09.12.2008
Designing the Parks part II: the present and future of park planning and design - San Francisco, 9-11 December 2008
Today’s designers, planners, and managers of public parks face an array of competing issues and opportunities, yet they lack integrated guidance to address these challenges effectively and creatively. Designing the Parks Part I, (Charlottesville, May...read more

08.12.2008
Scotland’s Housing: building firm foundations for the future - Edinburgh, 8 December 2008
The supply of affordable homes for all of Scotland’s people is a key priority for the Scottish Government, who have pledged to supply at least 35,000 new homes a year by the middle of next decade. With the First Minister bringing forward a £100 milli...read more

04.12.2008
Knowledge in small and medium-sized towns - Faro, 4-5 December 2008
The conference, organised by the Centro de Investigação Sobre o Espaço (CIEO), focuses on the possible contribution of towns to rural development by acting as a place of knowledge creation and diffusion in order to avoid processes of decline and prom...read more

02.12.2008
Forum des Villes - Montpellier, 2-3 December 2008
On the occasion of its presidency of the European Union, France has decided to stress the importance of “sustainability and solidarity in our cities”. Following the meeting of the ministers responsible for housing, cohesion and urban development, whi...read more

01.12.2008
CECODHAS Observatory Colloquium Conference: Urban Change in Europe: The Place of Social Housing in Integrated Policies - London, 1 December 2008
This colloquium is the third in a series addressing the future challenges of social housing across the EU. The event will discuss a number of crucial issues relating to the role of social housing in integrated urban policiesleading to sustainable com...read more

30.11.2008
URBACT Annual Conference - Montpellier, 30 November - 2 December 2008
The Annual Conference 2008 of the URBACT European programme will be held in Montpellier, France. The annual event will gather together all URBACT partners. It will be the occasion to assess and discuss cities’ progress in responding to the challenges...read more

27.11.2008
II International Conference of the TRACE network and Congress “The transformation of the European city. Guidelines for the 21st century”- Barakaldo (Bilbao, Spain), 27th & 28th November 2008
The Barakaldo City Council, as member of TRACE, will host the II International Conference of the network and will accompany the institutional event with the Congress: “The Transformation of the European City. Guidelines for the 21st Century”.read more

26.11.2008
EUROCITIES Conference 2008: building active cities - The Hague, 26-29 November 2008
The theme of this year's EUROCITIES Annual Conference, hosted by The Hague, is "Building Active Cities - modern citizenship and integrated governance". This theme is closely linked to the Leipzig Charter on Sustainable European Cities, which was adop...read more

25.11.2008
2008 Polis Conference - Barcelona, 25-26 November 2008
Moving towards sustainable local mobility is widely acknowledged as being one of the most important challenges of the near future to meet the European objectives of tackling congestion and climate change. Experience has shown that progress in moving ...read more

25.11.2008
Promoting innovation and the knowledge economy: innovative ICT and e-government practice - Derry, 25 November 2008
The City of Derry in Northern Ireland will play host to a major European conference on innovative ICT and E-Government Practice on 25 November 2008. This event will mark the launch of one of the selected "fast track" networks under the European Commi...read more

20.11.2008
26th Waterfront Center Conference - Chicago, 20-22 November 2008
The Waterfront Center, a non-profit educational organization, was formed in 1981 in the belief that waterfronts — where the land meets the ocean, bay, lake, river or canal — are unique, finite resources. The vital characteristic that separates waterf...read more

17.11.2008
Coastal Cities Summit 2008: Values and Vulnerabilities - St. Petersburg (USA), 17-20 November 2008
One of the most challenging issues facing the ocean today is rapid coastal urbanization whose implications have yet to be assessed. Today, the majority of the world’s population lives within sixty kilometers of the coast line and this is steadily inc...read more

15.11.2008
European Development Days 2008 - Strasbourg, 15-17 November 2008
European Development Days 2008 is the European Commission's major event. Each year the EDD hosts some 3000 participants from every continent, representing over 1200 organisations in the development community. This year, the central theme of this majo...read more

13.11.2008
Building on home ownership: housing policies and social strategies - Delft, 13-14 November 2008
In the last decade home ownership rates and housing markets have advanced rapidly in most developed societies. A driving force has been intensified economic globalization following market deregulation and advancements in mortgage finance. Demographic...read more

13.11.2008
FEANTSA European Conference: Housing solutions for people who are homeless - Cardiff , 13-14 November 2008
This year's FEANTSA European Conference will look at housing solutions for people who are homeless. It is organised in cooperation with Welsh FEANTSA member Shelter Cymru and will take place in Cardiff on the 13th and 14th of November 2008.read more

11.11.2008
EnviroCities 2008 - Dubai, 11-13 November 2008
Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance, and Chairman of Dubai Municipality, the "EnviroCities 2008 International Conference " is announced. The conference is jointly organised by th...read more

11.11.2008
Wireless & Digital Cities 2008 - Barcelona, 11-13 November 2008
The third annual European Congress for Wireless and Digital Cities will take place in Barcelona, Spain this year. The conference provides a meeting point for the municipal wireless and digital government communities. It is an event for policy-makers,...read more

10.11.2008
International Conference on Infrastructure Systems: Building Networks for a Brighter Future - Rotterdam, 10-12 November 2008
Infrastructures provide essential functions for economy and society such as transportation, water, communication and energy. While each of these sectors has their own specific characteristics, they have much in common: their adequate operation depend...read more

04.11.2008
Arts, Culture and the Public Sphere - Venice, 4-8 November 2008
The FDA – Faculty of Design and Arts, together with DADI - Department of Arts and Industrial Design of the University IUAV in Venice is organizing the conference "Arts, Culture and the Public Sphere: Expressive and Instrumental Values in Economic and...read more

03.11.2008
Child in the City Conference – Rotterdam, 3-5 November 2008
The European Network for Child Friendly Cities and the Child in the City Foundation are co-operating on this conference, which focuses on two themes. The conference will discuss the theme of child-friendliness on a small scale: the Child Friendly Com...read more