Life Quality in City Centres - Conditions for Residence and Tourism Conference

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Dear Member of ISOCARP, dear Colleague,

It is our pleasure to announce an international conference to be held
in Toruń, Poland, on 13-15 May 2011, organized by the University of
Economy in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation
in Florence, Italy, under the patronage of President of Toruń,
international organizations, Italian and Polish institutions.

The topic of the conference: LIFE QUALITY IN CITY CENTRES -
CONDITIONS FOR RESIDENCE AND TOURISM covers a broad spectrum of urban
development problems especially in historic urban centres penetrated
by tourists.
The conference will present and discuss research findings and
achievements in the field of urban planning, urban sociology,
conservation and urban heritage protection, formulating policy and
strategy for tourism development, problem solving methods for public
transport, applications of sustainability and creative management
principles. A post-conference scientific publication is planned. The
official language of the conference is English.
We would like to invite you to visit the website www.flo-tor.byd.pl
where the information on the programme, conditions for participation,
deadlines for abstract submission, registration and fees is
accessible. Please note that the fees favour early registration
participants, conference speakers, as well as students.

Declaration of Individuals and Institutions expressing the intent to
participate and to present a paper assigned to one of the three
thematic sessions should be mailed until 10 February 2011.
We would be most grateful if you could circulate the conference
announcement among your colleagues, both researchers and
practitioners, and prepare a presentation. The printed programme on
the Toruń conference will be sent to your postal addresses.
The official language of the conference is English.
A post-conference scientific publication is planned.

The participants will have a chance to combine the conference debates
with the cultural and sightseeing programme in Toruń and Bydgoszcz.
Meeting in a beautiful Polish city of Toruń - a known tourist
destination, inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO, will
provide an opportunity for an interesting exchange of experiences and
conclusions.
President of the Organizing Committee
Romana Przybyszewska Gudelis