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As an international leader in public participation, International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) has developed the "IAP2 Core Values for Public Participation" for use in the development and implementation of public participation processes. These core values were developed over a two year period with broad international input to identify those aspects of public participation which cross national, cultural, and religious boundaries. The purpose of these core values is to help make better decisions which reflect the interests and concerns of potentially affected people and entities.

Seoul has ambitious plans to transform itself into a city focused on art, culture and people. In other words, it plans to move from “Hard City to Soft City,” a popular slogan these days. Not an easy task in this megacity of over 10 million inhabitants, but believable given Korea’s economic prowess and reputation for creativity.

Whatever your role in spatial planning the Planning Convention is this year’s most important planning event! The brand new one day format brings together big picture plenaries and special interests sessions to ensure you focus your specific professional needs. Leading edge speakers will tackle some of the most grappling issues including, the new planning agenda in England, cities in the UK, national infrastructure planning and Royal Town Planning Institute's (RTPI) new “Map for England”. This event will change your perspective, refresh your knowledge, extend your contacts and equip you with the tools you need to make it work in 2012.

This far reaching conference investigates the opportunities and challenges for companies working in the green sector. The event takes the format of 12 seminars, with 3 parallel streams of workshops and debates packed into one day featuring leading Irish and international experts, designers, academics, innovators and investors in sustainability for the built environment.

We wanted to be sure that all our readers are aware of this awesome opportunity to get a free interactive community outreach web site from Urban Interactive Studios (UIS). In conjunction with the upcoming APA annual conference, UIS is once again giving away a free Engaging Plans website to one planning project whose community is looking for a cost-effective way to use the Web to facilitate communication with the public throughout their projects. Engaging Plans enables planners to actively engage with community members by combining a variety of online and mobile tools, as well as social media techniques.

Join a discussion with the Sustainable Practice Network's panel of experts and thought leaders on the impacts of Environmental, Social and Governance measures on society and the way we conduct business.

(Deadline: May 29, 2012) Ahead of the 2012 National Infrastructure Summit, the City of Regina is seeking radical new approaches to sustainable urban planning.

The 361° Conference series aims to capture practices with the "one-degree of difference". Its objective is to create a multi-directional showcase of ideas and innovations that have and had a significant impact on the habitat around us.

A couple of weeks ago, we asked you all to tell us about your projects that utilized GIS or location-based services to engage citizens. We were very pleased with the level of response, and some of the great stories shared by our readers. Also, as promised, on Wednesday, we held a drawing to see which of our participants won the free registration to Where2012 and the winner is....

As practitioners, associates and friends of New Urbanism gather on Florida’s Gold Coast for the 20th Congress, we find a New World of challenges and opportunities before us. Our world, already beset with the challenges of peak oil, climate change, and wealth disparity, finds global economic crisis confronting us with the equivalent fury of tropical storms from old Florida lore.

Now in its eighth year, Where Conference: The Art and Business of Location, is where the grassroots and leading-edge developers building location-aware technology intersect with the businesses and entrepreneurs seeking out location apps, platforms, and hardware to gain a competitive edge. In the O'Reilly conference tradition, Where Conference presents leading trends rather than chasing them.