The Department of Planning and Regional Development of the University of Thessaly and the Initiative ‘Imagine the City’ are organizing IDEA|TOPOS 2012, the 1st Pan-Hellenic Conference on Place Marketing and Branding (Volos, March 30th – April 1st, 2012)

For the first time in Greece, IDEA|TOPOS aims to provide a forum for researchers, local government officials, professionals from the fields of design, architecture, urban planning, tourism, culture, communication and entrepreneurship, as well as active citizens, to exchange knowledge, experience and ideas on a wide range of pertinent topics related to Place Marketing and Branding.

OLIAROS participates in the topic "Civil society in the processes of Place Marketing and Branding: Participatory planning, coordinating partners and conflict resolution" and will present its holistic approach for the revitalization of the Kerameikos – Metaxourgeio area.


 
See more information and program here. The Conference takes place under the auspices of the Greek Tourism Organization and the Ministry of Development, in collaboration with the city of Volos