Dear City Collaborators
on behalf of the organisers, I wish to inform you that dur to some unforeseen challenges, this year’s CC meeting to be held at the University of Basel has been postponed from 22 May to Friday, 25 September. Our sincere apologies for any inconveniences this schedule change may cause and we are optimistic that you will make time to join us in Basel.
The day’s programme will reinvigorate the Collaboratory’s mission to make visible the diversity of urban studies scholarship across Swiss institutions.
This year’s meeting will bring into conversation urban scholars whose disciplinary specialisation does not usually bring them into sustained conversation.
It begins with TWO PLENARY SESSIONS: the first is led by Kenny in conversation with Debjani Bhattacharrya and Rita Kesselring on “Planetary Repairs: Extractivism, Ecology, and Restitutive Research”.
The second will be led by Jon Schubert in conversation with Nancy Ordendaal and Andrea Pollio [Title to be confirmed].
After LUNCH is a CITY TOUR focusing on ongoing urban re-generation initiative run by Basel’s planning department.
We will end in the usual spirit of networking and getting to know each other in a relaxed setting at a catered APERO.
Warm regards, on behalf of the organizing team of Basel2026
ernest sewordor