The Eleventh Session of the World Urban Forum (WUF11), the premier global conference on sustainable urbanization, will be held June 26-30 in Katowice, Poland. The conference will convene representatives at all levels of government, academics, business and community leaders, urban planners, and civil society representatives to chart the future of cities and examine how urban areas around the world can be better prepared to address future pandemics and a wide range of other shocks.