Individual Membership

—  Continues as key basis – “anyone with an interest” – avoids narrow thinking

 

—  Program “Membership”?

—  Encourage all programs to attend

—  Not just NZPI/PIA accredited

—  Encourage broader input to ANZAPS decision making

—  Opportunity for program heads/delegates to engage (but not sole or main focus)

—  Modest funding through programs? – check with programs.

 

—  Research

—  Importance of meeting face to face.

—  Attraction is planning education – informality

—  Must not lose the planning education focus.

—  Assisting in developing research foci?

—  GPEAN/WCPS links?

—  Keep the focus on planning education

—  The “planning education” scholarly forum

—  Opportunity for early career academics

—  Emerging research presentation/high standard PhDs perhaps have a place – if there is an education/learning experience focus.

—  ANZAPS as an “exposure forum”?

—  Routes to publication?

—  Still need papers – university funding

—  Lack of conference funding generally issue

—  Lobbying government/external bodies

—  Feed to GPEAN e.g. journal rankings

 

—  Suggestions

—  Graduate student presentations on the Friday? 

—  Early career researchers? 

—  Informal sessions on teaching issues??

—  Special edition of Australian Planner?

—  Overall more time for discussions – formal and informal

—  Only opportunity to reflect on own practice

—  Sharing material – curriculum materials – mutual support “expert panels”

—  Decide 2 years ahead – then the two year out people help the current people

—  Peer reviewing to continue? – needs to be resourced – publication routes? – Proceedings?  Australian Planner?

—  NB Some papers at Dunedin will need refereeing – Refereed/Edited volume.  Offers to Clare

 

—  Concluded: current approach is generally OK – Planning education the focus, but exposure opportunities for other work also be provided.

 

—  Education of planners

—  An ANZAPS role?

—  Mechanism for more coherent engagement with NZPI/PIA?

—  “Sounding board” for accreditation issues?

—  Academic input into thinking about education – e.g. PIA suggested approach

—  Planning education

—  Full “spectrum” issues?

—  Ongoing professional development

—  Para-professional

—  Etc.

—  Reporting role – back to broader membership after conferences

—  Method of providing written ANZAPS feedback on issues

—  Won’t cut across individuals also making submissions.

 

—  ANZAPS Conference

—  Planning education focus but open up

—  Overseas people – not excluded – but could look to increase awareness overseas?

—  Forum for “research exposure”

—  Heads of Schools engagement

—  Forum to debate Institute/Academia cross-issues

 

—  Probably should stay annual?

—  3 days – noting need to assist host school

—  Keep ANZAPS separate to professional congress – but can do an informal session in conjunction with the professional congresses.

 

—  Outreach

—  A Pacific Outreach

—  Supporting our region (not imposing upon it)

—  How to facilitate Pacific region engagement?

—  Ausaid funds are available

—  Indonesia?

—  ???

—  Sri Lanka?

—  Strong engagement in the reconstruction

—  ANZAPS links to schools there?

—  NB PIA/Ausaid Pacific Islands Planning Association – Inaugural meeting in Brisbane in October

 

—   “ANZAPS champions”

—  2 year limit on each role?

—  Webmaker (www.anzaps.org) tba

—  Replan facilitator (nuts and bolts) Glen, Paul, Jeremy.

—  Convenor (chase the others!!!)

—  Communications coordinator (Jo and Ali)

 

—  Younger academics?

—  Conference “whip”

—  GPEAN (WPSC and Coordinating Committee) Ali and Jo

—  Research topics facilitator (RePlan “ginger person?”) Peter P.

—  School information chaser - ??

—  Outreach (e.g. Pacific) - Janet

—  ANZAPS editorial board chair – tba – CC on referee panel??

Decisions…..

—  Put this outline on the ANZAPS site

—  Additional feedback through RePlan

—  Put up the powerpoints from this meeting

—  If emailed to AW will put up – contact people to check.

—  GPEAN representation

—  Jo confirmed

—  Things ANZAPS would like from GPEAN?

—  Put out on RePlan

—  Next ANZAPS?

—  When?

—  UNSW + other Sydney unis for 2008 – Lincoln (Massey backup) 2009?

—  Website

—  UNE not able to host from end of year

—  www.anzaps.org already secured

—  Independent ISP - $300-400 year – host school pay the next one.

Agenda items for the future:

—  Research funding for planning

—  Linkages? Industry?  Professional institutes?

 

GPEAN Session

—  Need for feedback from ANZAPS in terms of shaping future role of GPEAN.

—  ANZAPS rep on Steering (conference) committee

—  Steering committee key role in shaping next WPSC (2011/12)

—  Interesting tension over the conference (N/S views)

—  Satisfying position

—  5 year commitment

—  Key resource is time – annual meeting attendance – plus financial resources to get there.

—  Importance of female representative?

—  Jo to do it.

—  Association report to GPEAN on activities and issues

—  NZ schools need to provide information within the next few days

—  Draft to circulate on RePlan – Heads of programs to provide comments – importance of being able to give good indication of trends within the ANZAPS issues, planning education, university issues, program themes and issues.

—  Reporting back – Importance of RePlan circulation, also use of ANZAPS website.

—  Terms

—  Looking at more than 2 years

—  Ali commitment 3 yrs in terms of funding

—  Conference steering committee – till year after the congress

—  Importance of longer terms

—  Links between GPEAN reps and organisation

—  Some associations looking to GPEAN reps as ex-officio members of the governing bodies.

—  What is role of association presidents – no formal role on GPEAN

 

—  3^rd WPSC

—  Bid requests to be out soon

—  AESOP/ACSP/HABITAT meeting issues – hence 2012.

—  Invitation from Robin Hamilton

—  Next meeting of ACSP/AESOP in Chicago 6-11 July 2008

—  Closely followed by Planning History Conference

—  Conference abstracts are early Feb 2008.

—  Portability of planners

—  GPEAN focus on portability of planners rather than international accreditation

—  Some associations eg PIA are already negotiating agreements

—  GPEIG – (ACSP initiative) has a focus on international planning practice and ethics of that – non-USA people can join

—  GPEAN website

—  Looking at ways of allowing associations to amend material directly

—  Still at Tongji

—  GPEAN – has avoided the usual maze of international bureaucracy

—  Flagging the issue – what ANZAPS would like from GPEAN

—  Citation index/journal issues.

 

Wrap Up

l  Students-growth decline

l  How to cope with growth

l  Competition issue – fickleness – new program proliferation