Perez Architecture Center, 110 Glasgow Lecture Hall Thursday, November 8, 6pm – Friday, November 9, 2012, 6pm Dialogues with the Informal City: Latin America and the Caribbean is a two-day, interdisciplinary symposium that seeks to connect a range of fundamental themes affecting the current conditions and future of Latin America's informal cities and by extension the rising urban population.The symposium will be organized around four cross-cutting themes: SPACE, NETWORKS, WELL BEING, and INNOVATION. The event will provide a broad framework to discuss both the challenges and often-overlooked opportunities associated with these growing communities. Panel sessions will include recognized scholars, practitioners, and local activists from various countries.To be held at: University of Miami School of Architecture Jorge M. Perez Architecture Center 1215 Dickinson Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE:Jorge Francisco Liernur, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, ArgentinaJulio Davila, University College London, United KingdomEduardo Cajide, Universidad de Buenos Aires, ArgentinaGiancarlo Mazzanti, El Equipo de Mazzanti, ColombiaKeynote Address: Marcus Faustini, Agencia Redes para a Juventude, BrazilGeorge Yudice, University of MiamiDebora Swistun, CONICET-Universidad Nacional de San Martin, ArgentinaCarmen Paz Castro Correa, Universidad de Chile, ChileJuan Pablo Sarmiento, Florida International UniversityAlejandro Portes, Princeton University & University of MiamiKeynote Address: Albina Ruiz, Ciudad Saludable, PeruFor more information, visit: www.arc.miami.edu/InformalCityRegistration required at: www.as.miami.edu/clas/DialoguesWithTheInformalCityOrganized by the Center for Latin American Studies and the School of Architecture