URU, Alm.del - 2011-12 - Bilag 252: Invitation til 5. GOPAC-konference den 31. januar

Honourabie Mr Mogens Lykketoft,It is our pleasure to extend an invitation for up to three members of your parliament to attend theGlobal Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption's (GOPAC) Fifth Global Conference ofParliamentarians Against Corruption to be held in Manila, Philippines from January 31 to February 2,2013. The conference is the joint initiative of the Senate of Philippines, GOPAC, the South East AsianParliamentarians Against Corruption and the GOPAC National Chapter in the Philippines.The conference promises to be our most successful to date, with GOPAC members and prospectivemembers joining us from all over the world, along with international organizations and observerscommitted to the prevention of corruption. Once again, participants will have the opportunity topartake in thoughtful discussions and workshops aimed at ensuring they have the skiils to combatcorruption and providing them a platform to help others learn from their many successes.This is a unique and innovative event with the sole agenda of fighting the scourge of corruption in eachof our countries. Each Global Conference since our founding has enabled GOPAC to flourish and ournetwork of dedicated parliamentarians to grow. Our first conference in Ottawa set the stage for GOPACand brought together over 170 parliamentarians, 107-plus observers and parliamentary staff. Thefollowing year in Arusha we were able to set a concrete agenda for the organization. In 2008 in KuwaitCity we adopted specific policy positions aligned to the UNCAC and asked members and chapters toreview, domesticate and begin to implement corrective actions. Our last conference in Mexico was aplatform to illustrate steps members have taken, strategise improved capacity building, and outline akey five-year plan for the organization.

The Senate of the Philippines is providing the venue, arranging for a streamlined process for obtainingvisas to enter the Philippines, providing transportation within Manila and the formal conference meals.Conference participants and their sponsors must cover the cost of international travel andaccommodation in Manila. Participants must register in advance butthere is no registration fee.

As DENMARK has a chapter of GOPAC we would like to encourage you to include some of thesemembers in your delegation at the event. In selecting participation from parliament, we ask that youconsider balanced representation - inclusion of both governing and opposition parties and both menand women. Representation of your parliament at the conference will be seen as a strong gesture ofyour legislature's commitment to supporting GOPAC and fighting corruption.For additional information about the Fifth Global Conference of Parliamentarians Against Corruption orto have your delegates register for the event, please visit our conference website athttp://www.gopacmanila2013.com/.Your support is greatly appreciated and we look forward to the participation of your parliamentarians inthis significant mobilization of parliamentarians for integrity in governance.Yours Sincerely,