8 th 11 th May 2014 UPAD 2014 1st INTERNATIONAL URBAN PLANNING-ARCHITECTURE-DESIGN CONGRESS Kocaeli University Faculty of Architecture and Design since its establishment- aims to support Kocaeli and its periphery as an education field, and to contribute to Eastern Marmara, Turkey and International Academia in terms of research and implementation practices, with its academic-researcher-designer-practicer-scientist staff potentiality and the educational and research experience. In this context, a congress titled 1st International Urban Planning-Architecture-Design Congress is being organised in order to bring together the scientists of the field within an activity of international content and quality. In the broadest approach, the objective of the congress is to create a medium for academic, civil society and governmental stakeholders for sharing ideas, projects, research and critics on urban planning, architecture and design. The congress -which will be held on May 8-11, 2014 with a special focus on Kocaeli and the experience on city/architecture/design- will contribute with the educational aspect on the identity of transferring scientific knowledge, and it will also support the qualified medium of producing scientific knowledge making use of the research aspect. Paper and poster presentations are welcome for the congress. Official languages for the event are Turkish and English. Abstracts for the presentations will be asked to be submitted in a format prepared in Turkish and English. Although both languages will be accepted, English language is considered preferable for wider international prevalence of the congress. During the congress, abstracts and full-papers of the presentations in Turkish and English will be presented to the contributors and panelists in a digital medium. MAIN THEME AND GENERAL GOALS OF THE CONGRESS Main theme of the congress is Urban Transformation : Economic, Social and Physical Aspects and will be held with the integrated approach of the related titles of Urban Design- Architecture-Design agenda in means of the world, Turkey and/or Kocaeli. Related goals of the congress are summarized below. Arranging an interdisciplinary atmosphere for international academia members, actors and stakeholders from Kocaeli Province, and Urban Planning, Architecture and Design professionals for sharing information, experience and ideas. Producing an experience and information base for government agencies and civil society actors to move beyond existing practices of Urban Transformation. To foster and support Kocaeli University s knowledge generation capacity in fields of Urban Planning, Architecture and Design. 1
THEME: URBAN TRANSFORMATION: ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS GENERAL THEMES Transportatıon and Infrastructure Industry Tourısm and The City Service Sector Development Rehabilitation and Revitalization of Historical Sites Disaster Planning, Urban Risk Pools, Resilient Cities Urban and Architectural Aesthetics Migration, Social Dinamics Related Subjects, Sub-Topics Urban Identity Architectural Practices in Turkey Conservation of Architectural Heritage Problems of Planners, Architects and Designers Governance Practices in Turkish Cities Civil Society & Democracy in Urban Context Art and Cities Urbanization Policies and Agricultural Land Turkey and Stock Breeding Policies Turkey and Industrialization Policies Natural Resources and Turkey Transportation Policies in Turkish Cities Urban Design Practices in Turkish Cities Urban Identity in Kocaeli Context: History, Culture, Tourism, Industry, Environment Urban Renewal/Transformation in TOKİ Context and Turkish Cities Disaster Risks and Contingency Planning From Distopia to Utopia 2
IMPORTANT DATES Call for papers: 1 st November 2013 Deadline for abstract proposal submission: 30 th November 2013 (Abstract format can be downloaded from congress website upad2014.kocaeli.edu.tr Notification of acceptance for full paper presentation: 10 th format and standards will be announced) January 2013 (Full paper Deadline for Sending Full-paper Manuscripts: 14 th April 2014 Congress Registration: 15 th January 5 th May 2014 (please check upad2014 website for procedures and fees) Congress Date: 8-11 May 2014 VENUE: KOCAELİ UNIVERSITY, UMUTTEPE CAMPUS, PROF.DR. BAKİ KOMSUOĞLU CULTURAL AND CONGRESS CENTER please check congress website for access routes and organization, All full papers and abstracts will be provided in soft file format - DVD or flashdisk.) PUBLICATION OF CONGRESS BOOK: 20 th July 2014 (All papers presented in the congress will be evaluated through editorial supervision before publishing.) ABSTRACTS & FULL-PAPER STANDARDS AND SUBMISSION The official languages for the congress are Turkish and English. Abstracts of maximum 400 words are expected to be submitted through congress web portal http://upad2014.kocaeli.edu.tr (docx., doc.,.rtf or.pdf file formats). The abstracts to be prepared in accordance with downloadable and attached abstract formats are expected to cover; title of the paper, aim, purpose, method, expected results, keywords, and author(s) name-surname, academic titles, affiliated institution. More detailed and up-to-date information and abstract-fullpaper preperation guides can be accessed and downloaded from congress web site http://upad2014.kocaeli.edu.tr ACCOMODATION ALTERNATIVES Kocaeli Greater Municipality-Turkey GIS based web site for online tourism facility information. http://apps.kocaeli.bel.tr/turizm/ Sponsorship and discount contacts with accomodation facilities are in progress. Please check congress website for up-to-date information. upad2014.kocaeli.edu.tr 3
INVITED SPEAKERS Emre AROLAT (EAA-Emre Arolat Architects) Murat BALAMİR (METU, Dep. of City and Regional Planning) Erdoğan BAYRAKTAR (Minister of Environment and Urbanisation) Adnan BİLGİÇ (Kent-Konut Deputy President ) Aykurt BOZKURT (Cham.of Civil Eng.-Kocaeli Branch,President ) Evangelos CHRYSAFIDES (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) Philip J. COOK (Duke University) Ömer ÇELİK (Minister of Culture and Tourism) Nevzat DOĞAN (Major of İzmit Municipality) Nilgün ERGUN (İTÜ, Şehir ve Bölge Planlama) Nihat ERGÜN (Minister of Industry and Commerce) Haluk GERÇEK (ITU, Dep. of Civil Eng.) Keimi HARADA (Japan) Ing.en. Wilfried HESSER (Helmut-Schmidt-University) Geoffrey J.D. HEWINGS (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) İbrahim KARAOSMANOĞLU (Major of Kocaeli Greater Municipality) Paul KRUGMAN (Princeton University) Sanjoy MAZUMDAR (University of California Irvine) Eyüp MUHCU (Chamber of Architects, President) Peter NİJKAMP (Free University,Dep. of Spatial Economics) Murat ÖZDAĞ (Kocaeli Chamber of Industry, President) Jan ROTMANS (Erasmus University Rotterdam) Nevzat SAYIN (Nevzat Sayın Mimarlık Hiz.) Tasleem SHAKUR (Edge Hill University) İlhan TEKELİ (METU, Dep. of City and Regional Planning) Tülay Esin TIKANSAK, (Gebze Inst. Of Higher Edu., Architecture) Necati UYAR (Chamber of Urban Planners, President) Abdullah YAVAŞ (University of Wisconsin) Yurdanur DÜLGEROĞLU YÜKSEL (ITU, Architecture) Katerina ZACHARIADOU (University of Derby) Taner YÜZGEÇ (Chamber of Civil Engineers, President) Ayhan ZEYTİNOĞLU (Kocaeli Chamber of Industry, President) 4
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Zeynep AHUNBAY (İTÜ) Darçın AKIN (Gebze YTE) Müge AKKAR (ODTÜ) Tüzün BAYCAN (İTÜ) Vedia DÖKMECİ (İTÜ) Ayda ERAYDIN (ODTÜ) Nilgün ERGÜN (İTÜ) Haluk GERÇEK (İTÜ) Ferhan GEZİCİ (İTÜ) Güzin KAYA (MSGSÜ) Gülgün SAĞLAMER (İTÜ) Murat SOYGENİŞ (Yıldız Mimarlık Fak., Dekan) Sema SOYGENİŞ (Bahçeşehir Üni) Sinan Mert ŞENER (İTÜ Mimarlık Fak., Dekan) Füsun ULUENGİN (Doğuş Üni) Nil DURUÖZ UZUN (ODTÜ) CONGRESS SECRETARIAT Nevnihal ERDOĞAN (Chairman) Deniz DEMİRARSLAN Mehtap ÖZBAYRAKTAR Ersan KOÇ Nurdan KUBAN Nilgün ÇAĞLAR İsmail Talih GÜVEN Funda TAN İrem USLU ÖZTÜRK Eda ÖLÇER Büşra ÖZAYDIN CONGRESS COMMUNICATION INFORMATION Web site: http://upad2014.kocaeli.edu.tr Contact e-mail: upad2014@kocaeli.edu.tr Phone: +90 (262) 303 4290, Fax: +90 (262) 303 4253, Address: UPAD2014, Kocaeli Üniversitesi Anıtpark Yerleşkesi Mimarlık ve Tasarım Fakültesi PK:41300 İzmit-Kocaeli/TÜRKİYE Registration Fee: 100 / participant (Covering all expenses other than hotels and accommodation (food, drink, local trips, transportation from congress venue to central locations, abstract book, snacks, (please check congress website for further information) 5