Invitation to participate from Conference Convenor Wayne Wescott CEO ICLEI-A/NZ serving as Oceania Secretariat.

On behalf of the ICLEI Oceania Secretariat I would like to invite you to an international gathering of leaders in local government, ICLEI campaigns and related areas in sustainable development from the Oceania region.

Accelerating Now! local action: sustainability: iclei oceania is a 4-day Conference to be held in Melbourne from 2nd-4th May with optional field events on the 5th.

This ICLEI-A/NZ event promises to bring together local government practitioners, policy makers and political leaders in thought provoking gatherings that explore sustainable development practices.

Participation is expected from over 400 local, state and federal government practitioners plus policy makers and local government associations. Involvement is also expected from energy utilities, water businesses and Catchment Management Authorities from across Australia and New Zealand, each with responsibility for environmental policies, energy, greenhouse, water, regulation and reporting portfolios.

We also anticipate international attendees associated with ICLEI partnerships underway through our various programs across this region, as well with the Global Reporting Initiative.

Attendees will be presented with international, national, and regional perspectives across the range of greenhouse, water and sustainability activities of local government.

A key feature of the Conference is the use of innovative on-line learning tools in the lead-up to the event. Participants will engage and develop topic areas, share information and problem solve approaches via the network as a prelude to the face-to-face Conference.

The Conference will also provide your company, business or industry with an opportunity to showcase products, programs and services to a wide audience already engaged in the reality of implementation.

The social program will allow participants, sponsors and exhibitors an opportunity to mix in both a learning exchange as well as a social environment.

Various levels of involvement are outlined in this document, however if there are other ways in which you would like to participate, we would be happy to consider your suggestions and discuss these with you.

We look forward to having you join us for what promises to be an event that will shape the next decade of sustainability action for local government.

Several opportunities are available for participation in and sponsorship of the Accelerating Now!

Further information about sponsorship opportunities for the Accelerating Now! is available by downloading the sponsorship prospectus below. There are two prospectuses; one focuses on the Government Sector and the other Corporate Sector. Both prospectuses outline the various items that may be sponsored and provide details of the benefits to sponsors in return.

Sponsorship Prospectus	File Type	File Size
Government Prospectus	Adobe Acrobat	1.58mb
Corporate Prospectus	Adobe Acrobat	1.52mb

To register your interest, please contact the Accelerating Now! Exhibition & Sponsorship manager:

Email: sattfield@meetingplanners.com.au

Phone: + 61 2 9265 0723

Facsimile: + 61 2 9265 5443

Mail: The Meeting Planners
GPO Box 128
Sydney NSW 2001
Australia