Habitat JAM: Preparing for Vancouver- World Wide Web, 1-3 December 2005 01-12-2005 Introduction In preparation for the UN-World Urban Forum to be held in Vancouver in June
2006, the Government of Canada, in partnership with IBM and UN-HABITAT,
organises a global 72-hour internet event from December 1st to 3rd, 2005, the
´Habitat JAM´.
Description
More than a 100,000 people from all parts of the world are expected to
discuss, debate and collaborate with governments, urban planners and architects,
grassroots organizations, global NGOs, private industry, experts, academics,
financiers, builders and development specialists on issues that affect their
daily lives. By means of the JAM UN-HABITAT seeks to forge a holistic, global
view on challenges that face a rapidly urbanizing planet.
The high-level JAM forum topics are:
During the JAM, participants can read what others have to say, introduce new
ideas or respond to someone else's comments. Participants can share their
expertise in any or all of the six JAM forums. UN-HABITAT asks experts on these
or other ´urban´ topics to participate in the Habitat JAM. Please register at
the Habitat JAM website. Once you have registered, UN-HABITAT will email
instructions on how to participate in the discussions 1-3 December 2005.
Programme Location
World Wide Web:
www.habitatjam.com
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