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2008 INTERNATIONAL URBAN FELLOWS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

JOHNS HOPKINS INSTITUTE FOR POLICY STUDIES 38th INTERNATIONAL URBAN FELLOWS CONFERENCE THE WELFARE STATE MEETS THE MARKET

Malmö, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark
June 7-11, 2008
Preliminary program
(speakers not yet confirmed)

SATURDAY, 7 June 2008
Location (to be announced) in Copenhagen
6.00 pm Registration
6.30 pm Welcome dinner
Introduction to conference and preview of site visits
Tribute to International Urban Fellows program founder JACK C. FISHER

SUNDAY, 8 June. 2008
Fieldtrip by bus to Malmö and Copenhagen area
8:30 Introduction to governance and fiscal systems in Denmark and Sweden’s cities
10.00 am Arrival - Malmö
* Viewing examples of regional growth in the Malmö area: BO1, Turning Torso, Jäckreborg
 1.00 pm Arrival - Copenhagen
* Viewing examples of a semi large nonprofit housing estate and a private rental housing estate
* Viewing examples of regional growth in the Copenhagen downtown area by boat trip in the harbor
 6.00 pm Close – Evening at your own

MONDAY 9, June. 2008 Location (to be announced) in Copenhagen
9.00 am Presentation of today’s programme
* Understanding the Swedish and Danish welfare systems and the housing systems in particular
* The welfare systems under pressure: Presentation of the welfare problems of today and tomorrow with focus on the housing system, segregation, polarization and inequality.
* Response and discussion by fellows
* Regional growth in the Øresund area: What has the bridge, economic structures etc. entailed according to housing system and in particular to housing affordability
* Response and discussion by fellows including fellows’ experience from own regions
* Summary by chair 6.00 pm Close – Evening at your own

TUESDAY 10, June. 2008 Field trip by train to Malmö
Location Malmö City Planning Office and Rosengården
9.00 am Departure by train to Malmö.
* By bicycle (taxi optional) to visiting one of Malmö’s largest non-profit housing estates: Rosengården
* Explore the comprehensive efforts to improve the economic situation for low income families
* Response and discussion by fellows
* Summary by chair 16.00 pm Arrival - Copenhagen
18.00 pm Meeting of International Fellows Association [includes remembrances of Jack Fisher] Farewell Dinner: Tivoli Gardens

WEDNESDAY 11, June. 2008 Location (not yet confirmed) in Copenhagen
9.00 am Fellows Research Roundtable
10.30 am Fellows International Roundtable on “The Welfare State Meets the Market”
11.45 am Work session to formulate findings and conclusions
1.00 pm Close of conference
Registration Form