European City of Culture, a cluster bomb of meanings and intensions, social renewal and cultural aspirations. What does it mean? what does it do? where can we go now? Of all the many European Cities of Culture created down the years, Glasgow can probably be cited as one of the early success stories. We who live here have all reference at one time or another the impact which the 1990 European City of Culture celebrations had on Glasgow. As with many cities, The title becomes the key-stone in the rebuilding of self image - re-imagining and resurrecting of the cities image of itself as a post industrial, creative and cultural powerhouse amongst a national network of urban conglomerations, while enabling it to present a new version of itself to Europe and the world. In Glasgow’s 20th anniversary year of it’s Cultural Capital status, we ask you to join our panel of experts and catalysts, who have been, or who are currently involved in the delicate and monumental task of reshaping the very ‘idea’ of a city and its creative energy. Discover the benefits and pitfalls of attempting such a thing. Explore where we could go from here and if it was all worth it...