Events
Delegate Luncheons, Coffee Breaks, Sponsor Exhibit Hall
Delegate Luncheons and Coffee Breaks are provided Monday through Wednesday. The Monday Luncheon will begin with the group Delegate Photo. All Coffee Breaks will be held in the Sponsor Exhibit Hall. The Sponsor Exhibit Hall will be open for viewing throughout the Conference.
Welcome Reception - Sunday, October 12
The Czech National Bank has graciously invited us to host the conference Welcome Reception at their historical facility on Sunday, October 12, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Conference Delegates and their registered spouses or personal partners are invited to attend. Round-trip transportation will be provided from the Hilton Prague Hotel.
Spouse/Guest Tour - Monday, October 13
For the registered spouses/guests of conference delegates (i.e. a delegate's spouse or personal partner who will not be participating in the Conference Sessions), we are offering a special Tour of Karlovy Vary/Carlsbad on Monday, October 13 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Round-trip transportation will be provided from the Hilton Prague Hotel. The tour itinerary will be as follows:
8:00AM -- Departure from the Hilton Prague Hotel
10:00AM -- Arrival at Karlovy Vary/Carlsbad - Carlsbad's fame has spread throughout the world thanks to its mineral springs. Known as a top international spa, Carlsbad is one of the most visited and beautiful towns in the Czech Republic. Karlovy Vary is famous for its International Film Festival which has been conducted since before the Second World War.
10:00AM to 11:30AM -- Excursion of Carlsbad's Springs - a sight-seeing tour around the city centre and its colonnades, followed by an excursion of the twelve underground Carlsbad springs and information on the beneficial effects of the local mineral water.
11:30AM to 12:30PM -- Lunch at Grandhotel Pupp's Grand Restaurant - the Grand Restaurant offers luxurious dining in a unique, neo-classicist interior with live classical music. The Grand Restaurant's team of top-class chefs prepares specialties of Czech and international cuisine.
12:30PM to 1:30PM -- Visit of the Glassworks Moser - Moser was established as a company in 1857, when gifted engraver and talented businessman Ludwig Moser opened his engraving workshop and glassware store in Karlovy Vary. Over the course of many decades, he specialized in blown, cut, engraved and painted glass, and established his strong position as one of the finest manufacturers of glassware in the world. The artistic excellence, purity, classical proportions and unsurpassed finish of products from the Moser glasswork ensured that they would be found on the tables of prominent figures in political and cultural life across the globe (King Edward VII, Queen Elizabeth II, President Tomáš Garrigue Masary of Czechoslovakia, Pope Pius XI,...)
1:30PM -- Departure from Karlovy Vary/Carlsbad
3:30PM -- Arrival at the Hilton Prague Hotel
Exhibit Hall Reception - Monday, October 13
A Cocktail Reception will be held in the Sponsor Exhibit Hall on Monday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Conference delegates and their registered spouses or personal partners are invited to attend.
Gala Dinner - Wednesday, October 15
The conference Gala Dinner will be held at the Prague Castle, the most important monument in the capital city. Prague Castle has, for more than a thousand years, been the symbol of the state of Bohemia. Its beginnings go back to the last quarter of the 9th century. A Romanesque castle founded by the first Christian Czech Prince Borivoj, became the main seat of this ruling dynasty. The growth of the state of Bohemia was directed from here, and the history of Prague Castle is related to this. Founded after 880 the castle became the seat of the monarchs when Vladislav II won the right to a hereditary royal crown in 1158. The castle was further expanded during the reign of Charles IV in the 14th century when it became the imperial residence. The last general reconstruction of the castle took the form of Rococo and Neo-Classical styles /1753-1775/.
Dinner will be served in the most representative hall at Prague Castle - the Spanish Hall. Built in 1604 and later refurbished in Pseudo-Baroque style, this Hall was originally intended for the display of old statuary collected by Rudolph II. Later the hall was used for ceremonial court occasions and today it is the scene of important state events, concerts and social occasions. The castle complex is nowadays the seat of the president of the Czech Republic. Smoking is not allowed.
Round-trip transportation will be provided from the Hilton Prague Hotel.
Spouse/Guest Registration
- The fee for each spouse/guest who wishes to register for the Tour of Karlovy Vary/Carlsbad is €200.00.
- The fee for each spouse/guest who wishes to register for both Receptions and the Gala Dinner is €200.00.
- Spouse/guest registration can be specified during the delegate registration process.
Note: The Delegate Registration Fee includes delegate participation in both Receptions and the Gala Dinner.
Attire
Business attire is recommended for the Conference Sessions and all events.
