Symposium / Seminar

Lyon Urban School participates in the 2018 Jacques Cartier Meetings: "Are Lyon and Montreal smart cities?" colloquium

From November 12, 2018 to November 13, 2018

The 2018 Jacques Cartier Meetings will be held in Lyon from November 12 through 14. This year’s theme is “Mobility, Territories, and Smart Cities”. Lyon Urban School (École urbaine de Lyon), the Université de Lyon and the Faculty of Art and Science of Concordia University in Montreal are holding a colloquium during the event on the topic: “Are Lyon and Montreal Smart Cities?” on November 12 and 13.

Main themes covered

  • Innovation, experimentation and business: a research-based preview of Montreal and Lyon in 2050;
  • Digital inclusion: are inhabitants victims of innovation or players in research?;
  • Migration and helping newcomers to adjust to the smart city;
  • The challenges of diversity and inclusion, the urban Anthropocene, etc.

Provisional program of the two days

► Program of November 12 (in French)

► Program of November 13 (in French)


Free and mandatory registration