Organized in partnership with the Sector of Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO’s MOST Programme, the 2nd Forum of the UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape at the University of Montreal (CUPUM) was held at UNESCO Headquarters (Paris, France) June 4 and 5, 2007.

The first Forum took place in October 2003, in Paris as part of the launch of CUPUM. The inaugural event provided an opportunity to outline the commitments of CUPUM partners and to implement cooperation activities. This second reunion gathered partners of the organization’s scientific network from Italy, Morocco, Lebanon, and Canada as well as program managers affiliated with the UNESCO Chair. The Forum also welcomed new network partners (Tunisia, Syria, and South Korea).

This event was an opportunity for all partners to report on cooperation activities in terms of teaching and research initiated from 2003 to 2007, and to discuss cooperation projects for the years 2007 to 2010.

After each session, a debate period and discussion facilitated dialogue and idea-sharing on appointed subjects. The sessions included:

• "Presentation of participants and new partners on CUPUM’s scientific network"
• "Lessons from WAT"
• "Training in landscape architecture"
• "Research in landscape: projects and perspectives"
• And an informative session on the UNESCO programs

Scientific Committee

• 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)

Panelists

• Sylvain Paquette
  University of Montreal / Full Professor School of Urbanism and Landscape Architecture / Principal Researcher Chair of Landscape and Environment (CPEUM) / Associate Researcher UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape (CUPUM)
• Alessandra Capuano
  Sapienza University of Rome / Full Professor Department of Architecture and Projects (DiAP) / Associate Researcher UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape (CUPUM)
• Salma Hamza
  Professor National School of Architecture and Urban Design, Tunis (ENAU) / Professor National School of Architecture and Urban Design, Tunis (ENAU)
• Bernard Combes
  Spécialiste du programme Éducation au développement durable, Division des sciences sociales, de la recherche et des politiques UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape (CUPUM) / Secteur de l’Éducation, décennie des Nations Unies pour l’Éducation au développement Durable
• Natalie Atfeh
  Professor Faculty of Architecture
• Julie Weltzien
  Professor School of Landscape Architecture / Professor Faculté d’agriculture et des sciences alimentaires / Assistant Professor Faculté d’agriculture et des sciences alimentaires
• Léon Telvizian
  Professor Institut des Beaux-Arts (IBA) / Director of Urban Planning DESS Institut des Beaux-Arts (IBA) / Director Department of Urban Planning / Manager Department of Urban Planning
• Maha El Ayyoubi
  Student Lebanese University
• Gérald Domon
  Principal Researcher Chair of Landscape and Environment (CPEUM) / Adjunct Professor School of Urbanism and Landscape Architecture
• Ouidad Tebbaa
  Professor Faculté des lettres et des sciences humaines
• Saïd Fakir
  Professor Institut agronomique et vétérinaire Hassan II (IAV) à Rabat / Manager Département de paysage (IAV – Maroc)
• Gianpiero Donin
  Director Département OASI, planification de la ville, du paysage et du territoire (Institut Reggio Calabria) / Professor Département OASI, planification de la ville, du paysage et du territoire (Institut Reggio Calabria)
• Éva Atallah
  Professor Institut des Beaux-Arts (IBA) / Interior Designer Institut des Beaux-Arts (IBA) / Responsable du Master en architecture de paysage Institut des Beaux-Arts (IBA)
• Najet Hedly-Boubaker
  Directrice National School of Architecture and Urban Design, Tunis (ENAU)
• Jung Jung-Do
  International Division / Bureau de Coopération internationale
• Rami Zurayk
  Director School of Landscape Architecture
• Wang Dong-Hang
  Team Lead Bureau de Coopération internationale
• Bensaïd El Montacir
  Director École Nationale d’Architecture
• Paola Falini
  Professor Department of Territorial and Urban Planning (DiPTU)
• Paul de Guchteneire
  Section Migrations internationales
• Margarette Patzak
  UNESCO, programme MAB (Man and Biosphere)

Coordination Committee

• Lyndsay Daudier
  Coordination, production and logistics committee UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape (CUPUM) / Communications UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape (CUPUM) / Coordonatrice – WAT_UNESCO – MTL 2011 UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape (CUPUM) / Project Assistant UNESCO Chair in Urban Landscape (CUPUM)
• Séverine Calza
  Siège de l’UNESCO à Paris
• Dominique Harger
  Siège de l’UNESCO à Paris

• Processus concerté et paysage

• Forum UNESCO
• Forum UNESCO 2003
• Programme_Forum UNESCO 2007

Other partners

• Siège de l’UNESCO à Paris – Programme MOST (Management of Social Transformation)
• UNESCO, programme MAB (Man and Biosphere)
• UNESCO, programme WHC (World Heritage Center / Centre du patrimoine mondial)