Circular
37/2023
Barcelona, 6 October 2023
To the members of the World Council
To the Secretaries General
To the Vice-Presidents of United Cities and Local Governments
To the Chairs of UCLG Committees, Working Groups, Communities of Practice and Fora
For information: To the Presidency
UCLG 2023 World Council
Background documents of the World Council
#UCLGMeets
Dear members,
We are pleased to share with you the background documents for the Business Session of the World Council, to be held on 27 October 2023 in Konya.
Please note that these documents will also available on the UCLGMeets platform next week. Make sure to regularly visit the page, as we will share further up-dates, including the concept notes of the Policy Debates, in the coming weeks.
UCLG is aiming to organize a paperless event and will have limited printing facilities in situ, so you are kindly requested to bring your own copies of the documents or consult them directly online.
General programme and registration
The general programme has been slightly up-dated with a couple of timing adjustments.
The statutory track will be organized as follows:
- Meeting of the Financial Management Committee, by invitation only, 26 October
- Meeting of the Committee on Statutory Affairs, by invitation only, 26 October
- Business session of the Executive Bureau, held in a hybrid format, 27 October
- Business session of the World Council, held in a hybrid format, 27 October
Several Policy debates will be celebrated under the auspices of the Policy Councils, whose renewal will be formalized at the World Council:
- Right to the City: Reclaiming the Commons, 26 October
- Opportunities for All: Redefining Finance and Economies of Equality, 26 October
- Multilevel Governance: Regaining Trust, 27 October
- Resilient and Regenerative Territories: Renaturing, 28 October
- Local Multilateralism and City Diplomacy: Linking the Local to the Global, 28 October
If you have not done so already, we remind you that registration to the meetings in Konya is compulsory for each member of your delegations. Please make sure you fill in registration form by 20 October 2023.
Logistical reminder
NEW
As you can see in the programme, our hosts in Konya have planned a number of social events in parallel to the World Council. In order to facilitate logistical organization, we would be grateful if you could confirm your attendance to these social events.
NEW: TRANSPORT
As previously informed, our hosts in Konya will organize shuttles between the airport and the three hotels, as well as between the hotels and the meeting venue. The timetables are now available on UCLGMeets.
MEETING VENUE
The meetings of the World Council will all be celebrated at Selçuklu Congress Centre (Horozluhan, Yeni İstanbul Cd. No: 62/1, 42110 Selçuklu/Konya)
HOTELS
Our hosts in Konya have selected three hotels for participants. You can book your accommodation according to the following instructions:
- Dedeman Hotel: You can book a room via the following link and the negotiated rate will automatically apply. Alternatively, you can visit the hotel website and enter the code “UCLGKONYA” when proceeding to booking.
- Ramada Hotel: You can book a room by writing directly to sales@ramadaplazakonya.com, indicating “UCLGKONYA” in the subject of your email.
VISA
For those participants who might need a visa to enter Türkiye, we inform you that you can fill in the form prepared by our hosts and send it, along with a copy of your passport, to ali.guner@konya.bel.tr ; sadullah.kutlu@konya.bel.tr, copying UCLGExBu@uclg.org.
As usual, the team remains at your disposal should you require any additional information: UCLGExBu@uclg.org.
Sincerely,
The UCLG World Secretariat
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