August 11th to 14th 2014
in Poznan, Poland
Hosted by
Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management
Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań (Poland)
Call for papers - 1st circular
URBAN CHALLENGES IN A COMPLEX WORLD
Deadline for abstracts
31 January 2014
igu2014@amu.edu.pl
Complete information available on: http://www.unil.ch/igu-urban/page99414.html
Topics
Special topic: Restructuring Post-Communist Cities: Processes and Problems
The organisers invite also contributions on any of the following topics:
– Technological Innovation and Creative Activities in Cities
– Contested Social Spaces
– Creating Sustainability
– Dilemmas of Ageing Cities
– Increasing Insecurity
– Urban Heritage and Conservation
– Urban Governance
– Complex Urban Systems
Schedule
11.08 (Monday): afternoon – registration & Steering Committee meeting
12.08 (Tuesday): morning – opening session & plenary session + one
paper session
afternoon – half-day excursion (the historical part of Poznań)
13.08 (Wednesday): full-day paper session
14.08 (Thursday): morning – paper session & IGU Business Meeting
afternoon – excursion (the Poznań agglomeration) & Farewell Dinner
15-17.08 Post-conference excursion to Kraków /return from Kraków
18.08: Beginning of the Krakow Regional conference
Venue
11-12.08 – Collegium Minus, Adam Mickiewicz University, Wieniawskiego Street 1
13-14.08 – Collegium Geographicum, Adam Mickiewicz University,
Dzięgielowa Street 27
Important dates
31st January 2014: deadline for abstracts
1st March 2014: confirmation of acceptance
31st March 2014: deadline for registration and payment of conference fees
Submission of abstracts (before 31 January 2014)
Complete information available on: http://www.unil.ch/igu-urban/page99414.html