The 8th Executive Conference was held in Granollers, Spain.
During the conference, it was reported that the number of member cities exceeded 5,000 in September 2011. Past activities were reviewed and future plans were discussed among the participating mayors and representatives of executive cities.
Also at this Executive Conference, digest version of the “Hiroshima for Global Peace Plan of Hiroshima Prefecture was circulated and explained, and gained approval for receiving an explanation about the situation of efforts from Hiroshima Prefecture at the 2013 General Conference.
1 Dates
- Nov. 9 (Wed) and 10 (Thur), 2011
2 Venue
- Granollers, Spain
3 Participating
Cities- 11 Cities
- Frogn (Norway)
Mr. Thore Vestby (Mayor) - Mortsel (Belgium)
Ms. Ingrid La Pira (Mayor) - Zemir (Israel)
Mr. Samir Darwish (Mayor) - Bastogne (Belgium)
Ms. Lysiane Thonus (Staff member in charge of Mayors for Peace) - Federation of Argentinean Municipalities (FAM, Argentina) /Latin American Federation of Cities, Municipalities and Associations of Local Governments (FLACMA)
- Dr. Marcos Miguel Sestopal (Director of International Affairs of FAM)
- National Front of Mayors (FNP, Brazil)
- Mr. Claudio Maffei (Vice President of FNP, Mayor of Porto Feliz)
- Association of Local Authorities of Mexico (AALMAC, Mexico)
- Mr. Ricardo Baptista (Advisory Council member of AALMAC)
- Executive Advisor, Hiroshima Peace Culture Foundation
- Mr. Aaron Tovish (International Director, 2020 Vision Campaign)
- Ms. Jacqueline Cabasso
- Mr. Pol Heanna D’Huyvetter (International Development Director, 2020 Vision Campaign)
| City (From oldest to newest) | Representative | |
|---|---|---|
| President | Hiroshima (Japan) | Mr. Kazumi Matsui (Mayor) |
| Vice Presidents | Nagasaki (Japan) | Mr. Tomihisa Taue (Mayor) |
| Hannover (Germany) | Ms. Marlies Drevermann (Deputy Chief Executive) |
|
| Volgograd (Russia) | Ms. Irina B. Elinetskaya (Vice Mayor responsible for International Relations) |
|
| Malakoff (France) | Mr. Michel Cibot (Head of Services) | |
| Manchester (UK) | Mr. Mark Hackett (Councillor) | |
| Ypres (Belgium) | Mr. Filip Deheeger (Treasurer) | |
| Biograd na Moru (Croatia) | Ms. Jasminka Bajlo (Counselor) | |
| Granollers (Spain) | Mr. Josep Mayoral i Antigas (Mayor) | |
| Halabja (Iraq) | Mr. Khder Kareem (Mayor) | |
| Executive | Fongo Tongo (Cameroon) | Mr. Daniel Tsakem (Lord Mayor) |
4 Agendas
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- Reports
- Activities after the 7the General Conference in 2009
- Agenda 1
- Mayors for Peace Campaign Action Plans
- Agenda 2
- The 8th General Conference in 2013
- Discussion topics
- Management of Mayors for Peace
- ① Executive Conferences in Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- ② Managing the cost of Mayors for Peace
- ③ Establishing national and regional chapters: roles and responsibilities
- Other
- Reports from Executive Advisors
- Discussion of current concerns
- Agenda 3
- Texts to be adopted by the Executive Conference
- ① Resolution towards the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
- ② Final communiqué (on matters discussed and decided)
5 Resolutions