2007 Universal Forum of Cultures

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The 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures is an international event scheduled to be held in Monterrey, capital city of the Mexican state of Nuevo León, in 2007.

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The Universal Forum of Cultures was first held in the Spanish city of Barcelona in 2004.

Nuevo León Governor José Natividad González Parás announced in early 2004 his intention to bid to host the 2007 Forum.

In September 2004 at a press conference in Barcelona the Forum Foundation officially designated Monterrey as the host city for the 2007 Universal Forum of Cultures (Spanish: Fórum Universal de las Culturas 2007). This event has the support of UNESCO.

The Monterrey Forum will be an 80-day cultural event, from September 20th to December 8th. Some 12 to 15 international congresses will be held, along with roughly 8 to 10 international music, film, TV and performance event; and 8 to 10 exhibitions.

The event will promote encounters between Amerindian and Anglo-Saxon culture.

Some of the concepts Forum Monterrey 2007 will focus on are: the age of knowledge and peace, the industrial revolution and ecology, progress and fair distribution of knowledge, technological sub-development, cloning and human dignity, etc.