Sydney CBD map
I’m heading off for Sydney on Friday to take part in an International Roundtable on Metropolitan Governance. It will be hosted by the Forum of Federations (based in Ottawa), the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government and their new Major Cities Unit, in preparation for 5th World Urban Forum to be held in Rio de Janeiro in March 2010. Case studies from Canada, USA, South Africa, India, New Zealand and Australia will be presented.
I hope to also meet up with some old mates, including Peter Cranko, a colleague from Planact days, and to have a look at some of the City of Sydney’s urban regeneration and public space projects. I won’t be blogging en route as my trusty Sony Vaio is going in for a few repairs, but you’ll get my impressions of Sydney and the conference shortly after I return next Friday.
