Circular
14/2023
Barcelona, 16 May 2023
 
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


Up-dates on the Executive Bureau
12-15 June 2023, Brussels

 

Dear members,

We are pleased to share with you the latest up-dates on the Executive Bureau and in particular, an integrated programme of the different meetings organized on the occasion of the Brussels Urban Summit.
 
 
Session of the Executive Bureau
 
As you know, the session of the Executive Bureau will take place on Thursday 15 June, from 14:00 to 18:00 at Square Convention Center, under the theme “Local and Regional Governments driving high-impact actions to accelerate common goals”.
 
After a formal opening, the Policy Debate of the Executive Bureau will be held under the format of a Future Envisioning Exercise, which will include a conversation on the results of the four sessions held in May, as well as an Agora counting on the participation of journalists as special guests.
 
The Business Session of the Executive Bureau will follow, including a brief presentation of priorities by members of the Presidency.
 
 
Up-dates on the programme
 
We are pleased to confirm the organization of two additional events:

• Tuesday 13 June, 10:00-17:00: An Urban Journalism Academy, co-organized in-person with OnCities2030 at Cities Alliance UN House. This day-long gathering will allow to follow up on the exchanges launched during the UCLG Annual Retreat in February.

• Wednesday 14 June, 16:00-18:00: A workshop co-organized with Cities Alliance on “Addressing inequalities and informality: rethinking financing and the role of local and regional governments”. This workshop is organized in-person in the framework of the “Urban exchanges” of the Brussels Urban Summit, at the premises of the Summit (Square Convention Centre).

 
Brussels Urban Summit
 
The programme of the Summit is available on the dedicated website and now includes more information about the Summit plenaries, organized as follows:

• Opening plenary, 13 June, 10:00-10:30
• Plenary on Tackling inequalities and rebuilding the social contract in cities, 13 June, 10:30-12:00
• Plenary on Migration and Diversity: Cities lead the way in turning challenges into opportunities, 14 June, 10:00-12:00
• Plenary on City leadership in a global climate crisis, 15 June, 10:00-11:30
• Closing Plenary, 15 June, 11:30-12:00

 
 
Logistical information
 
To facilitate the preparation of your travel to Brussels, the World Secretariat has prepared a logistical note that includes practical information about the meetings, social events, hotels and registration. You will find a brief summary below:
 
HOTELS
The hosts in Brussels have selected a number of hotels close to the venue (Square Brussels Convention Centre). You can book your accommodation via the Summit website.
 
VISA
For those participants who might need a visa to enter Belgium, we inform you that you can fill in the form available on the Summit website.
 
REGISTRATION
We remind you that it is necessary to complete registration in two steps:

• Step 1: In order to access the venue, all participants must register to the Brussels Urban Summit via the dedicated page. Please note that the sessions of the Summit are in-person and that registration is mandatory to obtain your accreditation.
• Step 2: Additionally, to confirm your attendance to the Executive Bureau, be it in-person or online, we would be grateful if you could fill in the participation form by 8 June at the latest.

 
Background documents
 
Please note that the World Secretariat will send you the background documents of the Executive Bureau by the last week of May at the latest, moment when the dedicated space on UCLGMeets will also be available.
 
 
The World Secretariat remains at your disposal, should you require any additional information: UCLGExBu@uclg.org.

Sincerely,

The UCLG World Secretariat