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Sunday, 12 September

Monday, 13 September

Tuesday, 14 September

Wednesday, 15 September

Thursday, 16 September

Friday, 17 September


Sunday, 12 September
9:00 - 11:30
UN Advisory Committee of Local Authorities (UNACLA) - Barcelona Saló de Cent,(City Council)
Key speakers - His Worship, The Mayor of Barcelona Joan Clos and Mrs. Anna Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN-HABITAT
Monday, 13 September
10:00 - 12:30
Opening Ceremony (Forum Building)
15.00 – 18.00 P.M.
Second Plenary Meeting “The Imaginary City” Conference Centre Room 112
15.00 – 16.00
Conclusions

Dialogues on City and Citizenship in the 21st Century
Collective Urban Space: New Perspectives

Mireia Belil, Universal Forum of Cultures
Jordi Borja, Urban Technology Consulting

16.00 – 18.00
Panel
Barcelona / Buenos Aires / New York 2050

The Power of Anticipation

The different stages of a collective experience to build the horizon of the urban future

Presentation of the exhibition 2050 Barcelona / Buenos Aires / New York, connecting Hall at the Convention Centre, Forum Barcelona

Speakers
Jordi Borja, Urban Technology Consulting
Margarita Gutman, Universidad de Buenos Aires and New School University,
New York
Gianni Longo, ACP-Visioning & Planning

Commentators
Tom Angotti, Hunter College, City University of New York
Bernardo Dujovne, Buenos Aires University
Pietro Garau United Nations Millennium Programme
Raquel Rolnik, Secretary of Urban Programmes, Ministry of the Cities, Brazil

14:30 - 17:00
Networking Events
Special Event
10h00
Habitat Scroll of Honour Special Citation for the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Forum Auditorium:
18h30-20h30
Reception by the Mayor of Barcelona, Mr. Joan Clos, in honour of all WUF/2 participants

 

 

Tuesday, 14 September
10:00 - 13:00
Urban Cultures -Partners Dialogue (RM117)
Urban Poor - Thematic Dialogue (RM111 + 112)
Networking Events
15:00 - 18:00
Urban Realities - Partners Dialogue (RM117)
Urban Poor - Thematic Dialogue (RM111 + 112)
Networking Events
Special Event
Launching of the State of the World Cities Report
Launch of the Global Partnership Initiative for Urban Youth Development in Africa

 

 

Wednesday, 15 September
10:00 - 13:00
Urban Realities - Partners Dialogue (RM117)
Urban Sustainability - Thematic Dialogue (RM111 + 112)
Networking Events
15:00 - 18:00
Urban Resources - Thematic Dialogue (RM117)
Urban Services - Thematic Dialogue (RM111 + 112)
Networking Events
Special Event
Launch of a joint EU-UN-HABITAT research initiative (Room 129 in the Convention Centre at 14.30) at 14.30)
Premier of the film Milagro de Candeal by Fernando by Fernando Trueba, Spanish fi lm director and Oscar winner, Forum Auditorium, 19h00 (by invitation)
Hip-Hop Concert in the Plaza, “The Message”

 

 

Thursday, 16 September
10:00 - 13:00
Urban Governance - Partners Dialogue (RM117)
Urban Disasters - Thematic Dialogue (RM111 + 112)
Networking Events
15:00 - 18:00
Urban Governance - Partners Dialogue (RM117)
Urban Renaissance - Partners Dialogue (RM111 + 112)
Networking Events
Special Event
22h00
Carlinhos Brown Concert, Marina Stage

 

 

Friday, 17 September
09:00 - 12:00
Third Plenary Meeting
Local Governments Partners for Development (Forum Building)
City to City Cooperation
Networking Events
12:30 - 15:00
Close Ceremony in the Forum Building
Special Event
Presentation of the children’s painting at the Closing Ceremony. It will be the world’s longest painting of hand-made paper depicting the theme “Our City - Our Future”.


Themes

City Management (Dialogue D on Urban Renaissance)
Finance (Dialogue E on Urban Resources)
Housing & Infrastructure (Dialogue I on Urban Poor), (Dialogue G on Urban Services)
Sustainability (Dialogue B on Urban Realities) (Dialogue F on Sustainability)
Inclusiveness (Dialogue A on Urban Cultures) (Dialogue C on Urban Governance)
Risks (Dialogue H on Urban Disasters)
 
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