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"Research for the Region: Planning Environments, Building Knowledge Societies, and Sustaining Communities" 

Celebrating ten years of PRTLI funding by the HEA

Venue: 9.30 am - 4.15 p m, December 3rd 2008, Renehan Hall, South Campus, NUI Maynooth.

This is a one-day conference to celebrate 10 years of PRTLI funding by the Higher Education Authority (HEA). The conference will showcase NIRSA research amd explore how social science research serves society and economy. This includes detailing projects that have been conducted with and for local authorities, semi-state agencies, local businesses, voluntary and community groups.

The conference format will consist of three 1.5 hr sessions and posters. Each session will have four 20 minute papers followed by a discussion.

Each session will focus on one of the three NIRSA groups (Planning Environments, Building Knowlege Societies and Sustaining Communities), its cutting edge research, how it works with different agencies and might do additional work.

Programme

Note : You can download the various speaker's presentations by clicking on the titles.

09.30-09.45: Registration

09.45-10.00: Opening

10.00-11.30: Planning Environments

                      Brendan Bartley:
                         "Spatial Planning in Ireland and Europe: A New Paradigm"
                      Caroline Creamer:
                         "Working towards Balanced Development:
                          Collaborative Spatial Planning in the Irish Border Region"
                      Michael Murray:
                          "The Engaged University and Participatory Rural Planning"
                      Justin Gleeson:
                          "Mapping and Spatial Analysis - Demographic Trends        
                          within your Local Area"

11.30-12.00: Coffee (Pugin Hall)

12.00-13.30: Building Knowledge Societies

                      Chris van Egeraat:
                        "The Irish Pharmaceutical Industry as part of the Knowledge
                         Economy"
                      Aphra Kerr:
                         "The Irish Digital Games Industry as part of the Knowledge
                        Economy"
                      Toby Scott:
                         "Making things better for people: Design as Competitive
                          Advantage"
                      Gavan Titley:
                         "Broadcasting in the 'migration nation': the role of modest
                          proposals"

13.30-14.30: Lunch (Pugin Hall)

14.30-16.00: Sustaining Communities

                      Jamie Saris:
                        "Drugs and Social Inclusion"
                      Jane Gray:
                        "Family and Community in Four Irish Suburbs"
                      Des McCafferty:
                        "Urban Regeneration and Area-Based Policy Interventions
                         in Limerick"
                      Mary Gilmartin:
                        "Immigration and Social Policy"

16.00-16.15: Close

Please note that attendance at the conference is free but strictly by registration. The deadline for registration is the 21st November 2008. To register or for further details, please e-mail Justina Senkus at nirsa@nuim.ie.