The Nigerian Institute of Town Planners (NITP) annual national conference is one of the topnotch conferences in Nigeria that offers professional views as well as xray on various issues affecting the built and construction industry.
The 53rd edition of the conference, which is billed for November 7 to 11, 2022 at the International Conference Center, Abuja, is of high strategic importance as it aims to beam a searchlight on issues boarding on urban security and physical planning.
Arising from the development above, the Institute is poised to bring all the identified issues and the relevant stakeholders all on the same table for a deep introspection and dissection of the issues thereof with a view of developing a comprehensive and inclusive framework for the promotion of feasible urban planning as a first start to building a safe nation void of insecurity and developmental stagnation.
The institute in exercising their professional relevance aims to be the mechanism and platform for all professionals across the board, beit private institutions, government agencies, and financial institutions to contribute to the collective growth and security of Nigeria through strategic and collaborative efforts.
Accordingly, the Institute will be holding its 53rd annual conference to bring together all the stakeholders for national and global policy analysis, dialogue, comparative analysis and advocacy on creating a safe and enabling environment, as well as fighting crime through effective physical and urban planning.
Benefits To Members And Non-member
The key objectives of the conference revolve around the theme: “Physical Planning and Urban Security In Nigeria: Issues, Challenges, And Prospects.” The conference aims to identify and resolve the inhibitors to sustainable urban development and security, promoting effective physical planning as a critical step towards the development and safety of the housing sector and the nation at large.
Away from that, The conference will avail participants, most especially members of the institute information on proper designing, especially as pertaining to making use of planning as a source of minimizing insecurity in urban areas.
A special session will be organized for estate developers to get equipped on how to package their project designs and building approvals, with the view to rid urban settlements of building collapse nightmares.
As for non-members, the conference offers a great platform to network, link up with prospective customers, and build healthy business relationships, i.e people who can subscribe to their products like estate developers. Manufacturers, CEOs, among others.
Another session tagged ‘Product Launch’ will be organized for marketers and manufacturers to display their various products while also revealing their products’ economic importance and how they are useful for urban development and security.
Expected Outcomes
Participants at the end of the conference are expected to have gained a shared understanding of physical planning as a major driver of socioeconomic development in Nigeria; equipped with techniques of creating and promoting an enabling environment for effective urban and physical planning; and agree on the role of stakeholders in developing tactical solutions to urban insecurity and other related issues.
