Dear friends,

MY WARMEST WISHES OF SUCCESS IN 2011 TO THE WHOLE UBC FAMILY !!!

Please see here the information about the most relevant event of the European Year of Volunteering 2011 for regional and local authorities in Brussels 26th January 2011.

I consider it to be interesting for all UBC member cities and Commissions.

More information on the event, as well as the latest version of the programme can be found at: www.cor.europa.eu/eyv2011 or required by e-mail: forum@cor.europa.eu.

Feel free to disseminate this information to the UBC family and I hope that at least some representatives of UBC members` Brussels Offices can attend.

Yours truly,

Tõnu Karu

Tallinna esindaja Euroopa Liidus

Representative of Tallinn at the European Union

Tallinn European Office, Rue du Luxembourg 3, B-1000 Brussels, Belgium

Tel +32 2 5010837 Mobile +372 5097488

Tallinn City Government, Vabaduse väljak 7, 15199 Tallinn, Estonia, Tel +372 6404122

Skype:karuster mailto:tonu.karu@tallinnlv.ee Cc mailto:karuster@gmail.com

Tallinn – Euroopa Kultuuripealinn 2011

Tallinn – European Capital of Culture 2011

www.tallinn2011.ee

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From: Makarainen Pauliina [mailto:Pauliina.Makarainen@cor.europa.eu] On Behalf Of forum

Sent: Monday, December 20, 2010 2:31 PM

Subject: Forum 26/1 2011@CoR: Regional and local authorities in action during the European Year of Volunteering

Dear Madame, Sir,

Enclosed please find the preliminary programme for the January Forum organised by the Committee of the Regions.

This event will focus on exchange of best practice from regions and cities in support of the objectives set out for the European Year of Volunteering:

§ How to create an enabling and facilitating environment for volunteering in the EU?

§ How to empower volunteer organisations and improve the quality of volunteering?

§ What can the LRA do to raise awareness of the value and importance of volunteering?

The registration is now open for this event at: http://www.cor.europa.eu/pages/EventTemplate.aspx?view=folder&id=67c6cefb-dcd7-402f-812f-19f420472d68&sm=67c6cefb-dcd7-402f-812f-19f420472d68

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Kind regards

With Season's Greetings,

The Forum Team

Committee of the Regions of the EU

D3 - Events

Rue Belliard 101 B-1040 Brussels