Sister Cities International e-Newsletter
September 27, 2005 - Special Edition
Celebrating 50 Years of Citizen Diplomacy: 1956 - 2006
Promoting peace through mutual respect, understanding & cooperation - one individual, one community at a time.
2006 Conference Registration is Now Available!
Sister Cities International announces that registration is now available for the 2006 50th Anniversary Sister Cities International Conference. More than a thousand sister city activists from throughout the world will converge on Washington, D.C. July 13-15, 2006 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the sister city movement and President Eisenhower’s 1956 White House Conference on Citizen Diplomacy. You won’t want to miss it - so register now!
The 2006 Conference will be the experience of a lifetime.
Join hundreds of your colleagues and friends to bring the citizen diplomacy message of peace to Capitol Hill.
Honor contributions by sister city volunteers and local government leaders over the last 50 years to building bridges of understanding.
Take home practical program ideas from the Best Practices Showcase.
Learn how to bring the Islamic Peace and Friendship Initiative to your community.
Attend the Presidential Luncheon where Sister Cities International’s Honorary Chairman, U.S. President George W. Bush, has been invited to speak.
Be a special guest at a reception and cultural celebration at an embassy.
Dance the night away during the international gala at the National Building Museum.
Registration is now open through January 1, 2006 to all officially recognized U.S. and international sister city partner communities and to all Sister Cities International partners and members. On January 2, 2006 registration will be open to all who wish to register (non-members, international guests who do not have a sister city that is a member of Sister Cities International, the general public).
Members, please note that registration deadlines are earlier than previous conferences. Space at the conference is limited to 1,000 attendees. We encourage everyone to register as early as possible.
Registration Rates
$525.00 if registering September 25, 2005 - January 1, 2006
$600.00 if registering January 2, 2006 - June 23, 2006
$675.00 if registering July 12 - 15, 2006
Visit our website to learn more about the conference and register today!
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