Communicative Cities: Integrating Technology and Place Conference

25-26 June 2009 Columbus, Ohio The theme: "Communicative Cities" encompasses a variety of areas (design, public policy, journalism) across referent scales and settings (downtowns, city/regional, global), and seeks to address questions such as o What makes a communicative city? o How do cities facilitate communication? o How can technology and face-to-face communication be integrated in a global world? o What are the challenges from the exponential rise in communication technology? o What are the potential impacts on place and community? o How can global connectivity and data accessibility be achieved? We welcome three kinds of presentations: Traditional papers; Presentations of designs or plans; Symposium on a single topic with 3-4 presenters and a moderator. Please review the website for all information regarding specifics of submissions including various types of presentations, awards, and all other information: http://www.urbancomm.org/