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*Call for Papers & Posters* *Cities as Community Spaces* *23rd-25th November 2016* *Valletta, Malta* The Valletta 2018 Foundation, responsible for the implementation of the European Capital of Culture (ECoC) title in Valletta in 2018 will be holding its Third International Conference on Cultural Relations in Europe & the Mediterranean. This conference, titled *Cities as Community Spaces*, seeks to explore the social dynamics through which space – public, private and virtual– within a city serves as a site of discourse, contestation, and critical reflection within and between communities with a particular reference to the Euro-Mediterranean context and Valletta as European Capital of Culture in 2018. The conference is centred on five main thematic areas: 1. Community Driven Spaces 2. Community Contested Spaces 3. Developing Creative Spaces 4. City Space as an Empowerment Tool 5. Online Community Spaces The Valletta 2018 Foundation is inviting contributions from academics, researchers, artists and practitioners related to any of these themes. The range of papers may cover theoretical and methodological perspectives, practical examples and artistic interpretations of the issues and challenges faced in cities by communities. Applicants are invited to submit a proposal (abstract) of not more than 250 words by *no later than** Friday 18th* *March 2016 **to* *[log in to unmask]* <[log in to unmask]>. More information, including the full call for papers document is available at the conference website (http://conference.valletta2018.org) or by contacting the Valletta 2018 Foundation at *[log in to unmask] * <[log in to unmask]>or (+356) 2124 2018. *Neville Borg* *Research Officer* Mob: (+356) 99229278 <%28%2B356%29%2079703742> [image: http://s24.postimg.org/cxqx1ntld/email_logo.jpg] Valletta 2018 Foundation Exchange Buildings, Republic Street, Valletta VLT 1117, Malta, Tel: (+356) 21242018 Fax: (+356) 21239918, www.valletta2018.org Follow us [image: http://s7.postimg.org/ashxwe4xz/facebook.jpg] <https://www.facebook.com/Valletta2018> [image: http://s24.postimg.org/9k7pb768x/twitter.jpg] <https://twitter.com/Valletta_2018> [image: http://s15.postimg.org/g6p2xum07/instagram.jpg] <http://instagram.com/valletta_2018> This email (which includes any attachment and any subsequent reply) is sent for and on behalf of the Valletta 2018 Foundation. It is confidential to the user of the email address to which it was addressed and may also be privileged. This e-mail may not be disclosed or used by any person other than the addressee, nor may it be copied in any way. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by return email and delete it from your system. Internet communication cannot be guaranteed to be secured or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, arrive late or contain viruses. It is strongly recommended that you carry out your own virus check before opening any attachment as Valletta 2018 Foundation does not accept any responsibility for any damage sustained as a result of software virus infection or any other damages or loss of software.