29 February 2012
Twenty years on from the Rio 1992 Earth Summit, the City of Melbourne in partnership with the United Nations Association of Australia (Vic) invites you to an important discussion in the lead up to the UN’s Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development in June.
Local organisations are going to Rio de Janeiro in June for the Rio+20 conference to assess and stimulate the world’s progress towards a sustainable future. Join expert commentators as they discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead. OurSay, the digital democracy organisation, will capture your burning questions, eco-stories and achievements from the past 20 years, so you have the opportunity to contribute.
Join us for this special event - ‘Melbourne Conversations Rio+20: shaping our future, telling your stories’
Date: Wednesday 29 February
Time: 6pm to 8pm (entry from 5:30pm)
Venue: Swanston Hall, Melbourne Town Hall, 100 Swanston Street, Melbourne
Entry is free but booking is required. Seating is limited so RSVP to secure your place. BOOK ONLINE NOW.
Speakers:
• Dr. Kate Auty, Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability, State of Victoria
• Professor Robert Hill, National President UNAA, Chairman of the Carbon Trust and former Federal Minister for the Environment.
• Geoff Lawler, Director City Planning and Infrastructure, City of Melbourne
• Ellen Sandell, National Director, Australian Youth Climate Coalition
• Emeritus Prof. Chris Wallace-Crabbe AM, poet, critic and academic at University of Melbourne
• Moderator: Rob Gell, President Greening Australia and Sustainability and Media Consultant.
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