(PAST TRAINING - 2021)
Placemaking Europe is thrilled to invite our network participants working with a placemaking approach in the fields of sport/fitness, public space activation, public space research, or city planning to join our PLACEMAKING & PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRAINING THIS NOVEMBER 24 & 25, 2021!

THEME
The training is part of an international Erasmus+ project to discover how cities can be more inviting and supportive of physical activity, and how communities can better connect through movement in shared spaces.

The aim of this training is to share knowledge and experience, which participants can then use in their own activities, and further, to create a network of professionals connecting city makers with sports and fitness professionals. During Wednesday Nov 24th and Thursday Nov 25th, we are keen to share our expertise and research on placemaking interacting with physical activity, and also investigate with you, and the group of participants:

How can physical activity bring new meaning to our public spaces?

What does it mean to be active in urban spaces?

How can we motivate inclusive physical activity in our urban environment?

What are innovative movement oriented tools and applications to activate communities around place? 

PROGRAMME

The training will be one day on Wednesday November 24th consisting of: interactive lectures and practical applications of public space resources - regarding placemaking and activation of public spaces.

The case studies will be one afternoon of excursions on Thursday Nov 25th showing good examples of spaces in Amsterdam that are conducive to physical activity and fostering community cohesion and collaborations, and also with listening to the testimonies of some experts at these locations. 

• Interactive thematic lectures & presentations bringing together placemaking, community activation, designing our city for human-scale, and physical activity 
• Placemaking tool application in Amsterdam’s public space
• Case study bike tour throughout Central & Noord Amsterdam 

FOR WHOM

• Dutch professionals - civil servants, fitness professionals or placemakers - who are involved in physical activity or community initiatives in urban areas;
• European professionals - civil servants, fitness professionals or placemakers - who are involved in physical activity or community initiatives in urban areas;
• European experts among the partners involved, who will come to the Netherlands to participate. 
• Overall, the training will host 15-20 Dutch and 10-15 international professionals. 

ORGANISERS

The training program is curated by Placemaking Europe, a not-for-profit organisation that connects placemakers across Europe, and further, shares and researches public space tools to make cities more sustainable and liveable. We collaborate on this with our project partners. 

APPLICATION

Do you recognise yourself in this theme? Fill out the OPEN CALL FORM and explain briefly who you are and why you’re interested! We’ll be waiting for your application until the end of day on Sunday November 14th. We will review and notify all applicants of the decisions on Wednesday November 17th. 

If you have any questions,  please send an email to: anna.bradley@stipo.nl

GOOD TO KNOW!

Training is free of charge.

It will take place at a central venue in Amsterdam. 

You will meet many other professionals working in these fields throughout NL and internationally. 

You can join for either the entire training or a selected day.

To join you, must show proof of vaccine or negative covid test in last 24 hours.

No need to prepare anything, just bring your enthusiasm and be open to listen and share!