| Major achievements
include hosting the World Environmental Conference in
2001, participating in the ICLEIfs Local Government
Session of the Johannesburg Summit in 2002, and hosting
the 1st International Conference on Green Purchasing
in Sendai last year. It was a great honor to be elected
as an ICLEI Executive Committee member in 2003. Since
then, Sendai has adopted best practices from innovative
local governments throughout the world, widely publicized
our cityfs initiatives, and strived to expand ICLEIfs
activities in Japan.
It is a great pleasure to host the 2005 ICLEI Executive
Committee Meeting in Sendai and hold the Sendai-ICLEI
Seminar with participation from the Executive Committee
members who will be visiting our city.
During the Seminar, Executive Committee members from
various countries will present examples of environmental
efforts and issues, hold a panel discussion, and exchange
views with the citizens of Sendai.
I look forward to your participation in this seminar,
which will introduce environmental issues in the world
and ICLEI, an organization that confronts global environmental
issues through local initiatives. Your sincere interest
in ICLEI will support the organization and make its
future endeavors even more fruitful.
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