This year's Assembly will focus on how cities can use new design and management techniques, and harness emerging trends in technology and data, to improve quality of life and economic competitiveness.

"Innovation and the American Metropolis" will take place on Friday, April 16th from 8am to 4pm, in the Grand Ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, 333 Park Avenue at 49th street in New York City.

Among the eight panels at this full-day conference are Building a Green Infrastructure, Radical Housing, America's Energy Future and Smart Transportation: Changing Urban Mobility.

Visit www.regionalassembly.org to register and for more information.

Registration is $250 for non-members, $225 for members. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact [email protected].