Congress of the Next Generation of New Urbanists
1: June 23 2004 - Chicago, IL

For one day prior to the annual Congress for the New Urbanism, students, young professionals, academics and practitioners have gathered to discuss the present and future of the Congress for the New Urbanism. The NextGen event has offered a unique atmosphere for emerging professionals and NU newcomers to interact and learn.

The inaugural event in 2004 opened with brief introductions and orientation to the Next Generation, with speeches from founder Brian Wright and CNU President, John Norquist. The remainder of the day featured a fast-paced collaboration and discussion using a flexible and highly generative facilitation process called Open Space Technology. The over 70 participants discussed a range of issues including:

· Asset Based Development
· Integrating Green Building into NU
· How Do We Get jobs?
· The Next Generation's Role in CNU
· Bringing Design Back
· Promoting and Advancing NU
· Education
· Land Use Regulations
· Transportation
· Technology
· Financing the NU
· Productive Landscapes
· Spatial Form - Urban Economics
· Taming the Big Box
· Affordable Housing in NU

You can download all the notes from the sessions here:
First Congress Next Generation of New Urbanism: PDF 175 KB

The 2005 Congress brought together another 60 people and was divided into morning presentations and afternoon Open Space discussions.