The Finals of the 22nd LivCom Awards will be held in Cairo, Egypt during 2-5 November 2024. After joint confirmation by the Egyptian Government and UN-Habitat, the LivCom Finals is considered as a parallel event of the 12th World Urban Forum (WUF12), organized by the LivCom Committee in collaboration with UNCRD, ISOCARP, UN-INIA, UNESCO-CISH and UNU-EHS.

LivCom has been taking participation and sharing as an important goal. Numerous outstanding winner cities consider participation in LivCom as a significant platform and exchange opportunity for city development and improvement of living quality. Cities will in return learn about the best practices and solutions from other countries facing similar challenges.

As of 15th July, LivCom has received registrations of 126 applicants from 37 countries, covering major regions across the world. Entries from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Palestine and Costa Rica have submitted their registrations to LivCom for the very first time.

LivCom encourages more cities and projects to enter such unparalleled competition. The second round of registration opened on 2nd July, with the deadline for Submissions on 25th August. Applicants passing through the review of the international jury will be invited to participate in the LivCom Finals and a wide range of networking events during the Finals.

This year’s Awards is centred on mobilizing local authorities to focus on the management of local environment and development with the theme of building smart, liveable and sustainable cities. As such, technologies, projects and initiatives related to the construction of smart cities are encouraged to be included in the Submission.

Media representatives are also welcome to attend the Finals as well. For further details please contact info@livcomawards.org.

The LivCom Finals 2024 will be organized by the LivCom Committee in collaboration with ISOCARP, UNCRD, UN-INIA and supported by the Egyptian Government and UN-Habitat. Relevant organizations from EU, the League of Arab States, UNESCO and UNU are expected to join in the cooperation subsequently.

This year's LivCom Finals will act as an important parallel event of the WUF12, lasting for 4 days and it also marks the returning of the Awards to Cairo after five years following the success of the LivCom Finals 2018 in Cairo. Participants will be arranged to attend WUF12-related events during or after the Finals, which will greatly increase networking opportunities and benefits throughout the world.

LivCom Forum 2024 will focus on the theme of "Smart Cities" for the first time, where you will meet closely with the world's leading speakers and scientists. Participants will also benefit a lot from LivCom high-level technical conference, training sessions, and city tours and social events in Cairo specially arranged by the host.

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