Los Cabos to Host G20 Global Conference in 2012

Los Cabos to Host G20 Global Conference in 2012
By Kerry Medina

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon recently addressed the Group of Twenty (G20) during a work session in Cannes, France, and invited the global leaders to join him in Los Cabos, Mexico, in June 2012 for the next meeting of the G20 and B20. As the annual G20 Summit comes to an end, preparations are well underway throughout Los Cabos to prepare for more than 7,000 attendees that will arrive in the destination.

In reference to ongoing planning, the final communiqué from the G20 reads, "On Dec. 1, 2011, Mexico will start chairing the G20. We will convene in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, in June 2012, under the chairmanship of Mexico.

Russia will chair the G20 in 2013, Australia in 2014 and Turkey in 2015. We have also agreed, as part of our reforms to the G20, that after 2015, annual presidencies of the G20 will be chosen from rotating regional groups, starting with the Asian grouping comprising of China, Indonesia, Japan and Korea."

Calderon further stated, "I want to invite everyone to come to Mexico in June of next year, for the next G-20 and B-20. Believe me, Los Cabos is a little warmer than this place, there is plenty of sun, if you want to experiment with solar energy, etc., such as receiving sunlight on your own body. We will give a big welcome in Mexico this coming year." With 13,000 total rooms in the destination, Los Cabos will dedicate 11,000 rooms to the G20 Summit, while the Mexican government will invest more than $47 million into the development and promotion of the summit.