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Call for Papers: 3rd International Symposium on Knowledge Cities - 17-19 November 2008 Istanbul - Turkey

The Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI) and Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in collaboration with Al-Medina Al-Munawarah Municipality, is organizing the 3^rd international symposium on “Knowledge Cities”. The symposium will be held in Istanbul city - Turkey during 17-19 November 2008.

The scientific committee invites the experts, researchers and specialized persons to actively participate in this symposium by submitting their abstracts of papers and experiences

Call for Registration: 3rd International Symposium on Knowledge Cities 17-19 November 2008 Istanbul – Turkey

The Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI) and Istanbul Municipality, in collaboration with Municipality of Al-Madina Al-Munawarah organizes the 3^rd international symposium on "Knowledge Cities". The symposium will be held in Conrad Hotel, Istanbul - Turkey during 17-19 November 2008.

Call for Papers: The 2nd International Symposium on “KNOWLEDGE CITIES: Cities in the Knowledge Economy” - July 2007 - Malaysia

Memorandum of Understanding between Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI) and Global Alliance for Accessible Technologies and Environments – GAATES)

Memorandum of understanding was signed between AUDI and GAATES, to frame their cooperation on making the Arab cities more humanitarian,

Symposium “Towards Cities Friendly with All…The Role of Municipalities in Fostering the Humanitarian Aspect”, 5-7 Jamad Thani 1429H, (10-12 May 2008), Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

This symposium is intended to shed light on the inadequacy of the humanitarian aspect in the modern city, and the impact of town planning and designing of residential environments on the issue.

AUDI visits the Islamic Development Bank

A delegation from AUDI composed of Eng. Ahmed Al-Salloum, Director General, Dr. Gamal Hamid, CPI Director, and Prof. Osman Nour, AUDI Expert and CPI Consultant, visited the headquarters of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) in Jeddah. The visit took place on Tuesday 5^th June 2007.

Memorandum of Understanding between AUDI and the Malaysian Institute of Planners

H.E Shaikh Abdullah Al Ali Al Nuaim, Chairman Board of Trustees and President of AUDI, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Malaysian Institute of Planners (MIP)

Regional Symposium (II) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, 6 to 7 March 2010, Khartoum, Sudan

City Development Strategy (CDS) unit, at the Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI), has been established since 2005, with the support of the Cities Alliance, World Bank and the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Beirut Conference: 6-10 December, 2010, Monroe Hotel, Beirut, Lebanon

The most evident and challenging aspect of the MENA region's demographic profile is its youth bulge, young people are the fastest growing segment of the population. About sixty of the population is under the age of 25

THE THIRD KNOWLEDGE CITIES WORLD SUMMIT

Melbourne, Australia - 16-19 November 2010

“Environmental management of Waste in Arab Cities”, a symposium held during 12-14 Sep.2004 Aleppo, Syria

The symposium on “Environmental Management of Waste in Arab Cities” concluded its activities finishing three days of discussion

The World Bank & the Arab Urban Development Institute: A Decade Long Partnership on Urban and Youth Issues

Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI) is a regional, non-governmental, non-profit urban research , technical and consulting organization. AUDI is also the technical and scientific arm of the Arab Towns Organization (ATO)

AUDI organized a workshop “Nationwide Approaches to Squatter Upgrading in the MENA Region”, Marrakech, 3-5 December 2007

AUDI organized this workshop in collaboration with Marrakech Municipality, the World Bank, Cities Alliance and the OPEC fund. The Workshop was aimed to training the municipal officials and local technicians on the nature and size of the upgrading process of squatters and slums

AUDI participates in the international conference: “Housing the Public Sector” organized by INTA, Paris, November 19-20, 2007

AUDI participated in the above conference by a paper presented by H. E. Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Nuaim, Chairman Board of Trustees, AUDI President, on: “The Role of Government departments, Private sector and the NGOs in providing houses for the poor families”

Symposium on The Role of Technology in Supporting Sustainable Development in the Arab City, Marrakech, Morocco, 04th – 07th July 2007

The technological boom during the past two decades called for great changes that affected all walks of life at almost all urban areas worldwide, and the Arab towns and cities are not an exception

Conference on Contemporary Trends in the Administration of Cities and Municipalities through utilizing modern technologies, Petra, Jordan, November 11-15, 2007

H. E. Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Nuaim, Chairman Board of Trustees, AUDI President, presented a paper on: Management of cities and municipalities, Riyadh city experience on centralization and decentralization.

naseba organizes “Arab City Mayor of the Year” Award in association with the Arab Urban Development Institute in Riyadh

naseba, a leading business information company specializing in organizing high profile conferences and events, and the Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI) have announced the organization of the first ever “Arab City Mayor” (ACM) award, as part of the “Kingdom Expansion Congress 2009”, which is set to kick off on May 11th at Al Faisaliyah Hotel in Riyadh, KSA. Company officials have revealed that the award is aimed at recognizing the best city mayor for his contribution to the development of his community in the Arab world.

Symposium on “The Role of Training, Legislations, Regulations and Mechanisms for their Implementation, in Urban Sustainable Development”, 6-8 Safar 1430H, 1-3 February 2009, WadMadani, Jazira State, Sudan

The symposium aims to disseminate knowledge among the participants, in the fields of urban intergraded development

Kingdom City Expansion Congress

The global economy faces challenging times. Tough decisions must be made and strong leadership is essential. The Kingdom City Expansion will provide a forum for city leaders to find solutions to the challenges we all face, and shape the future of our region.

Global City, 07-08 April 2009, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Abu Dhabi's emphasis on sustainable urban development and its growing status as a global hub for business and tourism will receive a major thrust early next year when the world's top urban planners, decision-makers, mayors and international media will gather in the capital to participate in Global City Abu Dhabi 2009

The World Bank and AUDI collaborate to develop a strategy for the improvement of squatter areas in the rural outskirts of Damascus

H.E. Eng. Hilal Al-Attrash, Minister of Local Administration and Environment, Syria, discussed with a team from the WB, headed by Mr. Stefano Motchi, Manager of WB office in Syria and Lebanon, in the presence of Mr. Ahmad Al-Salloum, Director General of AUDI (Riyadh), the representative of Cities Alliance, the Governor of Rural Damascus, and some concerned officials from the Ministry of Local Administration; discussed the issue of setting a strategy for the improvement of Squatter areas in the outskirts of Damascus.

Urban Development: Theory vs Practical Experiences, 24-26 May 2010,Marrakech, Morocco

AUDI, in collaboration with the Directorate General for Local Collective Councils (Ministry of Interior, Morocco), is organizing a symposium under the above title, in Marrakech during 24-26 May 2010.

Symposium: Hygienic Economic Habitat….in Small and Medium Cities, March 10-12, 2010, Dongola, Sudan

AUDI, in collaboration with the Ministry of Architectural Planning, Housing and Public Utilities, Northern State, Sudan, is organizing a symposium under the above title at the place and time mentioned.

The 2nd International Symposium on (KNOWLEDGE CITIES: Future of Cities in the Knowledge Economy) 16-18 July 2007 – Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

Under the patronage of H.E. Mr. Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi the Prime Minister of Malaysia

Nominations sought for World Mayor 2006

World Mayor, an annual project organized by City Mayors, intends to raise the profile of mayors worldwide

ATO Approves Soft Loans for Development of Arab Cities

The Arab Towns Organization (ATO) approved soft loans to several Arab cities for the sake of preserving their historic legacy and achieves their social and economic development

Speech of H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Al-Ali Al-Nuaim, President & Chairman Board of Trustees, Arab Urban Development Institute

Speech delivered on the occasion of Opening Session of the Conference on “Kingdom Expansion 2009”, Faisalia, Riyadh, 11-13 May, 2009, Organized by Arab Urban Development Institute in Cooperation with Naseba group

5th International Conference on Children & Youth in MENA Cities: Education Reintegration, Employment and Employability, July 6-8, 2009, Aleppo, Arab Republic of Syria

The population of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region exceeded 432 million people in 2007, half of which were children and youth under 24 years of age. More than 60% of the people in the region now live in urban areas

Cooperation between AUDI and the World Bank

The report “participation in knowledge”: Innovations and Challenges issued by “Operations Evaluation Unit” of the World Bank chosen the existing cooperation between AUDI and the World Bank

Training course on “Information Systems for Municipal Work”

The training course on “Information Systems for Municipal Work” has reached its ends on October 14, 2004; finishing six days of activities in Dubai, UAE.