Inaugural Congress of WACA
2018 is the year that the WACA will be officially launched. The 2018 General Assembly, planned to take place in September, will hold an official launching ceremony for WACA.
PROGRAM OF THE INAUGURAL CONGRESS OF THE WORLD ADMINISTRATIVE CITIES ASSOCIATION (WACA)
(04-06 September 2018)
Ankara, TURKEY
| 04 September 2018, Tuesday | |
| The arrival of the delegates and hotel accommodation | |
| 19:00 - 20:00 | Welcome Reception (Penthouse, Meyra Palace Hotel) |
| 05 September 2018, Wednesday | |
| 07:00 - 08:30 | Breakfast at the hotel |
| 09:00 - 10:00 | Registration of the participants |
| OPENING CEREMONY (Ankara Ballroom-1, Meyra Palace Hotel) |
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| 10:00 - 10:40 | Opening Speeches • H.E. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa TUNA, Mayor of Ankara • H.E. Dr. Choon-hee LEE , Mayor of Sejong • H.E. Mrs. Fatma ŞAHİN, President of Union of Municipalities of Turkey • H.E. Mr. Murat KURUM, T.R. Minister of Environment and Urbanization |
| Commemorative Photograph | |
| 10:40 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| INAUGURAL CONGRESS OF THE WACA (Ankara Ballroom-1, Meyra Palace Hotel) |
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| MODERATOR : H.E. Dr. Choon-hee LEE, Mayor of Sejong |
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| 11:00 - 11:45 | Opening Remarks by the Moderator |
| Introduction of participating cities and institutions | |
| Report on the Interim Secretariat Activities | |
| Introduction of the Agenda | |
| Draft Statute, Discussion and Adoption of the Statute | |
| Approval of new member cities | |
| Selection of the Executive Committee of WACA | |
| Discussion of WACA management and future directions | |
| The announcement of the next president city for the period of 2018-2020 | |
| Closing | |
| MAYORS’ ROUNDTABLE (Ankara Ballroom-1, Meyra Palace Hotel) |
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| MODERATOR : Prof. Dr. Mehmet BARCA, President of Social Sciences University of Ankara |
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| 11:45 - 13:00 | • H.E. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa TUNA, Mayor of Ankara • H.E. Dr. Choon-hee LEE, Mayor of Sejong • H.E. Mr. Anser Aziz SHEIK, Mayor of Islamabad • H.E. Mr. Zhanat NURPIISSOV, Chairman of City Council of NURSULTAN • H.E. Mr. Mehmet HARMANCI, Mayor of Nicosia Turkish Municipality • H.E. Mr. Abdırahman Omar OSMAN, Mayor and Governor of Mogadishu • H.E. Mr. Abdullah SKAKA, Mayor of Sarajevo • Dr. Balázs SZENECZEY, Deputy Mayor of Budapest • Mr. Dejan CRNEK, Deputy Mayor of Ljubljana • Dr. Kaveh HAJIALIAKBARI, Deputy Mayor of Tehran |
| Discussion Session | |
| 13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch (Meyra Palace Hotel) |
| FORUM (Ankara Ballroom-1, Meyra Palace Hotel) |
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| MODERATOR II : Mr. Mehmet DUMAN, Secretary General of UCLG-MEWA |
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| 14:30 - 15:15 | • Prof. Dr. Karl FISCHER, University of New South Wales • Mr. Jamal Matar AL-NAIMI, Director of Doha Municipality • Mr. Thiago TEIXEIRA ANDRADE, State Secretary of Urban Management and Housing of Brasilia • Mr. Joao Cristovao MUNGUAMBE, Councilor of Economic Activities of Maputo Municipality • Mr. Sung Pyo KIM, Research Fellow of Daejeon Sejong Research Institute |
| Discussion Session | |
| 14:30 - 15:15 | Bilateral Meetings |
| 15:15 - 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| CLOSING CEREMONY (Ankara Ballroom-1, Meyra Palace Hotel) |
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| 15:30 - 16:30 | Report on General Assembly |
| Remarks by the President City, Plaquette of Honor for the first city to host the WACA Forum | |
| Presentation of the conference plaquettes to all participants | |
| Group Photo | |
| Closing | |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Bilateral Meetings (contd.) |
| 20:00 - 21:30 | Gala Dinner (Ankara Ballroom-1, Meyra Palace Hotel) |
| 06 September 2018, Thursday | |
| 08:30 - 09:30 | Breakfast |
| CITY TOUR | |
| 09:30 | Departure from the hotel |
| 09:45 - 10:30 | Visit to ANKA PARK |
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Visit to Ulus Historical Town Center Renovation Area |
| 11:45 - 12:30 | Visit to Dikmen Valley Urban Regeneration Project and Cankaya Women’s Club |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch (Mogan Park Restaurant; Gölbaşı-Ankara) |
| Afternoon | Check out and Departure of the delegations |