Meetings

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

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

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

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

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

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

30.10.2008
FUTURE International Conference ‘Ethnically Diverse City’ – Weimar, 30 October - 1 November 2008
The Future Urban Research in Europe (FUTURE) project is hosting an international conference on the ‘ethnically diverse city’. European cities will continue to be the destinations of seeking migrants from all over the world for refuge, education and w...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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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