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ACSP Planning Globally Taskforce Curriculum Sub-Committee meeting, held April 26-27, 2002 at MIT.

Meeting hosted by Professor Bish Sanyal, Department of Urban Studies & Planning. MIT
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April 26: MIT Faculty Club (map enclosed), Building E52-6th Floor, Dining Room # 1

9:00 Coffee, tea, muffins
9:30 - 10:45 Review of Wim Wiewel's terms of Reference for the sub-committee
on curriculum. Discussion to be lead by Ruth Yabes and Bish Sanyal
Aim: reach an agreement on the following questions:
1. Since internationalization of planning education is not a new issue (in fact, it has been on ACSP's agenda since the early 1980s),what is the current concern after September 11, 2001, which prompted Wim to create the task force?
2. To address the concern, who should we be educating? International students in U.S. planning schools? Domestic students in U.S. planning schools? Planning students around the world, including in European and developing countries?
10:45 - 11:00 Break11:00 - 12:00 Continue session12:00 - 2:00 Lunch
Discussion of paper by Amartya Sen on "How to Judge Globalism"2:00 - 3:30 The status of U.S. planning education regarding international issues.
Summary of Report by Keith Pezzoli and Deborah Howe (identify what is that U.S. planning programs are doing well, and what are the major gaps - particularly, if we are to respond well to Wim's concerns.)
3:30 - 4:00 Coffee and Tea Break
4:00 - 5:30 Agreement on what is needed in terms of curriculum.
6:15 - 9:00 Cocktail and Dinner at LaGroceria, Cambridge
(Informal conversation on Policy recommendations to be discussed in detail next morning.)
April 27: Residence Inn at Marriott,6 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA
8:45 - 9:15 Continental Breakfast
9:30 - 10:45 Discussion on recommendations to be led by Ruth Yabes
and Bish Sanyal
10:45 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:00 Continue session
12:00 - 2:00 Lunch (Formalization of Recommendations)
2:00 - 3:00 Conclusion
3:00 - 5:00 Tour of the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain, Boston
5:30 - 9:00 Informal dinner at Bish's house which is located right across from the Arboretum