Conferences, etc

International Cities, Towns & Communities 2010

12-15 October, Coffs Harbour

The 2010 ICTC Conference & Exhibition will be held at the Opal Cove Convention Centre, Coffs Harbour, NSW, from 12-15 October. Optional Special Interest Group Sessions on Place Making, Business Improvement Districts (BID’s) & Transit Oriented Design will be held on Tuesday 12 October. Plenary and concurrent sessions will be held on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 October. Three optional Field Trips covering Place Making, Infrastructure Projects and Planning Projects will be held on Friday 15th October.

Confirmed international keynote speakers include Peter Williams, Chief Executive, Better Bankside London, UK and Andy Taft, President, Downtown Fort Worth, USA. For more information see www.ictcsociety.org

International Making Cities Livable Conference

17-21 October, 2010 Charleston, SC, USA

The 48th IMCL conference has the theme True urbanism: planning healthy and child-friendly communities and an exhibit on successful solutions for healthy and child-friendly communities. The co-organizers are City of Charleston and IMCL Council. For more information see www.livablecities.org

EAROPH Golden Jubilee Congress

31 October – 4 November, 2010 Adelaide, Australia.

The Golden Jubilee Congress of the Eastern Regional Organisation of Planning and Human Settlements EAROPH) is hosted by the Planning Institute of Australia, South Australian Division.The main theme of the Congress (Cities and their region – catalysts for change) is the impact of population change related to climate management and the associated issues that are being debated at an international level – including infrastructure planning, water security, renewable energy and sustainable tourism. For more information see www.EAROPH2010.com.au

Getting communities back on their feet

17-19 November, 2010 The Hague, The Netherlands

The 11th International WALK21 Conference and 23rd International Workshop of the International Co-operation on Theories and Concepts in Traffic safety (ICTCT) will look atpromising approaches to support walking for a sustainable future.

Leading speakers and delegates from around the world are being encouraged to participate in this landmark event. They are invited to share their knowledge and successful experience to bring walking into the mainstream of politics, planning, investment and delivery. For more information see www.walk21.com/2010 or www.ictct.org