New dates for the 2nd International Conference on Learning Cities

UNESCO and the Government of Mexico City have announced new dates for the 2^nd International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC). The Conference will be held in Mexico City, Mexico, from 28 to 30 September 2015.

This Conference will mark a milestone in ‘Building Sustainable Learning Cities’ and make a significant contribution to the achievement of UNESCO’s post-2015 education agenda. Through a dynamic agenda of plenary sessions, parallel regional forums and a mayors’ forum, participants will expand their understanding of how to develop sustainable learning cities, strengthen partnerships and networks, and implement the Key Features of Learning Cities. The Conference will provide a platform for mayors, city education executives and experts from various sectors and international organizations to share their expertise, learn from others’ experiences, forge partnerships and create synergies.

Registration will reopen on 12 May 2015 on the Conference website (www.learningcities2015.org). For further information, please visit this website or consult the Preliminary Concept Note and Provisional Agenda. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat of the Conference at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), Feldbrunnenstr. 58, 20148 Hamburg, Germany; phone: +49 40 44 80 41 12; fax: +49 40 41 077 23; email: .

UNESCO and the Government of Mexico City acknowledge participants’ commitment to the 2^nd ICLC and are looking forward to a successful event.

Please note that the Conference has been rescheduled from 7‒9 May 2015 to 28‒30 September 2015.

Please refer to the announcement for more information on this rescheduling.