Online: Thursday 5th December | 3pm

IPM Members: Free

A tradition at the Institute, we gather together as friends and place professionals - delivered online and in-person by Professor Steve Millington - every festive season for a celebratory seminar looking back on the last 12 months and ahead to the new year. 

The seminar has plenty of new place ideas and research to digest, with lightening presentations and interactive elements helping our members to join the conversation and influence IPM's thinking. If you can't be in Manchester, at the Institute, for mulled drinks and mince pies, then get yourself comfortable with festive refreshments at home or work and dial in via our Zoom link.

Online: Wednesday 15th January 2025 | 11am

IPM Members: £100 

Non - IPM Members £300 

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.

Webinar: Online 

Thursday 20th February 2024 | 2pm

IPM Members: Free

The IPM will host a webinar in February 2025 with a specific theme to be confirmed later this year. These professional development sessions are a vital resource to react to trends in place and keep our members up to date, so they can react within their own roles and keep developing their knowledge.

Join the IPM and a range of guest speakers to look at latest trends from research and professional practice in the place sector.

Topic - TBC

Hybrid: Thursday 27th March 2025 | 3 - 5pm

(Business School, Manchester Metrpolititan University)

IPM Members: Free

IPM's research seminars are a chance for place researchers and academics to share the latest developments and findings from their work. It's a chance for practitioners and policy makers to hear the latest thinking on place, from big ideas like over-tourism, culture and atmosphere, and place partnerships to studies of real place interventions and activities. These sessions are always a great chance to be inspired and take learning back to the day job, whether you attend in person or online.

Online: Wednesday 14th May 2025 | 11am

IPM Members: £100 

Non - IPM Members £300 

The masterclass will define place marketing and communication, share ideas and practices of effective place branding and explore their contribution to successful place leadership and transformation. You will join peers to examine different aspects of place communication in the physical and digital context, and hear from experts on effective practices and examples from across the sector. The Masterclass will cover key questions, such as:

• What is place communication and place marketing?
• What is the role of place branding and communications in building stronger place reputation?
• How does place branding build effective identity?
• What are the challenges and opportunities of place communication in the digital world?
• What does effective contemporary place branding practice look like?

Topic - TBC

Hybrid: Thursday 12th June 2025 | 3 - 5pm

(Business School, Manchester Metrpolititan University)

IPM Members: Free

IPM's research seminars are a chance for place researchers and academics to share the latest developments and findings from their work. It's a chance for practitioners and policy makers to hear the latest thinking on place, from big ideas like over-tourism, culture and atmosphere, and place partnerships to studies of real place interventions and activities. These sessions are always a great chance to be inspired and take learning back to the day job, whether you attend in person or online.