Greater Lyon is Lyon’s metropolitan authority grouping together
55 communes; chaired by the Mayor of Lyon, it is responsible for most urban services and utilities for its 1,2 million residents. It has developed relationships with many Asian cities such as Shanghai, Hô Chi Minh City and Yokohama, and belongs to CITYNET's Executive Committee. Greater Lyon will be responsible for the general co-ordination of PRO ACT.

Contact: Guy Peyretti
Project Manager
Decentralised Cooperation Unit
Website: http://www.grandlyon.com

Colombo Municipal Council (CMC), capital of Sri Lanka - 850 000 inhabitants, is a member of the Executive Committee of CITYNET and hosts and co-ordinates the CITYNET Sri Lanka National Chapter. The Mayor of CMC acts as President of the Chapter. CMC has already carried out two ASIA URBS projects (with Paris and Madrid).The CMC will co-ordinate the mobilisation of Asian cities for PRO ACT.

Contact: Colombo Municipal Council
Thamara Mallawaarachchi, Asian Cities Coordinator
N.S. Jayasundera, Deputy Municipal Commissioner
Website: http://www.cmc.lk

Economie & Humanisme (E&H), a 60-year old non-profit organisation, has long been involved in urban studies and consulting work in Asia and Western Europe. E&H has long developed contacts with international and foreign co-operation agencies active in Asia, as well as with private donors and organisations. It will ensure the scientific co-ordination of PRO ACT.

Contact: Eric Baye and Betty Nguyen
Scientific Coordination
Economie & Humanisme
Website: http://www.economie-humanisme.org

EUROCITIES is a network of around 120 large European cities (more than 250,000 inhabitants) which aims to foster a spirit of networking to share common challenges and solutions. EUROCITIES encourages its members to share their expertise and to be proactive in shaping national and EU policy. It has extensive experience in EU-funded projects in the field of city-to-city co-operation and exchanges. In PRO ACT, EUROCITIES will co-ordinate the mobilisation of its members.

Website: http://www.eurocities.org

The City of Lyon, the largest of Greater Lyon’s 55 communes, counts 0,5 million inhabitants. It is also strongly involved in co-operations with Asian cities (i.e.Yokohama, Hô Chi Minh City, Guangzhou, Kabul), has already hosted many international events, such as the G7 and the Greencross Summit, and is very keen to support Euro-Asian economic and cultural dialogues. It will be in charge of the logistic aspects of PRO ACT’ s events taking place in Lyon, and of the internal evaluation of the project.

Contact: Christophe Meunier
Lyon City Hall
International Relations Department
Website: http://www.lyon.fr

CITYNET is an associate partner of PRO ACT. Based in Yokohama and presided by the Mayor of Yokohama, this international network groups more than 120 cities, mostly in Asia and the Pacific region; some of these are among the largest cities in Asia (ie. Shanghai, Mumbai, Yokohama, Seoul, Bangkok). In co-operation with various UN organisations (ie. UNESCAP, UNITAR, UNDP, UNHABITAT), CITYNET organises exchanges of experience and capacity-building programmes for urban managers/officers in the field of urban planning and management. PRO ACT directly converges with CITYNET's eagerness in encouraging its regional chapters, interacting with international donors in Asia, and strengthening dialogue with European cities. CITYNET has been a long-time partner of ASIA URBS and its Secretary-General served on ASIA URBS’ Advisory Board.

Contact: Bernadia Irawati Tjandradewi
Adviser for Colombo City -CITYNET
Website: http://www.citynet-ap.org/en