VI GENERAL CONFERENCE
ROSTOCK, 12-13 OCTOBER 2001
SOCIAL JUSTICE IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
 It
is a great pleasure for the Hanseatic City of Rostock to
host the VI UBC General Conference. Representatives of all
UBC member cities are invited to take part in discussing
together with EU and non-EU politicians one of the challenging
aims of the EU enlargement and the topic of the thematic
day of the UBC General Conference: 'Social Justice in the
new Millennium'.
After the panel discussions on Friday morning
participants will have the possibility to go into further
details of the topic in five workshops. Here representatives
of the UBC member cities can exchange their local points
of view and discuss 'Social Policy', 'Labour Market Policy',
'Participation of Children and Youth', 'Gender Equality',
'Health and Social Equality for Everybody' from the enlargement
perspective. The Union of the Baltic Cities will thus continue
to contribute to build a peaceful Baltic Sea Region with
social security and equality for all its inhabitants. For
the first time a resolution, a 'Social Charter for UBC member
cities' is possibly adopted during the General Conference's
thematic day.
The first day will end with a reception by
the Mayor of the Hanseatic City of Rostock and the already
traditional 'Best Local Agenda 21 Practices Award Ceremony'
in one of the most beautiful locations of the old city the
'House of the Guilds' (Ständehaus).
The second day will start with the meetings
of the UBC Commissions and then internal affairs of the
UBC will follow, like activity reports, elections, financial
matters, etc.
The UBC will present a Conference Resolution for adoption
at the end of the day.
Another novelty will be the exhibitions about the activities
of the UBC and its Commissions.
One of the highlights of the General Conference
will be the Festivity celebrating the 10th anniversary of
the UBC in the City Hall on Saturday.
Looking forward to receiving you and to challenging and
fruitful communication.
Hanseatic City of Rostock
Com. Health & Social Affairs
Petra Hamann, Karin Wohlgemuth
Tel. +49 381 381 1136/ 1452
e-mail: ubc@rostock.de
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