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Who should attend
The event is designed for citizens, elected representatives, researchers, members of associations, unions or local communities and will enable participants to exchange ideas and interact on participatory democracy and development issues.
The Rhône-Alpes Regional Council (Lyon, France) is organizing the World Meeting on the theme “Participatory democracy from the local to the global level : for which development ?” on 10-11-12 December 2007.
The event will take place in Grenoble, Valence, Saint-Etienne and Lyon on December 10 and in Lyon on December 11 and 12.
This initiative sets out to highlight the infinite variety of experiences in participatory democracy throughout the world and discuss development issues.
Using the great diversity of experiences the world over, the idea is to start mapping out areas of convergence, a common meaning to all these experiences that are developing and taking root.
The latest programme update is available on-line: http://www.democratie2007.rhonealpes.fr/-Programme-.html
Find out more about the day-to-day programme of the World Meeting, the themes and content of the workshops and agoras, and the scheduled speakers.
Registration - Registering for the World Meeting: “Participatory Democracy from the local to the global level: for which development?” is entirely free of charge
Citizen Participation - Citizens, young people, elected representatives, researchers, members of associations, unions or local communities, if you want to help prepare the World Meeting, this area is designed for you!
For full conference information: http://www.democracy2007.rhonealpes.fr
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