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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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This year’s topic “Smart Communities” represents the convergence of technology and planning. Our 53rd World Planning Congress will examine and generate approaches to adopting information and communications technology, intelligent transportation, autonomous vehicles, ubiquitous sensing, e-government, renewable energy, the Internet of Things and the myriad of topics connected with ‘smart cities