02-07-2008
All materials, presentations, reports from the 2008 congress "Planning for the Carbon Neutral World: Challenges for Cities and Regions" are now online here. The topic for the congress 2009 will be set in late autumn after the next committee meeting- but the date is already fixed.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

09-02-2008
After the last committee meeting, the 2008 congress title is now finalized: "Planning for the Carbon Neutral World: Challenges for Cities and Regions". Please check the final schedule here and notice also this year's call for papers (tracks, deadlines, procedure). SCUPAD will inform you about all final details very soon. Also, we finally completed the 2007 section with a nice slideshow.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

06-12-2007
After the recent SCUPAD Committee meeting in Amsterdam, the preliminary 2008 Congress schedule is now posted on our website. Hold the date or register now: SCUPAD 2008 will take place May 15 –18 2008. The title for the Congress is "Carbon Neutral Society: From Vision to Reality". Read more about the issue here. Look out for more Congress details in February, after the next Committee meeting in Munich at the end of January. SCUPAD wishes a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

15-05-2007
SCUPAD has now published all 07 congress materials from the congress "Cities in Flux: Responding to Radical Change", including alle lectures, presentations, reports and even Gerhard Schimak's stunning final summary. We'll add the missing content as well as photos soon. There is also a very first preliminary working title for the 08 congress.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

08-03-2007
SCUPAD just published the 06 congress newsletter and meanwhile also the missing reports from the workgroups. As usual, the newsletter offers summaries of the lectures as well as important discussion topics and some nice photos.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

03-02-2007
The 07 congress schedule now is -by 95%- finalized. You can view it, and also download it here. You can use it to register by fax also, in addtion to our regular online registration of course.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

16-02-2007
During its last meeting in Vienna, the committee now has worked out the schedule for the 2007 Congress. Some details and Speakers are not yet finalized, but you can view the preliminary schedule already here. The postal invitations will be sent out during the next 2 weeks, but as usual you can register online already.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

28-01-2007
Next year's congress title now is almost final: "Cities in Flux: Responding to Radical Change". The selection of case studies is not yet finalized, but we have confirmations for Leipzig, Johannesburg, Russia, Kosovo and other places. SCUPAD 2007 is held from 3rd to 6th of May 2007 , you can view a first content outline here. And don't miss it also to visit our Forum that we've started- it slowly grows (of course you can register and then join the ongoing discussions there ...).
posted by Hartmut Dumke

18-10-2006
Next year's congress title now is drafted: It's "Cities after traumatic change". The choice of the case studies and the congress format itself (we decided to the discussions in a world café this year) will be finished after the next committee meeting in Vienna. The next congress date is 3rd to 6th of May 2007.
I also have now (finally!) selected nice pictures from the 2006 congress. SCUPAD will also provide the 2006 working group reports as well as the annual newsletter soon.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

19-05-2006
This years' congress had the title "Rapidly Expanding Cities in an Urbanizing World". We heard fascinating key studies from Aleppo, Duncan Village, Calcutta, Istanbul, Sao Paulo and south America. The discussions dealt with the characteristics of "unplanned" and fast growing settlements, and we learned a lot about the efficiency of informal patterns but also about the risks of the accelerated growth and possible new roles of planning. It's a pleasure for us to serve already this years' presentations and lectures .
Next years' congress will be set from 3rd to 6th of May 2007 and there are also first ideas for the topic.
The SCUPAD committee has some new members, also Roberta Gratz and David Guggenheim stepped back after many years of wonderful work. SCUPAD says "Thank you" again!
posted by Hartmut Dumke

30-03-2006
Now, here's the detailed 2006 schedule and the registration brochure for you. We look forward seeing you!
posted by Hartmut Dumke

07-03-2006
The 2006 congress now already looks very promising. Speakers from Syria, India, South Africa etc. have confirmed to give lectures about this years' issue "Rapidly Expanding Cities in an Urbanizing World". This quote tells a lot: "The study of cities is today marked by a paradox: much of the urban growth of the 21st century is taking place in the developing world, but many of the theories of how cities function remain rooted in the developed world." Read more in the prerview about the coming congress; and you can register already of course! We will send the "regular" anual invitations (including the detailed congress scedule) during the next weeks. This year's moderation will be done by our experienced "ex-president" Franz Oswald from Switzerland.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

01-03-2006
Here's some technical improvements for you. The subscription/unsubscription Service for news about SCUPAD is open for all our visitors (not only members anymore). In the members area (username and password required), you now can not only use our full-featured member database (e.g. for editing your own record), but also pass an email to everybody who has subscribed our list. We plan to create a discussion forum there also in the next months.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

28-02-2006
Harry van der Heyden passed us a wonderful story about SCUPAD between 1965 to 1985.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

15-02-2006
Now, Here's the SCUPAD Newsletter 2005 for you. It provides a detailed report from the 05 congress.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

21-12-2005
Here's now some material from the '05 congress: The Report by group B (by Tami Stav), group A and group C (by Hartmut Dumke). In the congress review section, you now also can get the wonderful presentations and lectures by Stephen Goldsmith and Jaacov Jaar. In the members area, there are the Minutes of the Committe Meeting May 2005 now. The next congress (title: "The Urbanizing World: Accelerating Change") will be held between 11. and 14. May 2006. We will inform you about the draft of the schedule soon after the next committee meeting in berlin at the end of January.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

19-12-2005
Welcome to the public Version of our members Database! Scan what the "Scupadians" tell about themselves!
posted by Hartmut Dumke

07-07-2005
News from the SCUPAD memers area: These days, we made a major step in improving our internal communication: Our Member database is now online and you can directly edit your contact details! Please do so - it helps us a lot and you're also staying up-to-date if we want to send News to you.

18-06-2005
Some weeks ago, we had the 2005 congress on the item "Metamorphosis 1960s – 2040: Challenges of Shaping the Future". Meanwhile, we can provide many Pictures: Visit the incredible Slideshow from 40 years of SCUPAD! In our review section, you can also find Photos from the celebration, also a group photo from the 60ies and from this years' Congress.
We're happy to present also the first of this years' speakers, Andrzej Kicińskis Presentation (, 3,3 MB) and Paper (, 120 KB) with the title "Warszawa 1965 vs. Warszawa 2005". We'll try to get the other presentations soon, as well as the reports from the discussion groups.
The preliminary working title for the 2006 congress is "The other cities" and we'll try to find speakers and issues from cities in Asia, in Africa, in south America and other places that are beyond our "daily western developped horizon". The '06 congress will take place between 11. and 14. of May 2006 (If you want, you can already register).
In the members area, you can find the 2005 participants list.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

31-03-2005
Finally, here's the official 2005 brochure, including the full scedule and the (fax) registration for the SCUPAD 2005 Congress. We've also started to send out also the "paper" invitations that many of you will receive shortly. The Congress is set for 19 to 22 of May 2005 -- don't hesitate to register.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

21-03-2005
During the next two or three weeks, we hope to provide the final schedule for the '05 Congress. Meanwhile, we've just finished the Newsletter 2004/05 (it contains a review of the '04 Congress). The 2005 Congress title is "Metamorphosis 1960s – 2040: Challenges of Shaping the Future". We will discuss massive urban planning projects in the 60's and preconceived ideas ("Le Corbusier") as well as citizen participation, incremental change and democratic processes ("Jane Jacobs"), that have gained new influence and increasingly dominate current thinking. Let's see if we can find some proposals for future strategies out of these paradigms. And we will also celebrate SCUPAD's 40th Birthday, so we'd be happy about your Registration. Please also check out our new congress and membership fees (we decided to lower the costs for young professionals) and also a more detailed version of the SCUPAD statutes.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

07-01-2005
First of all, Happy New Year to all of you! While we keep working on the preparation of the next Congress (the next Committee meeting will be set in Jerusalem next week), we have got more from the past one for you. The Report by group 1 (by Monica Lotreanu) completes the '04 Report section. Brad Lander passed us his ' 04 congress presentation and also the full paper that developed out of it, and Laura Balbo also sent an abstract of her '04 lecture. The 2004 slideshow (finally we got the pictures!) shows that we had a lot of fun and very rich discussions together. And our FAQ's now contain a summary of our official SCUPAD statutes .
posted by Hartmut Dumke

02-10-2004
The '04 congress was already some months ago, but meanwhile, we collected some material for you. We received the Reports by the groups 2 and 3 by Hans Harms and Rob Leek. Also, Oriol Nel·lo sent us a "Decalogue of basic rights for all citizens" of the open city and also his full paper about the metropolitian Region of Barcelona. Dino Borri provided his stunning presentation about the city of Bari and its development. In the members area (Login & password required), you can find the '04 congress participants list and the comitee minutes of may '04. The SCUPAD committe will meet again next week in Ljubljana - we hope to prepare the next congress that may be as wonderful as the last one - this will be hard, but we'll try best!
posted by Hartmut Dumke

21-05-2004
Some days ago, we had a wonderful Congress in Salzburg. The opening event (a role play where Bruno and David acted as Mayors seeking to get elected on an open/closed city platform) led us to excellent speakers and lots of ambitious plenary and workgroup discussions; this made us feel excited and relaxed at the same time. Also, the evenings in front of the fireplace in the sitting room and the barbecue were wonderful as usual. And we gained some young and new members also! We hope to show you more in the review section as soon as we can get speakers' papers, photos and other materials. Don't forget to check on the new members of the committee - and a billion thanks to Franz, Marco and Bruno who left the Committee in May. Anyway, you can also register for the next year.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

19-04-2004
Welcome to the relaunch of the Scupad Website! Please check the Schedule of the next congress (you also can register here) or send us an e-mail with comments or wishes. And we want to say say 1000 x thank you to our friends by the Salzburg seminar - for the generous web-host of this site.
posted by Hartmut Dumke

25-04-2004
SCUPAD newsletter 2003/2004 is online! It contains a preview to the 2004 congress ("The open city: Hopes and Dangers "), pictures and much more!
posted by Bruno Zanon

12-10-2003
SCUPAD newsletter 2003 is online! It contains keynotes from the 2003 congress ("Renaissance of our cities: Conflicting visions"), pictures and many more!
posted by Bruno Zanon