<p>Bringing policy makers, academics and practitioners together to identify practical solutions to today’s challenges is a core ICLRD activity. Our conferences and technical workshops play an important role in shaping cooperation on the island of Ireland in the areas of spatial planning and local and regional development.<!-- [dtcmlist category="conferences"] --></p>
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<p><strong>Annual Conferences:</strong></p>
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<ul><li><a href="/2018/08/26/rural-society-in-transition/">RURAL SOCIETY IN TRANSITION</a>, Dundalk 2018</li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="/2015/04/10/tenth-annual-iclrd-conference-shared-services-shared-opportunities/" target="_blank">Tenth Annual ICLRD Conference: Shared Services, Shared Opportunities</a>, Enniskillen 2015</li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="/2014/02/07/ninth-annual-conference-cross-border-economic-development-and-the-border-development-zone-concept/" target="_blank">Ninth Annual ICLRD Conference: Cross Border Economic Development and the Border Development Zone Concept</a>, Cavan 2014</li><li><a href="/2013/02/18/2013-iclrd-conference/">Eighth Annual ICLRD Conference: Cooperating Across Boundaries: Resilience, Imagination, Vision and Information</a>, Newry 2013</li><li><a href="/2012/04/09/post-conference-report-seventh-annual-iclrd-conference/">Seventh Annual ICLRD Conference: Planning for a New Future – Can Planning and Cross-Border Cooperation Deliver Change in Ireland and Europe?</a>, Dundalk 2012</li><li><a href="/2011/07/26/iclrd-sixth-annual-conference-doing-more-with-less-challenge-and-or-opportunity-2/">Sixth Annual ICLRD Conference: Doing More with Less,</a> Sligo 2011</li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="/2010/05/21/fifth-annual-iclrd-conference/" target="_blank">Fifth Annual ICLRD Conference: Preparing for Economic Recovery</a>, Enniskillen 2010</li><li><a href="/2009/02/01/post-conference-report-fourth-annual-iclrd-conference/">Fourth Annual ICLRD Conference: Achieving Balanced Regional Development: Dynamic Regions, Spatial Strategies and Collaboration</a>, Letterkenny 2009</li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="/2008/01/17/third-annual-iclrd-conference-january-17-2008/" target="_blank">Third Annual ICLRD Conference – Fostering Co-Operation for Local and Regional Development through Cross-Border Spatial Planning</a>, Armagh 2008</li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="/2006/11/09/second-annual-iclrd-conference-november-9-2006/" target="_blank">Second Annual ICLRD Conference – Implementing a Framework for Collaborative Action: Spatial Strategies on the Island of Ireland</a>, Newry 2006</li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="/2004/05/30/first-conference/" target="_blank">First Annual Conference: Regional and Local Development Strategies on the Island of Ireland: Addressing Key Issues and Building Capacity</a>, Athlone 2004</li></ul>
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<p><strong>One-off Events:</strong></p>
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<ul><li><a href="/2017/03/22/iclrd-celebrating-ten-years-with-annual-conference-focused-on-place-making/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">ICLRD: Celebrating Ten Years with Annual Conference focused on Place-Making</a>, Sligo 2017</li></ul>
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<p><strong>Events
Hosted Jointly with External Partners:</strong></p>
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<ul><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="/2016/12/07/revitalising-small-towns-on-the-island-of-ireland/" target="_blank">Revitalising Small Towns on the Island of Ireland</a>, 2016 (with Co-operation Ireland)</li><li>The Housing Debate: (Re)Building Communities through Integrated working with Local Government, 2015 (with Co-operation Ireland)</li><li>The Role of Development and Area Plans in Economic Growth and Regeneration, 2014 (with Co-operation Ireland)</li><li><a href="/2012/06/22/seminar-with-the-institute-for-british-irish-studies/">Should Ambulances Stop at the Border? The Challenge of Cooperation in Healthcare Provision</a>, 2012 (with the Institute for British-Irish Studies, University College Dublin)</li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="/2011/11/07/seminar-with-co-operation-ireland-planning-and-local-government-on-the-island-of-ireland/" target="_blank">Planning and Local Government on the Island of Ireland</a>, 2011 (with Co-operation Ireland)</li><li><a href="/2011/04/29/workshop-with-nirsa-and-border-regional-authority-land-banking-and-housing-development-the-new-role-of-the-planning-system/">Land Banking and Housing Development: The (New) Role of the Planning System</a>, 2011 (with NIRSA and the Border Regional Authority)</li><li><a href="/2011/03/10/workshop-with-nirsa-and-border-regional-authority-developing-core-strategies-adopting-a-bottom-up-approach/">Developing Core Strategies: Adopting a Bottom-up Approach</a>, 2011 (with NIRSA and the Border Regional Authority)</li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="/2008/04/25/housing-conference-08-in-cork-shared-future-shaping-the-fabric-of-our-communities/" target="_blank">Housing Conference '08 in Cork, "Shared Future – Shaping the Fabric of Our Communities"</a>, 2008 (with Cork City Council)</li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="/2007/11/15/iclrd-conference-on-informed-evidence-for-cross-border-spatial-planning/" target="_blank">Supporting Evidence-Informed Spatial Planning and Analysis</a>, 2007 (with AIRO, NIRSA, NCG &amp; the Regional Studies Association)</li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="/2007/03/28/thematic-workshop-local-communities-as-agents-of-change-the-significance-of-participation-in-governance-planning/" target="_blank">&nbsp;Local Communities as Agents of Change – The Significance of Participation in Governance &amp; Planning</a>, 2007 (with NIRSA, Southside Partnership &amp; Meath County Development Board) </li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="/2007/01/28/conference-informing-spatial-planning-preparing-for-2007-2013/" target="_blank">Informing Spatial Planning – Preparing for 2007-2013</a>, 2007, (with NIRSA &amp; ESPON Ireland) **</li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="/2006/11/30/thematic-workshop-new-opportunities-for-active-citizenship-through-multi-level-governance-strategic-territorial-planning/" target="_blank">New Opportunities for Active Citizenship through Multi-Level Governance &amp; Strategic Territorial Planning,&nbsp;2006</a> (with NIRSA, Southside Partnership &amp; Meath County Development Board) **</li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="/2005/10/30/managing-space-making-places-strategic-planning-for-cohesion-and-diversity/" target="_blank">Managing Space: Making Places – Strategic Planning for Cohesion and Diversity,&nbsp;2005&nbsp;</a>(with NIRSA &amp; Southside Partnership) **</li><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="/2005/04/15/exploring-the-economic-and-social-implications-of-the-national-spatial-strategy-2/" target="_blank">Exploring the Economic and Social Implications of the National Spatial Strategy</a>, 2005 (with NUI Maynooth and Athlone Institute of Technology)</li></ul>
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<p><strong>Thematic
Workshops and Seminars</strong></p>
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<ul><li><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)" href="/2012/11/06/river-basin-management-plans-cross-border-cooperation-and-the-role-of-spatial-planning/" target="_blank">River Basin Management Plans: Cross-Border Cooperation and the Role of Spatial Planning</a>, Monaghan 2012</li><li><a href="/2009/04/11/rural-restructuring-local-sustainable-solutions-to-a-rural-challenge/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label=" (opens in a new tab)">Rural Restructuring: Local Sustainable Solutions to a Rural Challenge</a>, Emyvale 2008</li></ul>
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