ECTP-CEU and IFHP on the basis of the series of meetings that took place in 2009, 2010 and 2011 in Brussels on inivtation of João M. P. Teixeira then President of ECTP-CEU. In September 2011 during the ECTP 9th Biennial of Towns & Town Planners in Europe in Genova the project was finally structured and then presented to the wide public. The cooperation between the organizations would include: ++ activities/products that these organizations are running separately, but in close and friendly cooperation with other partners (i.e. annual congresses, on-going projects and activities); ++ joint projects that partners decide to launch and run together. The first joint projects of the Decade of Planning are: ++ EUROPEAN URBAN SUMMER SCHOOL for young planning professionals (AESOP, ECTP-CEU, IFHP, ISOCARP): a concept based on current AESOP EUSS that will be developed into AESOP—ECTP-CEU—IFHP— ISOCARP EUSS and would become the most significant summer school for young planning professionals (more about EUSS in section 3.4); ++ AESOP-IFHP Lecture Series designed as a highlight of both the Silver Jubilee of AESOP (2012) and the Centenary of IFHP (2013) (more about AESOP-IFHP Lecture Series in section 3.5).
new initiatives: decade of planning / 1. decade of planning 2011-2020
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