Circular
4/2019
Barcelona, 22 February 2019
 
To the members of the Executive Bureau
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

2019 UCLG Executive Bureau: Programme and registration
4-6 April, Buenos Aires (Argentina) and Montevideo (Uruguay)
 

Dear members of the Executive Bureau,

We are pleased to confirm that the 2019 UCLG Executive Bureau meetings will be held from 4 to 6 April in Buenos Aires and Montevideo.
 
The formal session of the Executive Bureau will take place at the headquarters of Mercosur during one single day, on 6 April, at the kind invitation of the Mayor of Montevideo and Vice-President of Mercociudades, Daniel Martínez.
 
This is back to back with the UCLG Culture Summit, taking place in Buenos Aires (Argentina) from 3-5 April, and in conjunction with meetings of Metropolis, UCCI and Mercociudades.
 
In order to deepen links between the different parts of the Organization, the UCLG Policy Councils will take place in Buenos Aires.
 
In order to facilitate your preparations, transportation by boat with limited group discount will be available for the group from Buenos Aires to Montevideo.
 
 
Draft programme and agenda
 
You can click on the following link to access the draft programme of the Executive Bureau and Policy Council sessions. Please bear in mind, however, that this may suffer minor changes.
 
For your information, we also include the draft agenda of the Executive Bureau business session.
 
  
Registration
 
Registration is now open. 
 
Please note that, for statutory and security purposes, you will need to confirm your participation by filling in the online registration form as soon as possible and before Friday 29 March. You should fill in one form per participant.
 
 
UCLG Culture Summit
 
We take this opportunity to share with you further information about the UCLG Culture Summit.
 
You will find the detailed programme of the Summit, as well as logistical information about the hotels selected by the hosts.
 
If you are interested in attending the Summit, please click on the following link to register.
 
Please note that registrations to the Culture Summit and the Executive Bureau are independent processes, and that registering to one of the events does not automatically register you to the other.
 
 
Accommodation in Montevideo
 
The main hotel for the delegation of the Executive Bureau will be Esplendor by Wyndham Montevideo Punta Carretas. To book a room there with the special rate negotiated by our hosts (75 US$ / night, breakfast included), please write directly to the hotel at reservas@esplendormontevideo.com, indicating the code “CGLUMVD” to identify yourselves as part of the UCLG delegation.
 
Our hosts in Montevideo have also selected another hotel at walking distance: Dazzler by Wyndham Montevideo. The negotiated rate is the same (75 US$ / night, breakfast included). To book a room there, please write directly to the hotel at reservas@dazzlermontevideo.com, indicating the code “CGLUMVD” to identify yourselves as part of the UCLG delegation.
 
 
Logistics
 
As mentioned above, in order to travel from Buenos Aires to Montevideo, the easiest way is to take a boat from both cities. The company that provides this service is Buquebus and you can reserve your ticket via the following page: https://www.buquebus.com.uy
 
We inform you that our hosts have negotiated a limited number of tickets with a special discount for our participants. If you wish to benefit from this discount, you need to enter the code “CGLUMVD” when reserving your ticket.
 
Our hosts recommend taking the direct boat that leaves Buenos Aires at 16:00h and arrives at Montevideo on 18:15h. Please note that there are other boats available at different hours. More details can be found on the page indicated above.
 
 
Visas
 
We remind you that you may need a visa to be able to enter Uruguay, and that this process can be lengthy. We strongly recommend you start the visa procedure as soon as possible.
 
Should you require a personalized invitation letter, please write to the team at Montevideo at daniel.ituarte@imm.gub.uy, copying UCLGExBu@uclg.org
 
 
For any information you might need, the World Secretariat remains at your disposal. Please feel free to contact us at UCLGExBu@uclg.org

Sincerely,

The UCLG World Secretariat