Vancouver 2006 - From June 19 to 23, 2006, at the 3rd session of the World Urban Forum (WUF3) held in Vancouver (Canada), the UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape at the University of Montreal (CUPUM) was represented by Philippe Poullaouec-Gonidec, its director, and Marie Lessard, Professor/Researcher of the Institute of Urban Planning, Faculty of Environmental Design of the institution. Mrs. Lessard presented a research by CUPUM conducted within the programme "Growing Up in Cities, Growing Up in Montreal-Nord" (14-16 June 2006 at UBC campus, GUiC + 10 - Ten years of Growing up in cities - Sharing lessons + planning for the future) and participated in the forum "Creating Better Cities with Children and Youth – Growing Up in Cities Project from UNESCO" (19 June2006).

On the 2nd day of the Forum, June 20, 2006, the City of Montreal held a cocktail attended namely by Mr. Wataru Iwamoto (UNESCO), Helen Fotopulos (Mayor of Plateau Mont-Royal, City of Montreal), Mr. Gérald Tremblay (Mayor of the City of Montreal), Brigitte Colin (UNESCO) and André Lavallée (Mayor of the Borough of Rosemont - Petite-Patrie, City Montreal).

The 2006 edition, under the theme "Our Future: Sustainable Cities - Turning Ideas into Action,” was organized by the Government of Canada in partnership with UN-HABITAT. Sessions of the World Urban Forum are held every 2 years to discuss accelerated global urbanization. This last session was significant as it coincided with the 30th anniversary of the first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements in 1976.

Participants

• Philippe Poullaouec-Gonidec
  Professor Emeritus École d’urbanisme et d’architecture de paysage / Associate Researcher UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape (CUPUM) / Membre fondateur UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape (CUPUM) / Chair of Landscape and Environment (CPEUM)
• Brigitte Colin
  Expert, City and Architecture – Urban Migration UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape (CUPUM) / Expert, City and Architecture – Social Sciences, Research, and Politics on Social and Human Sciences Sector Division UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape (CUPUM) / Représentante Siège de l’UNESCO à Paris – Programme MOST (Management of Social Transformation) / Spécialiste Siège de l’UNESCO à Paris – Programme MOST (Management of Social Transformation)
• Marie Lessard
  Professor Emeritus École d’urbanisme et d’architecture de paysage
• Wataru Iwamoto
  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
• Helen Fotopoulos
  Mayor Arrondissement Plateau-Mont-Royal
• Gérald Tremblay
  Mayor City of Montreal
• André Lavallée
  Mayor Arrondissement Rosemont – Petite-Patrie

• Biodiversité urbaine
• Design urbain
• Patrimoine matériel/immatériel
• Planification territoriale
• Processus concerté et paysage
• Préservation et mise en valeur des paysages
• Villes créatives
• Villes inclusives

• FUM4 – Nanjing 2008
• FUM5 – Rio 2010
• Forum urbain mondial (FUM) de ONU-Habitat
• Programme_FUM3 Vancouver 2006
• Programme_Grandir en ville

Other partners

• UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape (CUPUM)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
• UNESCO, programme MAB (Man and Biosphere)
• UNESCO, programme WHC (World Heritage Center / Centre du patrimoine mondial)
• UNESCO, Programme MOST2 (Management of Social Transformation)
• Gouvernement du Canada
• UN-Habitat
• ONU-Habitat