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MrMogensLykketoftPresidentoftheDanishParliamentFolketinget,ChristiansborgDK‐1240COPENHAGENKDENMARKJuly9,2012HonourableMrMogensLykketoft,ItisourpleasuretoextendaninvitationforuptothreemembersofyourparliamenttoattendtheGlobalOrganizationofParliamentariansAgainstCorruption’s(GOPAC)FifthGlobalConferenceofParliamentariansAgainstCorruptiontobeheldinManila,PhilippinesfromJanuary31toFebruary2,2013.TheconferenceisthejointinitiativeoftheSenateofPhilippines,GOPAC,theSouthEastAsianParliamentariansAgainstCorruptionandtheGOPACNationalChapterinthePhilippines.Theconferencepromisestobeourmostsuccessfultodate,withGOPACmembersandprospectivemembersjoiningusfromallovertheworld,alongwithinternationalorganizationsandobserverscommittedtothepreventionofcorruption.Onceagain,participantswillhavetheopportunitytopartakeinthoughtfuldiscussionsandworkshopsaimedatensuringtheyhavetheskillstocombatcorruptionandprovidingthemaplatformtohelpotherslearnfromtheirmanysuccesses.Thisisauniqueandinnovativeeventwiththesoleagendaoffightingthescourgeofcorruptionineachofourcountries.EachGlobalConferencesinceourfoundinghasenabledGOPACtoflourishandournetworkofdedicatedparliamentarianstogrow.OurfirstconferenceinOttawasetthestageforGOPACandbroughttogetherover170parliamentarians,107‐plusobserversandparliamentarystaff.ThefollowingyearinArushawewereabletosetaconcreteagendafortheorganization.In2008inKuwaitCityweadoptedspecificpolicypositionsalignedtotheUNCACandaskedmembersandchapterstoreview,domesticateandbegintoimplementcorrectiveactions.OurlastconferenceinMexicowasaplatformtoillustratestepsmembershavetaken,strategiseimprovedcapacitybuilding,andoutlineakeyfive‐yearplanfortheorganization.
TheSenateofthePhilippinesisprovidingthevenue,arrangingforastreamlinedprocessforobtainingvisastoenterthePhilippines,providingtransportationwithinManilaandtheformalconferencemeals.ConferenceparticipantsandtheirsponsorsmustcoverthecostofinternationaltravelandaccommodationinManila.Participantsmustregisterinadvancebutthereisnoregistrationfee.AsDENMARKhasachapterofGOPACledby[CHAIR’SNAME]wewouldliketoencourageyoutoincludesomeofthesemembersinyourdelegationattheevent.Inselectingparticipationfromparliament,weaskthatyouconsiderbalancedrepresentation–inclusionofbothgoverningandoppositionpartiesandbothmenandwomen.Representationofyourparliamentattheconferencewillbeseenasastronggestureofyourlegislature'scommitmenttosupportingGOPACandfightingcorruption.ForadditionalinformationabouttheFifthGlobalConferenceofParliamentariansAgainstCorruptionortohaveyourdelegatesregisterfortheevent,pleasevisitourconferencewebsiteathttp://www.gopacmanila2013.com/.Yoursupportisgreatlyappreciatedandwelookforwardtotheparticipationofyourparliamentariansinthissignificantmobilizationofparliamentariansforintegrityingovernance.YoursSincerely,
Dr.NaserAlSaneChair,GlobalOrganizationofParliamentariansAgainstCorruption(GOPAC)