A preparatory meeting of the Global Fund for Cities Development (FMDV) founding general assembly will be held on 24^th and 25^th June 2010 in Istanbul, in order to present the project in its entirety to the members of Metropolis and to the other local authorities who have expressed interest in the approach.  The preparatory meeting will also make it possible to agree on how the structure will operate and on the commitments that the local authorities will be led to make as members.

It will be a pre-meeting of the Board of Directors to be held in October in Barcelona, and it will prepare the structuring decisions of the NGO: level of membership fees, validation of the articles of association and of the budget, and identification of the launch projects.

For further information:  www.fmdv.net