Thematic Group Symposium "Public Spaces, Urban Cultures and Hope" at TU Wien 17-19/09/26

Here is the information on the upcoming conference in the series "Public Spaces, Urban Cultures, and Hope" 17-19 September at TU Wien.

Steering committee: Sabine Knierbein, Andrea Glauser, Lisa Gaupp und Sarah Chaker

The Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien) https://www.tuwien.at/.  and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna https://www.mdw.ac.at/.  are offering two combined conferences:  

Public Spaces, Urban Spaces and Hope (https://skuor.tuwien.ac.at/de/events-urban-cultures-public-spaces-hope/. TU Wien, 18^th September 2026, TU Wien campus)

and 

Groove the City-Move the Street 2026(https://www.mdw.ac.at/ikm/events/groovethecity/. 17^th + 19^th September 2026, mdw campus)

which will take place in Vienna and seek to combine the fields of urban music studies and urban studies. Both public universities are joined in this endeavor by the Association of European Schools of Planning (AESOP) Thematic Group on Urban Cultures and Public Spaces (https://aesop-planning.eu/thematic-groups/public-spaces-and-urban-cultures. AESOP TG PSUC) and by the Urban Music Studies Scholars Network (https://urbanmusicstudies.org/). Urban Music Studies).

Together, today we are very pleased to announce that the preliminary conference programs have been made available on the websites of the https://www.mdw.ac.at/ikm/events/groovethecity/. and the https://skuor.tuwien.ac.at/de/events-urban-cultures-public-spaces-hope/. TU Wien.

Registration for guests (without an active contribution) is now open - please register for the conference via the followinghttps://www.conftool.org/groovethecity2026/index.php?page=login. ConfTool-LINK. The registration fee of € 50 includes catering costs (during coffee breaks, some lunches, and one evening meal with vegan and vegetarian options) as well as participation in the musical program. With a possible solidarity contribution of € 100 (instead of € 50), you support early career researcher, speakers in precarious employment situations and contributors from the Global South. 

As you can see from the program, there is an opportunity to participate in two soundwalks in selected neighborhoods of Vienna: In Soundwalk I (Saturday, from 3.30 pm) the number of participants is limited. If you would like to participate in Soundwalk I, please register with Irene Poandl (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), providing your name (and, if applicable, the names of any accompanying persons). Available spots will be allocated on a "first-come, first-served" basis. Soundwalk II (Saturday, from 6.30 pm) has no limit on the number of participants, so no separate registration is required.

We very much look forward to welcoming you in September in Vienna at the mdw –  University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and the Technische Universität Wien (TU Wien). Further information as regards can be retrieved from our conference websites at https://skuor.tuwien.ac.at/de/events-urban-cultures-public-spaces-hope/. TU Wien  and at https://www.mdw.ac.at/ikm/events/groovethecity/. mdw which will be continuously updated.