UCLG Excutive Bureau Meeting will take place in Liverpool on 17-19 June 2014 21.03.2014

Executive Bureau in Liverpool
Registration & Hotel Booking open

Dear Members of the Executive Bureau,

On behalf of the Presidency of United Cities and Local Governments and the Mayor of Liverpool, Mr. Joe Anderson, we are pleased to extend you a warm invitation to participate in the next Executive Bureau to be held on:
 
17-19 June 2014,
in Liverpool, United Kingdom
 
Programme
 
The Spring Executive Bureau 2014 is held this year in conjunction with the International Festival for Business (IFB) organised by Liverpool and the City Leaders Summit aiming at providing UCLG members with new networking opportunities with different stakeholders. 
The BT Global City Leaders Summit to be held on Wednesday 18 June is an international gathering around the topic: how to generate sustainable economic growth in an age of austerity. It is organized by the City of Liverpool and UCLG.
The morning session will feature exchanges of Mayors with international key figures. The afternoon session will be dedicated to Local Economic Development and the agenda of local governments post 2015.
The Business Session of the Executive Bureau will be held on the morning of Thursday 19 June.
The Committees and Working Groups meetings will be held on Tuesday 17 June.
Please note that as a registered member of the UCLG Executive Bureau, you will be granted free access to the IFB Hub, which will provide you with facilities and services throughout the festival.
UCLG members are encouraged to visit the International Festival for Business and take advantage of the learning and networking opportunities that will be offered.
 
You can access the general programme of the meetings through the link below.
 
Registration and Hotel Booking
 
We are pleased to announce that registrations are now open.
A special accommodation booking website is now fully functional.
The hosts have secured a certain number of reservations, available until the 23^rd of April at a special rate.
Rooms will not be guaranteed beyond that date.
 
PLEASE BOOK AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Room availability will be limited due to the high concentration of events organized in Liverpool during that exact period.
The main hotel will be the Hotel Crowne Plaza.
We invite you to fill in the attached registration form and to send it to the World Secretariat at: UCLGExBu@uclg.org as soon as possible and preferably by 15 May.
 
Visa
 
Please note you might need a visa to enter the UK and that this process might be lengthy.
Please contact the World Secretariat, should you need personalized invitations.
 
The World Secretariat remains at your disposal, should you require any additional information. Please do not hesitate to contact us at UCLGExBu@uclg.org.
We look forward to seeing you in Liverpool.
 
Sincerely,

The UCLG World Secretariat
 
Please click on the links below to access the following documents:

·         Letter of invitation from the Mayor of Liverpool
·         Programme of the UCLG Executive Bureau
·         Registration Form