Annual Meeting of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network

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This annual gathering was an opportunity for UNESCO and the members of the UCCN to discuss topics relative to future developments of the Network, including funding, governance, admission of new cities, initiatives and projects underway, along with the international promotion and reputation of the UCCN. In addition to a plenary session bringing together representatives of all member cities, meetings of members of the sub-networks were planned, along with networking activities with Montréal-based players in the various creative sectors. The meeting was held at the Society for Arts and technologies.

Member cities

Crafts and Folk Art

• Aswan (Egypt)
• Hangzhou (China)
• Incheon (South Korea)
• Kanazawa (Japan)
• Santa Fe (United States)

Design

• Berlin (Germany)
• Beijing (China)
• Buenos Aires (Argentina)
• Graz (Austria)
• Kobe (Japan)
• Montréal (Canada)
• Nagoya (Japan)
• Shenzhen (China)
• Shanghai (China)
• Seoul (South Korea)
• Saint-Étienne (France)

Film

• Bradford (England)
• Sydney (Australia)
• Gastronomy
• Chengdu (China)
• Jeonju (Republic of Korea)
• Östersund (Sweden)
• Popayán (Colombia)
• Literature
• Dublin (Ireland)
• Edinburgh (Scotland)
• Iowa City (United States)
• Melbourne (Australia)
• Norwich (UK)
• Reykjavik (Iceland)

Media Arts

• Lyon (France)
• Music
• Bologna (Italy)
• Bogota (Colombia)
• Ghent (Belgium)
• Glasgow (Scotland)
• Seville (Spain)
• Bogota (Colombia)