The Town and County Planners Association of Kenya (TCAPK) will be hosting the World Town Planning Day (WTPD) event, on November 8, 2018 in Mombasa, Kenya. This is a happy moment as it designates the 10th anniversary of TCAPK celebrating the WTPD. In addition, ISOCARP Africa Region/Nairobi Liaison Office will celebrate its 10th birthday on the…

The 2nd international Implementing the New Urban Agenda and SDGs Conference will be held in partnership with the 26th EAROPH World Congress, in Newcastle, NSW, Australia on the 1st and 2nd November 2018. The congress follows the successful inaugural conference in Melbourne in May 2017 where 240 delegates from 11 countries met for the first…

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limate Heritage Mobilization @ Global Climate Action Summit 2018 Heritage has the power to help communities make the #ParisAgreement a reality. At the #ClimateHeritage Mobilization @ #GCAS2018, culture and community leaders from around the world are uniting to the show the way. Learn more at www.climateheritage.org. @GCAS2018 @climateheritage

UN-Habitat opened a new position for a senior urban planner to work on a fast-track process for the  urban recovery and reconstruction plan for Mosul (Initial framework for the reconstruction of Mosul). You will be working with a team of planners from UN-Habitat and UNESCO. Duty station: Erbil. Duration: 3 months, starting date: immediately.  Application…

We are looking for a name for our digital newsletter, and we need your help! Over the next months, we will hold a contest to rename the newsletter. Please email suggestions to Ana Peric, Vice President for Awards, Communications and Marketing, peric@isocarp.org. The Executive Committee will choose the winner who will be announced in the next newsletter….

As preparation for the 54th ISOCARP Congress  on Cool Planning: Changing Climate and our Urban Future a Dutch expert meeting will be held in Delft on 3 July 2018. The topic is ‘Cool Planners and the climate agendas’. The expert meeting aims to actively explore challenges and opportunities presented to the urban planners in this dynamic…

The Smart City Virtual Expo fosters matchmaking between suppliers, public servants, mandataries, researchers and innovators, which creates the ideal platform to present and find solutions to tackle urban challenges. Read more >>

1st Edition: Smart Planning for Cultural Heritage The Romanian Professional Association of Urban Planners (APUR), together with Urbasofia SRL and the ISOCARP ND Romania, organise the first international Urban Thinking Festival with the theme on Smart Planning for Cultural Heritage, as close to other events related to the European Year of Cultural Heritage – 2018….

CALL for INTERNATIONAL YOUNG PLANNING PROFESSIONALS and COORDINATORS Young Planning Professionals’ National Workshop XI’AN, PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, 23-27 July 2018 “INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE AND REGIONAL REVIVAL” Spread the word. Don’t miss this opportunity to apply! Deadline for Applications is 7 June !   https://isocarp.org/young-planning-professionals-programme/young-planning-professionals-workshops/national-ypp-workshops/young-planning-professionals-national-workshop-2018-xian-china/