The 8th Executive Conference of Mayors for Peace held

November 9, 2011 [Granollers, Spain]

1. Outline
Mayors for Peace held the 8th Executive Conference in Granollers, Spain, discussed and decided future activities of Mayors for Peace and the 2013 General Conference in Hiroshima, as well as broadly exchanged opinions on future management policy of the organization.

The General and Board of Directors Meeting of the 2020 Vision Campaign were also held and discussed future plan of the 2020 Vision Campaign. Aside from these, the Mayors for Peace representatives met with the representatives of the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) that headquarters in Barcelona, Spain, and asked them for cooperation in the activities of Mayors for Peace.

Furthermore, the mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki attend the opening ceremony for a permanent exhibition about the atomic bombings and disarmament in the United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland and each mayor gives a speech at a commemorative lecture to arouse international public opinions toward the abolition of nuclear weapons.

2. Major Activities

  1. Holding the 8th Executive Conference of Mayors for Peace
    〔Agenda〕
    • Mayors for Peace Campaign Action Plans
    • The 8th General Conference in 2013
    〔Discussion topics〕
    • Executive Conferences in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
    • Managing the cost of Mayors for Peace
    • Establishing national and regional chapters: roles and responsibilities
  2. Attending the General and the Board of Directors Meeting of the 2020 Vision Campaign Association.
  3. Meeting with the representatives of the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)
  4. Attending the opening ceremony for a permanent exhibition about the atomic bombings and disarmament in the United Nations Office at Geneva and giving a speech at a commemorative lecture.
*The Awards Ceremony of the XXXII Prize for Peace that the United Nations Association of Spain gave to Mayors for Peace is held on November 9 at Diputacio de Barcelona.

3. Schedule

Date DMajor events Place
Monday, November 7 Departed Hiroshima, Arrived at Granollers –
Tuesday, November 8 Attended the General and the Board of Directors Meeting of the 2020 Vision Campaign Association Granollers
Wednesday, November 9 the 8th Executive Conference of Mayors for Peace
Meeting with the representatives of the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG)		 Granollers Barcelona
Thursday, November 10 the 8th Executive Conference of Mayors for Peace Granollers
Friday, November 11 Attending the opening ceremony for a permanent exhibition about the atomic bombings and disarmament in the United Nations Office at Geneva and giving a speech at a commemorative lecture Geneva
Saturday, November 12 Leaving Geneva Geneva
Sunday, November 13 Arriving at Hiroshima –