In cooperation with the International New Town Institute, the Province of Flevoland and Entente Florale, the municipality of Almere is organizing the conference Growing Green Cities I: A Call to Action on Thursday the 20th of September 2012. The goal of the conference is to create a dialogue between the two agendas of (international) horticulture (tuinbouwsector) and international Green Cities. The conference should function as the start of a ten-year-long international exchange program about Green Cities.
Content
Are you faced by the societal challenge of keeping your environment healthy and attractive? Are you seeking a better balance between red and green? Become inspired by trendwatchers, speakers from the horticulture sector and from the worlds of architecture, construction, health, renewable energy and discover why Growing Green Cities is so important.
Led by Dirk Sijmons you will join the quest for the green cities of today and tomorrow in the company of international speakers like Adjiedj Bakas, Jaap Spros, Andreas Kipar and Elco Brinkman who will enlighten us with their vision of Growing Green Cities, the prevailing trends and best ‘green’ practices.
Growing Green Cities: A Call To Action is being organised by the municipality of Almere in collaboration with Entente Florale, the International New Town Institute and the province of Flevoland. This international conference is intended to provide a platform for the agendas of the horticulture sector (Growing Green) and the green model cities (Green Cities) as well as prompt dialogue between these two agendas.
International exchange of knowledge
In addition to the central theme of Growing Green Cities, there are four specially designed parallel sessions on the themes of “Greening”, “Feeding”, “Energising” and “Healthying” the City.
Program
For the Program, click here.
A call to action
This conference is an invitation to the (international) horticulture sector, the Green Cities and the associated research and innovation institutions to converge over the next ten years to create a universal image of the ideal Green City, to put this into practice and, where possible, in connection with official World Horticultural Exhibitions.
Register
You can register NOW for the Growing Green Cities I conference and for the excursion at www.floriadealmere.nl. The conference fee is €195 per person, including VAT.
For more information contact Esma Bolat via ebolat@almere.nl / 036 527 7288.
