Awarded by Madrid Global, the Office for Strategy and International Action of Madrid, to the best paper on Madrid presented at the “City Futures Conference ‘09”.

The objective of the award: to encourage investigations and studies on urban policies in the City of Madrid, as well as comparative studies of Madrid and other cities in urban policy matters.

Candidates: Madrid Global considers as candidates all the authors of papers on the subjects indicated presented at the Conference, except those which expressly declare they do not want to be presented for the award.

What the award consists of: A diploma accrediting the award and a plaque, both of them with the name of the author, or authors, and the title of the paper. The paper will be published in the Conference Book, expressly stating it has won the award.

Place and date of the publication, and the handing over of the award: Madrid, Teatro Fernán Gómez, on 6 June 2009, during the plenary session of the Conference closure.

Jury:

-President: Ignacio Niño Pérez, Chief Executive Officer of Madrid Global, Co-president of the Local Host Committee.

-Jury members:

.Manuel Arenilla Sáez, Professor at the Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid, President of the Local Host Committee.

.Inés Sánchez de Madariaga, Professor at the Universidad Politécnica of Madrid, Vice-president of the Local Host Committee.

.Robin Hambleton, Professor at the University of West England (Bristol).

.Paul Kantor, Professor at the University of Fordham (New York).

.Bonifacio Vega García, General Director of Planning and International Action of Madrid Global, member of the Local Host Committee.

.Gildo Seisdedos, Professor at the IESE University, Professor Director of “Madrid Global” for International Urban Strategies.

-Cristina Mateo Rebollo, Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of Madrid Global.

-Secretary: José Manuel Rodríguez Álvarez, Deputy Director for European Affairs in Madrid Global, member of the Local Host Committee.