Thanks to winning the ISOCARP Awards for Excellence the project ''Rahat - Planning the Largest Bedouin City in the World - Coexistence in the Middle East'' by Amos Brandeis which was relatively unknown in Israel received a lot of PR there. President Shimon Peres who heard about the project and the award invited Amos. More on follow-up>

PLANNER is the new interactive platform for all ISOCARP members.  It has been created so that all members can communicate and collaborate with one another, and join in the discussions on matters relating to our Society. More> (access only for members)

The 47th ISOCARP Congress, held in the City of Wuhan, PR China, from 24-28 October 2011, attracted about 450 participants. The congress topic Liveable Cities: Urbanising World. Meeting the challenge was very timely. Press release and more>

One of the highlights of the congress was the presentation of the 2011 ISOCARP Awards for Excellence. They were given to three projects that had provided excellent planning solutions to the congress theme “Liveable Cities, Urbanising World: Meeting the Challenge”. More>

From 20-24 October 2011 twenty-five selected Young Planning Professionals met in Wuhan to work on the conceptual design of the Wuhan High-Speed Railway Station Area. Results>

During the 47th ISOCARP Congress several Memoranda of Understanding with international bodies were signed.
ISOCARP continues the fruitful collaboration with the Nairobi Ministries by signing MoUs with the Ministries of Housing, Lands and Metropolitan Development.
Further MoUs signed>

The 48th ISOCARP Congress will take place in Perm, Russia, 9-14 September 2012. An agreement was signed during the 47th Congress in Wuhan, China. The topic is: "Fast Forward - planning in a hyper-dynamic urban context".

17th International CORP Conference: "RE-MIXING THE CITY - Towards Sustainability and Resilience", 14-16 May 2012, Multiversum Schwechat, Vienna / Austria. More>

World Town Planning Day was initiated in 1949 by the late Professor Carlos Maria della Paolera, Argentina. As part of Florida Atlantic University’s overall WTPD celebration David Prosperi will present his first thoughts about the ISOCARP Institute. More>

ISOCARP has been a partner in the international consortium working on the EU project plan4all since 2007. A comprehensive report on the EU-funded Plan 4all Project - "Interoperability for Spatial Planning" on the harmonisation of planning data according to INSPIRE guidelines is now available. More>