Core Value Awards 2009

The 2009 Core Values Awards winners and finalists were honored at an elegant dinner on Monday, September 21^st during the 17^th Annual IAP2 conference in San Diego, California, USA.

The ceremony, emceed by KGTV NewsChannel 10 reporter, Lauren Reynolds, included remarks by Geoff Wilson, co-chair of the Core Values Awards Committee and the 2008 Project of the Year Award winner and Marty Rozelle, co-chair of the Core Values Awards Committee and IAP2 President 1997-99.

The Project of the Year Winner is Scarborough Renaissance Partnership, United Kingdom. The Project of the Year Core Values Award is given to projects that have achieved a definable outcome. They must be complete or have significant phases of the project completed. Project awards are presented to the sponsoring organization. John Thompson and Charles Campion were there to accept the award on behalf of the project. John put the challenge and invitation to IAP2 to join with them to partnership and knowledge transfer opportunities and introduced delegates to The Academy of Urbanism.

A Special Innovation Award was introduced for the first time in IAP2 history. Each year going forward, IAP2 will focus on a specific area of innovation in P2 and in 2009, the award focused on the use of technology (social media strategies and Web-based tools). The inaugural Innovation Award winner is the North West Local Health Integration Network, Ontario, Canada for their project to engage the community of Ontario, Canada on health care planning and delivery.

The judges, Geoff Wilson, Dr. Patricia Wilson, Dr. Alice Sui, Chad Foulkes, Lynn Gillette, Sandra McBrayer and Sandy Heierbacher, also bestowed a Special Recognition Award to the Australian Citizens' Parliament, new Democracy project, New South Wales.

The Project of the Year Finalists were:

Dauphin Island Strategic Planning for Sustainability, Town of Dauphin Island, Alabama USA

The Forum Foundation, Washington, USA

The IAP2 Core Values Awards recognizes excellence and innovation in the field of public participation guided by the seven IAP2 Core Values for Public Participation.