4th Congress of Latin-American Cities and Local Governments - Mexico City, 27-29 August 2008 27-08-2008, Source: United
Cities and Local Governments Introduction The 4th Congress of Latin-American Cities and Local Governments “EXPERIENCIA
AMERICA 2008” will take place 27-29 August in Mexico City. The Congress will
focus on democracy, decentralization and development. EXPERIENCIA AMERICA 2008
is the annual event of the Latin-American Federation of Associations, Cities and
Municipalities (FLACMA, the Latin American Section of UCLG), this year under the
patronage of Mexico City.
Description
The Congress will bring together Mayors and local and regional government
representatives as well as academic and private sector participants from Latin
America and the Caribbean in order to discuss the local government agenda to
meet the big regional challenges. In 24 sessions and three mayor conferences,
participants will have the opportunity to share experiences on local democratic
governance, citizen participation, transparency, e-governance, risk prevention,
urban poverty and development, economic competitiveness, environmental
sustainability and decentralization. UCLG Committees on Peripheral
Cities and Social Inclusion and Participative Democracy will be
also gathering during the Congress.
For
registration
and further information on the
programme,
visit the Conference website. For information in English, click
here.
Programme
A more detailed overview of the programme in English can be found
here.
During the Conference, there will also be an International Fair for Local
Solutions. Companies that are interested may promote themselves and their
products. For more information, please
click
here.
Location
Mexico City, Mexico
Register Links Click here to access the conference websiteClick here to visit the website of La Federación Latinoamericana de Ciudades, Municipios y Asociaciones de Gobiernos Localesback |
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