FAQs

The event runs from Tuesday 1st to Thursday 3rd October 2024, with some side events taking place on Monday 30 September. See the programme for more information.

Each day the programme starts at 9am; there are optional social events happening each evening.

The conference venue is Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Center AKKC, Europa Pl. 4, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns, first hosted by the city of Aalborg in 1994, where the Aalborg Charter was formed.

Aalborg welcomed us back in 2004, where the Aalborg Commitments were drawn up.

30 years since the first of these ground-breaking documents was formed, we are delighted to return to Aalborg for #Aalborg2024. Read more about the Conference History.

The programme can be downloaded here. Please check back on the programme page, as the Programme PDF is regularly updated.

Aalborg airport is 20-minutes from the conference venue by public transport. There are 30 daily connections between Copenhagen and Aalborg; the flight time is just 35 minutes. There are also direct flights from Amsterdam Schiphol airport and London Stansted airport. The duration of a taxi ride from the airport to Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Center is less than 15 minutes. 

Aalborg Kongres & Kultur Center is just a 5-minute walk from Aalborg railway station and bus terminal. National rail carrier, DSB, connects Aalborg regionally and nationally with frequent rail services. 

Aalborg can be reached on a one-day train journey from European cities such as Vienna, Brussels, Basel, Berlin and Amsterdam. Almost all trains from mainland Europe require a change is Hamburg. Aalborg is also connected to the rest of Scandinavia with regular ferries from the neighbourhing town of Hirtshals (Norway) and Frederikshavn (Sweden and Norway).

It is a 10-minute walk to the city centre from the conference venue, with public transport available for those who need it.

Hotel bookings can be made when completing registration.

Registration is from 08:15-09:00 on Tuesday 1st October, and 08:30-09:00 on Wednesday 2nd October.

A cloakroom will be made available for all event attendees. Please be sure to check that you have all your belongings with you when you leave the venue.

The average temperature in Aalborg in October reaches 12°, with lows of 5°.

Read the Aalborg2024 Sustainability Claim here.

The Code of Conduct is available here.