Canadian Urban Forest Conference

An opportunity from http://www.treecanada.ca/site/?page=programs&lang=en 

(Ottawa, ON - May 7, 2012) Tree Canada, Canada's national tree organization is seeking proposals by Western municipalities (Prairies, B.C., Yukon and NWT) to host the prestigious 11^th Canadian Urban Forest Conference (CUFC) in October 2014.

The CUFC is a national conference that brings together approximately 350 foresters, urban planners, policy makers and municipal experts to develop new strategies and to promote techniques to preserve and manage urban forests in Canada. With over 80% of Canadians living in cities, trees play a huge role in providing environmental and psychological benefits to all. The conference is also a wonderful opportunity for municipalities to profile the urban forests in their communities.

For applications to be evaluated, municipalities should submit a proposal demonstrating: 

• Urban forest program history and commitment
• Possible themes
• Accessibility to  airports and other transportation
• Venue choice (if possible) and willingness to sign a hotel agreement
• Ability to Chair the Organizing Committee, have the backing of Council and staff, and allow Tree Canada to participate on the Committee
• Strong community involvement/field tour possibilities
• Willingness to allow 50% of the profits to go towards a local legacy project, and 50% of the profits to be returned to Tree Canada

 Tree Canada, the host organization of the conference will provide:

• Organizational support and website registration
• Seed funding
• Communications and program continuity including registrations and sponsors
• Welcome address and lead in the Awards presentation (the "Gala")

Proposals will be accepted until July 30, 2012. Proposals should be a maximum of five pages. An organizational manual is available for perusal. The winner will be announced at the CUFC10 in London, Ontario on October 3, 2012.

Please send all proposals to tcf@treecanada.ca. 

For more information please contact:

Michael Rosen

President, Tree Canada  

613-567-5545 ext 221