<strong>The report on the Third Annual ICLRD Conference, <em>Fostering Co-operation for Local and Regional Development through Cross Border Spatial Planning,</em> is now avaliable</strong>
On January 17, 2008 in Armagh, the ICLRD together with Inter<em>Trade</em>Ireland hosted a conference on <em>Fostering Co-operation for Local and Regional Development through Cross Border Spatial Planning. </em>The conference was opened jointly by Batt O'Keeffe TD, Minister for Housing, Urban Renewal and Developing Areas, and Conor Murphy MP MLA, Minister for Regional Development<em>.</em>  The ICLRD is continuing to support the development of an all-island collaborative framework for spatial planning through its action research programmes, technical workshops and forums, addressing three spatial scales: EU and all-island, sub-regional and local.  This third annual conference addressed current opportunities for cross-border collaboration and highlighted ICLRD activities that contribute to an understanding of the complex all-island and cross-border dynamics of change in cities, towns and rural areas.
<a href="http://iclrd.org/documents/Jan17_08_conf/Jan17ConferenceReport_final.pdf">Download conference report</a>
<a href="http://iclrd.org/talk2/2008/01/17/third-annual-iclrd-conference-january-17-2008/">Read conference press release and download conference presentations and audio files</a>