The World Health Organisation Healthy Cities International Conference celebrated the 25-year anniversary of the Healthy Cities Movement in Europe and aimed at:
- stressing the significance of all actions with a view to improving health and prosperity, at the local and urban level;
- investigating the key role played by local government in health-related issues and it participation therein;
- obtaining knowledge from the best practices of all initiatives within the Healthy Cities and Communities actions;
- sharing visions and enhancing its commitment to health and a high quality of living in cities.
The Conference in numbers
500participants
56countries
200speakers
69sessions in 3 subject areas
7conference halls
4daily newsletter
Organising bodies:
- The World Health Organisation
- The National Network of Healthy Municipalities
- The Municipality of Maroussi
When: October 22-25, 2014
Services: Project management, Support, Promotion, Sponsorships & Exhibition
Added value services:
- Fully dynamic and constantly updated webpage
- Press Office
- Daily e-newsletter throughout the conference
- Livestreaming & webcasting
- e-Posters
- Opening ceremony gala
- 2 formal gala dinners
- Guided tours
The Mindwork factor
In this event, we made extensive use of state-of-the-art electronic media:
- Electronic signposting & marking and electronic projection of speaker names in all conference halls;
- e-poster projection system, both in the exhibition area and the webpage;
- e-newsletter by the Mindwork editorial team, despatched every morning by e-mail to all participants.
Within the framework of the Greek section of the conference programme, Civil Society groups and NGOs were given the floor to share their own best practices experience, regarding the improvement of life quality in Greece during these times of financial crisis.