AIPH World Green City Awards 2024 at the Future Green City World Congress!

AIPH World Green City Awards 2024 at the Future Green City World Congress!

AIPH is proud to announce that the prestigious gala dinner and awards ceremony for the AIPH World Green City Awards 2024 will take place in the City of Utrecht at the Future Green City World Congress in September 2024. 

The prestigious Awards ceremony will take the form of a dedicated gala dinner, set to be hosted on 25 September 2024 at the Royal Jaarbeurs in the heart of the City of Utrecht, Netherlands. The momentous occasion forms an integrated part of the official program of the first Future Green City World Congress, which is a global four-day event organised by the Royal Association Stadswerk the Netherlands, the Royal Dutch Society for Garden Designers and Landscapers (VHG), and the City of Utrecht. 

The Future Green City World Congress will be held from 23– 26 September 2024 at the Beatrix Theatre in Utrecht., with over 3000 experts from around the world expected to attend and share their passion and knowledge for shaping greener cities of the future.

Connecting all professionals and decision makers in the urban greening sector, the Congress boasts an exciting programme which will showcase the most inspiring examples of green city transformations from all over the world, making it the perfect global stage on which to celebrate the Finalists and winners of the AIPH World Green City Awards 2024.

The time is now, like never before, to come together in unity to shape the greener, healthier, and more resilient cities of the future. Registration for the Congress and the Awards ceremony gala dinner will open soon! Contributions to the program are invited with proposal submissions accepted here.

Find more information about the AIPH World Green City Awards 2024. 

Future Green City World Congress: https://fgc2024.com/ 

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