Calendar of Events

20-21 April 1998
Strengthening Urban Management Capacity at the Local Level: The Role of National and International Capacity-building Organizations Rotterdam, Netherlands
Organizer: Institute of Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)

22-24 April 1998
National Conference on Disaster and Technology
Manipal, India
Organizer: Manipal Institute of Technology

27 April-13 May 1998
TOT and Pilot Training for Local Government Elected Officials in South Asia
New Delhi, India
Organizer: Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) with UNCHS

28-29 April 1998
Adding Life to Years: New Ideas and Attitudes to Housing for Older People
St. George’s House, Windsor Castle, U.K.
Organizer: Building and Social Housing Foundation

29-30 April 1998
“Aging and Urbanization: Challenges and Opportunities”
An international preparatory conference for the 1999 UN International Year for Older Persons
ECOSOC Chambers, UN Headquarters, New York, USA
Organizers: International Council for Caring Communities, Inc. in coordination with the United Nations Programme on Aging, UNCHS (Habitat), NGOs and the Private Sector

27-29 April 1998
Privatization and Financing of Municipal Services in Eastern Africa
Naivasha, Kenya
Organizer: UNCHS (Habitat)

30 April 1998
Seminar on “The Challenge of Managing Water for Cities in Africa”
Dag Hammarskjold Library Auditorium, UN Headquarters, New York, USA
Organizer: UNCHS (Habitat)

April-June 1998
All India Bicycle Tour for Promoting Local Agenda 21 and the Habitat Agenda
Starting from Chidambaram and ending in New Delhi on 5 June 1998, India
Organizer: Centre for Peace Action

8-10 May 1998
Habitat International Coalition (HIC) Global Meeting
Venice, Italy
Organizer: Habitat International Coalition (HIC)

24-29 May 1998
INTA’s 22nd Annual Conference
Taipei and Kaohsuing
Organizer: International Urban Development Association (INTA-AIVN)

26-29 May 1998
World Conference on International Cooperation of Cities and Citizens
Tokyo, Japan
Organizer: United Nations and Tokyo Metropolitan Government

4-7 June 1998
United Towns Organisation’s XVth World Congress
Lille, France
Organizer: United Towns Organisation (UTO)

5 June 1998
World Enviroment Day: People, City and Environment

22-26 June 1998
International Study Visit: Urban Management in Curitiba, Building Full Citizenship
Curitiba, Brazil
Organizer: Building and Social Housing Foundation (UK)

6-10 July 1998
1st World Congress of Health and Urban Environment
Madrid, Spain
Organizer: Madrid City Council
Technical Secretariat: TILESA OPC, S.L

15-18 July 1998
8th International Urban and Regional Planning History Conference
Sydney, Australia
Organizer: University of New South Wales

19-25 July 1998
FIG’s XXIst International Congress (FIG’98):
Developing the Profession in a Developing World
Brighton, U.K.
Organizer: The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors

7-12 September 1998
International Conference on Reviewing, Planning and Management Experiences in Implementing the Habitat Agenda at the Local Level
Helsinki, Finland
Organizer: UNCHS (Habitat) and Finnish Ministry of Environment

21-25 September 1998
8th World Conference for the Continuing Development of Urban and Suburban Transportation
Cape Town, South Africa
Organizer: CODATU

26 September-2 October 1998
34th International Planning Congress (Land and Water)
Azores, Portugal
Organizer: International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP) and Autonomous Region of the Azores Regional Secretariat for Agriculture, Fisheries and the Environment Regional Department for the Environment

5 October 1998
World Habitat Day: “Safer Cities”
Global Observance

5 October 1998
Global Celebration of World Habitat Day and
1998 Dubai International Awards for Best Practices in Improving the Living Environment
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Organizers: Dubai Municipality and UNCHS (Habitat)

26-30 October 1998
International Conference on Crime Prevention Partnerships to Build Community Safety: “Urban Safety: Safety for All”
Johannesburg, South Africa
Organizer: Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council in cooperation with the Government of South Africa

14-16 December 1998
International Seminar on “Urban Infrastructure: Financing and Pricing”
New Delhi, India
Organizer: Human Settlement Management Institute (HSMI) and Decentralised Training for Urban Development Project (DTUDP)