Meetings archive

07.06.2007
VISP final conference on city centre revitalisation - Enschede, 7-8 June 2007
The Vitalizing city centres through Integrated Spatial Planning (VISP) project tests new approaches to successfully revitalise city centres and urban areas through cross border cooperation. The project is organised under the Interreg IIIB North Sea p...read more

06.06.2007
Cities Transformed: Profiting from Urban Development - Hamburg, 6 June 2007
Hamburg is an international showcase of successful urban regeneration both as an economic powerhouse and a place to live and work. This conference explores how cities like Hamburg have successfully reinvented themselves to attract jobs, investment, a...read more

06.06.2007
European Security and Safety Summit – Brussels, 6-7 May 2007
In case of accidents or disasters, communications between emergency services, authorities and citizens are essential to minimize consequences. In the framework of the European Security and Safety Summit, the European Emergency Number Association (EEN...read more

06.06.2007
2007 Transforming Local Government conference ‘Leadership’ – Bellevue, 6-8 June 2007
The Transforming Local Government (TLG) conference represents the epitome of innovation in the public sector. TLG is notorious for powerful content that summons freethinking and fosters unprecedented ideas, all within an oasis of networking and learn...read more

05.06.2007
Private urban governance & gated communities – Paris, 5-8 june 2007
Are the new models of urban territorial production created by privately-operated urbanization significant for the evolution of cities? The question focuses on the urban patterns generated by the private provision of collective urban services.read more

05.06.2007
COMPETE final conference – London, 5 June 2007
The final Compete event will be held in London at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from the 4th till the 5th June 2007. The event will draw together the major findings generated by the network. The conference is titled 'Competitive European Cities...read more

04.06.2007
International Climate Conference “Our Common Future” – 20 Years On – Tromsø, 4-5 June 2007
On 4 and 5 June 2007, the Norwegian Polar Institute and the Ministry of the Environment will host a conference focusing on the world in a changing climate. The focus of the conference is the same as the topic of World Environment Day: decreasing ice ...read more

04.06.2007
Towards a European Policy for Urban Transport – Brussels, 4 June 2007
This year, the Commission will publish a Green Paper on urban transport. The paper will identify potential European added value to action at the local level. The conference ‘Towards a European Policy for Urban Transport’ is the final event in a serie...read more

01.06.2007
Key elements for a successful local homeless strategy – Brussels, 1 June 2007
This year, the seminar focuses on key elements for a successful local homeless strategy. Local authorities have increasing responsibilities in the area of homelessness and have an interest therefore in gathering as much expertise as possible on the e...read more

01.06.2007
FCM’s 70th Annual Conference and Municipal Expo™ ‘Leading Change’ – Calgary, 1-4 June 2007
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has been the national voice of municipal government in Canada since 1901. This year’s annual conference offers a comprehensive package: from informative seminars and workshops to thought-provoking plena...read more

31.05.2007
Creative Europe – the power of culture in European cities – Hamburg, 31 May – 1 June 2007
Creative Europe – the power of culture in European cities focuses on the ways in which culture and creativity interact, becoming a catalyst for urban prosperity and social development. The conference is organised by the German Federal Government Comm...read more

29.05.2007
European Neighbours’ Day 2007 – All over Europe, 29 May 2007
The European Neighbours’ Day is an initiative of the European Federation of Local Solidarity. Based in Brussels, its objective is to foster mutual community support in all its forms, by creating networks for exchanges on neighbourly and community pra...read more

29.05.2007
EURISY Conference ‘Future challenges for local and regional authorities: how can space technology help?’ – Barcelona, 29-30 May 2007
The conference will bring to Barcelona numerous professionals from regions and cities and from the space technology and service sectors. The two-day programme is designed to encourage discussion and effective information exchange on the challenges ah...read more

24.05.2007
MOBILITA 2007 – Bratislava, 24-25 May 2007
The tenth International Scientific Conference MOBILITA ´07 aims to analyse the causes of the hyper-mobility, the induction of automobile transport and the deterioration of the accessibility of destinations in the urban territory. It also wants to exp...read more

24.05.2007
Informal ministerial meeting on urban development and territorial cohesion – Leipzig, 24-25 May 2007
The German EU Presidency organises the informal ministerial meeting on urban development and territorial cohesion. The objective is to politically emphasise the social, cultural and economic importance of the European city. Ministers responsible for ...read more

23.05.2007
Plan the City with the Port - International Conference, Le Havre, 23-25 May 2007
The City of Le Havre and the International Association Cities and Ports (IACP) are organising the final conference of the Plan the City with the Port (PCP) project: “Plan the City with the Port – strategies for redeveloping city-port linking spaces”.read more

23.05.2007
2007 Civicus World Assembly – Glasgow, 23-27 May 2007
The Civicus World Assembly is a forum for international civil society representatives to get together, exchange ideas, experiences and build strategies for a just world. The theme for the three upcoming annual world assemblies, all to be held in Glas...read more

22.05.2007
Skills for Sustainable and Competitive Urban Development – Brussels, 22 May 2007
Rapidly changing and very complex urban realities characterize regeneration areas across European countries. Authorities at all level of governance (local, regional, national, European, international), civil society organisations, businesses and univ...read more

21.05.2007
UITP World Congress 2007 ‘Public transport: moving people, moving cities’ – Helsinki, 21-24 May 2007
The UITP World Congress 2007 focuses on the strong and reciprocal link between public transport and the architecture of cities and regions. Cities and regions can only be sustainable if they have dynamic and efficient public transport systems. Public...read more

18.05.2007
Building the Broadband Economy – New York, 18 May 2007
Building the Broadband Economy is an international meeting place and idea exchange for local government officials and their private-sector partners in telecom, IT, finance, real estate and consulting. It offers a global perspective on the best ways t...read more