INVITATIONYou are cordially invited to participate in the Welcome Digital Event

co-organized by UNESCO and the Global Geopark Network to celebrate the nomination of 16 New UNESCO Global Geoparks:

• Cliff s of Fundy (Canada)• Discovery (Canada)• Xiangxi (China)• Zhangye (China)• Lauhanvuori-Haemeenkangas (Finland)• Toba Caldera (Indonesia)• Hantangang (Republic of Korea)• Rio Coco (Nicaragua)• Djerdap (Serbia)• Granada (Spain)• Maestrazgo (Spain)• Estrela (Portugal)• Yangan Tau (Russian Federation)• Kula- Salihli (Turkey)• Black Country (UK)• Dak Nong (Vietnam)

For warmly welcoming these 16 new territories we would like to invite to participate:

• The 16 new UNESCO Global Geoparks• The Permanent Delegations at UNESCO of the respected

Member States• The 146 UNESCO Global Geoparks Representatives• The GGN and UNESCO Global Geoparks Council Members

Please connect to the platform: https://www.gotomeet.me/Petrifi edForest/welcome-digital-event at 14h45 GMT, checking that your camera and micro are off .

Please select in the GoToMeeting menu: in “window”: fullscreen and in “webcam”: person speaking.

WELCOME DIGITAL EVENTFOR THE NEW UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARKS

Thursday 16th July 2020, at 15:00 GMTThursday 16th July 2020, at 15:00 GMT

Rio Coco UGGp (Nicaragua)Traditional music nicaraguense

M’Goun UGGp (Morocco)Traditional Berbere Music

Maestrazgo UGGp (Spain)Traditional Music Aragonese

Dak Nong UGGp (Vietnam)Gong traditional Music from Ede Ethnic group UNESCO Intangible heritage List

PROGRAMME14h45 GMT: Connection of the participants in the

platform

15h00 GMT: UNESCO/GGN Welcome Digital Event opening

Short welcoming speeches: • Global Geoparks Network President • UNESCO Representative • UNESCO Global Geoparks Council Chairman

15h10 GMT: Welcoming of the new UNESCO Geoparks (each new UNESCO Global Geoparks will be invited to provide a speech - 3 minutes maximum).• Cliff s of Fundy (Canada) • Discovery (Canada) • Xiangxi (China) • Zhangye (China)

15h30 GMT• Lauhanvuori-Haemeenkangas

(Finland) • Toba Caldera (Indonesia) • Hantangang (Republic of Korea) • Rio Coco (Nicaragua)

15h50 GMT• Djerdap (Serbia) • Granada (Spain) • Maestrazgo (Spain) • Estrela (Portugal)

16h10 GMT• Yangan Tau (Russian Federation) • Kula- Salihli (Turkey) • Black Country (UK) • Dak Nong (Vietnam)

16h25 GMT: Closing speech by Nickolas Zouros, GGN President

16h30 GMT: End of the Digital event

During the event, 4 UNESCO Global Geoparks will present live music (representing each of the 4 continents).

WELCOME DIGITAL EVENTFOR THE NEW

UNESCO GLOBAL GEOPARKSThursday 16th July 2020, at 15:00 GMT