Particularly worth noting in this edition are calls for papers or proposals relating to: the European Mentoring Research Conference in Chester, the Conference on Comparative Education in Varna (see Conferences), the Asia-Europe conference in Wuerzburg, the Action Learning Symposium in Liverpool, the EARLI SIG 14 in Geneva (see Networks and Organisations), the DARE conference on inclusive education in Tbilisi (see Projects), the Special Issues on Learning in SMIs (HRDI) and the Thematic Series on Assessing financial literacy (see Publications). And not to overlook: the HRD 'Scholar-Practitioner' Writing Award (see Publications).

Here is the latest Cedefop newsletter:

As several catastrophes hit Mexico, the United States and the Caribbean, Josef Konvitz writes about why it is so difficult to introduce major changes in cities undergoing reconstruction.  The following article appeared in the September issue of the Greenfield Cities Alliance Newsletter produced by the New Cities Foundation. The Alliance is well-represented in Africa, where the issues raised by this article are especially relevant.  

We are pleased to share the second issue of our newsletter for 2017.

Building a learning city is a collective and continuous journey. Amid various challenges, local governments are in the frontline of implementing education and lifelong learning, as well as achieving sustainable development for their communities.