THE INTERCULTURAL CITIES CONFERENCE 1-3 May 2008

COMEDIA in association with EUCLID is organising a major conference to mark the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008.

During the three days, leading speakers from across Europe, UK Cities, as well the US, Canada and Australia will provide real examples of how being intercultural works, bringing social, cultural and economic advantages. They include globalization guru Saskia Sassen, New York Times writer Gregg Zachary who argues cities and business must ‘mongrelize or die’, the world authority on cultural diversity and city planning Leonie Sandercock, Lord Bhikhu Parekh who says it is time to rethink multiculturalism and Keith Khan, Head of Culture for the 2012 Olympic Games. There will also be great opportunities to explore the city of Liverpool, the 2008 European Capital of Culture.

For more information and details of how to book a place, go to http://inter.culture.info/icc

COMEDIA, founded by Charles Landry in 1978, is linked to the idea of 'The Creative City' and now the notion of ‘The Art of City Making’ and how people and cities can make the most of their possibilities. ‘The Intercultural City’ adds another concept and focuses on how cities can live well with their multicultural diversity.

Our philosophy is that there is always more potential in any place than any of us would think at first sight.

Our goal is to unleash this potential by:

• helping cities make the most of their potential
• facilitating cultural identity & creativity strategies
• mentoring city & cultural leaders
• mediating urban change processes
• focusing on finding imaginative solutions