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Congress Brochure
37th International ISoCaRP Congress 'Honey, I shrunk the Space Planning in the Information Age' 13 - 20 September 2001, The Netherlands The INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF CITY and REGIONAL PLANNERS Contents Pagee Acknowledgements 3 Framework 4 Message of Welcome The President of ISoCaRP Local Organising Committee 5 6 Introduction by the General Rappporteur 6-7 Congress Programme, Utrecht Venue and Schedule in brief per congress event (day to day: page 25) 8 Some questions related to the information aspect of the core topic 9 Language - Parallel Sessions Simulation Workshop - Clearing House Papers and Books 10 Exhibition and Carfax Prize 11 Implementation Workshop, Delft 12 Young Planners Programme, Enschede 13-14 Tours Accompanying Persons Programme Pre-Congress Tour Professional Site visit Safaris 15 15 15 Hotel Information (incl. location map) 16-18 The Province of Utrecht and the City of Utrecht The University of Utrecht 19 20 General Information 21 Registration Fees Congress Delegates Young Planners Programme (& Congress) participants Implementation Lab participants Hotel Prices 21 23 23 23 Methods of Payment, Registration and Cancellation Procedures 24 Congress Programme, Utrecht from day to day About ISoCaRP 25 26 2 Acknowlegdements ISoCaRP gratefully acknowledges close co-operation as well as financial support from the: • Ministry of Housing and Planning and the Environment (VROM), The Hague • Ministry of Transport and Water Management (V & W), The Hague • UNESCO, Unit of Human Habitat and Sciences, Paris/France • Province of Zuid-Holland, The Hague • University of Utrecht, Utrecht • Telematic Institute, Enschede • Delft University of Technology, Delft • Siemens Ltd, Thailand and The Netherlands ISoCaRP gratefully acknowledges financial support from: • Arcadis, Arnhem • City of Breda, Dept. Spatial Environmental and Economic Affairs, Breda • Connekt, Knowledge Center for Mobility and Transport, Delft • City of Utrecht, Utrecht • Van Eesteren-Fluck & van Lohuizen Foundation, The Hague • Carfax Publishers, United Kingdom • City of Rotterdam, Dept. City Planning and Housing, Rotterdam • Holland Railconsult, Utrecht • Nextrategy, Amsterdam • Proper Stok, Rotterdam • Province of Utrecht, Utrecht • Schiphol Real Estate, Amsterdam • TRS, Rotterdam ISoCaRP gratefully acknowledges close co-operation regarding the INTERNET PLATFORM from: • The University of Karlsruhe, Faculty of Urban Development and Landscape Planning Prof Dr Bernd Scholl Dipl.-Ing Dirk Engelke M.Sc. Hany Elgendy 3 Framework General Rapporteur Andreas Schneider (Switzerland) Scientific Committee Hans van der Cammen, Ministry of Housing, Planning and the Environment (VROM-RPD), The Netherlands Toon van der Hoorn (Chair), Ministry of Transport and Water Management (V&W), The Netherlands Judith Ryser (Editor NL-Congr. Publication), Hari Srinivas, UN University Tokyo (Japan/India) Plenary Sessions Keynote Speakers Luuk Boelens, Holland Railconsult (The Netherlands) Bert van der Knaap, Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Netherlands) William Mitchell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) Richard Sennett, The London School of Economics and Political Sciences (UK) Ockert van Zyl (South Africa), Siemens Ltd. (Thailand) Parallel Sessions Rapporteurs Workshop I Workshop II Workshop III Marketplace-WS IV Frank d'Hondt (Belgium) Rolf Signer/Sabine Friedrich (Switzerland) Christian Voigt (Germany) Stefano Wagner (Switzerland) Implementation Lab Co-ordinators Rudger Smook, Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) Frans de Nooij, Province of South-Holland (The Netherlands) Young Planners Programme Co-ordinators Hans Schaffers, Telematic Institute (The Netherlands) Hari Srinivas, UN University Tokyo (Japan) Local Organising Committee (LOC) Albert van Hattum (Chair) Reinoud Bakker Jan Goedman Aafke Nijenhuyzen Robbert Rhemrev Maurits Schaafsma Hein Struben (Treasurer) Congress Moderator Hein Struben (The Netherlands) 4 Bienvenida Bienvenue Willkommen Welcome Queridos colegas, Mes Chers Collègues, Sehr geehrte Kollegen, Dear Colleagues, Os doy la bienvenida a nuestro Congreso que este año tendrá lugar en la bella ciudad obispal de Utrecht, Holanda, cuya Universidad nos hospedará en su "Uithof", situada en los alrededores de la ciudad. Agradecemos mucho a la Facultad de Ciencias Espaciales el gran apoyo que nos ha dado y en especial a su Decano, el Prof. Dr. Pieter Hooimeijer. 'Cariño: ¡He encogido el espacio ! – El Planeamiento en la Era de la Informática' – ha sido preparado por la Red Autónoma Temporal (TAN) constituida por un grupo de jóvenes colegas que lleva trabajando desde 1997. La preparación del contenido del Congreso se la debemos a TAN, a nuestro Relator General, Andreas Schneider, y a todo su equipo. En cierta forma resulta una novedad prometedora dejar un tema tan actual como este en manos de unos jóvenes colegas. El Comité Organizador Local, bajo la dirección de Albert van Hattum, ha realizado un gran trabajo preparando el congreso y todas las actividades anejas. Espero que todos participéis y gocéis, tanto del intercambio profesional, como de vuestra estancia en las bellas y dinámicas Tierras Bajas. Bienvenue à notre congrès annuel dans cette jolie ville d'évêques d'Utrecht aux Pays Bas. L’Université d’Utrecht sera notre hôte et nous accueillera à “Uithof”, à la périphérie de la ville. Nous sommes reconnaissants à la Faculté des Sciences Spatiales, particulièrement au Prof Dr Pieter Hooimeijer, son Doyen, pour tout le soutien qu’il a apporté à ce congrès. ´Chérie, j’ai rétréci l’Espace, l’Aménagement à l’Ere de l’Information' a été préparé depuis 1997 par le Temporary Autonomous Network (TAN), un groupe de jeunes collègues. Nous devons la préparation du contenu de ce Congrès à TAN, à notre Rapporteur Général Andreas Schneider et à son équipe. Laisser aux jeunes collègues le traitement d’un tel sujet d’actualité est, d’une certaine manière, une approche nouvelle et prometteuse pour l’avenir. Le Comité Local d’Organisation, sous la Présidence de Albert van Hattum, a réalisé un grand travail en assumant les travaux de la préparation du congrès et de ses activités attenantes. J’espère que vous serez tous présents à celui-ci afin de profiter pleinement des échanges d’opinions professionnels et de votre séjour dans les Pays Bas, endroit dynamique et fort agréable. ich möchte Sie herzlich willkommen heissen zu unserem jährlichen Kongress in der wunderschönen Bischofsstadt Utrecht in den Niederlanden. Die Universität Utrecht wird im “Uithof” am Stadtrand von Utrecht unser Gastgeber sein. Wir sind der raumwissenschaftlichen Fakultät und insbesondere Dekan Prof Dr Pieter Hooimeijer sehr dankbar für alle Unterstützung. 'Liebling, ich habe den Raum geschrumpft – Planen im Informationszeitalter' wurde von TAN (Temporary Autonomous Network) vorbereitet, einer Gruppe junger Kollegen, die sich 1997 zusammengeschlossen hat. Wir danken TAN, unserem Generalrapporteur Andreas Schneider und seinem Team für die Vorbereitung des Kongressinhalts. Es ist neu und vielversprechend, jungen Kollegen mit diesem aktuellen Thema das Wort zu geben. Das lokale Organisationskomitee, unter dem Vorsitz von Albert van Hattum, hat gute und harte Arbeit geleistet in der Vorbereitung des Kongresses und aller Aktivitäten, die damit verbunden sind. Ich hoffe, dass Sie am Kongress teilnehmen werden und den professionellen Meinungsaustausch sowie Ihren Aufenthalt in den schönen und dynamischen Niederlanden geniessen. I welcome you on our annual congress in the beautiful Bishop’s City of Utrecht in The Netherlands. The University of Utrecht will host us at the “Uithof” in the outskirts of the City. We are grateful to the Faculty of Spatial Science, especially Dean Prof Dr Pieter Hooimeijer for all the support. 'Honey, I shrunk the space, Planning in the Information Age' has been prepared from 1997 onwards by the Temporary Autonomous Network (TAN), a group of younger colleagues. We owe TAN and General Rapporteur Andreas Schneider and his team for preparing the content of the congress. In a way it is new and promising to give younger colleagues the floor with such an actual topic. The Local Organising Committee under the Chairmanship of Albert van Hattum has done a great job in preparing the congress and all the activities around it. I hope you will attend and enjoy the professional exchange of opinions and your stay in the beautiful and dynamic Low Lands. Max van den Berg, President ISoCaRP - AIU - IGSRP Amsterdam, The Netherlands 5 Welcome by the Local Organising Committee Dear Colleagues, We are proud that we have the possibility to host this year’s congress and we heartily welcome you. We are grateful to Prof Dr Pieter Hooimeijer for giving us the possibility to hold our congress on the University’s premises; to Prof Dr Ir Chris Visser and Dr Ir Hans Schaffers for all their support for the Young Planners Workshop that will be held at the Telematic Institute’s premises; to Prof Dr Ir Rudger Smook for his support for the Implementation Lab that will be held at the premises of the Delft University of Technology. We thank TAN and specially ISoCaRP member Luuk Boelens (first hour initiator of TAN) for the 4 years of preparation of the topic now to be further explored at our congress. All these ingredients are there to have a successful event. On behalf of the entire Local Organising Com-mittee, we are looking forward to seeing and welcoming you all! Albert van Hattum, Chair LOC Heemstede, The Netherlands Introduction by the General Rapporteur city of the industrial revolution looses its clear borders and flows into the surrounding countryside. But it keeps its clear, if bigger centre. Tramways and trains (commuting) influence daily life relations. The present, third stage of the city he considers as the Scrambled Egg, the city of many centres scattered around in the urban field, without a traditional hierarchy. City and countryside merge into a carpet metropolis. Distance gets almost meaningless in daily life by light speed relations (communication). Already in 1997 the Temporary Autonomous Network (TAN), a group of younger planners related to ISoCaRP, started a research and discussion project on the topic. TAN uses another model in its analysis, differentiating between three realities, existing simultaneously as layers: The first layer can be called “Arche-Città” the built world of spaces and places, the Layer where changes take place gradually, with the pace of building, constructing roads etc. The second layer is the “Cine-Città”, the world of physical flows, of flows of people and goods on rail, road and in the air. This layer is characterised by rising speed and shortening time, reducing the size of space, the size of the globe. It is the reality of the borderless physical networks with their own patterns and laws, a world not only populated by cosmopolites, businessmen and tourists, but also by emigrants and refugees. The general topic Information technology, globalisation and deregulation are just some keywords for something that gained a strong influence during the last decade, in societies of developed as well as of developing countries. For important theorists it is quite probable that we are witnessing the early phase of a fundamental change of the socioeconomic system, comparable to the agricultural revolution in 15th century or the industrial revolution in 19th century. If so, this of course will deeply affect the way society is using and organising space – our very professional field. The title of the congress, “Honey, I shrunk the space – Planning in the information age”, refers to compression of time and space as the possible main impact on planning. A network society, cyberspace, E-topia, event cities; the object of planning and its conditions are changing. Such familiar time-space borders like “inside-outside”, “private-public”, “here-there”, “city-countryside” or “yesterday-tomorrow” seem to disappear, or at least change their significance. Two instructive models As far as the city as object of planning is concerned, Cedric Price used the egg as metaphor to describe the historical development: The first stage of the city he describes as a Boiled Egg; the city clearly separated from the outside countryside, and with a clear centre. Walking distance dominates daily life relations. The second stage he sees as a Fried Egg; the 6 And a third layer is added to this by information technology now. It is an even faster reality of direct, online exchange of information and interaction, the world of cyberspace, the reality of timeless time and distantless space – the “TeleCittà”. The three layers, or realities, of Arche-, Cine- and Tele-Città have their own dynamics, time-space balance and their own laws. Dynamic networks and floating nodes is the theme of parallel session 2. How does the dynamic network environment affect location patterns for housing, offices, industries etc.? What is the impact on our cities and countryside of the rapidly developing nodes in the networks: the airports, high-speed railway stations, edge cities, etc.? How is our perception and use of time and space affected? It deals with how the network-world of flows and nodes is influenced by globalisation and information technology. How should or can planners intervene in this world? Consequences for planning If physical and time distances are shrinking to zero by ever faster communication, will there be any space left to plan at all? Can these “Eggs” and “Cittàs” help us understand the processes and guide planning action? The 2001 congress will work on future-oriented answers to this question, maybe even paradoxical answers. Because on the one hand on a closer look, it is not the whole world that is shrinking to the spot, but a new Tele-Città layer is added to the existing physical structures of the Arche- and Cine-Città. And on the other hand, even in that world of shrinking space-time dimensions the primary task of planning – managing time-space-relations – still might be useful. Parallel session 3 discusses cyberspace and the loss of concentration. How do the real world and the so -called cyberspace react upon each other? How does cyberspace change our use and perception of real space? Do activities and services get that detached from time and space that new concentration or de-concentration patterns emerge? What are the intervention possibilities for planners in this new digital reality? Parallel session 4, Open Platform The ISoCaRP 2001 conference will use the findings of the TAN meetings. In three parallel sessions the aspects of the congress theme are discussed: This session will deal with any topic of professional interest for planners and not directly related to the core topic of the congress. It is a marketplace of interesting and inspiring ideas, projects or analyses. As far as possible, the rapporteur will structure this marketplace thematically or geographically. Parallel session 1 is about cultural identity and spatial segregation. What is the impact of the global, generic architecture and urban concepts on cultural identity? Does the information society bring new patterns of segregation? General Rapporteur Andreas Schneider Baden, Switzerland Implementation Lab Instead of a Post-congress tour, an Implementation Lab (to be held at Delft University of Technology) will offer participants an opportunity to implement the theoretical knowledge of the conference in a workshop-like setting. The programme includes a tour in the region involved. Details can be found in this brochure. Young Planners Programme The Young Planners Programme takes place three days prior to the main Congress at the Telematic Institute in Enschede. Details can be found in this brochure. 7 Congress Programme The Congress provides opportunities for international and Dutch delegates to meet and discuss issues of mutual interest by offering a wide range of opportunities. It will provide essential information and stimulate critical analysis among all practitioners in all disciplines (incl. planners, citizens, lawyers, environmentalists, developers, government representatives and administrators etc.) in the field of urban and regional planning. The Congress itself offers a comprehensive programme mainly consisting of plenary keynote addresses, three parallel workshop-sessions (presentation of/discussion on selected and invited papers; submission of papers was closed on 15 March 2001), a Marketplace Session (Open Platform to any topic of professional interest for planners (a.o. inspiring ideas) and not directly related to the core topic of the congress) and a closing plenary session. Immediately following the ISoCaRP Congress the fourth Biennial of Towns and Town Planners in Europe will be held in Rotterdam on 20, 21 and 22 September. Its theme will be "Cultures of Cities – transformation generating new opportunities'. It will review links between contemporary cultural developments and modern approaches to urban planning and design in Europe. On 20 September ISoCaRP General Rapporteur Andreas Schneider will be among the keynote speakers of the day. ISoCaRP Congress participants are invited to extend their programme by participating in this or other events of the Biennial. (see registration details). SEPTEMBER - Schedule in brief (per congress event; day to day: see page 25) The Main Congress Event Sat 15 Arrival Delegates Utrecht Sun-Wed 16-19 Plenary and Parallel Sessions Thu 20 Departures or Joint Day with the Biennial (optional) Tours (There is no Post-congress Tour) Pre-congress Tour Wed 12 Arrival Participants to Putten Thu-Fri 13-15 Tour Sat 15 Tour ends in Utrecht Young Planners Programme Wed 12 Arrival Young Planners Thu-Fri 13-15 Workshop in Enschede Fri 15 afternoon continued in Utrecht Sun-Thu 16-20 Participation to main congress Accompanying Persons Tour Sun 16 afternoon Tue 18 all day Social Events (also for Accompanying Persons) Sat 15 Welcome light supper Mon 17 afternoon Professional Site visit Safaris evening in Amsterdam Tue 18 Host reception Wed 19 Farewell Dinner (optional) Implementation Workshop Thu 20 Departure Utrecht to Delft idem 18.00 Welcome at typical canal house Fri-Sat 21-22 Workshop, University Delft Sat 23 Presentations and Lunch idem 14.30 Departures back home ISoCaRP meetings Sat 15 Executive Committee Meeting Sun 16 Bureau Meeting Wed 19 General Assembly Registration Congress Sat 15 Academy Building, Utrecht Sun 16 University Utrecht Congress Venue: University Utrecht (Uithof), Faculty Building of Spatial Planning, Heidelberglaan 8 Reservation Accommodation: Availability of rooms expires per 1st of June 2001. At the congress registration desk, there will be no services for last minute hotel-reservation. Flight Return Services There will be no flight return services. Check with your airline before departure or upon arrival at your airline desk at the Amsterdam Airport 'Schiphol'. 8 9 Questions to the Congress related to the core topic by the Ministry of Transport and Water Management ?? What influence does the information society and especially e-commerce (home delivery of goods) and working at home (telework in a flexible way) have on mobility? ?? In what respect remain the existing spatial structures controlling relative to changes caused by the emerging information society? Are metropolises important centres for ITC development? ?? To which extent has the information society penetrated the different economical sectors and what are the consequences of this for preferential places of business and space occupation? ?? What changes occur as a result of the clustering of businesses (especially related to the ICT sector) and the centralisation/decentralisation of operating processes and the distribution over front/back offices? ?? What actually are knowledge workers and what is their quantitative contribution to the different sectors; what possibly deviating spatial living and working patterns and wishes (life styles) do they have? ?? How can the Government react to the noticed developments, what problems with respect to control and planning are identified? 9 Language - Parallel Sessions Simulation Workshop Clearing House - Papers & Books Language The Congress language will be English1. For documentation in the Abstract Book and selected Case Studies on CD-ROM, Case Studies must be outlined in English. During the congress invited Authors may present their selected Paper in one of the four ISoCaRP languages without provision of simultaneous translation. However, if necessary, assistance for consecutive translation from other participants will be requested. 1 Simultaneous translations (French) in the Plenary Sessions will be provided, if warranted. Parallel Sessions Parallel Sessions I – II - III Each Workshop will have a rapporteur and a chair. At the beginning of April 2001 authors having been selected to present their Case Study (abstract submission was closed on 15th March 2001) will receive an invitation to send in their full Case Study and will be informed in time when their presentation is due. Parallel Session IV - The Marketplace This Open Platform (also with a rapporteur and chair) will give the opportunity to authors to present any topic of professional interest for planners. Selection of presentations has already been made (closing date was 15th March 2001) and invitations to these authors are already sent out. Simulation Workshop The University of Utrecht offers congress delegates a computer gaming 'planning simulation experience' on Tuesday 18 September, afternoon. This is a ‘walk-in/walk-out’ workshop. Clearing House There will be a Clearing House where Participants are invited to expose ‘take away’ information, reports, papers or books. Note: The Clearing House is public space on the University premises and cannot be locked. Papers and Books Organisations (other than our Sponsors), also wishing to have a special Publication Stand are requested to contact the ISoCaRP Secretariat for a possible arrangement. Note: The available space on the University premises is public space and cannot be locked. Stand-holders are responsible for their belongings. 10 Exhibition Posters All participants are encouraged to take part in the Congress Poster Exhibition. In order to structure the exhibition: • Participants wishing to contribute are requested to inform the ISoCaRP Secretariat until 1 August at the latest. • It is advised to comply with the format and preferred layout. Posters not complying with the standard Poster format may not be accepted. Attention: Young Planners Programme participants - as part of their admission for participation - must contribute with a Poster. 1 Format Posters A0= 80 x 120, in Portrait, only 2 9 4 5 6 120 cm 3 Preferred Layout 1. Summary of Objectives 2. Location Map 3. Analysis of the Issues (facts & figures) 4. Description of the Proposals 5-6. Detailed Proposals 7-8. Other Information 9. Plans 10. Illustration 10 7 8 80 cm Carfax Prize Carfax Publishers (UK) has made available to ISoCaRP a prize of US$ 500. The Prize will be awarded to the BEST INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITION POSTER. Criteria are: 1) Content in relation to the Congress Theme and/or Workshops 2) Overall Presentation and Quality. The Jury consists of the Scientific Committee Members and a Local Organising Committee representative. Award Ceremony The Award Ceremony will take place on an appropriate occasion during the Congress. 11 Implementation Lab Delft (20-23 September 2001) tance of flows that determine the development potential of space, with globalisation (economic, cultural, etc.), with the increasing importance of nodes and transport corridors, with the development of social divisions at higher, even global scale levels etc. The case is the South Wing of the Randstad Holland, the region comprising Leiden - Den Haag - Delft - Rotterdam - Dordrecht. The region lacks behind the North Wing (Amsterdam – Utrecht) in positive economic effects of ICT. How to develop the position of the region in the global networks? The future of the greenhouse area of Westland and the Port of Rotterdam are urgent planning issues to address. As members of the advisory task groups, the participants play roles of planners with different backgrounds. Each group consists of a private investor, a real estate developer, a privatised public transport company, a logistic company, an environmental interest group and an ICTcompany. Thus each task group represents place/arche città (real estate developer, environmentalist), flows/cine città (privatised public transport, logistic company) and virtual space/tele città (ICT company). The jury takes over the role of the government. The jury will evaluate the contributions of the task groups on a set of criteria. A new element in the congress is the Implementation Lab. It replaces the traditional postconference tour by a working session to explore in practice the findings of the core-conference, using new technologies. The change from the post-conference tour is not absolute: the social and travel-aspects are maintained in the evening programme and the tour that concludes the workshop. Unfortunately, being an experiment, the Implementation Lab is open to a limited number of 25 participants. The Lab will use the computing facilities of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences of the Delft University of Technology. The Department of Design and Construction Management will host the Lab. The case that is being worked on in the Implementation Lab is a given regional planning concept for the next 10 years that has to be adapted to an ‘urgent planning matter’. A sudden increase of population requires a proper answer by the planning of major urban development of about 100.000 housing units. The participants are members of advisory task groups that are asked to advise the regional government on how to modify the regional plan in order to accommodate the challenge. The consequences of the network society as discussed in the core-conference have to be incorporated in the advice. How to deal with a network society with its increasing imporThursday September 20 Friday September 21 Explanation of commission and Maximum: technique; Browsing for 25 participants information and data at TU Delft See 'Registration Fees' page 23 Working Session in for price and Task groups participation details at TU Delft. Browsing and designing concepts 18.00 hrs Arrival in Delft Welcome drink: ‘Jenever’ at the Oude Delft Roorda Canal House Dinner in Delft Saturday Sunday September 22 September 23 Presentations Working Session in By the task groups Task groups Lunch at TU Delft. Design and at the Resident project in preparation of the The Hague presentation next day Afternoon Excursion to the Departure Randstad South Wing for and the Port of Amsterdam Schiphol Rotterdam, Airport by train BMK: last project Delta or else Works Dinner in Rotterdam 12 Young Planners’ Programme Enschede (13-15 September 2001) Introduction See 'Registration Fees' in this Brochure for price details. This year's Young Planners programme will take place in Enschede with the co-operation of the Telematic Institute, about 250 km East of Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol). It starts 3 days prior to the congress. All selected participants are supposed to arrive on 12 September in Enschede. The Workshop starts on 13th and ends on 15th September 2001. On the 15th, all Young Planners will move to Utrecht in order to prepare the Plenary Presentation at the main congress on Sunday morning, 16th September 2001, at the Congress Venue (University of Utrecht). Young Planners Programme participants have to participate at the main ISoCaRP Congress. Subject of the Programme Selected Young Planners will be confronted with a concrete situation. The participants will work in smaller teams (5 members per team). Each team will be stimulated to work at mutual understanding through intensive dialogue and by confronting each other with different creative ideas. They will be asked to establish an intervention strategy for the problems posed, using their creativity and good sense. The teams will need to keep the broad frame of their subject of study in mind. The fieldwork will serve as a basis for the proposals, where especially the scope of the project in relation to the existing context is essential. A presentation of the accomplished work to the congress audience on the opening day of the main ISoCaRP congress must be prepared. The Programme in short will be as follows: Wednesday, 12 September 2001 Arrival: selected & invited participants in Enschede; University Campus Hotel; Evening: Welcome supper Thursday, 13 September 2001 Introduction on Project Study and Site Visit; Workshop start Friday, 14 September and Saturday 15 September 2001 Workshop; afternoon departure to Utrecht (Student’s Hostel) Sunday, 16 September 2001 Presentation to the main Congress audience. Young Planners stay for the entire length of the main congress; Departure 20 September 2001 Criteria for Participation in the Young Planners Programme • • • • • Age maximum 35 years Minimum 5 years of practical experience (Ph.D years may be included) Submission of an abstract as stipulated in the Call for Papers2, showing skills in that particular field Submission of a Curriculum Vitae-CV (resume), 2 pages max. Letter of recommendation of an ISoCaRP member or a recognised Planning Institute, University or Organisation that takes the responsibility of the return of the candidate to her/his home country • Contribution to the Congress Exhibition with a Poster (format etc. to follow) • Active participation in the Programme and Congress as a whole The official deadline for submission of abstracts was closed on 15th March 2001. However, candidates still wanting to apply for the Young Planners Programme are urgently requested to contact the ISoCaRP Secretariat. 2 13 YOUNG PLANNERS’ PROGRAMME (continued) Participation fee, travel and Accommodation A special designed Young Planners Package is offered to those Young Planners that have complied to the criteria and therefore selected and officially invited by ISoCaRP (see 'Registration Fees' in this Brochure). The YP Congress fee and YP Accommodation costs have to be borne by the Young Planners themselves and they are encouraged to look for sponsorship in their own country (if needed). Applicants in need of support (e.g. developing countries): see item UNESCO sponsorship. Participation Procedures The ISoCaRP Secretariat will report with a formal letter of invitation on the selection(s). Participation to the Young Planners Programme is firm only with: (a) formal acceptance of the ISoCaRP invitation, (b) completed registration and accommodation form and (c) fulfilment of all financial dues. UNESCO, Young Planners Sponsorship ISoCaRP is happy that UNESCO - the Unit of Human Habitat and Sciences, Paris-France - has granted us once again a subvention that enables ISoCaRP to fund a part of the travel and accommodation costs of some 10 Young Planners. Candidates, wishing to apply for sponsorship have to comply with the criteria as stipulated above and have to add/submit a formal written request for support. The Young Planners Co-ordinators in cooperation with ISoCaRP/UNESCO will judge the righteousness for sponsorship. Approved Applicants will have to sign an official UNESCO-ISoCaRP Sponsorship contract. Visa-requirements Irrespective of the outcome of selection, all applicants need urgently to start inquiring the visaprocedures (documents needed) at the Dutch Embassy or Consulate in their respective country. These are different per country. They need to contact ISoCaRP as soon as possible in order to be completely prepared once the selection procedures are finalised. As soon as the selection of candidates is finalised (15th April 2001), UNESCO/ISoCaRP will provide the selected candidates with an official invitation. All selected candidates do need to have their visa officially be confirmed with a copy to ISoCaRP before the 1st June 2001 at the latest; exceptions cannot be made (due to most likely accommodation and logistic constraints). Background information The objective of the Young Planners Programme is to bring together 20-25 Young Planners professionals from all parts of the world to give them the opportunity to work together in a tight team, on a specific subject/study area and to establish a good working relation and work results in a very short period of time. Since its start this Programme has been supported by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO). In order to enable Young Planners from all parts of the world to actually participate, UNESCO offers financial support in some of the travel and accommodation expenses for those candidates that are recommended by ISoCaRP. The Young Planners Programme has been held on the occasion of ISoCaRP conferences since 1991 in Mexico. Since then Young Planners' Workshops have been held in Spain (Cordoba, 1992), United Kingdom (Glasgow, 1993), Czech Republic (Prague, 1994), Australia (Sydney, 1995), Israel (Jerusalem, 1996), Japan (Ogaki, 1997), Portugal (Azores, 1998), Germany (Gelsenkirchen, 1999) and in Mexico (Cancún, 2000). 14 TOURS3 ACCOMPANYING PERSONS PROGRAMME Minimum: 25 Participants Price Total: Euro 235,00 per person - Participation fee, transport, entrance tickets and lunches included Accompanying persons are not considered Congress delegates, which means that they are not allowed to attend congress sessions. Exceptions are: • Opening Plenary Sessions on 16 September 2001 (including the Young Planners' Presentation) and the Closing Plenary Session on 19 September 2001. • All social events (optional events excluded) and the professional site visit safaris. Sunday 16th September 2001 15.00 – 18.00 Walking-tour in and around Utrecht (a.o. Rietveld House) Tuesday 18th September 2001 09.00 – 18.00 Tour into the Province of Utrecht and beyond a.o. The Veluwe Forest, the Kröller Möller Museum etc. PRE-CONGRESS TOUR Hotel in Putten (beautifully located in a forest), 25 km East of Amsterdam Minimum-Maximum: 20-50 participants Price Total: Euro 475,00 per person (hotels, tour-transport, all meals included) Wednesday, 12th September 2001 All Day, arrival participants in Putten (Province of Gelderland); 20.00 hrs: Welcome and Tour information. Thursday, 13th September 2001 We will take you to the new Polders, the Poly-nuclear City of Almere. We will offer a boat-ride on the ‘Oostvaardersplassen (lakes)’, an ecological area. Dinner in Zwolle. Return to Hotel Putten. Friday, 14th September 2001 Bus Tour through the ‘Schermer’ (visit to a Dutch farm), the ‘Beemster’ to the ‘Zaan-island’ and ending with a visit to the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem. Dinner in Haarlem. Return to Hotel Putten. Saturday, 15th September 2001 Departure from Hotel in Putten. Bus to Amsterdam, boat tour to the New Islands along the East Harbour. In the afternoon we will visit the Van Gogh Museum. Around 16.00 hrs, we will proceed to Utrecht, where the congress will be held and the tour ends. Professional Site visit Safaris Monday 17 September 2001(afternoon): All registered congress delegates and accompanying persons Participation costs: none Four concurrent separate Safaris specialised on the parallel session topics. Session1: City/Region, role airports, New Urbanism settlements/Privatopias, Cultural Identity, Role of the Planner. Session 2: Flows and Spaces, Space and Time, Mobility, Network Nodes. Session 3: Existing/Virtual World, Footloose ICT, Real Space, Virtual Factories. Marketplace: GIS World, Planning General. 3 All tours will take place under condition that the indicated minimum is attained. If not, the tour fee will be fully reimbursed. 15 HOTELS The Congress Venue, the University of Utrecht, does not offer hotels in its neighbourhood. The Congress Organisation has carefully looked for hotels in or nearby the City of Utrecht, a beautiful typical Dutch canal city with a very lively population. Public transport between the City and the University premises are running every 5-7 minutes and take about 10 minutes. • Block booking for accommodation expires on 1 June 2001. B&B Utrecht, Egelantierstraat (1) Society Friendship is a non-profit (bed & breakfast) organisation that propagates improvement of relations between people from Holland and beyond by offering openness, hospitality, guidance and accommodation. The society is housed near the centre of Utrecht, at approx. 15 minutes walking distance from the central train and bus station as well as the old town centre The Society has an Internet Café. With the bike - for rent at the hotel at Euro 4 per day - everything is in quick reach! www.hostelutrecht.nl B&B Utrecht, Lucas Bolwerk (2) The same non-profit organisation as above, but housed in the very heart of the city of Utrecht. Website is under construction. Both Bed & Breakfast Hostels offer: Single and Double rooms; Standard rooms: 3-8 persons; Dormitories: 12 – 16 persons Hotel Mitland (3) Hotel Mitland is situated in a splendid park and offers a wonderful view of the old Utrecht "De Bilt" fortress. Also in the field of relaxation the Hotel Mitland offers numerous possibilities: tennis, bowling, swimming, cycling, jogging or walking. (www.mitland.nl) * for rooms with a view on the old "De Bilt fortress" a surcharge of Euro 4,54 per night is involved (please mention this specifically with your reservation) Golden Tulip Inn Centre (4) The setting in a 1870s building gives Tulip Inn - in the very heart of Utrecht - a truly special atmosphere. Many rooms still retain the original 19th century, stained glass windows. The old in combination with modern comfort and friendly, efficient service make this an ideal address to stay. (www.goldentulip.nl/hotels/tiutrecht) Hotel Ibis (5) Hotel Restaurant Ibis Utrecht is located close to the main motorway "A2". The city center is just at 5 minutes distance from the hotel. Website is under construction (www.ibis-hotels.nl) Malie Hotel (6) Among the tree-lined avenues off the stately 'Maliebaan', a stone's throw from the city centre, behind a stylish 19th century facade, with a spacious garden and terrace hidden away at the back, 'far from the madding crowd', the Malie Hotel makes it its business to ensure the guest’s comfort, peace and quiet. (www.maliehotel.nl) Holiday Inn (7) The Holiday Inn Utrecht is a luxurious four-star hotel offering warm hospitality and modern conveniences, all in an attractive setting. The guestrooms are elegantly designed and decorated. The hotel is located very close to the Central Station. (www.hiutrecht.nl) 16 HOTELS (continued) 17 HOTELS (continued) De Biltsche Hoek (8) The Motel is beautifully situated near the ‘Houdringe’ forest outside Utrecht (10 minutes from the city centre by bus). Away from the crowd (on one side of the motel the National Road N237, the other side the forest). All the rooms are equipped with bath, shower and toilet, telephone, television, radio and safety deposit box. The luxurious swimming pool is ready to welcome its swimmers. The hotel is the closest to the University premises, but there is no direct public transport-line. Public transport runs every 10 minutes from the hotel to the Central Station, from where every 5 minutes a bus leaves to the University. According to the number of participants, the organisation will look into some kind of shuttle service in the morning and evening. (www.biltschehoek.valk.nl/) Young Planners Accommodation, Enschede & Utrecht Enschede - Hotel Drienenburght (12-15 September 2001), www.utwente.nl/csc/ • The Hotel is a conference hotel situated on the campus of the University of Twente, near the Young Planners Programme Venue, the Telematic Institute of Enschede Utrecht - Hostel Strowis (15-20 September 2001), www.strowis.nl • A Youth Hostel in the very heart of the old city, 15 minutes walk from the Central station. Implementation Workshop, Delft (arrival 20 September - departure 23 September) • Hotel Leeuwenbrug A charming hotel situated on one of most beautiful canals of Delft (www.leeuwenbrug.nl) 18 The Province of Utrecht and The City of Utrecht Area : 143.764 ha Population : 1.107.849 inhabitants www.utrecht.nl Population and Housing Province of Utrecht Number of inhabitants 1.107.849 Number of houses % owner-occupied Average number of persons Number of houses per houses living in a house km2 land 446.243 55 2,48 328 Surface and land use Province of Utrecht (1996) Surface in ha 143.764 % water % forest and nature 5,3 % agricultural use 13,9 58,8 % built on 14,0 % other use 8,0 Since its origin the province of Utrecht has played an important role in Dutch history. The province originated from the diocese of Utrecht. In the “Stichtse Landbrief”, which was signed on 17 May 1375, the “Standen of Utrecht” were first mentioned. The “Standen” which after 1400 were called the States of Utrecht at that time got some influence on the local government. In 1814 the province started to resemble its present configuration. Like all other Dutch provinces the Province of Utrecht is divided into municipalities. At present there are 33 municipalities in the province of Utrecht. The province forms an administrative link between the State Government and these municipalities. Concerning landscape Utrecht can be seen as the Netherlands in miniature. Forests, heath en hills, but also Polder landscape, rivers, meadows en lakes. Capital of the province is the city of Utrecht with more than 230.000 inhabitants. The province of Utrecht is part of the “Randstad” the economic, administrative and cultural centre of the Netherlands. The province is very centrally situated at a crossroad of different connections. Utrecht is only some 60 kilometres away from The Hague where the Government has its seat. Also Amsterdam and the world’s biggest port of Rotterdam are very close by. The airport of Schiphol is only 15km away from the province border. The atmosphere for living in the province is unique. Nature has a lot to offer and the villages seem to be untouched since their foundation. Architecture in Utrecht is focused on low building. As a result the many historic buildings match very well. The old city culture in the province of Utrecht offers unknown panoramas. 19 The University of Utrecht 20 GENERAL INFORMATION Public and Local Public Transport • The Amsterdam Airport (at about 5 kms South from Amsterdam) is called Schiphol and has a railway station (underground). • There are no hotels in the immediate neighbourhood of the University of Utrecht (Uithof). Local buses run every 10-15 minutes between the centre and the University. • All registered delegates will receive with their confirmation of registration all specific details ‘how to move around’. Distances Utrecht (Congress): 60 km South East of Amsterdam Airport Putten (Pre-Congress Tour): 25 km East of Amsterdam Airport Enschede (Young Planners Programme) 250 km South East of Amsterdam Airport Shops Opening hours in The Netherlands are free. In general, one can however count on: Monday: 13.00 – 17.00 hrs; Tuesday to Friday: 09.00 – 17.00 hrs; Saturday: 09.00 – 16.00/17.00 hrs. Some shops are open on Sundays as well. Banks Mon: 10.00 – 16.00 hrs; Tue to Friday: 09.00 – 16.00 hrs; Sat & Sun: closed. Postoffices: same opening hours, but may still be open until 17.00 hrs Currency is still the Netherlands Gulden-NLG (f); however as The Netherlands will change currency as per 1 January 2002 into Euro (€), all prices are indicated in f as well as in €. Official rate: € 1 = f 2,20371 Exchange Rate All payments of registration fees and packages (to ISoCaRP) as well as hotel reservations (to Hotelservice Nederland) are obligatorily handled at a the minimum exchange rate of 1 €uro = 1US$ = NLG 2,20371 Tips Taxis are expensive in The Netherlands. Taxi drivers expect a tip of 10%. In most of the restaurants, service is included. Normally, guests pay a tip at their own judgement. Climate In early autumn, temperatures vary enormously. It might be hot and sunny, it might be rainy, windy and cold. During the last 5 years, however, it seemed as if the summer had set its mind on September, since in general temperatures varied between 18 to 22 degrees. However, be always prepared for some wind, rain and for cooler weather. Clothing As the climate is unpredictable in our country and it can even change by the day, we recommend to always have an umbrella and one or two woollens, specially for the mornings and evenings. Visa Participants are urged to investigate the visa-requirements from the Dutch Embassy in their country as this varies per country. For any assistance needed, please contact the ISoCaRP Secretariat. 21 Registration Fees All payments are obligatory handled at exchange rate 1 Euro = 1 US$ = NLG 2,20371 ISoCaRP International Planning Congress LATE Category (u.r. = upon request) EARLY 1 On special admission, only! until 1 June to 2 Category IV: Copy of Passport; Category V: copy Student Card obligatory 1 June 15 Aug. 3 Registration after 15 August ‘01: + 15% administrative charges 20013 20015 4 37th for delegates, having participated at the main congress in Utrecht, only 5 block-booking for accommodation expires on 1 June 2001 I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. ISoCaRP members Non-members Young Planners Programme (13-15 Sept '01) participants1 Candidate Planners (age <35) 2 Students (age <28 )2 Members & Non-members Developing Countries Day attendance Package ISoCaRP Congress & Biennial Congress Package Implementation Lab (20-23 Sept '01) participation4 Package Accompanying Persons Farewell Dinner VIII. ISoCaRP & Biennial of Towns & Town Planners in Europe ISoCaRP in a joint effort with the Biennial Congress Organisation offers, as a service to its own congress participants, the following packages. Payment of these packages will be handled in the same way as for the other registrations and stipulated in the following pages. ISoCaRP will communicate your registration to the Biennial Organisation as well as transfer the money concerning that participation. VIII-a ISoCaRP members, full participation both events (16-22 Sept included) VIII-b Idem, Congress ISoCaRP + Opening Day Biennial (16-20 Sept included) VIII-c Non-members, full participation (16-22 Sept included) VIII-d Idem, Congress ISoCaRP + Opening Day Biennial (16-20 Sept included) Euro Euro 425 350 625 550 next page next page 275 200 225 150 u.r. u.r. 150 150 below below next page next page see tours see tours 80 65 LATE EARLY until 1 June to 1 June 15 Aug. 20013 20015 Euro 650 450 850 650 Euro 825 525 1.025 725 Please note that 1) The VIII-packages do not include hotel reservation. Hotels during the ISoCaRP congress in Utrecht are offered on page 23. Details for reservation for hotels during the Biennial in Rotterdam were not known yet at the time of this printing. For more information: www.biennialtownplanning.org; e-mail: [email protected]. 2) ISoCaRP cannot be held responsible for any of the Biennial organisational aspects. The Categories include: Categories I-II: Participation to all congress sessions & workshops, congress portfolio (including: Abstract Book, Case Studies CD-Rom and Special Bulletin on Planning in the Host Country). Also included are the Professional site visits, lunches and social events during the Congress. Category III: see next page. Category IV-V-VI: same as Category I-II Category VII: The events of the day (optional events excluded) Category VIII a+c : as Category I-II plus all Biennial Sessions and Biennial Portfolio etc. Category VIII b+d: as Category I-II plus the Biennial Opening Day on 20th Sept. '01, including: Keynote Speeches, Exhibition-visit and reception-buffet Category IX: see next page Category X: Accompanying Persons are not considered congress delegates, which means that they are not allowed to attend congress sessions. Exceptions are: Congress Opening Session, Young Planners' presentation, Professional Site visit safaris and all social events during congress (optional events excluded) 22 Registration Fees (continued) & Hotels Prices PACKAGES Young Planners Programme Package – Enschede/Utrecht – Category III The Registration fee is for participation at the Young Planners Programme & at the main Congress Programme ( 5block-booking for accommodation expires on 1 June 2001) Registration Fee is obligatory Hotels = entire stay: 8 nights 12 – 15 September, Campus Hotel 'Drienenburght', Enschede 15 – 19 September, Youth Hostel 'Strowis', Utrecht (centre) EARLY And LATE5 EURO 150 215 Implementation Lab (20 - 23 September) Package – Delft - Category. IX • For Delegates, having participated to the main Congress in Utrecht, only (25 persons max.) • Registration fee is obligatory • Minimum 3 nights* is obligatory (arrival from Utrecht 20 Sept – departure 23 Sept 2001) • Train Utrecht – Delft not included (trains run every 40 minutes approx. Price: Euro 10-15 pp) • Package prices are per room for the total stay breakfasts, lunches and dinners • Full pre-payment and first booked/first served; 5block-booking rooms expires on 1 June 2001 Registration Fee Euro 50 5 Hotel LEEUWENBRUG***, Delft Package price per room in EURO 208 Single/shower 281 Double/bath room (minimum/maximum 2 persons) 247 Double/shower room (minimum/maximum 2 persons) HOTELS - Utrecht • Description of hotels on page 16 - 18 • All prices are in Euro per night, breakfast included and as further indicated either per room, per person etc. • Reservation for the entire period with full advanced payment, only • All hotels are pre-booked until 01-06-‘01. • Reservations after 01-06-’01: Availability of rooms likely unsure. • All reservations are on first booked, first served basis Double Room – in Euro Single Room – in Euro Description Hotels (NR) = see location on page 17 (min/max. 2 persons) (1) B(ed) & B(reakfast), Double: 63,10 per room Single: 41,75 per room Location: Lucas Bolwerk Standard: 25,87 per person Dormitory: 19,06 per person (2) B(ed) & B(reakfast), Double: 49,46 per room Single: 32,67 per room Location: Eglantierstraat Standard: 23,60 per person Dormitory: 14,52 per person (3) Mitland*** 108,23 per room 94,16 per room (4) Tulip Inn Centre**** 156 per room 156 per room (5) Ibis** 90,76 per room 81,68 per room (6) Malie*** 120,25 per room 100,74 per room (7) Holiday Inn**** 229,50 per room 199,80 per room (8) De Biltsche Hoek** 88,25 per room 74,74 per room Directions and full details for all transports: to follow with our confirmation of your registration. 23 Methods of Payment Registration & Cancellation Procedures Methods of Payment • We have to request full payment of all fees with the submission of the registration form. Registration Fees, (Special) Packages Hotels Utrecht and Tours • By SWIFT bank-transfer in Euro or • By SWIFT bank-transfer in Euro to: US$* to: ISoCaRP-AIU-IGSRP HOTELSERVICE NEDERLAND Account-number: 541.58.33 Account-number: 3954.67.705 Swift Code: POSTBANK-BNL-2a, Swift Code: RABONL2U, POSTBANK Netherlands RABOBANK LEEUWARDEN Haarlemmerweg, The Netherlands. P.O. Box 769, LEEUWARDEN To add: Bank-costs Euro 10 To add: Bank-costs Euro or US$ 10 • By SWIFT bank-transfer in US$* to: • By Credit Card, to add 5,5% costs ISoCaRP-AIU-IGSRP, ING-Bank Account-number: 021.320.861 Swift Code: ING-BNL-2a Tournooiveld 6, 2501 AT The Hague, The Netherlands. To add: Bank-costs US$ 10 • By Credit Card, to add 5,5% costs *Minimum Exchange Rate for Payments in US$: Euro 1 = US$ 1 = 2,20371 Netherlands Guilders Registration & Cancellation Procedures • Applicable for all payments • The following refunds (of total amounts paid) will apply if notice of cancellation in writing reaches the ISoCaRP Secretariat: Until 30 May 2001: 100% refund From 15 July to 15 August 2001: 65% refund From 1 June to 15 July 2001: 85% refund From 15 August to 6 September 2001: 40% refund After 6 September 2001, incl. no show: no refund Refunds: will be proceeded after the congress only; less US$ 80 administrative charges. Unforeseen shorter stay, once the congress has started: does not entitle participants to a fee reduction. Secretariat for: Secretariat for: Registration Fees, Packages III and IX, Tours Hotels Utrecht On form (attached) by fax to ISoCaRP: • On-Line through Internet-site (preferred) Fax: +31-70-361.7909 Internet Site - http://www.hotelservice.nl/ Hotelservice Nederland – HSN Address: Mauritskade 23 • Or on form (attached) by fax to: 2514 HD The Hague Fax: +31-518-421.170 The Netherlands Address: P.O. Box 15 e-mail: [email protected] 9076 ZN – St. Annaparochie http://www.isocarp.org/ The Netherlands e-mail: [email protected] Contact: Judy van Hemert Contact: Gea van der Veer Executive Director Director 24 Implementation Lab Participants All ISoCaRP Meetings Accompanying Persons Congress Delegates & all Young Planners Congress Delegates & Accompanying Persons Young Planners Programme Participants Pre-Congress Delegates & Accompanying Persons Thursday, 20 Utrecht to Delft (train): 18.00 Welcome in typical Dutch Canal House , Friday, 21 – Saturday, 22 Delft University of Technology: Workshop (see programme details in this Brochure) Amsterdam Experience 18.00 – 22.00 22.00 Back to Utrecht 09.00 – 12.00 free Utrecht University 12.15 Joining the Safaris Mon 17 Utrecht, University 09.00 – 12.00 Parallel Workshops 12.15 Departure buses Professional Site Safaris Sun 16 Utrecht, University 15.00 – 21.00 Parallel Workshops • with coffee/tea and sandwich breaks Utrecht, 15.00 – 18.00 Rietveld House & Walk Evening: free 19.00 – 21.00 Bureau Meeting Enschede, Telematic Institute Young Planners Workshop Sat 15, Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport: Arrival Train to Utrecht Thu 13 - Fri 14 - Sat 15 Putten Hotel Pre-congress Tour Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport: Arrival - Train to Hotel in Enschede (Province of Overijssel) Wed 12 Amsterdam, Schiphol Airport: Arrival Train to Hotel in Putten (Province of Gelderland) Sunday, 23 Presentations by tasks groups; Lunch in The Hague; Afternoon: departures Utrecht, University Minnaard-Building Festive Evening Day-Tour (see Tours) Tue 18 Utrecht, University 09.00 – 18.00 Parallel Workshops • with coffee/tea and sandwich breaks 19.00 – 21.00 Welcome Supper Academy Building 17.00 – 19.00 Registration Arrival All Delegates in Utrecht Check in Hotels Sat 15 Utrecht, University 09.00 – 12.00 General Assembly Utrecht, University 12.00 – 13.30 Lunch 14.00 Plenary Sessions CONGRESS Statements Welcome 2002 Congress Closing Utrecht, Farewell 19.30 Dinner (optional) Free Wed 19 Non-ISoCaRP members Free (But welcome at ISoCaRP meeting) Sun 16 Utrecht, University 08.00 Registration Plenary Sessions 09.30 – 13.00 Opening Keynote Speeches Young Planners Presentation 13.00 – 14.00 Lunch 14.00 – 15.00 Keynote Speeches Continued Departures Thu 20 Or Utrecht – Rotterdam Joint Day with the European Biennial S E P T E M B E R – P R O G R A M M E, from day to day (Details final programme in congress-Portfolio) ABOUT ISoCaRP The International Society of City and Regional Planners is a global association of professional planners. It was founded in 1965 with the objective of bringing together recognised and highly qualified individual planners in an international network. Its members now come from 64 countries on all continents. ISoCaRP is a Non-Governmental Organisation officially recognised by the UN, UNCHS and the Council of Europe. It has the official consultative status with UNESCO. The objectives of ISoCaRP include the improvement of planning practice through the creation of a platform for the exchange between planners from different countries, promotion of the planning profession in all its aspects; promoting of planning research; improvement of planning education and training; increase information, awareness and advice, particularly on major planning issues. The key event of ISoCaRP is the annual congress dealing with a topical international planning theme. In addition ISoCaRP is involved in the following activities: - Seminars, conferences, exhibitions and study tours; - Publication of congress & seminar reports and case studies; - Workshops and competitions especially for young planners; - Publication of up to date comparative material on planning policies, methods, legislation, etc. on every country - Representation at major international events concerned with planning; - Evaluation of development and trends in planning practice. Since its foundation in 1965, ISoCaRP has been holding annual International Congresses. A review of the congresses and themes since 1990: 2004 - Lausanne/Switzerland 2003 - Cairo/Egypt 2002 - Greece 2001 - Utrecht/Netherlands 2000 - Chetumal/Mexico 1999 - Gelsenkirchen/Germany 1998 - Azores/Portugal 1997 - Ogaki/Japan 1996 - Jerusalem/Israel 1995 - Sydney/Australia 1994 - Prague/Czech Republic 1993 - Glasgow/United Kingdom 1992 - Cordoba/Spain 1991 - Guadalajara/Mexico 1990 - Warsaw/Poland in preparation in preparation in preparation 'Honey, I shrunk the Space - Planning in the Information Age' People’s Empowerment in Planning: Citizens as actors in managing their habitat The Future of Industrial Regions, Regional strategies and local action towards sustainability Land and Water, Integrated planning for a sustainable future Risk assessment and management: Planning for an uncertain future Migration and the global economy: Planning responses to disintegrating patterns and frontiers Planning and Mediation help urban adaptation to rapid change Expanding Demands on Planning Cities, Regions & Well-being Cultural Identities and Unity Planning for Leisure - the challenge of tourism The Environment and the City Executive Committee President: Max van den Berg, The Netherlands; Secretary General: Milica Bajíc Brkovic, Yugoslavia Vice Presidents: Hari Baral, France; Estefanía Chavez de Ortéga, Mexico; Adriana Dal Cin, Spain; Ulla Hoyer, Senegal (Germany); Detlef Kammeier, Thailand; Pierre Laconte, Belgium; Hein Struben, The Netherlands; Bogdan Wyporek, Poland; John Zetter, United Kingdom. For additional information about ISoCaRP (membership, future events etc.) contact: ISoCaRP Secretariat, Mauritskade 23, 2514 HD - The Hague, The Netherlands Phone: +31 - 70 - 346 2654; Fax: +31 - 70 - 361 7909 E-mail: [email protected] Web-site at http://www.isocarp.org/ Updated Information on the Netherlands Congress - ISoCaRP Homepage http://www.isocarp.org/2001/ 26