The 21st Century Cities Initiative (21CC) at Johns Hopkins University will host its 2017 Symposium—21st Century Neighborhoods: Research. Leadership. Transformation—at the Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel in Baltimore, MD on December 4 – 5.

The 2017 Symposium will bring together city leaders, scholars, experts, and advocates to explore the latest place-based research, strategies, and policies for expanding opportunity, reducing violence, and harnessing data-driven decision-making in U.S. cities.