Metropolis and the city of Barcelona organized the 2010 Metropolis Board Meeting, which took place from 4 to 8 October 2010. The meeting assembled 84 cities, diverse institutions and over 250 participants from around the world and served as a discussion and reflection space on common questions shared by cities and metropolitan regions. Issues addressed during the event included urban innovation, governance and the development of metropolitan areas.

In addition to the statutory meetings, the following parallel events were held:

-2nd meeting, Commission 3 “Integrated Urban Governance”
- 5th Strategic Reflection meeting
- Antennae meeting of the Metropolis International Women’s Network
- 2nd meeting, Commission 2 “Managing Urban Growth”
- Foundational Assembly of the Global Fund for Cities Development (FMDV)
- 2nd meeting, Commission 5 “Partnership for Urban Innovation”

All the presentations, events, photos and complementary information on each session are available on this website.