Welcome to Quito in the CONVIVAL network !

Quito, Ecuador, 7 February 2008. A delegation from UNITAR, CIFAL Barcelona, CIFAL Atlanta and Veolia met with the Mayor of Quito, Mr. Paco Moncayo, to formalize the integration of the city of Quito in the CONVIVAL Network and prepare the Quito International Conference, the launching event of this network. A MoU has been signed between the members organizing the Quito International Conference (CIQ)* to define the roles of each party.

*A special web page on the CIQ will soon be online.

First row (L-R): Nicolas Frizon de Lamotte (Manager LDP, UNITAR), Paco Moncayo(Mayor of the city of Quito), Carlos Gonzalez (Director of CIFAL Barcelona).

Second row (L-R): René Pinto (International Relations Delegate, City of Quito), Dominique Héron (Special Advisor, Veolia Environnement), Alex Mejia (Director of CIFAL Atlanta), Pablo Ponce (President of the Citizenship Security Commission) and Charlotte Boisteau (Coordinator of CONVIVAL Network).