As the world begins to emerge from the pandemic, a unique gathering of city leaders and professionals from across the country and the globe is taking place this week as Carmel plays host to the 57th International Making Cities Livable (IMCL) Conference.
The conference has previously been held in places such as Freiburg, Germany; Charleston, S.C.; Bristol, U.K.; Venice, Italy; Portland, Ore.; and San Francisco, Calif. This is the first time the conference has been held in Indiana. Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard has long been active in the IMCL and is a member of the Board of Stewards.
The conference will take place at the Palladium and Hotel Carmichael. About 200 people are currently signed up for the conference – coming together to address forefront urban challenges in the livability laboratory of Carmel. This is the first major in-person conference on cities and towns since the pandemic began.
The conference will examine “livable cities (and suburbs) for ALL.” Plenary speakers, breakouts, workshops, and tours and networking activities will provide the opportunity to city leaders and change agents to assess this moment in history, and to examine the latest emerging tools and strategies to meet the new challenges. Among the tools and strategies to be considered are financial mechanisms, new codes and design standards, new models of planning and design, and new findings from the latest academic research.
To see the schedule of events, visit livable-cities.org/schedule.