The Europan 11 competition is taking place in conditions marked by a strong commitment amongst European cities to very stringent environmental objectives. Following the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in 2009, municipalities became aware of the importance of what they do alongside central government to limit greenhouse gas emissions, control energy consumption and manage (or preserve) rare and non renewable resources such as water, as well as to diminish pollution of different kinds. As a general rule, they are trying to achieve greater autonomy, in both food and energy, and want to develop societal innovations in order to encourage every Citizen to adopt an eco-responsible lifestyle. These geopolitical concerns need to be reflected in the design of urban spaces at the urban and architectural scale.

CALENDAR EUROPAN 11 Launching and registration Opening date for online entries on the European website Monday, February, 28, 2011 Closing date for registration Friday, June, 10, 2011

Site visits The dates of visits organized with the local and national officials on each site will be posted on the European website on each site’s webpage.

Questions on the sites via the internet forum Closing date for submitting questions about the sites Friday, May 13, 2011 Closing date for grouped answers about the sites Friday, May 27, 2011

Questions on the rules via the internet forum Closing date for submitting questions on the rules Friday, June 17, 2011 Closing date for grouped answers on the rules Friday, June 24, 2011

Submission of entries Closing date for submitting digital documents Thursday, June 30, 2011 Closing date for submitting or sending entries to national secretariats Thursday, June 30, 2011 Closing date for receipt of entries sent on June 30, 2011 by express delivery or by post Friday, July 22, 2011

Selection Shortlisting of entries by the national juries: July-October 2011 Comparative European analysis of the shortlisted ideas, Cities and Juries Forum November 4 & 5, 2011 Final selection of winning projects by the national juries November 2011

Results Announcement of results : Thursday, December 15, 2011 International presentation of results April 2012