Welcoming Ottawa Week (WOW), June 25 to 30, 2013
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - June 18, 2013) - Local residents and institutions are gathering in Ottawa, June 25 to 30, 2013, for "Welcoming Ottawa Week" (WOW). During the Week, the Mayor of Ottawa will formally proclaim the last week of June as the Welcoming Ottawa Week; at a breakfast reception at City Hall with business executives, civic leaders, and representatives of faith communities in the region.
Initiated by the Ottawa Local Immigration Partnership (OLIP), and championed by the Mayor of Ottawa, the Welcoming Ottawa Week is designed to create recurrent opportunities for Ottawans to express and reflect on the warmth of our welcome; and for newcomers and long-time residents of Ottawa to have quality-based recreational and intellectual interactions that will foster trust and understanding. The calendar of the inaugural Welcoming Ottawa Week is marked with a series of engaging dialogues and celebratory activities across the city that include community sports events, movie screening in neighborhood parks, public lectures and seminars, music, artists' gatherings, and the 2nd Annual Ottawa Immigration Forum.
Media are invited to cover the following dialogues and festivities:
CENTRAL EVENT: 2nd Annual Ottawa Immigration Forum
As the central event of the Week, the 2nd Annual Ottawa Immigration Forum on June 27 from 8:55 am to 12:30 pm, focuses on the theme of "the building blocks of a welcoming city" and looks at models of welcoming cities elsewhere in Canada. The Forum will also discuss how Ottawa can maintain its top position as a destination hub for international students, among mid-sized Canadian cities. The Forum takes place on June 27th, to mark the occasion of Multiculturalism Day. The Forum brings together 200 participants from local community agencies, the three levels of government, elected officials, civic leaders, academic researchers and analysts, and the business sector.
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WHERE: Delta City Centre, 101 Lyon Street, Ottawa, 1st Floor, Ballrooms B&C
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