Dear readers,
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This newsletter contains information on the Guangzhou Award, new courses (and fellowships) of The Hague Acadamy of Local Governance and on an environmental innovation fund in Canada, amongst others.
As you might already know, this years' CIB annual meeting will be held in Istanbul on 19-20 May in Istanbul - please save the date. We will be informing you shortly about the registation process, logistics etc. In the light of the upcoming meeting, we would like to ask you to continue to update the Compendium, to ensure a complete updated version in May.
Kind regards,
Renske Steenbergen
Jessie Post
Daan Stelder
The CIB Working Group Secretariat








