MAKCi 2010Dear Member of the 2010 MAKCi Panel of Experts:

Greetings from the MAKCi Executive Committee. Thank you for agreeing to participate in the MAKCi consultation as a member of the Panel of Experts. We will soon be accepting City Nominations for the Most Admired Knowledge Cities (MAKCi) Award in its 2010 edition.

Kindly follow the five links below to:

1) Post City Nominations

2) Contribute to nominations

3) Enter Discussion Rooms

4) Vote for MAKCi Finalists

5)Vote for MAKCi Winners

Dates set for the 2009 edition of the MAKCi exercise were as follows:

Round 1: Nomination Posts.
From Monday, 9th February to Monday, 2nd March, 2009.

Round 2: Finalists Selection.
From Wednesday, 4th March to Monday, 16th March, 2009.

Round 3: Winners Selection.
From Wednesday, 18th March to Monday, 30th March, 2009.

Do let us know if you need assistance to upload your nominations on the yellow link to your top right (The 2009 Awards).

Please note that in the 2009 MAKCi exercise new format (a bit different from previous exercises) we have sought to identify and recognize all those urban communities which can document their progress under the flag of KBD/Knowledge City initiatives. However, for Nomination purposes only, during the 2009 Round 1, you are required to decide under which category you are positioning your nominees from a size and scope perspective, as follows:

KNOWLEDGE METROPOLIS: These are largest to medium (over 3 million inhabitants= 100 largest cities in the world) urban conglomerates (national capital or major international economic or cultural center) often acting as international hubs for political, economic or cultural activities.

KNOWLEDGE CITY-REGIONS: These are medium (between 0.5 million to almost 3.5 million inhabitants = 900 next largest cities/towns worldwide) cities and towns acting as regional centers for political, economic or cultural activities

These are the two 2009 MAKCi Award categories that will seek to include and recognise all kinds of city nominations following knowledge-based schemes: from techno poles to digital cities; from small emerging urban city-regions to megalopolis in a journey to re-invent their identity in the twenty-first century.

By following this vision and as part of the Panel of Experts, you will be generating uncharted spaces highly relevant to the interests and focus of the KBD-KBUD communities.