Meetings archive

30.10.2008
Conference on Territorial Cohesion and the Future of the Cohesion policy - Paris, 30-31 October 2008
This conference is organized by the French Presidency of the EU, in association with the Committee of the Regions, the European Commission and the Association of the French Regions, to debate "territorial cohesion" and the future of the EU Cohesion P...read more

29.10.2008
7th International Conference on Urban Health - Vancouver, 29-31 October 2008
The 7th International Conference on Urban Health (ICUH-2008) will be held at the Westin Bayshore in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.read more

29.10.2008
Home and Urbanity - Cultural Perspectives on Housing and Everyday Life - Copenhagen, 29-31 October 2008
This conference discusses a range of cultural perspectives on housing research, focusing on the role that housing plays in everyday life. This focus is related to the broader shifts of globalisation, which lead to new practises and identities, often ...read more

27.10.2008
EUREGIA 2008: Business and Territorial Development, Leipzig - 27 October 2008
With the Territorial Agenda the EU Member States have adopted a programme for the shaping of the European space and the promotion of territorial cohesion within the EU. The Territorial Agenda, within paragraph 44 highlights the “Business and Territor...read more

26.10.2008
Transitions in urban agriculture - Wageningen, 26-28 October 2008
From 26 - 29 October 2008 Wageningen University and Research Centre (the Netherlands) organizes a scientific conference 'Transitions towards sustainable agriculture, food chains and peri-urban areas'.read more

22.10.2008
9th World Congress of Metropolis "Connecting Cities" - Sydney, 22-25 October 2008
For the first time in the history of humanity, urban populations exceed rural populations, making more relevant than ever our mission and the work that we have carried out over the past 20 years. The challenge in the next few years is therefore to gi...read more

22.10.2008
Urban Climate Solutions - Toronto, 22-24 October 2008
Local governments around the world are demonstrating commitment in climate mitigation by reducing greenhouse gas emissions in their operations and acting as leaders in their communities. However, to be effective they cannot act alone. They must engag...read more

21.10.2008
Futuropolis 2058 - Singapore, 21-22 October 2008
Futuropolis 2058: Creating Sustainable Urban Environments through Innovation is a two day conference initiated by Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and the Fulbright Academy of Science & Technology. It aims to bring tog...read more

16.10.2008
Urbaging: the city and the elderly - Lugano, 16-17 October 2008
The conference by the USI-Accademia di Architettura focuses on urban living spaces of the elderly population, between social needs and the built environment.read more

13.10.2008
Road Safety Day 2008 - Paris, 13 October 2008
The second road safety day will be celebrated on 13 October 2008 and will address the subject of "Road Safety in our Cities". Indeed about two thirds of the accidents and one third of all road fatalities occur in urban areas, often affecting the most...read more

11.10.2008
The right to the city: new challenges, new issues - Vadstena, 11-15 October 2008
As it has been largely documented, modern states are facing political rescaling processes in which the roles and functions of the different levels of government are evolving. Thus city-regions are becoming central economic and political territories i...read more

11.10.2008
The Ideal City - New perspectives for the 21st century, Amsterdam 11 - 14 October 2008
What makes a city ideal? That is the question this conference, organised by Professor John Gilderbloom, will try to answer.read more

09.10.2008
Learning cities in a knowledge-based society - Milan, 9-11 October 2008
This EURA (European Urban Research Association) conference will focus its attention on the exploration of several of today's major challenges for cities and will foster a lively exchange and debate among researchers in the field of urban studies, par...read more

09.10.2008
Romanian Urban Planners National Conference - Bucharest, 9 -10 October 2008
The Ministry of Development, Public Works and Housing of Romania together with The Romanian Register of Urban Planners are cooperating on the first Romanian Urban Planners National Conference.  The conference will debate on tackling issues that Roman...read more

06.10.2008
2008 Open Days: European Week of Cities and Regions - Brussels, 6-9 October 2008
A record 217 regions and cities from 32 countries have signed up as partners for the OPEN DAYS 2008 European Week of Regions and Cities, the biggest annual gathering of EU and regional policy-makers, experts and representatives of banking, business a...read more

06.10.2008
European Transport Conference - Noordwijkerhout, 6-8 October 2008
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 more sustainable. Transport practitioners and researchers througho...read more

06.10.2008
City museums and the future of the city - Seoul, 6-8 October 2008
This 'City Museums' conference is organised by CAMOC, the International Committee for the Collections and Activities of Museums of Cities. This committee is part of ICOM, the International Council of Museums. The conference will be about the contribu...read more

06.10.2008
IUT Conference: Decent and affordable housing in the European Cities - Brussels, October 6th 2008
The International Union of Tenants hosts its annual day on October 6th in the European Parliament in Brussels.read more

30.09.2008
Sustainable Cities and Communities - Geneva, 30 September - 1 October 2008
The inaugural "Sustainable Cities and Communities" conference organised by Green Power Conferences in cooperation with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) will focus on the practical challenges and opportunities cities and communities will face in o...read more

28.09.2008
1st Seminar of European Town Councils - Cáceres, 28-30 September 2008
The Extremaduran Association for the East-West Cooperation (AECEO) is organizing the First European Municipalities Meeting in Cáceres for the 28th, 29th, 30th of September, 2008. For this event, AECEO will be supported by the Regional Government of E...read more