Planners' Tea Time
Planners' Tea Time is a casual event for planners around the world to meet and talk. The event is held virtually on Google Meet.
Network Beyond Virtual Tea-time Chats
To support building relationships beyond our virtual tea-time chats, we welcome you to sign up for the Planners Network - an open Google Sheet where participants share their names, emails, and a brief description of their interests. The Google Sheet is only accessible to people who have joined the network. All are welcome.
Upcoming Event:
No. 5 - Thursday, April 10, 2025 @7 ET.
Ice-breaking question: "How was the NPC25?"
Link: meet.google.com/eoi-mpyi-tpz
Past Events:
No. 4 - Tuesday, March 11, 2025 @7 ET. | Attenddess: Truc (MA/Vietnam), David (PA), Jing(WV), Louis(OR), Peter(OR), Tony(NJ), Vanitha(OR), and Saisha(CA). Event Notes
Topics
- Transit Oriented Development
- Affordable Housing
- Federal Policy Changes
- Walkability in Vietnam
- AI in Planning
- Website project on www.UrbanPlanningPost.com
No. 3 - Wednesday, February 11, 2025 @7 ET | Attenddees: Heidi (MA / Egypt), David(PA), John (Ecuador), Peter(OR), Vanitha(OR), and Jing (WV). Event Notes.
Topics
- Historical Urban Planning in Islamic Era Cities
- Modern Egyptian Housing Policy
- Influence of Egyptian Culture on Urban Form
- Sustainability and Personal Behavior
- AI in Planning and the Shifting Technological Landscape
- Communication Challenges in Planning
No. 2 - Wednesday, January 15, 2025 @7 ET | Attendees: Irayda (Guatemala), Dave (PA), Len (NY), Numera (MA / Pakistan), Tony (NJ), Sky (CO), Peter (OR), and Jing (WV)
Topics
- Housing
- LA fire - hazard mitigation and recovery
- Sessions rejected for NPC25
- Housing webinar in February
- UN-Habitat events in Latin America
- Ways to keep in touch after the chats
- Convenience and frustration of AI taking meeting notes,
- TikTok refugee to Xiao Hong Shu / RedNote
No. 1 - Thursday, December 19, 2024 @7 ET | Attendees: Tetsuya (Japan), Olivia (WI), David (PA), Hing (CA/FL), and Jing (WV)
Topics:
- Healthcare
- Housing and Transportation
- NPC25 events
The event was named by Mai Nguyen.