CityNet invites you to submit a proposal to hold a side events during this year's Congress that will be held on 5-8 November in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The CityNet Congress 2017 marks the 30^th anniversary of the Network of cities and stakeholders commited to sustainable urban development in the Asia Pacific region. All proposals will be considered and decided upon through a selection committee at the CityNet Secretariat. Please contact CityNet Program Officer Felix Kalkowsky at programs1@citynet-ap.org to register your interest.

The CityNet Secretariat is developing the Medium Term Plan for 2018-2021 which will serve the purpose of reviewing past work and establish a vision for the future to improve the CityNet's role.

This Plan will be carried out using the input of members through the survey. Please take few minutes to complete this survey to help us understand your needs and expectations and provide any further details that will assist us to meet your objectives. This survey questionnaire may take 15-20 minutes of your time and may also be dependent on the respondent's pace. Thank you in advance for participating!

Facilitated by CityNet, four Korean cities are paired with four European cities to exchange their best practices in sustainable urbanisation. This is part of the EU's World Cities Project supported by the European Parliament to promote long-term cooperations between the select cities. The Kick-Off Meeting was held in Seoul on 14 March, which was then followed by a series of discussions and technical visits from 15-17 March.

The Korea Transport Institute, Seoul Metropolitan Government and the World Bank are jointly hosting the 6^th LUTP-Seoul on September 10-16, 2017. This workshop will again take place in Seoul, and cover important issues for urban transport leaders such as integrated transport planning, ICT in transportation, PPP, and other key challenges. Participants will have opportunities to participate in presentations, group discussions, site visits to Korea's cutting-edge transport related institutions, and networking sessions. 

As a part of a continuing city-to-city cooperation between Yokohama and Kathmandu, the second year training on structural and seismic engineering commenced in Yokohama inviting engineers from Kathmandu Metropolitan City Office. The second year training focuses on building inspections, steel frame and wooden structures as well as retrofitting techniques. 

The annual CITYNET Japan Forum to disseminate international cooperation activities of CITYNET conducted through the City of Yokohama was held on March 15 in Yokohama. The 21^st CITYNET japan Forum focused on the city-to-city cooperation between Yokohama and Kathmandu on the post-earthquake support for reconstruction.

Twice a year, CYO welcomes interns from Japanese universities to experience working at the office. For 2017, we welcome Ms. Suzuki from Meiji Gakuin University to the office for the 100-hour internship. Ms. Suzuki is a 4^th year student with a major in Public Administration and Developmental Policies.