All Things Urban

MTL 24/24’s Montreal Night Summit is back from May 17 to 21, 2023 to imagine what expansive possibilities might be found in space. The theme will be NOX ✦ SPATIUM – L’espace infini de la nuit! Night is not only a time, it is space. Space to bond, build, dance, dream, create, experience and celebrate the cities we inhabit, together. The conference will explore different lines of thought via the following sub-themes: 🌃 Physical dimensions: Nightscapes, architecture, zoning areas, urban development and planning, transformation of industrial spaces, cultural venues, multi-use placemaking, and creative footprints. 🚀 The exploration of ingenuity: Ideas, interventions, best practices, actions, policy and possibilities. Moonshots in transit, public parks, lighting, society, culture, safety, care, and space for the next generation. 🪐 Constellations and relative positions: Night governance models, inter-city networks, innovations in community building, nightlife projects and resilience. If you would like to be a speaker and propose a discussion, submit your application before Monday, February 13th – 5PM! ABOUT MONTREAL NIGHT SUMMIT INITIATIVE MTL 24/24 is a laboratory of ideas and an international network that gathers for the Montreal Night Summit initiative. Through a series of presentations on the cutting edge of international nightlife public policy, the Summit brings together thinkers, professionals and government officials from around the world to share best practices. This event is an opportunity for Montreal and other metropolises to reclaim nightlife from the economic, social and cultural disaster caused by the COVID-19 virus. It concludes with an event promoting Montreal’s nightlife, NON STOP, showcasing local artistic and cultural talent.

This annual event features lectures by nightlife experts from around the world, networking sessions, and opportunities for local nightlife industry players, public policy professionals and economic forecasters from here and abroad to exchange and present research in a friendly manner. This event is aimed at decision makers, professionals, artists and nightlife users, as well as the general public. It is based on a series of round-table discussions with international guests, bringing together specialists such as: urban planners, researchers, Night Mayors, municipal officials, activists and artists, who share best practices from at home and abroad.

MTL 24/24 is a non-profit organization that analyzes, animates and provides frameworks for Montreal’s nightlife. Our work aims to enhance the development of our city by introducing the night as a new frontier for innovation. Our approach is rooted in a desire to foster mindful development that favours shared uses. Through exchange and communication among nightlife participants, research on nocturnal activity and the production of events that stimulate economic growth in a philanthropic manner, we are here to assist the City of Montreal in formulating public nightlife policies that consider local realities. Our objectives are to destigmatize nightlife activities, support the local scene, enable a dialogue between the community, public and political authorities, and to enhance local economic life – promoting the potential international influence of our metropolis. Our operations will eventually facilitate the development of a new economic sector and allow the city’s culture to shine on a world stage. MTL 24/24 places the dynamic and philanthropic advancement of Montreal nights at the core of its mission. As an incubator of ideas, practices and projects, we animate, create and provide frameworks for our city’s nightlife economy, while contributing to its influence.