Downtown Dawn, Submitted by Andrew Morrell
Envisioning Cleveland Photo Contest

Friday, May 1, 2009
3:00 to 5:00 p.m., reception to follow

Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs Atrium
Cleveland State University
Glickman-Miller Hall
1717 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115

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The “Cho Lecture Series" is presented by the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs Ph.D. Program in Urban Studies and Public Affairs. It is made possible by the generous pioneering contributions of Nam-Wook Cho, Chairman of Sambo Construction Company, Cheongiu City, South Korea. The lecture series will promote accessible scholarly discourse on current urban topics, support the development and transfer of knowledge through international collaboration, and facilitate worldwide cultural exchange.

Technology and Cities: Review and Prospects for the Future
Presented by Tschangho John Kim
Endowed Professor of Urban and Regional Systems
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Throughout history, technology advances have led to successive and dramatic reorganizations of urban space Today, much is being written about how new information and communication technologies (ICTs)–the Internet, personal computers, and wireless communications–are transforming the world as we know it. But how will that transformation really take shape for future cities? Will the information technology revolution alter the future urban landscape as significantly as the automobile? What policies have harnessed the full potential of technologies to make future cities better places for human settlements and what would harness the potential of ICTs to make cities better?

Registration to forum events is free, but registration is required. Register here.