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The 14th Annual International Conference of Territorial Intelligence will take place in Ouarzazate in Morocco, Wednesday 21 and Thursday, October 22, 2015. It will focus on the theme of "Sustainable Development of Vulnerable Territories."Call for communicationAnswer to the call for communicationEstimated programmeScientific CommitteeTerritorial contextScientific backgroundScheduleRegistration and target pricesTerritorial contextThe province of Ouarzazate, at south of Morocco, is a vulnerable area in many ways. Located at the foot of the Atlas Mountains and north of the Sahara, it has been the interface between the mediterranean and tropical worlds, despite the difficult topography and a fragile environment. The caravans to long favored its development, before the breaking relations with the Sahara in the mid-20th century, make an isolated and vulnerable territory. The lives of the local people is based on the exploitation of oasis resources (agriculture, livestock and regional products). Tourism is another income generating activity threatened by political uncertainties. Its development has led to new activities and new ways of life and well-operating foreign to those charged before. Spectacular projects in the areas of mass tourism and solar energy are ongoing. Extremes limits the resilience of the environment and therefore the regeneration of natural resources. The environmental equation, maintained until then will be questioned or unbalanced.Scientific backgroundThe conference is part of ongoing research in territorial intelligence, and more specifically on the concepts of territorial value-creation and territorial quality, undertaken with the collaboration between the teams:ESEAD, Tourism, Changes and Media Studies Research Team" of the Polydisciplinary Faculty of Ouarzazate (FPO) of the University Ibn Zohr of Agadir (IUZ)caINTI «Coordination Action of the International Network of Territorial Intelligence", of the Institute of Human Sciences and Environment (MSHE) of the University of Franche-Comté (UFC)Since 2008, cooperation between the MSHE and FPO, is part of the cooperation between the region of Franche-Comté and the Province of Ouarzazate. She received the support of Campus France in 2012. Research activities were strongly developed in 2013 and 2014 as part of the Drââ joint research program. ESEAD is now recognized at the Moroccan national level. In 2014, it proposed coordinating a « Maghreb » program with Algeria and Tunisia. This year ESEAD plans to join the International Research Coordination Network "International Network of Territorial Intelligence" (INTI).The Drââ program has received support from the CNRS and CNRST for 2015 and 2016.Schedule- March 30: First publication of the call for papers- May 20: First deadline for proposals to call for communications (results of reviewing before June 1)- June 1:  Beginning of registration to conference- June 30: New deadline for proposals to second call for communication (results of reviewing before July 15)- August 31: Return of full articles- Sept. 30: Publication on line of full articlesRegistration to conference and target priceTo register to conference, just send an email to m.oudada@uiz.ac.ma with copy to jjg@mshe.univ-fcomte.fr (all will be payable in Ouarzazate) Registration: 1650 dirhams (150 euros) Single room with half board (breakfast included): 60 euros per night. (payable in Ouarzazate)Flight from Paris to Ouarzazate Royal Air Morocco : 350 euros (depending on dates)New call for papers The 14th Annual International Conference of Territorial Intelligence in Ouarzazate (Morocco) will focus on "Sustainable Valorization of Vulnerable Territories."Papers will be divided into five topics:Socio-ecological transition and vulnerable territories resiliencyObservation of vulnerable territoriesThe valorization of vulnerable territoriesThe quality of territoryInitiatives in vulnerable territoriesProposals for papers should be sent by email by June 30th to: m.oudada@uiz.ac.ma with copy to jjg@mshe.univ-fcomte.fr(cf.: Answering the call for papers)Mankind has realized that the system based on the accumulation of material goods spurred by competition in the context of globalization and financialization leads to unsustainable inequalities between men and local communities, product depletion resources on a global scale with an uneven impact in different territories, and increases the environmental risks that challenge the very existence of the human species.Territorial Intelligence, "action research project whose object is sustainable development of the territories and the subjects of which are local communities" (Girardot, 2008, 2013) wants to establish the prospect of another development model oriented by improving the well-being of each and every (Council of Europe, 2005), democratically developed by each local community. It suggests a process of co-construction of a collective intelligence that links the actors of a territory within the territorial community, to develop concerted sustainable local project and realize cooperative, transparent, efficient and equitable way. The participation of the territorial community, and each person, targets the improvement of the quality of life of each and everyone.Socio-ecological transition and vulnerable territories resiliencyTo do this, territorial intelligence embraces the concept of socio-ecological transition that seeks to harness the demographic, economic, social, and environmental challenges and reversing the increase in social and territorial inequalities (Baer, 2009). Territorial intelligence focuses on changes in social behavior, but also the individual who will, if they are stimulated by structural reforms and adequate governance, reduce fossil resources consumption and reduce social and territorial inequalities.Local communities are encouraged to reclaim their territories to improve resiliency by promoting initiatives that have been marginalized by the financialization of the economy.Territorial intelligence contributes through a multidisciplinary at scientific level and multisectoral in action approach to the balanced combination of economic efficiency, social equity and environmental protection. as such, it differs from business intelligence that is limited pursuing a competitive advantage, a monetary gain, on the global competitive market. Territorial intelligence does not confuse the territory with a market, or a business, nor citizens with clients or employees. She is not only concerned about economic competitiveness.Territorial resiliency is one of the key concepts of socio-ecological transition, popularized by Rob Hopkins in "Transition Handbook" (2008). Resilience is inspired by the design of Hollings (1973) that after a perturbation the system is not marked by a return to equilibrium, expression of mechanical behavior, but instead often reacts positively , creative, thanks to multiple adjustments. To the extent that "The concept of transition evokes the opportunity to co-construct a rational evolution, peaceful and transparent, but radical, against the risk of an authoritarian change" (Girardot, 2012) "The resiliency of a territory described the ability of its community to assume its peaceful transition from a development based on the criteria of short term selfish gain towards sustainable development, reconciling economic, social, environmental and cultural aims face external shocks that increase its vulnerability and calls into question its existence "(Girardot, 2013).We propose to continue, in the specific case of vulnerable areas, the discussions initiated during international meeting of Roscoff (May 2014): How to develop a transition agenda and an integrated analysis of the resiliency of territories, highlighting the risks and opportunities? What are the milestones of the transition agenda and indicators of resiliency? How do they articulate with the territorial governance arrangements and especially with a lateral participatory governance.Observation of vulnerable territoriesIn a logic of territorial intelligence, territorial observation is based on the collection, sharing and crossing data on users and services with territorial indicators to develop and argue partnership projects, to manage and evaluate them in a participatory way.At the local level it faces five major challenges:• The most important is the lack of open  information available at the sub municipal level.• Paradoxically we may be faced with a mass of information on smaller scales.• Next is little social and environmental indicators consistent with sustainable development.• Disparities between sectors, spatial divisions and updating data in time, complicate the mapping.• Local information still lacks transparency.These difficulties are a priori more important in vulnerable areas. What forms do they take then? How about it?Territorial valorizationTerritorial valorization has a more ambitious objective than economic competitiveness. It refers to the concept of collective intelligence evaluating "results from the collaboration and sharing of information, as well as the competition between many individuals ... Collective intelligence can be considered as a form of network, enabled by recent developments in information technology "(Prior, 2010).Territorial development is not limited to economic growth, or economic competition. The economic logic of the partnership, instrument of the global approach, is based primarily on cooperation (including within clusters) and aims to bring together local resources before resorting to other means. Networks allow private actors, associations and individuals, such as the public, to participate in decisions in the context of participatory democracy. From a territorial valorization perspective, participatory democracy is a space for competition as well as cooperation.Quality of territory The quality of the territory is a complementary concept of territorial valorization. Quality has been understood as the ability of a product or service to satisfy the expressed or latent needs of consumers. They are the intrinsic attributes of the product or service. Customer satisfaction and continuous improvement of the product or service have been central to this specific understanding. Within a territorial framework, however, quality has a broader meaning by virtue of which territorial community replaces consumers and dimensions of sustainability replace product or service attributes. Therefore, we can define the quality of the territory as the ability of the latter to meet the needs of its community through continuous improvement of its economic, social, environmental and cultural dimensions. It is often equated with quality of life, a concept born as a result of changes in lifestyles of today's society and the perception of risks arising from economic development.Initiatives in vulnerable territoriesRegardless of international and national programs, sustainable development is characterized by local initiatives taken by local authorities, associations, informal groups or individuals.We are interested in those that are part of the socio-ecological transition, contribute to the territorial resiliency, value territory and illustrate its quality. Scientific CommitteeJean-Jacques Girardot, assistant professor of economy,  MSHE USR 3124 CNRS/UFC/UTBM, ThéMA UMR 6049 CNRS/UFC/UB, Université de Franche-Comté, France.Scientific coordinator of International Network of Territorial Intelligence.Mohamed Oudada, professor of geography, Faculté Polyidisciplinaire de Ouarzazate, Université Ibn Zohr d’Agadir Morocco.  Coordinator of ESEADCyril Masselot, assistant professor of information and communication science, MSHE USR 3124 CNRS/UFC/UTBM, CIMEOS EA 4177-UB, Université de Franche-Comté, France. .Serge Ormaux, full professor of geography, ThéMA UMR 6049 CNRS/UFC/UB, Université de Franche-Comté, France.Philippe Woloszyn, researcher, Laboratoire "Espaces et Sociétés" (ESO), UMR 6590 CNRS/URENNES2, Université de Rennes 2, France.Giovanna Truda, professor of sociology, Université de Salerno, Italy.Blanca Miedes Ugarte, assistant professor of economy, C3IT, OLE Observatorio local de Empleo, Universidad de Huelva, Spain.Guénaël Devillet, assistant professor of geography, SEGEFA Service d’Étude en Géographie Économique Fondamentale et Appliquée ULG/FNRS, Université de Liège, Belgique.Natale Ammaturo, full professeur of sociology, DISUFF Dipartimento di Scienze Umane, Filosofiche e della Formazione, Université de Salerno, Italy.Horacio Bozzano, full professeur of geography, Equipo TAG Territorio Actores Gobernanza UNLP/CONICET, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.Raul Montenegro, full professeur of evolutive biology, Alternative Nobel Price  2004 (Stockholm), Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina .Nanta Novello Paglianti, assistant professor of information and communication science, MSHE USR 3124 CNRS/UFC/UTBM, CIMEOS EA 4177-UB, Université de Franche-Comté, France .Sylvie Damy, assistant professor of computer science, UMR Chrono-environnement  6249 CNRS/UFC,  Université de Franche-Comté,  France.Bénédicte Herrmann, assistant professor of computer science, Laboratoire Femto-ST UMR 7174 CNRS/UFC/ENSMM, Université de Franche-Comté, France,Marc Cote, emeritus professor of geography, Université de Provence, Aix-en-Provence, France.Mohamed Ait Hamza, full professor of geography, Université Mohamed V, Rabat, Morocco.Brahim Akdim, full professor of geography, Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah, Fès, Morocco.Mohamed Daoud, full professor of geography,  Université Chouaib Doukkali, Eljadida, Morocco.Mohamed Benattou, full professor of geography, Université Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco.El Madani Mountasser, full professor of geography, Université Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco.Abdelhadi Bounar, full professor of geography, Université Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco.Lakbir Ouhajou, full professor of geography, Université Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco. Hassan Benhalima full professor of geography, Université Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco.Elhassane Elmahdad, full professor of geography, Université Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco.Ahmed Belkadi, full professor of geography, Université Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco.Otman Ait Ouarasse, professor of english language, Faculté Pluridisciplinaire de Ouarzazate, Université Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco.  Mardi 20 octobre 2015:20h00-22h00:Comité scientifique du GDRI INTI – GDRI INTI Scientific committee.Mercredi 21 octobre 2015 - Matin:08h30-09h00: Accueil des participants – Participants Welcome 09h00-10h00: Discours d’accueil – Welcome speeches10h15-12h15: Conférence invitées – Opening communications12h30: Repas – lunchMercredi 21 octobre 2015 – Après-midi:14h00-15h45: Communications en ateliers thématiques - Communications thematic workshops16h00-17h45: Communications en ateliers thématiques - Communications thematic workshopsJeudi 22 octobre 2015 – Matin:08h30-10h15: Communications en ateliers thématiques - Communications thematic workshops10h30-12h15: Communications en ateliers thématiques - Communications thematic workshops12h30 Repas – lunchJeudi 22 octobre 2015 – Après-midi14h00-15h45: Communications en ateliers thématiques - Communications thematic workshops16h00-17h30: Synthèse des ateliers thématiques - Summary of thematic workshops17h30-18h00: Clôture de la conférence - Closing of the conference16h30: Fin de la conférence – Conference end.