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The U.N. Civil Society Conference is Coming!
As I hope you know, our community is hosting the 68th United Nations’ Civil Society Conference later this month, August 26-28, here at the Salt Palace Convention Center, with an attendance of up to 5,000 representatives from more than 300 non-governmental organizations representing more than 80 countries. This is the first time in the 68-year history of event the conference is being hosted in the United States outside of New York City. The conference is traditionally held at UN Headquarters, but has also recently been hosted by leading global cities, including Melbourne, Australia; Paris, France; Mexico City, Mexico; and Bonn, Germany.
Hosting International events is something we do well, as we showed the world with our successful hosting of the 2002 Winter Olympics. As we saw when we hosted MPI, ASAE and, most recently, Connect, it is our community’s human kindness and volunteerism that is our ‘secret sauce.’ And we need your help with the UN event this month, big time! We are currently in dire need of volunteers to fill the more than 900 volunteer shifts required to pull off this event with the aplomb our clients and guests have come to expect. I therefore beg of you to rally your staff, your friends and even your neighbors to help out and step up to once again show the world just how spectacular our community, and its people, are.
Volunteer opportunities include serving as community ambassadors stationed at the airport, around the city and near the Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center, within the Salt Palace and in the Hall of Friendship. Volunteers are asked to fulfill a minimum of two (2) four-hour shifts Aug, 26-28, 2019, and one two-hour training day on either August 25 or 26. To volunteer, go here to fill out an application
As I’ve said, the United Nations affirmed our community’s position as a global destination by selecting Salt Lake to host this prestigious conference, and this is a great way to showcase why we’re one of the country’s most inclusive and sustainable places for business as well as an authentic destination for meeting and the convention industry.
Thank you in advance for making the U.N. Conference a success!
Scott Beck President/CEO
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