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URBANICITY UPDATE

62 new events for 2011 published this month at our online events calendar - far and away the most comprehensive in the world - please let us know if you have an urban related event you would like listed.

2012 Calendar - first publication: we are pleased to announce the first publication of our 2012 events calendar - if you have an event that needs listing, please contact us.

743 new subscribers to City Matters in June -  just over 124,000 in total.

58 urban news stories published this month - keep up to date with news as it happens

NEWS FROM THE URBAN WORLD - Most popular stories for June

Institutional News and Opinion Highlights

UN-HABITAT unveils new Charter of Values
UN-HABITAT this week unveiled a new Charter of Values to underpin the agency's growing relationships with private sector partners around the world.

ICLEI joins OECD governments at their meeting on Urban Policy
The 34 members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are gathered together on 16 - 17 June 2011 in Paris as the Working Party on Territorial Policy in Urban Areas.

Green cities for Europe’s growth
Europe’s cities stand ready to deliver ‘green growth’ by fostering jobs and wealth creation while reducing carbon footprints. That was the message of a meeting in Copenhagen today between EU climate commissioner Connie Hedegaard and mayors of leading EU cities.

Forging our urban future
UN-HABITAT's Executive Director, Dr. Joan Clos, joined ESADE Business School Professor Javier Solana, and personalities from a range of cities around the world for a day of talks earlier this month on the implications of a rapidly urbanizing world.

CEMR questions feasibility of 3% target for annual renovation of public buildings
While the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) welcomes the proposal for a new EU directive on energy efficiency, presented on 22 June 2011, it calls into question the feasibility of the proposed 3% target for the annual renovation of public buildings.

ICLEI’s Local Action Counter records cities working towards sustainability
With one year to go to Rio+20 ICLEI has launched an online counter, where individuals can declare their city is working for sustainable development. This global initiative seeks to publicize the vast number of cities already taking action, to show world leaders that cities are key to getting our planet back on track and building a just, sustainable and secure future for all.

Cities for Children: Vital that children learn to use media technology responsibly and independently
“In today's world of fast-changing media and social media developments, it is vital that children and adolescents learn how to use modern media technology responsibly, independently and safely,” declared Frédéric Vallier,.secretary general of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR)at the

C40 and ICLEI to establish Global Standard on Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Cities
Standard approach for accounting and reporting greenhouse gas emissions will boost cities ability to access funding and implement actions

ICLEI’s Local Action Counter showcases cities working towards sustainability
With one year to go to Rio+20 ICLEI has launched an online counter, where individuals can declare their city is working for sustainable development.

Launched! ICLEI white paper 'Financing the Resilient City'
The ICLEI white paper on 'Financing the Resilient City' has just been launched at the Resilient Cities 2011 world congress in Bonn, Germany. Download a copy for more information http://iclei.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/Global/Publications/Report-Financing_Resilient_City-Final.pdf

New Smart Cities and Communities initiative
EUROCITIES has responded to a stakeholder consultation on the European Commission's new Smart Cities and Communities initiative to be launched on 21 June in Brussels.

City News Highlights

Old Airport to Become Large Urban Campground
An old disused airport in Brooklyn will be converted into an urban campground, expanding from its current 5 campsites to more than 600.

South Korea to Build New Capital for Southern Sudan
The new country of Southern Sudan, officially declaring its independence in July, will have help from the national development arm of South Korea in building a proposed new capital city.

Park Under Toronto Freeway to Transform City
Construction has begun on a new park beneath a Toronto freeway overpass. The Toronto Star's Christopher Hume says the park will change the city forever. Known as "Underpass Park", the space is expected to complete construction by the end of the year.

Mega-Cities Team Up to Fight Climate Change
The mayors of the world's biggest cities convened in Sao Paolo recently to team up against climate change and sea level rise. Neal Peirce sees much promise in the effort.

Groundbreaking Climate Change Plan
Once a bastion of sprawl, the San Diego region is now embracing one of the most significant regional planning efforts in the nation's history. It is the first region in California to draft a Sustainable Communities Strategy, as mandated by SB 375.

Presentations on “smart city Wien”
According to the EU’s initial expectations, the “Smart Cities & Communities” industrial initiative of the EU’s SET plan (one of 8 industrial initiatives contained in the SET plan) will trigger European investments amounting to about 12 billion euro in the next ten years, which will be supported by EU and national funding schemes.

Project ISIS – a world first from Cape Town, South Africa
The City of Cape Town, South Africa, has developed a new exclusively developed integrated property data management system, a world first and a remarkable achievement for the city.

Treasure hunt on Barcelona's public transport
For the 23rd year the Barcelona metropolitan transport authority organises a treasure hunt on its transport system. This initiative aims at promoting public transport use among teenagers. It is a competition in which participants travel through the city on public transport solving questions and overcoming obstacles.

An Olympic Ghost Town in Rio de Janeiro
Preparations for the World Cup and Olympics are displacing hundreds of families in Rio de Janeiro. One neighborhood next to a major stadium has been turned into a ghost town.

Downtown Winnipeg's Comeback
Once the site of neglected and abandoned buildings, Winnipeg's downtown is now seeing a host of construction and renovation projects, thanks to its redevelopment corporation, new incentives, a mixed use zoning bylaw -- and a change in perceptions.

Chicago Plans for a Warmer Future
Climate scientists have warned Chicago's planners that the City will be significantly warmer and wetter by the end of theentury. And from street trees to building standards, that message is infiltrating Chicago's planning and design.

To read the full stories and more news, please visit http://www.urbanicity.org/Site/News/default.aspx

To submit a news story to Urbanicity, contact Jeremy Flay

EVENT FEATURES

WEFTEC Leads to Cleaner Waters
October 15 – 19, 2011
Los Angeles, California USA
www.weftec.org/weftecplanner.aspx

My WEFTEC Planner Is Your Guide to the Largest Annual Water and Wastewater Event

The Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC) is the largest annual water and wastewater event in the world. Covering the full water cycle, WEFTEC is leading source for research, design, and operation of collection systems, stormwater management, wastewater treatment plants, water reuse and supply, watershed management, and much more. By attracting thousands of professionals from around the world, WEFTEC strengthens the ties of the international water community by creating business opportunities for individuals and organizations with global perspectives.

WEFTEC Trade Delegations: Where the World Connects

WEF’s Trade Delegation Program, designed to increase the number of international buyers who visit WEFTEC, offers the opportunity for delegates to network with others in the water industry from all over the globe to establish business contacts, create partnerships, and discuss the latest technologies and solutions available.

If you are interested in organizing a group or delegation to attend WEFTEC 2011 in Los Angeles, send an e-mail to lsukkariyyah@wef.org for more information.

ECOCITY WORLD SUMMIT 2011 – AUGUST 22-26 – MONTRÉAL
MORE THAN 750 REGISTRATIONS TO THE SUMMIT!

Are you part of this group? If you haven’t registered yet for the Ecocity World Summit 2011 to be held at the Palais des congrès de Montréal from August 22-26, don’t wait any longer! Urban planning, Ecomobility, public space, etc.: part of the program is developed for urban planners.

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YOUR SUMMIT ACCOMMODATIONS
Get a good room! Register for the Summit and book your lodging at the same time. All the information you need is in the Accommodation page of the Summit web site.

Mayor of Hamburg Launches Intelligent Cities Initiative

Mayor Olaf Scholz will make a keynote address at the Intelligent Cities Expo which will take place in Hamburg, 8 – 10 November 2011. With 60 speakers confirmed from 17 countries, the Intelligent Cities conference is this year’s European meeting place in for city leaders and their partners in the energy, utility and transportation industries.

The early-booking discount of €300 has just been extended by 7 days to July 7 2011, so book now to secure your place.

Key speakers include:

• Olaf Scholz, Mayor, HAMBURG, GERMANY
• Per Blixt, Head of Unit, DG for Information Society and Media, EUROPEAN COMMISSION
• Christian Schlosser, Chief, Urban Transport Section, UN-HABITAT, KENYA
• Emma Strain, Head of Environment, GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY, UK
• Claus Billehoj, Head of Sustainable Development, CITY OF COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
• Joan Batlle, Chief Information Officer, CITY OF BARCELONA, SPAIN
• Jarmo Eskelinen, Chief Executive Officer, FORUM VIRIUM HELSINKI, FINLAND
• Joachim Bitterlich, Chairman, VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT, GERMANY
• Jerry Yang, Team Lead, International Cooperation, KOREA SMART GRID INSTITUTE, S. KOREA
• Frank Lee, Head of Division, EUROPEAN INVESTMENT BANK, LUXEMBOURG
  

To view the full conference programme, which will bring together all stakeholders to discuss how to transform today’s cities into sustainable, liveable cities, through the large-scale adoption of intelligent systems: http://www.intelligentcitiesexpo.com/conference-programme-2011

Book your delegate pass now and save €300: https://secure.ukipme.com/ice11c/conf_form_CC.html

For further information, please contact Lauren Morrey by email lauren.morrey@smartershows.com or call +44 1306 871 342.

Register Now - The Transport Practitioners Meeting
19th – 20th July 2011
Liverpool, UK

Featuring…

• Topics such as Localism, Funding, New Technology, Smarter Choices, Modelling, Public Realm and many more
• Keynote presentations from Louise Ellman MP & Professor John Urry
• Technical visits
• Workshop sessions on Child-Friendly Communities, Residential Parking, Accessibility
• “Dragon’s TPM” – Originality in Sustainable Transport
• Drop-in surgery on How to Cope with Skills Gaps and
• The Ultimate Debate session – Are Transport Planners Wasting Their Time?

2 for 1 deals available for Local Authority staff!

2-day passes also include a ticket to the TPM Awards Dinner

TPM attracts participants from 160 organisations from the public, private and third sectors, and has been described by past participants as “excellent all round” and “definitely worth attending”.

Aimed at transport planners, engineers, urban transport designers, managers and anyone involved in strategy development and delivery of transport services from the public and private sectors.

The conference is designed to provide a platform for sharing best practice in order to develop the profession.

For full details, please visit http://www.ptrc-training.co.uk/event.php?id=208

First Announcement - An International Workshop on Innovation, Diversity and Sustainable Development in Areas of Social Vulnerability

Center for Rebuilding Sustainable Communities after Disasters, University of Massachusetts Boston & Chair in Multiculturalism , University of São Paulo, Brazil
November 17-18, 2011

This workshop aims to discuss strategies for the empowerment of residents in the areas of social vulnerability and the implementation of public policies with a sustainable basis, in such areas. We are interested in examining the following issues, amongst others, and welcome papers/proposals related to them:

Workshop participants – who should attend
We welcome interdisciplinary approaches and proposals presented by scholars, researchers, public policy makers, governmental representatives and Non-Governmental Organizations.

Workshop location - University of Massachusetts Boston, USA

For further information and registration: http://www.mccormack.umb.edu/centers/crscad/idsd.php or e-mail: crscad@umb.edu

Register Now - The Traffic Management & Bus Priority Conference
19th – 20th July 2011
Liverpool, UK

PTRC's 3rd Annual Traffic Management & Bus Priority Conference will take place on 19th - 20th July 2011 in one of Britain's most vibrant and exciting cities for transport professionals - Liverpool.

Featuring…

• Topics such as Network Efficiency, Public Realm, Bus Priority and more
• Keynote presentation from Norman Baker MP
• Technical visits
• Workshop session on Cycle Hubs and
• Debate session – Championing the Bus

The conference is aimed at traffic management engineers and technicians, bus operators and policy professionals and attracts over 150 participants from 75 organisations from the world transport arena, and has been described as “of a particular high quality” and “very informative [and] enjoyable” by past attendees.

The event is designed to enhance the profile and understanding of the traffic management, engineering and sectors and also aims to encourage the involvement of younger members of the profession as a way of enhancing their career development.

For more information, please visit http://www.ptrc-training.co.uk/event.php?id=196

First Announcement - European Transport Conference 2011
10 -12 October 2011
Glasgow, Scotland, UK

The Association for European Transport (AET) is the leading European organisation for transport professionals. AET's membership currently comprises over 300 corporate and individual members, based in over 35 countries.

AET is committed to the development of young professionals in the transport industry and in academic fields. The European Transport Conference (ETC) is the key annual event held in Europe for transport planning professionals and is the flagship of the Association for European Transport. It attracts some 400 delegates from more than 30 countries.

The European Transport Conference is a key annual event for European transport practitioners and researchers. It is a meeting of minds, where transport professionals come together to keep up to date with policy issues, research findings and best practice across a broad spectrum of transport. Papers are presented by active professionals, selected by the most respected members of the transport profession in Europe.

Now in its 39th year, the conference has built its reputation on the excellence of presentations and papers and the fact that everyone presenting is directly involved in the dissemination of transport research, the formulation of policy and the implementation of those policies and practices.

Full information on themes and more at: http://abstracts.etcproceedings.org/themes.php

Earlybird until July 31 - ISOCARP 2011
24-28 October Wuhan, China

The theme of the 47th Congress is : "Liveable Cities - Urbanising World, Meeting the Challenge". This theme reflects the central problem of the acknowledged world wide phenomena of the exponential and inexorable inward flow of people to cities and the consequent rapid expansion of urban development. The city of Wuhan, with its ever increasing population base, has acknowledged the importance of this Congress Theme especially with regard to learning how their particular range of urban, transportation congestion and spatial problems are being dealt with sustainably across the Globe. The Congress will support four workshops exploring the major theme in terms of low carbon environments, sustainable networks, all transportation pathways including waterways, recreational provisions, Heritage and the Green Environment.

There will be, in addition to the four topical workshops, selected half day workshops such as one being offered by the City of Wuhan and the Centre for Liveable Cities, Singapore.

More information at: http://www.isocarp.org/subsites/isocarp-congress-2011/congress/

To place a conference feature in City Matters, please contact Jeremy Flay

EVENTS CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS

July Events

World Planning Schools Congress

Singapore International Water Week

2011 ENHR Conference

20th International Clean Air and Environment Conference

Computers in Urban Planning and Management 2011

Asia Pacific Cities Summit

Dealing with diversity in 21st century urban settings

Making it work: Planning in a connected world

RE: Streets Conference

Healthy Cities - 4th Making Cities Liveable Conference

International Conference 2011 on Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development

The Traffic Management & Bus Priority Conference

Smart Cities

More July events

August Events

International Conference on Urban Pests

3rd Safe Routes to School Conference

World Water Week 2011

Sustainability in Motion

EcoCity World Summit 2011

ISUF 2011

New Challenges for European Regions and Urban Areas in a Globalised World

Groundwater: Cities, Suburbs, and Growth Areas — Remedying the Past and Managing for the Future

Asian Cities in the 21st Century

Liveable Cities Forum: Designing Biodiversity Friendly Communities

More August events

September Events

8th International Urban Watershed Management Conference

Asia Pacific Housing Forum

International Conference on Urban Drainage

2nd International Academic Consortium for Sustainable Cities Symposium 2011

IFHP World Congress 2011

The 2nd Annual Smart Grids Smart Cities 2011

16th International Metropolis Conference: Migration Futures: Perspectives on Globel Changes

European Parking Congress

IX Biennial of European Towns and Town Planners

International Conference on Green Buildings and Sustainable Cities

Asia Pacific Cycle Conference

ICMA Conference 2011

International Urban Design Conference

3rd Annual Sustainable Cities

Future Cities

2011 Urban Data Management Symposium

CEMR Conference on Citizenship and Twinning

More September events

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