Habitat Professionals Forum at International
Conferences and Events
5 July 2000, Berlin, Germany
The first
major meeting of the Habitat Professionals Forum took place at the Global Conference on the Urban
Future - Urban 21 in Berlin 5 July 2000.
The Chair of the Forum at Urban 21 was Dr. Irene Wiese - von Ofen,
President of the International Federation of Housing and Planning. The Forum
heard opening remarks from Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Acting Executive Director
of the United Nations Center for Human Settlements, delivered in Dr. Töpfer's
absence by Manfried Konukiewitz. Presentations were then made by representatives of four of the sponsoring
organizations. David Mammen as rapporteur made his summary of the
Forum. A summary of the Forum was then presented at the final plenary session of
Urban 21 by Dr. Wiese - von Ofen.
- Welcoming remarks, Dr. Irene
Wiese - von Ofen, President of the
International Federation of Housing and Planning (IFHP)
- Introductory remarks, Dr. Klaus Töpfer, Acting Executive Director
of the United Nations Center for Human Settlements
- Invited papers of the Habitat Professionals Forum
- Professor Federico Malusardi, International Society of City and
Regional Planners (ISoCaRP)
- Aydan Erim, Director of the International Union of
Architects' Work Programme "Shelter for the homeless - the road
from Istanbul", International Union of Architects (UIA)
- Professor Adepoju G. Onibokun, Secretary General and Chief
Executive, Centre for African Settlement Studies (CASSAD)
- Markku Villikka, Director, International Federation of
Surveyors (FIG)
- Remarks by David Mammen, rapporteur, Chairman, International
Division, American Planning Association
- Remarks by Dr. Irene Wiese - von Ofen at the closing plenary session of Urban
21
6 - 8 June, 2001 UN Headquarters, New York, USA
In June 2001, five years after Habitat II, the General
Assembly of the United Nations held a special session to review and
appraise implementation of the Habitat
Agenda worldwide. On each of the three days of the special session, the
Habitat Professionals Forum convened lunchtime discussions to exchange
professional views concerning key aspects of the Habitat Agenda. Each session featured one resource person who
was asked to make a brief presentation; followed with an active discussion with
the participants. In addition Dr. Irene Wiese - von Ofen, Chair of the
Habitat Professionals Forum was invited to made a
presentation
on behalf of the Professionals Forum at the Plenary Session of the General
Assembly.
XXII Congress of the International Federation of
Surveyors, FIG
21–26 April, 2002, Washington D.C., USA
Habitat Professionals Forum’s seminar at the occasion of the XXII World
Congress and XXV General Assembly of the International Federation of
Surveyors. Web site: www.fig.net
JS1 - Professionals Role in Implementing the Habitat Agenda and Agenda 21
- Habitat Professionals Forum
Joint Session of FIG Commission 8 and the Habitat Professionals Forum
Chair: Prof. Holger Magel, Vice President of FIG, Germany
XXI World Congress of Architecture - International Union of Architects, UIA
22-26 July, 2002, Berlin, Germany
Habitat Professionals Forum’s seminar at the occasion of the XXI World
Congress of Architecture organised by the International Union of Architects, UIA.
Web site: www.uia-berlin2002.com
Presentations at the Closing Plenary
46th World Congress of the International Federation of Housing
and Planning, IFHP
8-12 September, 2002, Tianjin, China P. R.
Habitat Professionals Forum’s seminar the occasion of the 46th World
Congress of the International Federation of Housing and Planning, IFHP.
Web site: www.ifhp.org
Habitat Professionals Forum at the 2nd World
Urban Forum
The Habitat Professionals Forum organised its
latest activity at the 2nd World Urban Forum - “Cities: Crossroads of Cultures –
inclusiveness and integration?”, which was organised by UN-Habitat in Barcelona,
Spain, September 13-17, 2004. The conference attracted almost 5,000 registered
participants. This 2nd WUF included dialogues and networking events that were
organized by UN-Habitat with several partners representing governments, local
authorities, CBOs, NGOs, international donors and professionals like the Habitat
Professionals Forum and FIG.
The conference programme included nine dialogues
with all Habitat partners and almost 100 networking events were divided under
six themes: city management, finance, housing and infrastructure,
sustainability, inclusiveness, and risks.
The Habitat Professionals Forum together with the
UN-Habitat organised one of the networking events under the title "The
Challenges of City Financing: Habitat’s Professionals Forum and Land and Urban
Poverty".
The speakers in this session included Dr.
Irene Wiese - von Ofen as moderator and Prof. Horst Zimmermann
(Germany), Prof. Om Prakash Mathur (India), Prof. A. C. Mosha
(Botswana) and Mr. Timo Härmälä (Finland) as keynote speakers. This
session was attended by almost 100 participants and the discussion during the
three hour session was very lively.
After the networking event the Steering Committee
of the Habitat Professionals Forum had its meeting at which Dr. Wiese - von Ofen
after chairing the Forum for its first five years gave the chairmanship to Univ.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Holger Magel for the next period. Prof. Magel is President
of the International Federation of Surveyors, FIG.
The papers of the networking event - The
Challenges of City Financing: Habitat’s Professionals Forum and Land and Urban
Poverty :
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