COVID Event Registration | Connective Cities Network

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Please select the events, where you intend to participate. You will be enrolled directly into the events based on this selection.

Below you can also register yourself as a potential speaker for any of the sessions.

Monday, 23rd of November: Opening Session

14:00-16:30 (CET): Welcome Address & Panel Discussion Cities in Crisis

Tuesday, 24th of November: Public Health & Crisis Management

08:30 – 10:30 (CET): Infection Chains & Mobile Testing

11:00 – 13:00 (CET): Crisis Management and Urban Public Services

16:30 – 18:30 (CET): Decision making and communication in crises situations

Wednesday, 25th of November: Economic Response, Housing & Education

Parallel Sessions 1: 10:00 - 12:00 (CET)

Option 1: Development agencies in times of Corona - Private sector initiatives

Option 2: Tourism Sector addressing the Pandemic - Working with Local Municipalities

Parallel Sessions 2: 14:00-16:00 (CET)

Option 1: Municipalities and their COVID-19 Response to Local Economic Development

Option 2: Smart schooling – Corona as a chance to bridge the digital divide

Parallel Sessions 3: 16:30 - 18:30 (CET)

Option 1: Urban Poverty and Living Conditions: Limiting COVID-19 Impacts in Densely Populated

Option 2: Cooperation between administration and schools in times of Corona

Thursday, 26th of November: Opportunities of Digitalisation & Crisis Communication

10:00 - 12:00 (CET): Digital literacy and know-how transfer serving as enablers for pandemic-resilient communities

14:00- 16:00 (CET): Dealing with the digital divide in the time of COVID 19-driven digitalisation

Parallel Sessions: 16:30 - 18:30 (CET)

Option 1: The role of digitalized public services as reactions to the Covid-19 pandemic

Option 2:: Corona exists! How can municipalities raise awareness of the crisis

19:00 - 21:00 (CET): How to reach vulnerable communities with limited access to digital communication means (by example of Latin America)

Friday, 27th of November: Innovation & Closing Session

Parallel Sessions: 10:30 - 12:00 (CET)

Option 1: Innovation Ecosystems in times of crisis – because readiness makes the difference

Option 2: COVID-19 – A chance for urban green recovery?

14:00-15:00 (CET): Closing Summary Outlook

Monday, 30th of November Capacity Building

Parallel Sessions: 13:00 - 14:00 (CET)

Option 1: How to apply innovation methods to local tourism. An introduction to the Business Model Canvas for municipal innovation. (de/en)

Option 2: How to use GIS to map out problems and design solutions for transportation and waste. (ar/fr)

15:00-16:00 (CET): ‘Managing uncertainty’: Soft launch of the Capacity Building Week and Overview of the Methods to be learned and challenges to be tackled.

17:00-18:00 (CET): How to use social media for citizen communication in a responsible way

Tuesday, Dec 1st of November Digital Readiness and Design Methods

10:00 - 11:00 (CET): How to organize and manage digital events and meetings with municipal actors in times of social distancing.

12:00 - 13:00 (CET): How to find and select inclusive and secure digital tools for non-digital natives: Videoconferencing tools, PM tools, Collaboration Tools.

14:00 - 15:00 (CET): How to co-create innovative solutions for citizens trough Public Service Design methods.

16:00 - 17:00 (CET): How to co-create Team Empathy and a positive work culture at my municipal workplace in times of crises.

18:00 - 19:00 (CET): How to formulate and frame accurate public challenges and present it to financing bodies (mandatory for participation in the next day’s Design thinking workshop)

Wednesday, Dec 2nd of November Solution development workshop (design-sprint)

10:00 - 11:00 (CET): Repetition: How to formulate and frame accurate public challenges and present it to financing bodies (mandatory for participation in the next day’s Design thinking workshop)

14:00 - 18:00 (CET): Workshop: Hands-on developing solutions for up to five challenges framed from harvested insights during the previous week’s good practice exchange.

Thursday, Dec 3rd of November Outlook Community of Practice

15:00 - 16:30 (CET): Solution presentations and information on financing instruments.

16:30 - 17:00 (CET): Closing Remarks & Community of Practice next steps.

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