Towards Carfree Cities Conference XI in 2012: call for hosting proposals

TOWARDS CARFREE CITIES XI CONFERENCE - Call for hosting proposals 

Dear carfree comrades,

WCN's flagship event - the Towards Carfree Cities conference - could be held in 
your town or city in 2012!


The procedure for applying to host Towards Carfree Cities X conference is 
simple. We request that you send a 2-4 page hosting proposal to this discussion 
list by 3 April 2011 with the following information:
a. who you are; the organisation(s) you are with;
b. the resources, skills and time at your disposal (fundraising, programme work, 
outreach, etc.);
c. which groups would be partners and other useful contacts you have;
d. why the conference should be held in your city;
e. what you would like to occur at the conference (overall theme, aims and any 
programme details);
f. approximate dates.


Before submitting your proposal, please consult our Conference Organising Manual 
(http://www.worldcarfree.net/members/manual.php). If you are unable to access 
this document in the members-only area of the website, or have any other 
queries, please contact me via simon-eIl3k1piWmly0T758RiaJuG/[email protected] The exact nature of the 
relationship between WCN Global and the local host will be somewhat different to 
previous years - on account of the closure of WCN Europe's office - but the 
Steering Committee looks forward to working with and assisting the successful 
host however it can.

Our principal requirement is that about half the content should be directly 
related to carfree cities or carfree living, to distinguish TCC from the many 
other conferences on transport, planning and/or sustainability. We strongly 
recommend looking through the conference archive at 
http://www.worldcarfree.net/conference/archive.php. Please note that the event 
does not have to follow the traditional 4-day format - we welcome proposals for 
shorter programmes.

Please note that this list is set to reply to author by default, so please 
remember to change the address to carfree_network-/[email protected] before you 
hit send. This allows everyone to comment on the proposals as they come in. The 
Steering Committee will then discuss the proposals, ask further questions as 
necessary and make a final decision by the end of April.

The deadline for applications is 3 April 2011.

Good luck!

Regards,
Simon and the WCN steering committee 


      

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