15.00 - 17.00 | In-person or online

The Institute has engaged with over 100 high streets since 2019, through its leadership of the High Streets Task Force, and has conducted a range of research on town and city centres. This seminar will introduce a range of topics and findings from this work, addressing what's happening on high streets and why.

14.00 - 15.30 | online

Standards are crucial to successful, inclusive placemaking. Place policies, projects and partnerships are regularly tested by residents, businesses, community organisations and the media. To help encourage the adoption of standards across placemaking, the Institute of Place Management has developed codes of conduct for individual members, BIDs and partner organisations. Find out more and hear from placemaking practitioners about the standards they have in place, how they help, and challenges they’ve faced.

11.00 - 12.30 | online

Be part of a masters seminar on place management and learn more about our flagship course. The MSc develops confident, highly reflective and respected place managers, capable of strategic thinking and transformative but inclusive place management.

15.00 - 17.00 | In-person or online

Sport has always been a focal point for places and people. From the atmosphere of 'going to the match', the huge stimulus and pride of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the Women's Euros, to the grassroots networks of youth sport on fields and in sports halls. In this event, IPM and guest speakers will discuss the relationship between sport and place. 

11.00 - 12.30 | online
Be part of a masters seminar on place management and learn more about our flagship course. The MSc develops confident, highly reflective and respected place managers, capable of strategic thinking and transformative but inclusive place management.

14.00 - 15.30 | Online

What will our future places look like? What will make them thrive, economically, socially and environmentally? Join the IPM and guest speakers to discuss its recently published new framework for 'vital and viable' places and to ask 'what makes successful places tick', from the local to the global scale?

10:00 - 15:00 | In-person or online

Place management and leadership is now seen as the key component in the successful recovery and transformation of towns and cities. Whilst funding, planning and other technical specialisms (like planning and design) are important, places need committed people to inspire, collaborate and coordinate action. This masterclass strengthens the knowledge and capacity of local leaders from local authorities, BIDs, business and the wider community to become effective place leaders.

10.00 - 15.00 | In-person or online

This masterclass introduces you to the essentials of effective place marketing and branding. Corporate marketing techniques need significant adaptation to be relevant in place marketing and some approaches are just not applicable at all. Find out from leading scholars and practitioners in the area how you can improve your place marketing and branding, so it has a positive and longer-term impact on people's engagement and perception of your place.