Green Cities Conference - Helsinki

Live updates from the Green Cities Conference in Helsinki Join the conversation on social media using #GreenCities15 Programme: bit.ly/1KErX5m Live Web Streaming: bit.ly/1LQhAez More info: Cities are home to 75% of European citizens. While generating wealth and driving Europe’s economy, they often struggle to cope with environmental, social and economic issues resulting from pressures like pollution, traffic, social-inequity or over-crowding. The conference will explore these challenges, which many believe are opportunities to build ever more efficient, diverse, clean, fair, democratic, and overall Green European cities! Highlights: • A fantastic programme, covering a wide range of Green topics, from transport and tourism to combating poverty and women in politics. Whatever your field of interest, you’ll definitely find it here! • Priceless networking opportunities, which will enable you to meet and learn from influential Green colleagues from all over Europe. • When we say all over Europe we mean it! Speakers are coming from: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Barreiro, Berlin, Brescia, Brighton, Brno-Novy Liskovec, Brussels, Budapest, Colmenar Viejo, Copenhagen, Dublin, El Prat de Llobregat, Espoo, Geneva, Ghent, Graz, Grenoble, Helsinki, Kalamata, Kozani, Malmö, Münster, Nijmegen, Opava, Paris, Peloponnese, the Rhône-Alpes region, Tolmin, Trondheim, Tübingen, Uppsala, and Utrecht. • An address from Jeb Brugmann, the founder of ICLEI, a key international association that brings together local government organisations that are committed to sustainable development. • Speeches from prominent Green Mayors, including Eric Piolle, Mayor of Grenoble, Boris Palmer, Mayor of Tübingen, and Anni Sinnemäki, Vice-Mayor of Helsinki. We have invested a tremendous amount of time and effort to bring you the best possible line-up. Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of it Helsinki: Hosted by the Finnish Green Party, Vihreät - De Gröna, the conference is heading to Helsinki, a city that embodies Green urban living and can act as a role model to inspire others, with thematic excursions, from biking through Helsinki to a touch of urban gardening, we’ll certainly keep you active throughout your stay. -- Participation in the whole conference is at a fee, however, individuals who are interested in attending a one-off session are more than welcome to do so free of charge. Osallistuminen koko konferenssin ohjelmaan on maksullista, mutta yksittäisiin ohjelman osioihin voi osallistua kuka tahansa ilmaiseksi. -- Join the after-party: Cars and parking-spots take up way too much space in Helsinki. We'll reclaim the space by having a picnic in a parking-lot :) There will be music and good company! If you like, you can bring some snacks to share: on.fb.me/1Kx78aU