<html><body bgcolor='#ffffff' style='margin-left:0px; font-size:9pt; margin:0px; font-family:Verdana; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; font-family: Verdana' ><BR><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>INVITATION (also attached as .pdf)<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></B> </P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Special Program for Journalists, June 2-4, Berlin Legislators Forum<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">On-the-Job Training Program on Climate Change, the G8 Agenda and the<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Role of Avoided Deforestation in Reducing Emissions<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">The COM+ </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Alliance</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"> of Communicators for Sustainable Development,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>(www.complusalliance.org) and the Global Legislators for a Balanced<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Environment (GLOBE – www.globeinternational.org) are pleased to invite you to<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>participate in a special program of activities for journalists at the upcoming Berlin<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Legislators Forum, Germany, on June 2-4, 2007. A special “on the job training<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Session” will be organized on June 2nd, which will serve as a preview of the<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>Forum.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>The Berlin Forum is the third meeting of the G8+5 Climate Change Dialogue and<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>also the first meeting of the G8 Illegal Logging Dialogue, both facilitated by<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>GLOBE. The Forum will address the following key themes:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3>• Pathways for clean technology: what decisions do legislators and<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>business leaders need to make to ensure delivery of technologies to<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>market.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>• Forests & Climate: what role can avoided deforestation play in reducing<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>emissions.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>• A future Framework for a post 2012 Climate Change Agreement.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>In conjunction with GLOBE, COM+ will host a series of activities on June 2-4 for<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>journalists, including the ‘On-the-Job Training Program on Climate Change, the<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>G8 Agenda and the Role of Avoided Deforestation in Reducing Emissions’.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3>If you would like to participate in the program, please contact: Katiana Murillo<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>(katiana.murillo@complusalliance.org) or Rebeca Barquero<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><FONT size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">(rebeca.barquero@complusalliance.org), tel: </SPAN><st1:phone o_x003a_ls="trans"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">(506) 241-0101</SPAN></st1:phone><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><o:p><FONT size=3> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT size=3>For more information on the Berlin Forum, please see the website:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=3>www.globeinternational.org<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P><P><P>Ramesh JAURA<BR>-----------------------------------------------------------<BR>European Director IPS-INTER PRESS SERVICE<BR>E-Mail: rjaura@ipseuropa.org | rjaura@ips.org<BR>IPS EUROPA | IPS EUROPE<BR>Tel.: +49 30 28 482 360<BR>Fax: +49 30 28 482 369 <BR>Mobile: +49 175 417 2159 </P><P></P><IMG height=1 alt="" src="https://img.web.de/ivw/CP/freemail/content/?ts=1180121341-882613" width=1 border=0><IMG height=1 alt="" src="https://webdessl.ivwbox.de/cgi-bin/ivw/CP/97;sc%3Dfreemail/content%26uq%3Dac1406cf-12743-1160506201-5?r=https%3A%2F%2Ffreemailng6404.web.de%2Fonline%2Fmsg%2Fedit.htm%3Fsi%3Do3ES.1hREJL.3lKhMp.1z**%26rv_mid%3D237700955%26rv_mail_action%3Dremsg%26rv_folder%3D1176924%26indexid%3D1%26ftotal%3D18%26rv_ismail%3Dyes%26do_switch_to_html_mail%3Dyes&d=1180121341-882613" width=1 border=0><IMG height=1 alt="" src="https://img.web.de/ivw/CP/freemail/content/?ts=1180121415-575873" width=1 border=0><IMG height=1 alt="" src="https://webdessl.ivwbox.de/cgi-bin/ivw/CP/97;sc%3Dfreemail/content%26uq%3Dac1406cf-12743-1160506201-5?r=https%3A%2F%2Ffreemailng6404.web.de%2Fonline%2Fmsg%2Fedit.htm%3Frv_mid%3D237700955%26rv_mail_action%3Dremsg%26do_switch_to_html_mail%3Dyes%26rv_msg_content_type%3D2%26rv_from%3D%2522Ramesh%2BJaura%2522%2B%253Crjaura%2540ipseuropa.org%253E%26rv_refwd_msg%3D234976851%26do_switch_to_html_mail%3Dyes%26si%3Do3ES.1hREJL.3lKhMp.1z**&d=1180121415-575873" width=1 border=0></body></html>