1st Ceremony of the Covenant of Mayors

First Ceremony of the Covenant of Mayors 
www.eusew.eu

The European Commission would like to invite you to the First Ceremony of the Covenant of Mayors, which will take place during the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW) 2009. This landmark event will take place in the Hemicycle of the European Parliament on 10th February at 14.00 hrs, and will be hosted by the European Commission, the European Parliament and the Committee of the Regions.

 

About the First Ceremony of the Covenant of Mayors

·          A valuable high-level networking opportunity for you: This high-level event is invitation only , reserved for signatory mayors and their delegations, cities that have expressed their interest in joining the Covenant of Mayors, as well as a restricted number of local and regional energy actors.

·         The programme is highly complementary to the ManagEnergy Annual Conference Plenary event which takes place in the Charlemagne Building, Brussels on 11th February 2009 , where key operational issues to the Covenant of Mayor vision will be discussed, such as new financing instruments for local and regional energy efficiency initiatives and technical issues such as methodologies for monitoring CO₂ emissions relevant to development and implementation of municipal sustainable energy plans under the Covenant of Mayors.

·         The Covenant of Mayors First Ceremony programme will include:

o        Welcome speech by Commissioner Piebalgs

o        Speeches from President Van Den Brande of the Committee of the Regions, and President Maystadt from the European Investment Bank

o        Ceremony of Recognition of Covenant Cities, including the unveiling of the Covenant of Mayors Book of Signatures

o        A full programme can be found on the EUSEW website

Registration

This prestigious event is "upon invitation only". All invited attendees can register via the EUSEW website

A limited number of places will be available for Spectators. All spectators interested to attend the event are also invited to register via the EUSEW website. Registants will be authorised to enter the venue only if they have received an official invitation from the Organisers. Note - this email is NOT an official invitation. Please, do not forget to print the official invitation and the confirmation of your registration and bring them with you to the event.

Please Note - this email is NOT an official invitation.

To register to request your invitation for the First Ceremony of the Covenant of Mayors , go to the EUSEW website  and follow the instructions (you will be required to open a user account if you have not done so already) - or follow the instructions on How to Register on the ManagEnergy website. Once you have registered you will receive the official invitation which will serve as your entry permit to access the European Parliament building.

We would be delighted if you could join us in the European Parliament on Tuesday 10^th February at 14.00 hrs for this landmark event.

Yours sincerely

ManagEnergy Service Team
A service of the European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport