
	The Canadian Commission for UNESCO About the Canadian Commission for UNESCO The Structure of the Commission The Contribution of Canadians to UNESCO Members of the Commission Links between Canada and UNESCO Employment Information Bursaries and Fellowships 50th Annual General Meeting
	UNESCO
	News Room
	Resources
	FAQs


	Education
	Natural, Social and Human Sciences
	Culture, Communication and Information


	Arts and Learning
	Associated Schools Project Network in Canada (ASPnet)
	Culture of Peace
	Education for sustainable development (ESD)
	Youth Network

50th Annual General Meeting

6 – 8 May 2010

hôtel château laurier québec

québec, (québec)

NOTICE OF

2010 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

"Cultural diversity is as important to humankind

as biodiversity is to nature"

Preamble to the UNESCO Universal Declaration

on Cultural Diversity, 2001

The 50th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, will be held at the Hotel Château Laurier in Québec City, from Thursday 6 May to Saturday
8 May 2010.

This year’s AGM will explore the linkages between biodiversity and cultural diversity, and the potential for strengthening synergies between them, through its focus on the two international years being celebrated in 2010: International Year of Biodiversity and International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures.

The AGM will open with an Informal networking activity and a Poster Session on Thursday 6 May, from 4 – 5 p.m., followed by the launch of the UNESCO World Report on Cultural Diversity from 5:00 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Participants are invited to a Welcome Reception at the Assemblée nationale du Québec at 7 p.m., hosted by the Government of Quebec.

The keynote speaker, Hubert Reeves, world-renowned Canadian astrophysicist and populizer of science, will provide his unique perspective on the linkages between biodiversity and cultural diversity on Friday, 7 May. The presentation will be followed by a dialogue with Mr. Reeves and intersectoral discussions to encourage networking, sharing and learning.

The business meeting, which will be held on Saturday morning, 8 May, will include elections and addresses by the Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Canada to UNESCO, the outgoing President and the President designate.

We look forward to welcoming you to Québec.

AGM DOCUMENTS

Draft Programme [PDF 162KB]
Registration Form, available in 2 formats:
- PDF Interactive Form [PDF 140KB]
- WORD Interactive Form [WORD97 330 KB]
Please complete and return by 31 March 2010
Procedures for Resolutions presented to the Annual General Meeting [PDF 146KB]
Proposal Form for a Poster Session [PDF 177KB]

AGM Registration Form and Documents

Please note: Some of these publications have been made available for download in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). To view them, you must have Adobe Acrobat © installed on your computer.