"It has been good to leave the daily routine to think about big-picture stuff again and be reminded about why we do what we do. It's refreshing to see what's happening in other places and get fresh perspectives on old issues."

- Geoff Abma, Urban Designer, Town of Oakville

"This was great. I like the format where we all stay in the room and hear the speakers as opposed to running around to choices of speaker in different rooms."

- Karen Kreis, Owner, KCK Consulting

"Excellent international case studies that are applicable to municipalities of all sizes."

- Stephen Turco, Planner, City of Sault St. Marie

"Excellent, enlightening ideas to follow up on in my own practice."

- Sarah Colven, Project Designer, Tract Consulting

"Thought provoking examples of sustainable development. Good variation on examples. The international case studies were very good. I liked the input from elected officials and the development community ."

- Cynthia Beach, Community Sustainability & Growth, City of Kingston

"Excellent information; useful world lessons that could be used at the municipal level even in smaller communities. Lasting impact: practical experience by presenters who present thought provoking and useful ideas. A must attend for municipal politicians ."

- Miriam Matton, Councillor, Town of Cobourg

"All speakers have been stellar in terms of technical expertise but also in their ability to convey information to a non-expert participant."

- Craig Ennis, Vice President, Policy & Communications, St. Johns Board of Trade

"Wasn't sure about what to expect but I'm happily surprised. Good information, Good case studies, Good speakers."

- Denis Nadeau, Architect, Soucy-Ellis Architects

"Very informative. I appreciate the mixture of info and case studies."

- Grace Duff, General Manager, Lethbridge Centre

"Great flow, great content and great speakers."

- Mark Garner, BIA Executive Director, Downtown Kitchener

"The conference has offered great amounts of information and it is great to see various case studies from around the world and how they fit within a Canadian context ."

- Lynsie Alexander, Planner, City of Hamilton

"Wish all my managers and directors were here along with local developers and consultants. Great to step back and think about big picture issues."

- Linda McDougall, Landscape Planner, City of London

"Scope and depth of presentations-excellent. Rouge of attendees - great rouge of questions and perspectives."

- Jurij Leshchyshyn, Professor and Assistant Chair, Department of Arch Sci. Ryerson University

"Very good presenters with good ideas. Good mix of architects, planners, developers."

- Don Vetere, Partner, Zeidler Partnership Architects

"Excellent group of speakers and attendees."

- Merrilees Willemse, Planner, Dillon Consulting Ltd.

"It has been very beneficial to hear the different perspectives on the challenges of development from different sides of the table."

- Sean O'Reilley, Principal, 3 Stones Architecture and Design

"It's valuable to see many different view points on urban design issues including owners, directors, planners and designers."

- Craig Goodman, Principal, CS&P Architect

"Well organized; Plenty of useful information and real experiences. The documents provided for speakers' biographies are very helpful. It is one of the more valuable continuing education experiences offered that I have experienced in recent years."

- Thomas Kiung, Principal, Allied Architects

"Excellent: the international speakers are a great new perspective and the more regional speakers showed a good range of approaches."

- Nadine Jacques, Nadine Jacques Architect

"I am impressed by the quality of work being accomplished by colleagues. Also impressed by Canadian sensibilities regarding sustainable metropolitan planning. High level discourse - excellent."

- Andrew Georgiadis, Project Director, Dover Kohl & Partners

"Stimulating talk… good examples… lots of insight . Most important to see new developments and tools we can use in own work ."

- Myron Karp, President, KNY Architects Inc.

"This conference has been a fantastic opportunity to network, share ideas and learn from other people. The speakers have been very relevant to the diverse audience."

- Shelley Hirstwood, Economic Development Manager, Town of Gananoque

"Diversity of project types, information about how they came to their successes, inclusive of academia, municipalities and private sector speakers."

- Sean Ganoway, Urban Designer, City of London

"Some great ideas on how to better our suburban communities. The case studies were great, especially the discussion on integration of agriculture."

- Scott Ritchie, Planner, MHBC Planning

"Quite a diverse range of solutions and viewpoints; Thought provoking presentations."

- Mel Gedruj, Director, V2PM Inc.

"Well organized; Great content; Great Community between speakers."

- Mansour Kazerouni, EVP, Page & Steele IBI Group

"Excellent presentations in terms of diversity of views as well as the alignment in overall vision of goals for 'healthy commitments;' great networking opportunities."

- Alice Liang, Principal, Montgomery Sisam Architects Inc.

"Extremely well organized; Even the meals are first rate; Interesting and diverse speakers."

- Peter Dandyk, President, Peter J. Dandyk Architect Inc.

"A great opportunity to discuss important issues with other professionals and city officials."

- Renzo Pillon, Principal, Pillon Architect Inc.

"Impressed with breadth of activity dealing with sustainability."

- Edward Weinberg, Principal, Edward Weinberg Architect

"Excellent speakers; Opposing points of view; Good examples to take away."

- George Farrow, Partner, Farrow Partnership Architects

"Very worthwhile and topical:  Knowledgeable presenters, good collection of project examples."

- Richard Hammond, Principal, Cornerstone Architecture

"Excellent speakers and plenty of time for networking; Very good combination."

- Ellen Dunham-Jones, Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology