With the support of INTA, Istanbul Aydın University and TALA, the Turkish Association of Local Authorities, the Regional Council of Calabria is organising an International Seminar on “Challenges and Opportunities in Multiethnic Cities:” to take place in Istanbul, Turkey on 18 October 2007. The Seminar brings together 150 key-actors from Europe and the Mediterranean including local decision makers, operators and contractors as well as representatives from national governments. Together they will address the challenges posed by multiethnic cities, in particular the urban integration of foreign communities into the sustainable development process.