SHU Events
10-10-2011, 11:16
Tuesday 25 October
7:15 for 7:30pm
Pennine Theatre, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus
As final preparations are made for the London 2012 Olympic Games this event is a chance to hear from a woman at the heart of the Olympic Games.
Alison Nimmo, CBE, has played a pivotal role in the design, development, planning and procurement of many of the key Olympic and Paralympic venues, including the world famous velodrome. Hear her share her experiences of shaping the Olympic plans with regeneration and legacy at their heart.
She is also a key figure in Sheffield's transformation and as CEO of Sheffield One - one of three pilot Urban Regeneration Companies - she spearhead a successful city centre regeneration programme. This included the £120 million Heart of the City project that saw the development of the city's Winter Gardens, as well as the creation of the train station's impressive Gateway to Sheffield.
As well as leading on the design and delivery of the largest new park in London for 150 years with the ODA, Alison and her team successfully secured all the key town planning permissions for the London 2012 venues, all within three-months. No mean feat when this involved dealing with five separate host boroughs.
A chartered surveyor and town planner specialising in regeneration, Alison is best known for her capacity to manage and deliver complex city centre projects. In Manchester she played a central role in delivering the award-winning regeneration of the city centre following the 1996 bomb.
Places are free but must be booked in advance by visiting the Sheffield Hallam events website (https://arum.lits.shu.ac.uk/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=2412&srctid=1&erid=1253915)
7:15 for 7:30pm
Pennine Theatre, Sheffield Hallam University, City Campus
As final preparations are made for the London 2012 Olympic Games this event is a chance to hear from a woman at the heart of the Olympic Games.
Alison Nimmo, CBE, has played a pivotal role in the design, development, planning and procurement of many of the key Olympic and Paralympic venues, including the world famous velodrome. Hear her share her experiences of shaping the Olympic plans with regeneration and legacy at their heart.
She is also a key figure in Sheffield's transformation and as CEO of Sheffield One - one of three pilot Urban Regeneration Companies - she spearhead a successful city centre regeneration programme. This included the £120 million Heart of the City project that saw the development of the city's Winter Gardens, as well as the creation of the train station's impressive Gateway to Sheffield.
As well as leading on the design and delivery of the largest new park in London for 150 years with the ODA, Alison and her team successfully secured all the key town planning permissions for the London 2012 venues, all within three-months. No mean feat when this involved dealing with five separate host boroughs.
A chartered surveyor and town planner specialising in regeneration, Alison is best known for her capacity to manage and deliver complex city centre projects. In Manchester she played a central role in delivering the award-winning regeneration of the city centre following the 1996 bomb.
Places are free but must be booked in advance by visiting the Sheffield Hallam events website (https://arum.lits.shu.ac.uk/NetCommunity/SSLPage.aspx?pid=2412&srctid=1&erid=1253915)