Registration is opened for the Conference "Financing affordable housing and infrastructure in cities: towards innovative land and property taxation system". The event will be held in Warsaw, Poland on 15-16 October 2009.

Detailed information and a registration form to be downloaded on http://www.gltn.net/en/warsaw-2009.html

The Conference will focus on innovative tools for land and property taxation and sustainable urban development in countries with economies in transition. The Conference is being organized by UN-HABITAT Warsaw Office with financial support from the Global Land Tool Network (GLTN) and funds from the governments of Norway and Sweden.

The goal of the Conference is to enhance and share knowledge and experiences and to disseminate lessons learnt from the region on policies and instruments for social equity, affordable housing and land and property taxation, and generate further synergies with countries in the region.

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