EMBARQ Director, Holger Dalkmann, presented at the World Urban Forum, The theme for this year’s meeting is “The Urban Future”.Photo by Dosio Dosev

EMBARQ staff will be attending the Sixth Session of the World Urban Forum, jointly organized by UN-HABITAT, the Government of Italy, the Campania Region and the City of Naples. The theme for this year’s meeting is “The Urban Future”.

The World Urban Forum was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing problems facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, policies and climate change.

Today it is by far the world’s premier conference on cities.

EMBARQ will be participating in a few events related to sustainable urban mobility:

Dialogue 4: Urban Mobility, Energy and Environment Towards Sustainability
September 5, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Venue: Teatro Mediterraneo, Auditorium
EMBARQ presenter: Holger Dalkmann, Director, EMBARQ

Sustainable Urban Development Network (SUD-Net) Special Meeting on Public Spaces
September 5, 2012
9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Venue: Sala Sardinia Room
EMBARQ presenter: Adriana Lobo, Director, EMBARQ Mexico

Side Event: Signing of MoU between UN-HABITAT and EMBARQ
September 5, 2012
Time: TBC
Venue: TBC

Panel Discussion: Integrating Transport Into Sustainable Urban Development
September 5, 2012
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Venue: City Changer Room, UN-Habitat Booth, Exhibition Pavilion

EMBARQ Contact: Gisela Méndez, Senior Coordinator, Network of Cities, EMBARQ Mexico, gmendez@embarqmexico.org

Full details can be found online: http://www.embarq.org/en/events/12/09/urban-future-world-urban-forum-6