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Conference takes place1-4 October 2013LocationBrisbane, AutraliaDeadline for abstracts30 April 2013Contemporary urbanization is different from past city development.  Above all else we have now entered the urban millennium so cities and city planning are critical to the majority of the world’s now urbanized population.  In this sense we have entered a “new world.”  The scale and speed of change challenge the traditional plans of governments in rapidly changing urban regions.  The drivers of urbanization may still be what they have always been – agglomeration advantages, economic opportunity, more exciting lifestyles, and intensified interactions – but their impacts are now multiplied many times over.The 2013 ISOCARP Congress (International Society of City and Regional Planners) seeks abstracts according to three topics to address the theme of frontiers of planning.  Organizers seek cutting edge contributions towards this theme from a diversity of planners and urban specialists including practitioners, teachers, researchers, policy makers and urban managers.  They also seek abstracts on any relevant topic of city and regional planning as part of the International Planners Exchange.  Such abstracts may include best practice cases, planning methods and strategies. Furthermore, abstracts are invited on the topic of planning education as part of the Forum on Planning Education.Topic 1:  Migration as the new face of changeTopic 2: Valuing what already existsTopic 3: Community and stakeholder engagementMore details at:Conference website&#160;