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<td style="vertical-align: top;" valign="top">Mr. John<br>
Driscoll is Vice President and founding member of the<br>
Institute for International Urban Development based in<br>
Cambridge, Massachusetts and an affiliate of the National<br>
Center for Smart Growth at the University of Maryland,<br>
ICLRD’s new US partner institution. John was also the<br>
founding Director of the International Centre for Local and<br>
Regional Development (ICLRD) where, between 2006-2014, he<br>
was a key driver behind innovative spatial planning and<br>
management practices in support of cross-border and<br>
cross-community cooperation on the island of Ireland. As an<br>
urban and regional planner, he has a reputation for being<br>
both patient and persistent, and for developing<br>
results-oriented programs with colleagues that empower local<br>
leadership through education, research, and technical<br>
support. John has over 35 years of international experience<br>
working with governments, communities and international<br>
development agencies and currently serves as a planning<br>
commissioner in his home city of Lexington, Virginia, USA.</td>
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