Distinguished delegates of the 43rd WTCA General Assembly!
World Trade Centers Association invites you to participate in the 43rd WTCA General Assembly, which will be held in Moscow from September 23 to 25 and St. Petersburg from September 25 to 26, 2012.
Please note that in order to be able to book a hotel at special rates established for participants, you will need to arrive in Moscow not earlier than September 22, 2012.
According to the WTCA program, the Moscow part of the General Assembly agenda will be held from September 23 to 25, 2012. In the evening of September 25 at 19:25, all delegates will depart Moscow via “Sapsan” train for St. Petersburg, where they will arrive at 23:15 the same date. Hotel booking for Moscow and St. Petersburg is available on the General Assembly registration page. When selecting dates in the module you may choose: September 21 — 25 — accommodation in Moscow (Crowne Plaza Hotel Moscow), September 25 — 27 — accommodation in St. Petersburg (Astoria Hotel St. Petersburg and the Angleterre Hotel St. Petersburg).
According to the WTCA program, the St. Petersburg part of the agenda will be held the whole day of September 26.
Please take time to review the program carefully and plan a return flight from St. Petersburg. If you desire to fly back from Moscow, you will need to make travel arrangements and cover the costs for the transfer from St. Petersburg to Moscow and accommodation in Moscow independently.
The program is available on 43rd General Assembly webpage or download PDF file.
Look for further updates on the Assembly website!
Sincerely,
WTCA Headquarters |
Time |
Agenda |
Venue |
Note |
21 September, Friday |
All day
|
Arrival WTCA Board Members/Accompanying Persons |
Crowne Plaza Club
|
|
08.00 – 23.00
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Registration WTCA Board Members/Accompanying Persons |
Crowne Plaza
|
Club Lobby
|
22 September, Saturday
|
08.30-17.00
19.30-22.00
|
Board Activities and Meeting
Board Dinner |
Crowne Plaza Club
|
Oxford Hall Club Restaurant
- 1st Floor
|
08.00 – 09.00 |
Registration WTCA Board Members/Accompanying Persons |
Crowne Plaza Club |
Lobby |
08.00 – 23.00
|
Arrival Delegates & Registration for Delegates Opens
|
Crowne Plaza
|
Lobby
|
09.00-21.00
|
Free Day for Delegates and Accompanying Persons/Moscow Excursions – Tickets for Sale at Travel Desk
|
Crowne Plaza
|
Lobby
|
23 September, Sunday |
08.00 – 23.00
|
Arrival Delegates/Official registration 43rd General Assembly |
Crowne Plaza
|
Lobby
|
09.00 – 16.00
|
Board Meetings
Board Working Lunch |
Crowne Plaza Club
|
Oxford Hall
|
10.00 – 13.00
|
Moscow Excursions for Delegates
(See Separate Excursion) |
Crowne Plaza
|
Lobby
|
13.00 – 17.00
|
Free Time for Delegates |
|
|
17.15 – 17.45
|
Transfer to Bolshoi Theatre |
Crowne Plaza Atrium
Crowne Plaza Club Atrium
|
Buses available at both locations
|
18.00 – 21.00
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Bolshoi Theatre Performance |
The Bolshoi Theatre
|
Attire:
Business/Cocktail
|
21.00 – 21.30 |
Transfer to Hotel |
Crowne Plaza |
Lobby |
21.30 – 22.30
|
Welcome Reception with Remarks by:
Ghazi Abu Nahl, Board Chairman, WTCA
V.Y Salamatov, Director General, WTC Moscow
Eric R. Dahl, CEO, WTCA
|
Crowne Plaza Atrium (Food and Beverages Served)
|
Attire:
Business/Cocktail
|
24 September, Monday
(coffee stations operating all day, Congress Center 2nd floor)
|
09.00 – 9.30
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Opening Ceremony WTCA 43rd General Assembly
|
Congress Centr
|
Congress Hall - 2nd floor
Attire:
Business
|
9.30 – 9.45
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Opening Remarks by:
Ghazi Abu Nahl, Board Chairman, WTCA
V.Y Salamatov, Director General, WTC Moscow
Eric R. Dahl, CEO, WTCA |
Congress Center
|
Congress Hall - 2nd floor
Attire:
Business
|
10:15 – 12:30
|
WTCA NETWORK MARKETPLACE
“Building Sustainable Revenue Generation”
10.15-10.30 Introduction
10.30-11.20 Session I
11.25-12.15 Session II
12.15-12.30 Survey & Feedback
|
Congress Center
|
Valdai Hall
1st floor
|
12.30 – 14.00
|
Lunch
Regional Exhibition
|
Congress Center
|
Seliger Hall 1st Floor
Foyer 1st + 2nd Fl.
|
14.00 – 16.00
|
Forum «Russia in the WTO: The Launch»
Moderator: S.N. Katyrin, President, CCI RF |
Congress Center
|
Congress Hall
|
20.00 – 22.00
|
43rd General Assembly Gala Dinner
Announcement of Board Election Results
Recognition of 2012 Certified WTCs
Special Recognition: Genevieve Fournier
Cultural Program |
Congress Center
|
Congress Hall
Foyer 2nd Floor
Attire: Evening
|
25 September, Tuesday
(coffee stations operating all day, Congress Center 2nd floor)
|
08.00 – 10:00
|
Board Meeting: New Board Member Orientation |
Crown Plaza Club
|
Oxford Hall
|
08.30 – 09.00
|
Regoinal Exhibition
|
Crowne Plaza
|
Congress Center
Foyer – 1st + 2nd Fl.
|
9.00 – 15.00 |
B2B meetings |
Congress Center |
Meeting rooms |
09.30 – 12.00 |
WTCA INTERACTIVE MEMBER FEEDBACK SESSIONWTCA |
Congress Center |
Congress Hall |
12.00 – 13.30 |
Lunch
- Invitation to the WTCA 44th GA 2013
- Ceremony «Passing the GA Baton» from WTC Moscow to WTC Mumbai |
Congress Center |
Seliger Hall
1st floor |
13.30 – 14.15 |
Signing of international and interregional agreements |
Congress Center |
Congress Hall |
14.15 – 15.30 |
WTCA Plenary Session
(Progress Report/Financials) |
Congress Center |
Congress Hall |
17.45 – 19.00 |
Transfer from WTC Moscow to the Leningradsky Train Station |
Crowne Plaza Lobby Crowne Plaza Club Lobby |
Buses available at both locations
Buses depart at 17.45 |
19.45 |
Depart Moscow for St. Petersburg by high-speed train “Sapsan”
|
Leningradsky Train Station |
Dinner on train |
23.30 |
Arrival in St. Petersburg (Moskovsky Train Station)
Accommodation at St. Petersburg Hotels |
Astoria/Angleterre |
|
ST. PETERSBURG
26 September, Wednesday |
7.00 – 8.30 |
Breakfast |
Astoria/Angleterre |
|
08.15 – 08.30 |
Registration and Transfer from the Hotels |
Astoria/Angleterre |
|
08.30 |
Buses Depart from Hotels to Lenexpo |
Astoria/Angleterre |
|
10.00 – 11.30 |
Participation in the “Petersburg International Innovation Forum 2012” Plenary Session |
Lenexpo |
Exhibition Hall |
09.30 – 10.00 |
Visit to the International Innovation Forum Exhibition |
Lenexpo |
Exhibition Hall |
11.30-12.00 |
Transfer to Lunch Venue |
From Lenexpo |
Buses depart at 11:30 |
11.00 – 13.00 |
BOARD MEETING |
Smolny |
|
12.00 – 13.30 |
Lunch
Announcement of TAITRA Office Opening in St. Petersburg |
PetroCongress |
|
13.30 – 14.00 |
Transfer to the Hermitage Museum |
PetroCongress |
Buses depart at 13:30 |
14.00 – 16.00 |
Visit to the Hermitage Museum |
Hermitage |
Buses depart at 16:00 |
16.00 – 17.00 |
St. Petersburg sightseeing tour Return To Hotels |
|
|
18.30-19.00 |
Depart Hotel for Dinner Venue |
Astoria / Angleterre Lobbies |
Buses depart at 18:30 |
19.00 – 21.00 |
Dinner hosted by the WTC Moscow and WTC St. Petersburg |
TBC |
|
22.00 |
Depart for Hotels |
Astoria / Angleterre Lobbies |
Buses depart at 22:00 |