Welcome to the 7th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns!

Download the Final Invitation to the conference (in English)

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The City of Geneva, its local partners, as well as the European Sustainable Cities & Towns Conference Preparatory Committee, have the pleasure of inviting you to the next biggest European conference on green and socially responsible economy. With governance and finance for sustainable development as the focus, the 7th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns will take place from 17-19 April 2013 in the City of Geneva. The conference will bring together local and national governments, UN and European institutions, business, science institutes and research and development organisations from all over Europe.

The conference comes at a moment when the world’s attention to the exemplary role of local governments in sustainable development may never have been as extensive, driven partly by the urgent need to find lasting solutions to present crises, both financial and environmental. This is your opportunity to be part of an event that will mark a milestone for Europe’s local governments in their quest to achieve sustainable communities and which will allow you to exchange experiences and good practices. The 7th European Conference on Sustainable Cities & Towns will explore sustainability in all areas of public administration and will try to identify effective institutional mechanisms to tackle the current financial and environmental crises.

Conference programme and structure
Over the course of three days, wide-ranging plenary sessions and interactive break-out sessions will be organised in the international Conference Centre Geneva (CICG), a conference venue at the heart of Geneva’s international policyarea. It will offer a broad dialogue platform to the conference’s expected 1,000 participants. The venue will provide large exhibition spaces, where sponsors and partners can present their activities. It will ensure excellent opportunities to network, exchange and discuss during numerous break-out sessions bringing together sustainability professionals and officials from different government levels in Switzerland and Europe.

Break-out Sessions to focus on topics such as:

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• Sustainable procurement
• Awareness about sustainable development
• Structural funds for sustainable cities
• Low carbon communities
• Responsible consumption
• Urban environmental planning
• Sustainable urban mobility
• Urban biodiversity
• Reference Framework for Sustainable Cities
• Climate change adaptation
• Social and solidarity economy
• Human rights and urban development

Workshops on-site
In addition to the rich programme offered at the mainconference venue, participants will have the opportunity to join workshops on-site in the Geneva area. On these occasions, the latest innovative activities in urban sustainability will be showcased. Local energy andenvironmental management infrastructures, urban mobility projects, and private sector sustainability initiatives are examples of workshops on-site proposedto conference participants.

Geneva invites mayors to a high-levelnetworking session

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The Palais des Nations (United Nations Office in Genevaand European headquarters) will see a high-level political session for mayors only. It will be an ideal networkingsetting for the exchange of good practices and innovative institutional mechanisms among local and regionalleaders involved in sustainable development initiatives.

Register now!
Make sure to secure your place for this exciting event now. The early-bird registration ends on 1 March, make sure you benefit from the special fee!