Tuesday, 05/20/2008, 8:00am–1:00pm (RSVP)

Please join AIA NY and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for our annual conference on the role that architecture and planning can play in promoting physical activity for New Yorkers.

Introduction:
Commissioner Thomas Frieden, MPH, DoHMH and Commissioner David Burney, FAIA,
NYC Department of Design and Construction

Keynote remarks:
Dr. James Sallis, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University and Program Director of Active Living Research
Jan Gehl, Hon. FAIA, architect and public space consultant from Copenhagen, Denmark

Panel 1: PlaNYC and a Fit NYC
Assistant Commissioner Lynn Silver, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (Moderator); Commissioner Adrian Benepe, NYC Department of Parks and Recreation; Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, NYC Department of Transportation; Alexandros Washburn, Chief Urban Designer at the Department of City Planning

Panel 2: Thoughts from the Field
Joyce Lee, AIA, NYC Office of Management and Budget (Moderator); Brandon Mitchell, Full Spectrum NYC; Vishaan Chakrabarti, Related Companies; Stephanie Gelb, AIA, Battery Park City Authority; Robyne Kassen, Assoc. AIA, Pedestrian Studio

As this event may fill up, make sure to RSVP via the "RSVP" link at the top of this listing.

Organized by: AIA NY Chapter and the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Location: Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place
Price: FREE
CES LUs: 3, CES HSW: 3
Contact: Laura Manville, lmanville@aiany.org