Attendance at Conference

The Works and Utilities Committee recommends that authority be granted for Councillor Ila Bossons to attend the Orbit '99 - International Conference on Biological Treatment of Waste and the Environment, at a cost of approximately $900.00 (Canadian), to be funded from the Business Travel Budget, as requested in the following communication (March 24, 1999) from Councillor Ila Bossons, Midtown:

Re:Orbit '99 - International Conference on Biological Treatment of Waste and the Environment - September 2 and 4, 1999, Weimar, Germany

I am writing to request the Committee's support for my attendance as a delegate, representing Toronto, at the above-noted Orbit '99 Conference. I have been a member of the committee responsible for the environment for most of my ten years as a Councillor, with a keen interest in the

Conference Themes listed for Orbit '99.

The details of this conference, including the registration form, are in the attached announcement and preliminary program.

The cost will be only for registration, which is Euro-dollars $550.00 for the whole conference and the cost of three nights' accommodation. I will provide my own air fare.

Your support is appreciated. Thank you.

(A copy of the conference material referred to in the foregoing communication is on file in the office of the City Clerk.)