SOCIAL AND ACCOMPANYING PERSON PROGRAM
The 9th European Congress of Paediatric Surgery includes the following social events:
• Wednesday June 18th - 20.00 hr: WELCOME AND OPENING CEREMONY
Wednesday 18th June 2008, 6 p.m.
Venue: Harbiye Cultural Center(Main Hall)
Welcome addresses:
S.N. Cenk Buyukunal (Chairman, Local Committee)
Ünal Zorludemir (President of TAPS, Turkish Association of Pediatric Surgeons)
Juan Tovar (President of EUPSA)
Ministry of Tourism and Culture
Entertainment:
Video: Istanbul a city between continents and two civilisations
Children’s Choir of Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra (Conducted by: Prof. Gokcen Koray)
Concert of Mehter (War orchestra of Ottoman Army)
Garden Party: Cocktail Prolongee
• Thursday June 19th - 20.00 hr: Presidents Reception at the historical campus of Istanbul University (XVth Century AD)
• Friday June 20th - (Free afternoon programmes
- 1st Option: 15.00 hr - 18.30 hr: Dolmabahçe Palace trip and Golden Horn - Marmara Sea Boat Excursion
- 2nd Tour: 16.30 hr - 20.00 hr: Guided tour to Istanbul University, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Medical Museum and Golden Horn - Marmara Sea Boat Excursion
• Saturday June 21st - 20.30 hr – 23.00 hr: Annual dinner: Bosphorus cruise and dinner at Baltalimanı Mustafa Reşit Pasha Palace (XIXth Century AD)
The Welcome Reception and the Presidents Reception are included in the registration fee.
ACCOMPANYING PERSONS PROGRAM
• The Welcome Reception (June 18, 2008)
• The President's Reception (June 19, 2008)
• One day Guided City Tour (June 19, 2008)
(Free for accompanying persons, but may be seperately purchased by congress members for a fee of 60 EUR)
• Friday Free Afternoon Tours-Options 1 or 2 (June 20, 2008)
OPTIONAL TOURS: (Prices are subject to change according to the number of participation)
• Sunay Akin Istanbul Toy Museum
• Miniaturk: Miniature version of the historical city of Istanbul, Anatolia and Ottoman Providence
• Rahmi Koc Museum: The first major museum in Turkey dedicated to the history of Transport, Industry and Communications. Housed in magnificent buildings - themselves prime examples of industrial archaeology - on the shore of the historic Golden Horn, the collection contains thousands of items from gramophone needles to full size ships and aircraft.
