AGP Winter Party Invite/ OPPI Updates/ CAPS

1) Check out the OPPI scholarship opportunities here:  http://www.ontarioplanners.on.ca/content/Awards/scholarships.aspx.  Relevant to grad students are the Gerald Carrothers Graduate  Scholarship (due March 1, 2012) and the Susan Cumming 2012 Scholarship  (due March 1, 2012).

2) Upcoming OPPI events include the Toronto District Winter Social  (Nov 24) and the Southwest District Holiday Dinner (Dec 6) in London.  Check the OPPI Events page for more details.

3) The CAPS (Canadian Association of Planning Students) 2012  Conference is being held in Vancouver from Feb 2-4, hosted by Simon  Fraser University. Be sure to check out  http://caps-aceau.org/vancouver-2012/ – this is a great opportunity to  present your research (due Dec 18)!

Paper Planes, Bowling, Intramurals, T-Shirt Designs and Jay Ingram!

A number of events are coming up:

1. Ever wondered how far a paper airplane would fly in EV3? Well you aren’t alone! This Tuesday we will put that to the test. 

At 3:30pm bring your best paper airplane (extra points for sweet designs! Not actually but put some effort in people!) and meet us on the stairs between the 3rd and 4th floors.

2. The AGP is going bowling!
When: Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011
Time: 7-8pm
Where: WATERLOO BOWLING LANES – 14 Princss Street West, Uptown Waterloo
Price: $10(ish) a person
Reservation is under Rylan!

3. If you are interested in joining intramurals for winter term,
please email Rylan (r9graham@uwaterloo.ca) and tell him which sports
you’d like the AGP to sign up for.

4. The AGP t-shirt design competition has extended it’s deadline to
Thursday November 24th. If you have an idea for a t-shirt, we
encourage you to submit a design.
5. The EV3 Grand Opening will be celebrated this week with a lecture
by Jay Ingram on Thursday
(http://uwaterloo.ca/environment/events/env3-friends-alumni-celebration) and a
ribbon-cutting on Friday
(http://uwaterloo.ca/environment/events/environment-3-opening-celebration).
Register ASAP to attend!

AGP Wins Softball Championship

On November 6, 2011, the AGP softball team won the Beginner Intramural
championships by the score of 24-6. An amazing 10-run fifth inning
propelled the AGP Blue Janes to AGP’s first ever intramural
championship.