The Leon Hoffman Urban Technology Symposium


Sponsored by:
UCLA Department of Urban Planning
Department of Architecture
Urban Planning Alumni Association

“Leading Urban Technology Practices
in Southern California”

March 30, 2001

Registration	8:30 am
(UCLA Public Policy Building, Rooms 2343/2355)

Opening Remarks and Welcome	9:00-9:15 am
 Professor Don Shoup – Urban Planning
 Stan Hoffman – Urban Planning Alumni Association

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“New Tools for Urban Development”
9:15 am - 10:45 am

Moderator:  Ali Modarres
Department of Geography and Urban Analysis and
Associate Director of the Edmund G. “Pat” Brown Institute,
California State University, Los Angeles

Delivering New Technologies to Cities
Chris Steins, President, Urban Insight

Web Based Design Tool for Zoning Compliance
Professor Robin Liggett, UCLA

NKLA – Neighborhood Knowledge Los Angeles
William Pitkin, Researcher, Ph.D. Candidate, UCLA

Break 10:45 am -11:15 am 
(Perloff Hall courtyard)

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“The Future of the City and Technology”
11:15 am - 12:45 pm
(Perloff Hall Auditorium, Room 1102)

Moderator: Neal Richman, Ph.D.
Associate Director, UCLA Advanced Policy Institute

Virtual Los Angeles
William Jepson, Director, UCLA Urban Simulation Lab

Providing Urban Infrastructure for New Technologies
Jesse Juarros, Chief Information Officer, City of Los Angeles

The Impact of New Technologies on Urban Design
Professor Jurg Lang, UCLA

Lunch 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm

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Hands On Workshops:
“Using the Web for Urban Analysis and Mapping”
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
(Optional for a separate cost)


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