JPI URBAN EUROPE POLICY CONFERENCE:
URBAN TRANSITIONING - A JOINT ADVENTURE
12 February 2019 – Full day conference including evening networking event
Committee of the Regions, Brussels
11 and 13 February 2019 – Side events including Walkshops, Urban Europe Research Alliance (UERA) meeting, Making Cities Work projects kick-off meeting and Positive Energy Neighbourhoods (PENs) stakeholder meeting
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For more information, please contact Klara Broms Seving at the JPI Urban Europe events secretariat:
events@jpi-urbaneurope.eu
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Target group: This conference welcomes all actors interested in sustainable urban transitions such as policy-makers, mayors, city administration, urban practitioners, urban experts and researchers, representatives from Member States, Brussels-based urban networks and European institutions.
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Launch of the JPI Urban Europe SRIA 2.0 foregrounding dilemmas
Welcome to the fourth JPI Urban Europe policy conference with the main aim to launch the updated Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA 2.0) and to provide an arena for discussions and exchange on urban transitions.
The SRIA 2.0, with priorities for 2020-2026, has been refurbished with a view to issues and concerns in the wake of international policies such as UN Agenda 2030 SDG 11, UN-Habitat New Urban Agenda, and Urban Agenda for the EU. In this light and to enhance urban transformation capacities and expertise, JPI Urban Europe has identified a need to foreground dilemmas in four transition areas and the wicked issues emerging in their pathways.
Join the JPI Urban Europe community
We invite you to explore the dilemma driven approach and define the first steps towards implementation of the SRIA 2.0. Join urban practitioners & policymakers, researchers, European institutions & organisations and engage in discussions and networking. Listen to city leaders describing how experimentation, socio-technical innovation and stakeholder involvement can play an important role in local urban transition strategies. Together with other participants, apply your own knowledge and experience in interactive break-out sessions.
The conference is co-hosted by the European Committee of the Regions and European Commission DG RTD. Break-out sessions are set up in collaboration with partnerships of the Urban Agenda for the EU and other networks and organisations.
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More information
Read more about the dilemma-driven approach here
Updated programmes for the policy conference and side events will be available at our registration site and sent to all registered participants in December.
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11 February - Walkshop in Brussels
Participants at the policy conference are welcome to join a walkshop in central Brussels on Monday 11 February, starting at 13.00 and ending at 16.00. The walkshop will guide the group to three local initiatives that operate on a daily basis as an answer to any of the urban dilemmas addressed at the conference. The walkshop is open to a group of max 30 people, so make sure to register soon.
A detailed program for the walkshop will be published late December
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11 February - Urban Europe Research Alliance (UERA) meeting
On Monday 11 February, a UERA General Assembly Meeting will be hosted by the University of Antwerp. The theme is “Smart and Energy-Efficient Cities: the Integrated Perspective”. During the meeting, a new subgroup working on this topic under Thematic Working Group 2 “Urban Environmental Sustainability and Resilience” will be launched.
Invitation only; invitation and programme will be sent out soon.
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13 February - Making Cities Work projects kick-off meting
JPI Urban Europe invites all pojects funded in the Making Cities Work call to a projects kick-off meeting in Brussels on 13 February, starting with a joint dinner on the evening 12 February. The meeting provides an opportunity for the project partners to meet and to share knowledge, present projects and engage in strategic discussions for future cooperation. Project partners are very welcome to take part in the policy conference.
Invitation only; invitation and programme will be sent out soon.
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13 February - PEN Programme stakeholder meeting
The meeting will be hosted by the PEN programme management and serves update and discussion of operational approaches and next steps among stakeholders involved in the process. Content issues of the breakout session at the JPI Urban Europe Policy Conference will be discussed in a strategic view.
Invitation only; invitation and programme will be sent out soon.
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Urban Lunch Talks - Learn more about the four dilemmas
In wait for the conference, a series of webinars explaining the dilemma-driven approach will be aired. Tune in to our “Urban Lunch Talks” – four webinars each focusing on one dilemma discussed by a panel of experts and with (optional) participation from the audience. Read more and register on our website.
Webinar 1 – 7 December: Inclusive Public Spaces for Urban Liveability
Webinar 2 – 14 December: Digital Transitions in Urban Governance
Webinar 3 – 11 January: From Urban Resilience to Robustness
Webinar 4 – 25 January : Sustainable Land-use and Urban Infrastructure
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Watch the video giving an insight on the
dilemma-driven approach and the topics of the webinars
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22-24 May 2019 - Urban Future Global Conference 2019
JPI Urban Europe are next year an academic partner to Europe's biggest event on how to make cities more sustainable! With more than 50 sessions on urban mobility, built environment, green business & innovation and leadership as well as numerous field trips in and around Oslo this is one of the signature events of Oslo European Green Capital 2019.
Read more and get your ticket here.
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Urban Innovative Actions is looking for experts!
Apply to the Call for Applications to join the Panel of External Experts for the Strategic Assessment of the UIA fourth Call for Proposals until 07 December 2018.
The panel will be composed of four Topic Coordinators and around 20 assessors on the four main topics identified for the fourth Call for Proposals:
Digital Transition
Sustainable Use of Land
Urban Poverty
Urban Security
Read more and apply on UIAs webpage
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