We warmly welcome you to Scottish Cities Knowledge Centre Annual  Conference, taking place on the 7th of November at the Lighthouse in  Glasgow. Please see attached programme if you are interested to attend.

Does City Autonomy Matter? City and Regional Recovery Outside the Greater Southeast

The Lighthouse
11 Mitchell Lane
Glasgow G1 3NU
Friday, 7th November, 2014

Outline programme:

• Prof Steve Fothergill, 'Are cities really the motors of regional  economic growth?'
• 'City Vision' presentations from key urban research institutes
• Participatory discussion of future directions for urban policy and  research
• Scoping discussion for a North British Urban Research Network  (N-BURN) involving researchers and policy makers

The Scottish Cities Knowledge Centre in collaboration with Policy  Scotland, University of Glasgow, is pleased to host the above event. Please find attached a draft programme.

The event will appeal to those involved in urban, local and regional  development - spanning 'policy', 'practice' and 'research', and public,  private and 'third' sectors."

To attend, please email Dr Georgiana Varna indicating your institutional  affiliation and any special access or dietary requirements.

Directions to the venue and a final programme will be circulated to participants prior to the event.

Professor Iain Docherty, Professor Donald Houston and Dr Georgiana Varna, Scottish Cities Knowledge Centre, University of Glasgow

Best wishes,

Dr Georgiana Varna
Scottish Cities Knowledge Center
University of Glasgow Adam Smith  Business School
Main Building Glasgow G12 8
[email protected]
http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/business/staff/georgianavarna/