Introducing New Colleagues at HQ!
This month, three new international staff members have been recruited by ISOCARP to strengthen the Secretariat in preparation of our 54th World Congress in Bodø, Norway and ahead of organisational reforms. Federico Aili comes from Italy and as a project assistant at ISOCARP, he is working on the “success” and “relevance” of the upcoming Congress….
Town and County Planners Association of Kenya
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…
Affordable Living in Sustainable Cities. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the New Urban Agenda
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…
Latest News from the Network 42 – INTA
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Climate Heritage Mobilization @ Global Climate Action Summit 2018 Heritage
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
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…
‘Name the Newsletter’ Contest
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….
Dutch Expert Meeting “Cool Planners and the climate agenda”, 3 July 2018
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…
Smart City Virtual Expo
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 >>
Urban Thinking Festival – August 25 – September 1, 2018, Brasov, Romania / Deadline for applications: May 25
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….