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Newsletter 7 / 17 January 2017

Registration Date Extension area


We are pleased to inform you that the deadlines for the registration of the Fifth Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas (RP17) have been extended.

Register to participate to RP17!   

  • Interested participants must register as a delegate to attend the conference. Please submit your participation request by clicking here.

  • Consult the list of suggested hotels, and reserve your room before the deadline to take advantage of the special rates for the RP17 participants. Please note that hotel reservations can be cancelled without penalties up to 72 hours before the first night stay at the hotel.

Deadline to apply: February 15th, 2017

Sign-up to present!

  • Participants may apply for a 20 minute slot during the IGNITE Stage, in order to present initiative of innovative products on Disaster Risk Reduction. Apply for the IGNITE Stage here

Deadline to apply: February 15th, 2017

Promote the Youth Video Challenge!

  • DRR Youth Video Challenge, directed towards the youth population between the ages of 18 to 34 in the Americas, we thank you beforehand for your support in promoting this call-out for participation.

The winner of the challenge will be invited by UNISDR to participate in the RP17.

To know the terms and conditions and to participate in the Video Challenge click here.

Deadline to apply: February 15th, 2017

Register for a booth in the Market Place!           

  • Organizations may rent one of the 26 available spaces for the Exhibition area (Marketplace). For information regarding the Exhibition area click here.

Deadline to apply: February 15th, 2017

Host a Public Forum or participate as a Speaker!

  • Host a Public Forum in your region or express interest to speak at a Public Forum in Montreal and other cities/countries in the Americas. For more details surrounding the Public Forum click here.

Please be advised that we are less than 50 days away from the Fifth Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas (RP17) and thus it is encouraged to start VISA processes (separate from RP17 registration process) as soon as possible.

If there are any questions please don´t hesitate to contact Nalitha Paradis rpa@eird.org or head over to the RP17 website.

Kind regards,

The Organizing Committee.

 

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