49th IMCL Conference

Walking Tours

On Sunday, May 20, we will be offering four walking tours downtown. View descriptions
On Thursday, May 24, we will be offering an additional three tours to neighborhoods. View descriptions

Information on how to sign up for the walking tours will be sent directly to conference partipants.

SUNDAY TOUR #1

Ecoroofs in Portland

Sunday, May 20, 2.30 – 4.00pm

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Program

Download Program (PDF, 183KB)

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Presenter Abstracts

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Presentation Topics

Portland Rose Garden Presentation sessions include: (partial list)

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Inclusive Communities
Neighborhoods for all ages. Integrating socio-economic and ethnic diversity. Families in the center city. Housing the homeless. Portland’s walkable neighborhoods and complete streets. Community participation in planning.

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Invited Speakers and Presenters

Portland Musicians

Keynote Speakers:

49th IMCL Conference

49th Conference in Portland

Governor Hotel
Portland, OR
May 20 - 24, 2012

Thank you!

We just wrapped up the 56th Conference in Portland, a huge thanks to those of you who attended and made this conference so special. We’re working on making the slides and photos available to the attendees, and we hope you’re connecting with those you met on social media.

"The conference was one of the most interesting and genuinely useful for information gathering that I’ve been to. The different backgrounds of the participants addressing the same issues was the key."

Joe Anglin Glatting Lopez Kercher Anglin

"A wonderful Conference. I truly believe this is the best Conference on cities."

Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., City of Charleston

"The most important continuous conference dialogue on making the world's cities and towns more livable for all of their inhabitants."

Dr. Sven von Ungern-Sternberg, Governor, State of South Baden, Germany

"Congratulations for your extraordinary and successful effort. The Conference holds a magnifying glass to the world’s best cities, revealing why, and how they work."

Benjamin Thompson, FAIA AIA Gold Medalist

"Love for our cities unites all of us in this unique, impressive conference, with participants from different countries, with different professional backgrounds, but with one purpose: making our cities more livable."

Antonio Casellati Former Mayor, City of Venice, Italy

"Thank you for the utterly fascinating conference in Santa Fe... It has been a long time since I have been intellectually stimulated and been involved with such international creativity and innovations. The conference energized me and I was able to bring back ideas and information to my city."

Councilmember Stephanie Karlin, Avondale, AZ

"What an amazing conference! One of the best professional events I have ever attended!! Well-structured, extremely well-organized and super-high quality of both the presenters and materials presented."

Dr. Mirela Newman, Coordinator, Urban Studies Graduate Program, S Conn St. University

The Forgotten Child

“There is no topic more crucial to the well-being of our cities and of our democracy, and no one more qualified to give it the thoughtful attention it deserves.”

Daniel Kemmis, Former Mayor of Missoula, MT, Author, The Good City & the Good Life

eReports

8 new sets available:

#58 Health and the Built Environment
#59 Strategies for Healthy, Child-Friendly Communities
#60 Children and the Urban Environment
#61 Healthy Transportation, Planning and Livable Streets
#62 Children and Nature
#63 Nature and the Sustainable City
#64 Children and Youth Participate in Planning
#65 Planning and Urban Design Challenges

Genius of the European Square

“No one has studied the European square more thoughtfully and thoroughly than Suzanne and Henry Lennard.”

Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Mayor, City of Charleston, SC

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