The submission deadline for Call for Regional Curators in support of the Innovate4Cities conference has been extended to 28th May 2021. If you are a local government, research institutions or a city innovator and would like to support accessible, innovative, and equitable city climate action, apply here.
UN-Habitat is co-hosting the (virtual) Innovate4Cities conference with the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM). This is an exciting opportunity for UN-Habitat to bring the research community together with practitioners and innovators, around two important cross-cutting themes in the Strategic Plan: Climate Change and Innovation.
The Innovate4Cities Conference seeks to support accessible, innovative, equitable city climate action through promoting, guiding, and sharing city-focused research and innovation, driving partnerships and implementation at the local and neighbourhood scale.
To make this a reality, the Conference organising committee is looking for curatorial teams from all regions of the globe, working and researching the nexus between science and practice for ambitious delivery of climate goals, to curate program elements that bring regional voices, opportunities, and priority innovation pathways and partnerships to the conference.
The Innovate4Cities Conference Regional Curatorial teams will be recognised as supporters of the event, for providing curated programme segments that feature tangible on-the-ground outcomes, co-creation of regional solutions, and present leading research, innovation, and practice from their nominated region.
Why become a regional curator?
- Gain significant organisational and brand visibility at major global conference, including via being recognized as sponsors (logo and website) on conference website and relevant virtual promotional material.
- Shape regional discussions and priorities before and during the conference in cooperation with the relevant national / regional Covenant of Mayors.
- Opportunities to showcase organisational good practice in the conference programme, including via representation in a high-level panel and by showcasing local stories via a virtual field trip. In addition to programming a series of sessions, workshops and events for the Conference, be offered opportunity to participate in / organize a high-level panel, including the opportunity to host a welcome and closing event by the Mayor/s of the curatorial team city/cities
- Contact with other regions working on similar or complementary challenges and strategies
- All team members (individuals) will be recognised as Regional Curators on website and programme
The regional curator team needs to meet the following eligibility criteria:
- A minimum of 2, maximum of 6 local government, research institutions and or organisations representing sectors with expertise in city climate change science or innovation from your time zone region
- Includes at least 1 research institute/University and 1 local government from within your time zone region
- Evidence that your team includes or will partner with other urban stakeholders to be able to provide regional and thematic contextual content to the program and target appropriate participants.
- One individual to act as the Team lead and contact with conference organiser
- All team institutions / organisations will be recognised as sponsors, via logo, and lead individual/s can be named as regional curators
Key dates for Regional Curators
- Launch of Expression of Interest: 19 April 2021
- Deadline for submissions: 28 May
- Finalisation of regional curator appointments: 7 June
- Short list Invited to meet with organising team to confirm involvement: 10 June
- Regional curators to provide initial program contributions and ideas: 30 June
Organisations interested in applying to become regional curators need to complete this google form as an expression of interest
For more information, please reach out to:
Jasdeep Randhawa, Innovation & Climate Action Consultant, Programme Development: jasdeep.randhawa@un.org
Steven Bland, Climate Change and Innovation Specialist, Programme Development/Innovation Unit steven.bland@un.org