Honourable Mayors, City Councillors and Representatives, it is our sincere pleasure to announce, that the 27th General Assembly of the International Association of Peace Messenger Cities will be held on September 1, 2016 in the city of Wielun (Poland).
Please find attached the invitation letter, signed by the Mayor of Wielun, Hon. Pawel Okrasa. Also, please find attached the registration form which should be returned by August 1 to the email address: skotnickaj@um.wielun.pl and applications@iapmc.org.
Please note that delegates should plan their arrival on August 31, to attend an important WWII commemoration. The Executive Board will also meet on September 1, a day prior to the General Assembly. As usual, the hosting city will cover the accommodation for two delegates per city, food and local transportation, while airline ticket fees to international airports in the vicinity (Lodz, Katowice or Krakow) should be covered by the participants of the General Assembly.
The topics of this year’s IAPMC General Assembly is an important issue, which Europe is increasingly facing in the last period: EUROPEAN UNION – THE COVENANT OF PEACE AND COOPERATION. We would like to encourage you to contribute, through your participation, to the greatest possible turnout of this General Assembly, particularly due to the fact that in 2016 the IAPMC will elect its representatives for the following three years.
We are looking forward to your positive decision of attending the General Assembly. If unable to attend personally, please appoint one or two city delegates to represent your city at the event.
Thank you for supporting the International Association of Peace Messenger Cities and for attending the events, organized in our common and joint efforts of creating a world, free of violence, intolerance, with equal opportunities for all and with respect of human rights and dignity.
We would also like to express our sincere gratitude to the city of Wielun and their Mayor, Mr. Pawel Okrasa, to host the event.
Many thanks and with kind regards,
Sincerely,
Andrzej Pietrasik, President of the IAPMC and Mayor of Plonsk, Poland
Andrej Čas, Secretary General of the IAPMC and Mayor of Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia