Program
Program
16 October 2024 Get-Together Partyİzmir Historical Coal Gas Factory Dress Code: Smart Casual 19:30 - Shuttle Service from Swissotel to the Historical Coal Gas Factory 20:00 - 20:40 Music 20:40 - 20:55 Welcome Speeches 20:55 - 23:30 DJ Performance 23:30 - Shuttle Service from the Historical Coal Gas Factory to Swissotel PS: The event will be held outdoors, so please bring a jacket or shawl. |
17 October 2024 Opening CeremonyAhmet Adnan Saygun Culturel Center Dress Code: Business Attire or National Dress and Skal Regalia 08:30 - Shuttle Service from Swissotel to the Adnan Saygun Culturel Center 09:30 - 10:00 - Entry of the Congress Participants 10:00 - 10:05 - Welcome by Master of Ceremony 10:05 - 10:45 - Opening Speeches, Opening Ceremony, Skal Anthem, Flag Parade 10:45 - 11:25 - Introduction of Skal Officials and Local Dignitaries 11:25 - 12:10 - Sustainable Tourism and Club of the Year Awards 12:10 - 12:30 - Keynote Speaker: Mr. Mehmet Nane (IATA Past President) 12:30 - 13:00 - Entertainment 13:00 - Closing |
17 October 2024 Urla Tour with LunchUrla Town & Urla Sahne (Lunch Venue) Dress Code: Casual & Walking Shoes 13:15 - Transfer to Urla for Lunch (Approx. 30 Minutes by Bus) 13:45 - 15:15 - Lunch at Urla Sahne During the Lunch - Twinning Ceremony İzmir - Rome / İzmir - Capetown / Cape West Coast - Chennai 15:15 - 18:30 - Half Day Urla Excursion (Köstem Oliveoil Museum, Free time at Urla Art Street) 19:00 - Back to the Hotel for Dinner PS: There will be changing rooms at Urla Sahne for the participants who would like to change their clothing for the walking tour PS: Transfer to Swiss. Full Congress package attendees will have dinner at Swissotel |
18 October 2024 Annual General AssemblySwissotel Smyrna Hall Dress Code: Business Attire or National Dress 09:00 - 10:30 - AGA First Session 10:30 - 11:00 - Coffee Break (Foyer) 11:00 - 14:00 - AGA Second Session 14:00 - 15:00 - Lunch Break (Grand Efes Hall) 15:00 - 16:00 - AGA Third Session 16:00 - 16:30 - Coffee Break (Foyer) 16:30 - 17:00 - AGA Fourth Session 17:00 - Closing |
18 October 2024 İzmir Old City & Agora Walking Tour (For Non Delegates and Spouses)Swissotel Lobby Dress Code: Casual & Walking Shoes 08:45 - Meeting in the Lobby of Swissotel for the Excursion with the Tour Guide 09:00 - 09:30 - Konak Square,a Bustling Square with the Iconic Clock Tower 09:35 - 12:00 - Kızlarağası Hanı "Kervansaray Like Shopping Area" and Turkish Coffee Street and Free Time 12:00 - 13:00 - Lunch 13:00 - 13:15 - Walking to Agora Open Air Museum 13:15 - 14:15 - Agora Tour 14:15 - 14:30 - Tour Ends in Agora 14:30 - 14:45 - Walking Back to Swissotel |
18 October 2024 Dine AroundVarious Restaurants Dress Code: Smart Casual 19:00 - 22:30 - The meeting point is the lobby of the official hotels at 19:00, we will walk to the dine-around restaurants. |
19 October 2024 Global Market Place & Trade FairSwissotel Smyrna Hall 1 & 2 Dress Code: Smart Casual 08:30 - 10:45 - B2B Session and Global Market - Smyrna Hall 2 10:45 - 11:15 - Coffee Break (Foyer) 11:15 - 11:45 - Young Professionals - Our Future Gonzalo Novelo. Skål International Merdia - Mexico 11:45 - 13:45 - Lunch 12:15 - 12:35 - Keynote Speaker - Kamel Badawy (Business Management & Intelligence Director, Aspire Zone Foundation) The importance of Sports and Medical Tourism - Smyrna Hall 1 13:15 - 13:45 - Panel Session - Smyrna Hall 1 Moderator: Stefan Pettersson (Stockholm) Panellists: Annette Cardenas, President of Skal International (Panama), Maureen Ohola (Nairobi) Moritz Freise (Berlin), William Oh (Seoul) 13:45 - 14:00 - Coffee & Dessert 14:00 - 17:00 - Information Sessions Smyrna Hall 2 14:00 - 14:30 - Aspire Zone Presentation - Smyrna Hall 2 14:30 - 14:50 - Coffee Break (Foyer) 14:50 - 15:20 - Sustainability (José Luis Quintero and Committee) - Smyrna Hall 2 15:20 - 15:50 - Membership (Asuman Tariman) - Smyrna Hall 2 15:50 - 16:20 - Hüseyin Baraner (Secretary General of the World Twin Cities Tourism Association) Rethinking the Involvement of Destination Residents in Tourism and Sharing in Times of Over-Tourism- Smyrna Hall 2 16:20 - 16:50 - AGPTS (Kemi Soetan) - Smyrna Hall 2 16:50 - 17:00 - Kemal Oral (Elektraweb CEO) - Artificial Intelligence Solutions and Sustainability in Hotel Management - Smyrna Hall 2 17:00 - Closing |
19 October 2024 GMP DinnerDress Code: Smart Casual 20:00 - Buffet Starts (Street Food Concept with Different Food & Beverage Stations) 20:00 - 21:00 - Dj Performance 21:00 - 21:30 - Break for Speeches 21:30 - 00:00 - Dj Performance PS: The event will be held outdoors, so please bring a jacket or shawl. |
20 October 2024 Cesme Tour with LunchCesme Town & Ilıca Hotel (Lunch Venue) Dress Code: Casual & Walking Shoes 08:30 - Meeting in the lobby of Swissotel for the excursion with the tour guides 08:30 - 09:30 - Transfer to Çeşme Town (Aprrox.60 Minutes to Cesme by Bus) 09:45 - 13:00 - Alaçatı Tour 13:00 - 15:00 - Lunch (Ilıca Hotel) 15:00 - 15:10 - Transfer to Çeşme Center (10 mins by Bus) 15:10 - 16:15 - Çesme Panaromic Tour 16:15 - Back to the Hotel for President's Gala Dinner PS: There will be a small break for those who would like to go for a swim in the sea, the hotel will provide beach towels. |
20 October 2024 President's DinnerAncient Agora of Smryna Dress Code: Formal/Black Tie/National Dress and Skal Regalia 18:30 - Shuttle Service from Swissotel to the Agora 18:45 - 19:45 - Sun Set Coctail 20:00 - Dinner starts 21:00 - 21:30 - Speeches & Installation of Officers 23:30 - Shuttle Service from the Agora to Swissotel PS: The event will be held outdoors, so please bring a jacket or shawl. High heels are not appropriate because the area is a grass field. |