Trading Places 2005: GLOBAL EVENTS…LOCAL IMPACT (January 3rd- 14th)

Winter 2005 Traveling Conference: Global Events / Local Impacts

Rabat, Fes, Beirut: January 3-14

Trading Places conferences have been held in Europe, Asia, South America and the United States before. In January 2005, we hope to hold the first Trading Places conference in the Middle East and North Africa. A group of approximately 20 students will visit Beirut, capital of Lebanon and the Moroccan cities of Fes and Rabat. The purpose of the trip is to explore pressing urban issues with Moroccan and Lebanese planning/architecture students—as well as local planners, activists, scholars and developers.

Vivian Castro and Zineb Morabet are the contacts for this trip.

For more information, please visit the Trading Places webpage at http://www.tradingplaces.org/ and sign in to the organisation group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TP2005/.