~ Article from Lyndal McMeeking, Conference Co-ordinator, 2016 Sister Cities Conference – Nelson ~
The 2016 Sister Cities Conference is a collaborative event facilitated by Sister Cities New Zealand (SCNZ) & Nelson City as the 2016 conference hosts. The hosts are pleased to announce that Mary Kane – President and CEO of Sister Cities International – has accepted the invitation to travel to Nelson from the USA to deliver a keynote address at this milestone 35th anniversary conference in April 2016.
New Zealand currently has around 150 sister city relationships with 17 countries around the world, over 40 of these are with Japanese counterparts. Part of the role of SCNZ is to help facilitate these important links, provide support to organisations & individuals working in this area and to share best-practice.
The SCNZ conference aims to bring together a vast array of passionate individuals & organisations, including business groups, grass-root community organisations, schools and education-providers, local & federal government & non-government organisations. All are involved in promoting people-to-people relations with international counterparts and fostering global connections. The Japan Local Government Centre (CLAIR Sydney) is a key sponsor.
A number of significant anniversaries will also be celebrated at the conference – not least of which is host Nelson City’s 40-year anniversary of their relationship with Japanese sister city Miyazu in Kyoto.
The link below will take you to the conference information and registration page.
DATE: 28-30 April 2016
VENUE: Rutherford Hotel Nelson
THEME: “Connecting People – Celebrating our Past, Creating our Future”
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