Between the *21-23 May 2012*, the Proximity Days (7th Edition) will take place in *Montreal*.
Keynote speakers of the event are Allen J. Scott, Harald Bathelt, André Torre, Richard Shearmur, among others. Download the full program here: http://proxi2012.org/proxi2012/public/conferences/1/schedConfs/1/program-en_US.pdf<http://proxi2012.org/proxi2012/public/conferences/1/schedConfs/1/program-en_US.pdf> The Proximity Days (7th Edition) will be dedicated in particular to the in-depth exploration of these themes, with a particular emphasis on the following dimensions**** - Proximity and innovative territories: conceptualization, perspectives and recent results**** - Innovation, invention and creativity on a local scale.**** - The concept of a creative city**** - Comparison of creative cities**** - Underground, “middleground ", and creative territories**** - The creative industries**** - Proximity and creative territories: the efforts of measure**** - Talents, creative and local class**** - The temporary creative clusters (“local buzz and global pipelines”)** ** - Living labs and other local experiences of co-conception**** - Proximity and civic creativity**** - The creative territories at the interaction of the cultural and technological activities.**** - Creative clusters and suburbs: what kind of balances and complementarities?**** - Transports, temporary proximity and creativity**** - Rural zones and creativity.**** - Proximity, creativity and sustainable development** Please submit extended abstracts before *December 15th 2011* (max. 1,000 words) at http://proxi2012.org To download the program and more information : http://proxi2012.org/proxi2012/public/conferences/1/schedConfs/1/program-en_US.pdf or visit http://proxi2012.org Regards, The Proxi 2012 Team i...@proxi2012.org http://proxi2012.org
