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Full stories can be seen at Urbanicity News China promises a successful World Urban Forum Local Government Policies Can Advance Green Building in the Private Sector UCLG Calls on the African Development Bank to Meet the Urban Challenge Fresh action on sustainable urban development in the Asia-Pacific Invitation to host the Procura+ Seminar 2008 Greater London Authority joins ICLEI’s Procura+ Campaign "Local Troika" is born as counterpart of EU Troika of member states Nice's town hall launches its "green police" Renaissance Towns and Cities Programme Africa Global Sister Cities Foundation The Power of Cities and Canada's Place in the World Strengthened Norwegian Support to UN-HABITAT to Help Implement New Medium Term Strategy UN-HABITAT's Slum Upgrading Facility launches two local finance facilities in Ghana New Towns Lecture UCLG and partners launch local action for DRR European Commission launches a Training Toolkit on Green Public Procurement prepared by ICLEI European neighbours' Day: let's bring together our citizens! YOUTH project: young people get involved in urban transport Nobel Prize winning chair to speak on climate change CEMR Policy committee debates charter of regional democracy and Balkans PEPESEC project promotes Sustainable Energy Dubai International Award UN-HABITAT hosts its representatives from around the world Chinese cities to connect to ICLEI network More than 30 cities sign declaration for revitalisation of historic centres
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June Major Cities of Europe Conference League of Historical Cities Conference World Conference on City Diplomacy The City and Urban Development Summit World Conference on Disaster Management Mass Impact Cities and Climate Change Symposium International Conference on River Restoration International Making Cities Livable Conference The State of European Cities; The Urban Audit International Youth Crime Prevention and Cities Summit IFLA 2008 Conference: Transforming with Water
July International Conference on Urban Pests Sister Cities International Conference International Symposium on Travel Demand Management 16th European Social Services Conference: 'Shaping the future of local services in Europe' AREUEA International Conference World Ports Climate Conference European Population Conference
August International Conference on Public Policy Management Stockholm International Water Symposium Urban Diversity and Religious Traditions International Conference on Urban Drainage International Conference on Urban Development, Regeneration and Finance International Sustainability Conference
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CLOSE OF EARLY BIRD REGISTRATIONS- METROPOLIS CONGRESS 2008
Register Now - ECOMM 2008, London The annual European Conference on Mobility Management (ECOMM) provides a focused outlet for Mobility Management practitioners and experts from across Europe and beyond. ECOMM 2008 will take place at Chelsea Football Club, London 4-6 June, hosted by the UK’s Department for Transport, Transport for London and the London European Partnership for Transport (LEPT). This year’s theme: Travel Demand Management – Tackling Climate Change focuses on the role of sustainable transport to reduce the impact of global emissions and, combined with issues such as congestion and obesity, asks how travel demand management can be integrated across all key areas of policy and implementation.
Over 500 representatives from local and national governments, business, finance and academia are expected to attend the conference. To see a detailed programme, find out more information and to book your place on-line, please visit http://ecomm2008.eu Call for Papers - Sustainable City and Creativity The International Meeting on "Sustainable City and Creativity: Promoting Creative Urban Initiatives" will be held in Naples on 24,25,26 September 2008.
In particular, the attention will be focused on the following issues:
The Conference will involve representatives from Universities, Research Centers, international and national public Institutions, business sector and civil society.
Further details are available at: http://www.creativecity2008.eu/ Register Now - International Disaster and Risk Conference IDRC Davos 2008 IDRC Davos 2008 takes place from August 25-29, 2008 in the famous mountain town of Davos, Switzerland. IDRC Davos 2008 is expected to gather over 1.300 leading experts from over 100 countries from science, politics, governments, the private sector, civil society, international organizations, NGOs and a broad spectrum of risk management professions. The conference will provide a unique platform for discussions on a comprehensive disaster and risk management approach.
Register Now - 16th EUROPEAN SOCIAL SERVICES CONFERENCE: Shaping the future of local services in Europe 2-4 July 2008, Paris, France This conference examines the role of local services in the rapidly changing communities in which they work and explores the experiences of a number of European countries in this regard. The conference looks at a range of developments in service partnerships with other stakeholders, including users and local citizens, and asks how local services can best respond to the social challenges of the 21st century. The annual European Social Services Conference is an important event for all those concerned with planning and delivering European social care and health to the highest standard. With over 30 multi-lingual plenary and workshop presentations, the conference provides a unique opportunity to understand the changes taking place and for the exchange of ideas, experience and ‘best practice’. The conference is held in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish and attracts approximately 400 delegates from around 25 different countries. This year’s speakers include: Vladimír ŠPIDLA European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities; Xavier BERTRAND French Minister for Labour, Social Affairs and Solidarity; Jan ANDERSSON MEP Chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Employment and Social Affairs; Agnieszka CHLON-DOMINCZAK Vice-Minister at the Polish Ministry of Labour and Social Policy and Vice-president of the EC's Social Protection Committee. For more information on Speakers, Programme, Venue and Registration: www.esn-eu.org/paris/eng or call the organisers on +44 1273 739 039. First Announcement - Community Journeys; pathways to a sustainable future Key Note Speakers include:
Participate in Workshops and Discussions on:
Investment Fair & Trade Show Come Celebrate with us at the Conference banquet and dance with live entertainment by Mark Collie The preliminary conference program and registration information are now available at www.apcfnc.ca. Registration Open - WEFTEC.08 The Water Environment Federation's Technical Exhibition and Conference (WEFTEC), the largest water quality event in North America is headed to Chicago, Illinois. The educational program offers 31 workshops, 115 technical sessions, and 10 facility tours that will address the most timely issues in water and wastewater, including:
Online attendee registration is now open on www.weftec.org! Don’t miss your opportunity to join thousands of water and wastewater professionals in Chicago, Illinois, October 18-22 at WEFTEC.08 – The Water Quality Event! Remember to reserve your hotel room early! Please visit www.weftec.org for more information. Register Now - International Youth Crime Prevention and Cities Summit 17-21 June Durban, South Africa The summit will be held in the Albert Luthuli Convention Center, named after a founding father of the governing African National Congress who became South Africa’s first Nobel peace laureate.
There will also be six special meetings covering:
Who should attend?
Register Now - Rebuilding sustainable communities for children and their families after disasters This conference will focus on four main objectives:
The conference will seek to contribute to, and recommend, future policy formulation and implementation processes by local, regional and national governments as well as multilateral agencies and grass-roots organizations. The goal of these efforts is to bring specialists from various disciplines (health, education, community planning, etc.) to explore and make recommendations on how to reconstruct sustainable communities that will be safe for children and their families after disasters. Registration is now open and full details are at: http://www.cpcs.umb.edu/rsccfd/registration.html Call for Papers Extended – Coastal Cities Summit 2008
The IOI Coastal Cities Summit aims to bring together coastal city leaders, managers, and academics to discuss environmental, social, economic, and public policy challenges and viable solutions.
Please contact Conference Secretariat, Mara Hendrix, at mara@ioiusa.usf.edu or p)727-873-4745 or f)727-873-4889 for further information or visit: http://www.coastalcities.org Early Bird Registration Closes 30th May - World Sustainable Building 08 Due to the high number of papers received - and the rigourous review process applied to the submissions - the early bird registration closing will now be on 30 May 2008. Review decisions will be sent out in the next few weeks, thus necessitating the extension. Register now and save!!! Save even more if you are a member of any of the SB08 auspicing societies (check the list at www.sb08.org ) Keynote Speakers
·More speaker profiles on www.sb08.org Final Call for Papers - World Toilet Summit and Expo 2008
Register Now – World Forum on Human Rights The 3rd World Forum on Human Rights will take place at the International Convention Centre of Nantes Métropole (France) from Monday 30th June to Thursday 3rd July 2008.
This third Forum is organised by the Permanent International Secretariat Human Rights and Local Governments, association by French Law (Law of 1901), located in Nantes /Pays de la Loire (France). To consult the programme of the Forum, register online and for more information: http://www.spidh.org/en/the-forum-2008/index.html Final Call to Register - World Cities Summit 2008
If you are planning to attend this event, register now. The World Cities Summit, a premier international conference on public governance and the sustainable development of cities, has confirmed a line-up of prominent speakers for its inaugural summit in Singapore from 23 to 25 June 2008, which will include Singapore’s Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Asian Development Bank President Haruhiko Kuroda. Among these distinguished speakers are mayors from ‘model cities’, such as Mr John So, Mayor of Melbourne, repeatedly voted one of the world’s most liveable cities; Mr Hiroshi Nakada, Mayor of Yokohama, a city lauded for the use of environmentally-friendly urban transportation; and Ms Kerry Prendergast, Mayor of Wellington, where the UN Environment Programme will hold World Environment Day 2008. The inaugural event will also provide engaging platforms for discussions on specific topics through its plenary and various break-out sessions, including one on solid waste management, a critical issue in many urban areas. Another highlight is the Learning Journeys, which offers delegates a chance to witness, first-hand through tours around Singapore, how the country has developed into a ‘liveable and vibrant’ city. More information on the World Cities Summit can be found at www.worldcities.com.sg. Registration Open - ISOCARP International Congress
Keynote presentations include: Qiu Baoxing - Deputy Minister Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Construction (China) Ronan Uhel - Head of Group Spatial Analysis, European Environment Agency (Denmark) Alfonso Vegara - President Fundación Metropoli (Spain) Jeff Kenworthy - Curtin University, Perth (Australia) Registration is now open and earlybird registration is available to June 30 at: http://www.isocarp.org/index.php?id=320 Registration Now Open - World Water Week 2008 in Stockholm "Progress and Prospects on Water: For a Clean and Healthy World" The Registration Period for the 2008 World Water Week in Stockholm is now open. To register for the conference and the week's events and to book a hotel please use this online registration form. Programme Announcement - Networks for Mobility September 25-26, Stuttgart, Germany The members of FOVUS invite you to attend the 4th International Symposium "Networks for Mobility" which will take place from 25-26 September 2008 in Stuttgart, Germany. “Networks for Mobility” is the premise of the symposium 2008, with an emphasis on major projects. The discussion will focus on the following topics:
The programme is available for download here, and the conference website is at: http://www.uni-stuttgart.de/fovus/ Conference Update - European Transport Conference
The demands on Europe's transport systems continue to both increase and change as a result of a number of factors - economic growth, social change, demographics and the need to become less unsustainable. Such change demands innovative and robust responses which are affordable. Transport practitioners and researchers throughout Europe are responding to these challenges and the European Transport Conference, now in its 36th year, is the key annual event for sharing innovation, best practice and networking with colleagues from more than 30 countries.
The Conference is unique in Europe, attracting over 500 transport practitioners and researchers to a meeting place, where they can find in-depth presentations on policy issues, research findings and best practice across a broad spectrum of transport modes.More information can be found at: www.aetransport.org Register Now – IFLA 2008
Water is transforming the landscape and it will continue to do so. We landscape architects can try to better understand the transforming power of water; to design our landscapes on the common theme of transforming forces of water; in the end also to transform ourselves, to transform our education, practice, and profession. Then it is water that transforms and presents an epoch-making chance to advance landscape architecture. Landscape architects and professionals from all over the world are invited to join the 2008 IFLA Congress and share knowledge and ideas on the challenges and possibilities that we face when it comes to Transforming with Water. Monday, June 30 2008 - Living with Water Speakers sessions focusing on Transforming with the Arid and Transforming with the Rains Several excursions are planned to parts of the Netherlands connected to the theme. On the excursions you will see and experience the continued transforming of the soft, resilient soil of the country into a man-made landscape through water control, wetland management, and land reclamation. For detailed information on the preliminary program check www.ifla2008.com Full conference information and registration is available at: http://www.ifla2008.com/ Final Call to Register - ENHR 2008 The 2008 ENHR Conference will be held in Dublin from 6th- 9th July and is being organised by University College Dublin School of Applied Social Science and The Centre for Housing Research. The conference theme is Shrinking Cities, Sprawling Suburbs, Changing Countrysides. The conference will address various issues relevant to this overarching theme in both urban and rural locations. Plenary sessions will address current debates on topics such as balancing regional development, urban and rural development, socio-spatial segregation, new suburban communities, the role of immigration and tourism, developments in post socialist societies, as well as issues which are specific to rural areas. Full details and registration at: http://www.enhr2008.com/ |
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The call for papers for the Coastal Cities Summit has been extended to June 15. There are also a few sponsorship ( 
In support of the UN International Year of Sanitation, World Toilet Organization, presents an action-oriented platform which features high-level discussions between public and private sectors to promote clean toilets, sanitation technology and hygiene issues. 
ISOCARP is proud to announce/present its 44th International Planning Congress which will be held in the City of Dalian, China from 19 – 23 September 2008. The theme: ' Urban Growth without Sprawl; a Way towards Sustainable Urbanisation' is introduced by Prof. Dr. Detlef Kammeier, General Rapporteur of the congress and responsible for the scientific contents and its outcome. 
Abstract submission has now closed. A programme announcement will follow shortly. An early registration discount will also be announced soon. 
Transforming with Water is the theme of the 2008 World Congress of the International Federation of Landscape Architects. This 45th IFLA World Congress will be held in the Netherlands from June 30 to July 3