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OFFICIAL PROGRAMME
| Day 1 |
Thursday 17 February |
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APPOINTMENT SESSION EXHIBITORS / HOSTED BUYERS
| Place: |
Akdeniz Hall |
| Time: |
10:00/11:00 |
| Participants: |
The Hosted Buyers, Exhibitors, Sponsors |
| Programme: |
The Meeting area will be set up for the Hosted Buyers, Exhibitors and Sponsors. During this hour the Hosted Buyers will have the opportunity to meet with the exhibitors to arrange appointments. |
OFFICIAL OPENING
| Place: |
Interexpo Hall |
| Time: |
11:00/12:00 |
| Participants: |
Exhibitors, Hosted Buyers, International and National Press, Sponsors, Protocol, Trade Visitors. |
| Programme: |
Official Opening Ceremony, honoured by The President of Turkey and The Tourism Minister
of Turkey. Speeches by:
- Suleyman Demirel, President of Turkey
- Erkan Mumcu, Tourism Minister of Turkey
- Ali Mufit Gurtuna, The Mayor of The Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul
- Basaran Ulusoy, President of TURSAB (Asso. of Turkish Travel Agencies)
- Ali G�reli, President of TUROB (Turkish Hotel Association)
- Tavit K�letavitoglu, President of TYD (Turkish Tourism Investors Association)
- Halim Bulutoglu, General Manager of EKIN Publishing Centre
- David Hammond, Director of ITE-Travel Exhibitions |
STAND VISITS
| Time: |
12:00-13:00 |
| Participants: |
Hosted Buyers |
| Programme: |
Stand Visits |
| Place: |
Exhibition Area |
MINISTRIAL ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION
| Place: |
Interexpo Hall |
| Time: |
13:00-14:00 |
| Participants: |
Exhibitors, Hosted Buyers, International and National Press, Sponsors, Protocol, Trade Visitors. |
| Subject: |
The Tourism Ministries of the Mediterranean Countries will be discussing co-operation on Tourism in the Region |
| Moderator: |
Geoffrey Gray Forton- Meeting World Associates |
| Speakers: |
The Ministries of Tourism: Egypt, Israel, Greece, Tunisia, Turkey etc. |
SIGNING OF AN ECONOMICAL CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN: THE METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY OF ATHENS AND ISTANBUL
| Place: |
Interexpo Hall |
| Time: |
14:15-14:45 |
| Participants: |
Hosted Buyers, Local and International Press, Participants and Protocol |
| Organised by: |
Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul |
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
| Place: |
Interexpo Hall |
| Time: |
15:00-17:00 |
| Participants: |
Exhibitors, Hosted Buyers, International and National Press, Sponsors, Protocol, Trade Visitors. |
| Subject: |
"Business Opportunities TO the East Mediterranean Region" |
| Moderator: |
Geoffrey Gray Forton- Meeting World Associates |
| Speakers: |
ALAN FLOOK, General Secretary - IFTO - International Federation of Tour Operators - THOMAS JENKINS, Executive Director - ETOA - European Tours Operators Associations
Mr. CHRISTIAN MUTSCLECHNER, Vice President ICCA - The International Meetings Associations and also Board Member of EFCT-European Federation of Conference Towns HÜLYA ASLANTAS - Vice President - TURSAB |
SKAL CLUB HAPPY HOUR COCKTAIL
| Time: |
18:00-19:00 |
| Participants: |
Hosted Buyers, International Participants, Turkish members of SKAL, Press |
| Programme: |
ISTANBUL SKAL Club Happy Hour Cocktail |
| Place: |
Exhibition Centre |
EMITT 2000 MEDITERRANEAN GALA DINNER (by invitation only)
| Place: |
Hall 1, at the exhibition centre |
| Time: |
19:30/23:00 |
| Programme: |
Cocktail "garden party" theme: Mediterranean music, food and entertainment. |
| Participants: |
Exhibitors, Hosted Buyers, International and National Press, Sponsors, Protocol, Trade Visitors. |
| Programme: |
Cocktail "garden party" theme: Mediterranean music, food and entertainment including a fashion show, belly dancing. |
| Return: |
22:00 Transfer back to Hotels |
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