SUMMIT OF THE HEADS OF STATE AND OF GOVERNMENT OF THE G8

L' Aquila

01 Jan 2009 - 31 Dec 2009

In the year of the Italian Presidency of the G8, the meeting of the Big ones took place from the 8th to the 10th of July 2009, it gathered the Heads of State and Government of the G8 Countries. They met with more than 30 delegations, for a total of 40 participants among G8 Countries, G5 Countries, MEF Countries – Major Economies Forum, Countries of the African Union, international organizations and other Countries invited by the Italian Presidency.

The meeting was moved from Sardinia, where it was previously expected to be held, to l’Aquila, as a sign of solidarity with Abruzzo, badly damaged in the same year by an earthquake, and with all the people of the world that were victims of natural disasters.

The annual meeting of the Big ones is the main and most visible event of the G8 process, and it is the event that all the PCO want to organize. In the case of the 2009 edition, al the direction of the summits went step by step with the management of the earthquake emergency.

Challenges

Ega Solutions

Challenges

Deal, in short time, with the decision to move the G8 to l’Aquila: a new location and an agenda to completely rearrange.

Ega Solutions

We were able to quickly answer to all the requests by the Government, managing them in a coordinated way with an onsite staff and a remote one. The work was organized in 2 daily meetings, a startup and a debrief one, in collaboration with the Department of the Protezione Civile of the Presidency of the Council.

We were able to quickly answer to all the requests by the Government, managing them in a coordinated way with an onsite staff and a remote one. The work was organized in 2 daily meetings, a startup and a debrief one, in collaboration with the Department of the Protezione Civile of the Presidency of the Council.

Challenges

Think on an economical point of view, to contain the costs as much as possible with the purpose to reuse funds addressed to the Summit for the rebuilding of the areas damaged by the earthquake.

Ega Solutions

In agreement with the Government, we decided to involve the Università dell’Aquila in the great project. In this way students had the opportunity to take part at the Summit, acquiring credits and enforcing their personal experience.

In agreement with the Government, we decided to involve the Università dell’Aquila in the great project. In this way students had the opportunity to take part at the Summit, acquiring credits and enforcing their personal experience.

Challenges

Adapt the chosen location, the Scuola Sottufficiali of the Guardia di Finanza, to the necessities and standards of the delegations hosted and involved in the meeting.

Ega Solutions

We worked in record times at the set-up of the Scuola Sottufficiali of the Guardia di Finanza, in coordination with the Forze dell’Ordine for all the recovery works. Furthermore, we were able to manage the arrivals of the Heads of delegation with delegates following, respecting all the parameters of access established by the government.

We worked in record times at the set-up of the Scuola Sottufficiali of the Guardia di Finanza, in coordination with the Forze dell’Ordine for all the recovery works. Furthermore, we were able to manage the arrivals of the Heads of delegation with delegates following, respecting all the parameters of access established by the government.

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people (work team)

mediation of many different languages

safety guaranteed in a post-earthquake city

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successful event

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