Program


Program

16 October 2024

Get-Together Party

İzmir 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 Ceremony

Ahmet 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 Lunch

Urla 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 Assembly

Swissotel 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 Around

Various 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 Fair

Swissotel 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 Dinner

Dress 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 Lunch

Cesme 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 Dinner

Ancient 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.