If you haven't registered yet, now is the time to do it! Early conference registration ends this Friday, so register now before rates go up. We also have good news if you are planning on taking advantage of our secured hotel rates. The hotels listed on our conference website will continue holding room blocks for conference guests until February 15th.

We are excited by the emerging geographic diversity of conference participants, which now includes representatives from China, Papua New Guinea, Israel, Australia, South Africa, Vietnam, and Nepal. In addition to learning more about Market Cities from one of the very best – Barcelona – participants will have ample opportunities to share their experience with market transformation in a truly global context. We hope you can join us!

Also, be sure to check out the first installment of our updated Great Public Spaces resource. To get us started, we’ve chosen 24 examples of Great Public Markets from around the world. This is just the beginning, however, and as we continue the process of documenting and honoring the world’s best public markets, we need your help! Is there a market in your community that deserves notice? Have you just returned from a trip, impressed by the markets of a faraway city? We want to know about it!