1UP Toronto Conference 2025 - Design Jam: Call for Projects
1UP Toronto is a youth conference that brings together secondary school students across Ontario to celebrate and incubate city-building ideas. 

The 2025 conference theme is Building Belonging, which explores the intersection of innovation and social equity in urban development. It highlights collaborative opportunities between decision-makers and youth to create inclusive spaces in public and private sector projects. Through design jams and dynamic speakers, the conference will emphasize the importance of both fair and forward-thinking solutions for communities.

Hosted by Urban Minds, the conference will take place on Saturday, March 29 and Sunday, March 30, 2025.

As part of the conference, the Design Jam is a four-hour student design competition which will be held on Sunday, March 30, for a real-life urban challenge related to the conference theme. Students are assigned into teams to develop a creative solution for a case challenge provided by our Design Jam Partner. This is where you come in!

The deadline to apply is January 31st, 2025 at 11:59pm.

For more information, please review our Call For Projects PDF here.
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Contact name *
This is the person we will reach out to regarding the 1UP Toronto Conference 2025 - Design Jam.
Contact email address *
Contact phone number *
Please include an extension number if necessary.
Organization name *
Type of your organization *
Your project name *
Describe your project. *
What is the nature and scale of the project? Where is your project located? Who are the main stakeholders? When is it expected to be completed?
Describe the phase you expect your project to be in by March 2025. *
We prefer projects that are in a phase where public input will influence decisions, e.g. visioning or community engagement.
How does your project relate to the conference theme? *
This year's conference theme, "Building Belonging",  explores the intersection of innovation and social equity in urban development. 
How does your project relate to youth (ages 13-19)? *
Are youth an important stakeholder or user group of the project? What is the impact of the project on youth?
How do you plan to incorporate youth's input from the Design Jam into your project? *
How will specific elements and/or general themes of youth's ideas inform your team's decisions in the project? What are some steps or processes your team will take to actively consider their input?
Are you or a member of your team available to have weekly calls with Urban Minds before the conference to discuss the Design Jam? *
Is your team able to send two representatives to the 1UP Toronto Conference on Sunday, March 30? *
How did you hear about this? (Check all that apply) *
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