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Ah, the decisions a mayor must make. I got this email, and I'm torn as to whether Roland should apply. I really want to battle climate change.

City of Roland is invited to submit a Proposal to become The Host City of AS ONE

Unfortunately the battle against climate change will not be over in a year or even a decade. It will take a century or more, to turn the tides on human induced global warming. And the ensuing conflicts, mass migrations, famines & economic collapses, will test to the limit, our abilities to share the ever dwindling resources of our fragile planet.

Hence all global communities & cities need to develop strategies, organizations, & unifying symbols, that will be strong enough to survive decades, so allowing future generations to carry on the battle from where we will surely be forced to leave it.

AS ONE will be one such structure. Destined to become one of the most important, recognized & visited structures built this century. An interactive edifice, utilizing traditional Bronze Castings with state of the art Audio Visual special effects, will draw tens of thousands of people from hundreds countries across the globe, each year, to pay homage & interact with the legendary people of the AS ONE Structure.

The global business community is leading the way in financing the construction of AS ONE. Now it is time to select the Host City where AS ONE is to be built. AS ONE will initially bring more than 50,000 international visitors per year to the Host City, which should inject more than USD15 million per year into the Host City’s economy. However the most exciting aspect of the AS ONE Project for the Host City, is that AS ONE is a 100 year project, which will see the unveiling of a new iconic human being, nominated by millions of people from all around the world, within the AS ONE Structure each year. This ensures the number of visitors to the AS ONE structure will continue to grow each year. Hence the overall economic impact for the Host City should be in the order of USD 3.5 billion over the 100 year time frame of the project.

50,000 Visitors/year USD 15 million injection/year into local economy of Host City

This yearly 'AS ONE Unveiling & Inauguration Dinner', to be staged each year at the Host city for the entire 100 years of the project, is expected to attract hundreds of media commentators & crews from all corners of the globe, which will deliver an enormous ongoing, century long, global promotional campaign for the Host City.

The AS ONE Board of Patrons is now seeking Expressions of Interest from cities around the world who believe their city would be the best in the world for the legendary people of AS ONE to call home. (for more information regards the general criteria for any city, please click here)

The size or wealth of a city will not play a big part in the decision making process. In fact the Request For Proposals (RFP) process has been specifically designed to be an extremely low cost exercise, thus allowing all cities, no matter how small, whom believe they have the ideal location for some of the world's most iconic, legendary human beings to call home, the opportunity to submit a proposal.

To register your intention to submit a proposal to host AS ONE, city representatives just need to register to attend the,

Host City General Information Seminar, & VIP & World Media Unveiling Dinner Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam 6th & 7th of March 2014. (Click here to find out more & register).

This one day seminar fee of USD150/person & VIP Dinner of USD175 /person should represent every city’s greatest expense within the RFP process. The Host City will only be asked to provide the land or location for the AS ONE structure. The cost of building the structure will be via donations & contributions made by other governments, corporations & individuals.

Every city which submits a proposal to Host AS ONE will be invited to participate in the, AS ONE Global Cities Project, which will deliver significant outcomes & returns for the local communities of all participating cities. Full details of this program will be explained at the AS ONE Host City General Information Seminar.

The number of cities which will be allowed to register for the Host City General Information Seminar will be limited. Once this number has been reached no further Registrations for the Seminar will be solicited or accepted.

Thank you & I look forward to seeing you at the Information Seminar

Paul Phillips Director