Events & Courses

Jun
30
Thu
World Urban Forum 11 @ International Congress Centre
Jun 30 all-day

World Urban Forum

World Urban Forum is the premier global conference on sustainable urbanization convened by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat. It examines the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies.

WUF 11 will be held in the Polish city of Katowice from 26 to 30 of June 2022 under the theme, Transforming our Cities for a Better Urban Future. It will provide greater insights on the future of cities based on existing trends, challenges and opportunities, as well as suggest ways cities can better prepare to address future pandemics.

Interested organizations can book exhibition space or apply to host networking and training events at the World Urban Forum. The deadline to apply for events – 7 March 2022. The deadline for exhibition space – 13 May 2022. Forms to book exhibitions and events are accessed through the personal profile dashboard after completing the online registration.

More information on WUF11 at wuf.unhabitat.org.

Register today! Hope to see you in Katowice, Poland.

 

Oct
26
Wed
Webinar: Safer cities: balancing public safety and privacy
Oct 26 @ 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm

Safer cities: balancing public safety and privacy

How to use technology to better tackle complex public safety issues.

This webinar, hosted by Cities Today Institute, brings together a panel of technology and public safety expert speakers. They will share their insights and experience handling public safety challenges like increasing violent crime and traffic fatalities and the role technology plays.

During this webinar we will explore how cities are:

  • Using data, cameras, and sensors to improve public safety
  • Integrating public safety systems into existing streetlight infrastructure
  • Engaging with residents to ensure trust and transparency
  • Developing policies for the governance of technology and data
  • Funding technology deployments

 

Speakers

Register now!