_____________________________________________________________________ Upcoming TUGS Events: _____________________________________________________________________ The 05/06 TUGS Exec elections are coming up! TUGS Exec nomination forms are due THURSDAY, by 4pm in the TUGS OFFICE Run for a position on the TUGS EXEC! Nomination forms are available on the bulletin board outside the TUGS Office. The position of President requires that candidates must have been on the TUGS Exec the preceding year, all other Exec posts are open to all full-time Geography students: VP (2 positions) Treasurer Secretary Academic Coordinator Social Coordinator SAC Environmental Liaison Technical Officer Advertising 4th Year Rep 3rd Year Rep 2nd Year Rep 1st Year Rep o TUGS Exec nomination forms are due on March 24th by 4pm to the TUGS Office, SS613 o TUGS Executive Elections will take place on March 31st from 12-1pm. Candidate info will be send out on the listservs along with voting instructions _____________________________________________________________________ TUGS GeoLunch with: Professor Larry Bourne Recipient of the Massey Medal "Is Urban Growth Creating new Social Divisions in Canada?" Thursday, March 31st 12-1pm, SS2125 Lunch Provided! ______________________________________________________________________ The Chance of a Lifetime for Toronto You might love Toronto, but it?s still not quite the city it should be. What is wrong? And what should be done? Paul Bedford was the Chief Planner of Toronto until 2004 and helped shape Toronto?s new Official Plan. This Wednesday he will be talking at U of T about Toronto?s present and future health. Many current problems with Toronto will be addressed, but also why they are still facing us and how they can and must be solved. Expect a powerful presentation touching on transit strategies, municipal/federal power balances and sustainable growth. Time: Wed March 23rd 6:00 PM Place: Galbraith Building (35 St. George St.) rm. 303 Refreshments will be served. Inquiries to enviro@xxxxxxxx _________ Paul Bedford completed his Masters in City and Regional Planning at Southern Illinois University in 1972. He began his career as a planner in 1970, working for the St. Louis Redevelopment Authority. In 1973, he started at the City of Toronto, working his way up to the position of Chief Planner in 1996, a post that he held until his retirement in April 2004. ___________________________________________________________________________ TUGS General Meeting Monday, April 4th 12noon TUGS Office, SS613 The last TUGS General Meeting of the term. Vote on 4 constitutional amendments: Article IV, Section 4, part a): Any executive member who fails to attend two TUGS Executive meetings will be automatically removed from their position. Article IV, Section 4, part b): Any Executive member who is unable to attend a TUGS Exec meeting must notify the Exec via the TUGS Exec listserv 1 day before the meeting. Article IV, Section 4, part c): The TUGS Executive is responsible for determining if the notification noted in part b) is acceptable, and if a TUGS Exec member is noted as absent or excused in the meeting minutes. Article IV, Section 7, add part e): Each member of the TUGS Executive shall hold their position from May 1st to April 30th _______________________________________________________________________ Email TUGS: tugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Visit the TUGS website: www.geog.utoronto.ca/info/tugs Best, Roza Tchoukaleyska TUGS - President ============================================= ******** *** *** ******** ****** ** *** *** ** ** ** *** *** ** **** ** *** *** ** **** ** ** *** *** ** ** *** ** ********* ******** ****** ============================================= Toronto Undergraduate Geography Society Sidney Smith Hall, Rm 613 100 St. George St. Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G3 416-978-2057 http://www.geog.utoronto.ca/info/tugs tugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------- TUGS GENERAL ANOUNCEMENT MAILING LIST - www.geog.utoronto.ca/info/tugs Email TUGS: tugs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx or visit the TUGS office in the basement of Sidney Smith Hall, Room 613