Thursday, 18 June 2009 - Shaping ICLEI's Agenda

9:00

Partnerships for our Future Work
Plenary


Partnership opportunities to advance local government presence and effectiveness.  Partners presented offers for elements for our joint programs and initiatives in the future.

Facilitators:

Speakers:

  • Research and Knowledge for Local Sustainable Development
    Hironori Hamanaka, President of IGES, Chair of ICLEI Japan office, Professor of Keio University, Japan [presentation]
  • Local Action for Biodiversity           
    George Greene, Regional Council for North America & the Carribean, IUCN [presentation]
  • Carbon-Neutral Cities
    Amy Fraenkel, Director, Regional Office for North America, UNEP

  • Business-City Cooperation for Sustainable Development
    Alex Wong, Senior Director, Head of Center for Global Industries, WEF [presentation]

10:30

Coffee Break

11:00 - 16:00

Conclusions: The Focus of our Future Work
(ICLEI Council Decision-making Session)

Each World Congress has included the triennial General Assembly of ICLEI Members. This meeting of ICLEI’s Council set the cornerstones and sought to define the mandate for the organization over the following six years.  By summarizing the discussions and results of the four previous days, the outcomes of the Congress became the goals and background of the new 2009–2015 Strategic Plan, or the “Edmonton Plan”.  Active participation was open to Full ICLEI Members only, while non-Members were welcome as observers.

Elements included:

  • Summary of the Congress
  • Members Proposal Panel : Based on the past days’ sessions and the opportunities for partnership presented, Members shared their conclusions and brought forward proposals emerging from the Congress. The session involved newly elected Executive Committee members and Members of the ICLEI Advisory Council.
  • President’s Proposal : The newly re-elected ICLEI President summarized the Congress outcomes and the proposal of ICLEI’s Strategy for 2009-2015.
  • Our Future Work : ICLEI Council Strategy Discussions and Decisions
  • Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel bid farewell to participants.

16:00

Closing Reception

To end the Congress socially and review the experience with other delegates, this final day concluded with a gathering and fond farewell.