Capitals Alliance Members

The government planning agencies in the capital cities of Brasilia, Canberra, Ottawa, and Washington, DC formed Capitals Alliance in 2001 to provide an opportunity for professional exchange among senior planning and public policy officials. Capitals Alliance welcomes participants from capital cities around the globe. Members share their visions and ideas for national capitals in the 21st century. They exchange information, expertise, and ideas on national capitals and educate international colleagues on the past, present, and future of their capital city.

Canberra hosted the first in a series of meetings in 2002, followed by Washington, DC in 2003, Brasilia in 2004, Ottawa in 2005, and Canberra in 2007. In 2003, just one year after the Alliance held its first official conference in Canberra, meeting participation increased from four to ten capital cities, and participation has been holding strong ever since. To date, meetings have included representatives from the following national capitals: