Media invitation - ICLEI World Congress - Day 1 - The Mayor of Montréal and the Minister of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change open the ICLEI World Congress

MONTRÉAL, June 18, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - Media representatives are invited to attend the opening of the ICLEI World Congress 2018 ­ ICLEI's new vision for sustainable urban development. From June 19 to 22, participants from some sixty countries will meet at the Palais des congrès to discuss best practices from here and abroad. This is an ideal opportunity for media representatives to meet with actors of sustainable urban development from around the world.  

9 a.m.	The 5^th Urban Nature Forum (room 515)
2 p.m.	Opening plenary (room 517 CDD)*
4:15 p.m.	P2 – Visions for cities and regions in 2030: Ensuring systemic and inclusive action (room 517 CD)

Highlights:

• At 2 p.m., the Mayor of Montréal, Valérie Plante and the Minister of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, Isabelle Melançon, will speak at the opening plenary.
• At 3 p.m., the plenary will continue with the main speakers: Naoki Ishii (Global Environment Facility) and Severn Cullis-Suzuki (Environmental activist).

See the detailed daily program: https://worldcongress2018.iclei.org/overview/

* A media scrum will follow the opening plenary allowing media representatives to briefly discuss with speakers.

When:	June 19, 2018
Where:	Palais des congrès de Montréal

Media representatives are invited to obtain their accreditation in room 523b of the Palais des congrès de Montréal.

SOURCE Ville de Montréal

Source: Camille Bégin, Relationniste, Division des relations médias, Ville de Montréal, [email protected]; Information and accreditations : Mélissa Archambault, Morin Relations Publiques, [email protected] / Cell: 450 501-2298