The Compact of Mayors will host a series of webinars

19.05.2016

This e-learning course will show cities how to work through the various phases of Compact compliance in a self-paced virtual environment. The tool will also support local leaders to help them better understand the key requirements for the Compact as well as guide them through their respective city’s journey towards achieving compliance.

Starting on May 20th,the Compact of Mayors will host a series of webinars—both regional and language-specific—on the newly launched e-learning tool.

This e-learning course will show cities how to work through the various phases of Compact compliance in a self-paced virtual environment. The tool will also support local leaders to help them better understand the key requirements for the Compact as well as guide them through their respective city’s journey towards achieving compliance. 

We’re hosting six webinars that take a deeper dive into the platform as well as help audiences better understand best practices, ideas and strategies to relay to city leaders who are employing the tool to achieve Compact compliance.

The topics for each of the webinars include:

  • An introduction to the Compact of Mayors (20 minutes): Staff supporting the Compact of Mayors will provide introductions and background information on the Compact. This section covers a general overview of the Compact, partner organizations, the scope of the initiative, how to join, and requirements for compliance. 
  • About the e-learning course (20 minutes): This course was developed to provide a flexible, fun and interactive way to learn more about the compliance phases of the Compact of Mayors. The e-learning experience gets users started with compliance requirements, and connects with supporting tools and resources to advance the climate planning capacity. Flexible course pathways allow for users to pursue the topics they find most interesting. This section covers learning content and short demos sampling some of the exercises in the course. 
  • Registration and e-learning platform (20 minutes): In this section, we will do a walkthrough of the course registration process and introduce webinar attendees to some of the platform features that can be used to get the most out of the e-learning. Users can engage with the course forum to connect with peers and experts, share experiences and get support for topics covered in the e-learning.

Below is the schedule of webinars that will go through June 16th as well as registration links to each webinar based on the region and language-focus. We hope you’ll join us for this exciting opportunity to learn and share how best to offer cities a virtual community to reach compliance and better prepare cities for their journey. We look forward to working with you.

Schedule

Webinar #1 on Europe: May 20th at 8:00AM EDT

  • Language: English
  • Lead: WRI
  • Register here

Webinar #2 on Europe/Africa: May 26th at 10AM EDT

  • Language: French
  • Lead: C40
  • Register here

Webinar #3 on North America: May 27th at 2:00PM EDT

  • Language: English
  • Lead: WRI
  • Register here

Webinar #4 on Asia: June 1st at 9:00AM EDT

  • Language: English
  • Lead: WRI
  • Register here

Webinar #5 on South America: June 2nd at 9:00AM EDT

  • Language: Spanish
  • Lead: ICLEI
  • Register here

Webinar #6 on South America: June 16th at 9:00AM EDT

  • Language: Portuguese
  • Lead: CDP
  • Register here