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Edition of 18 August 2009

Liberal International 56th Congress

Education in the 21st Century
29 October 1 November 2009, Cairo, Egypt

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ARRIVAL DAY

Cairo, Semiramis InterContinenal Hotel

28 October 2009
Time Activity
W e d n e s d a y

Whole Arrival of Executive Committee delegates

day
17:00- Registration Desk opens (Cairo, Semiramis Intercontinental)
21:00
20:00 Deadline Urgency Resolutions

19:00- Bureau Meeting

22:00 [invited guests only]

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DAY / CONGRESS ARRIVAL DAY

Alexandria, Alexandria Library / Cairo, Semiramis InterContinental Hotel

29 October 2009
Time Activity
Whole Arrival of delegates
day
07:00 Registration Desk open (Cairo, Hotel Semiramis Intercontinental)
12:00
8:00 Departure to Alexandria by bus
T h u r s d a y

11:00 Arrival in at Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria

11:10 Welcome speech and tour of Bibliotheca Alexandrina
12:00 - Lunch
13:00
13:00 - Executive Committee Meeting - Bibliotheca Alexandrina
16:00 [Closed Session Delegates only]
16:00 Registration Desk open (Cairo, Hotel Semiramis Intercontinental)
20:00
16:00 Departure back to Cairo by bus
19:00 Arrival back in Cairo
21:00 Welcome reception, Hotel Semiramis Intercontinental
FIRST CONGRESS DAY
Cairo, Semiramis InterContinental Hotel

30 October 2009
Time Activity
07:30- Registration Desk
18:00
09:00- FORMAL OPENING of the Congress
11:00
F r i d a y

11:00- Press Conference

11:30
11:00- Coffee Break
11:30
11:30- Human Rights Committee Meeting on
13:00 Human Rights and Education
11:30- INLW Board Meeting and Roundtable TBC
13:00
11:30- Liberal Think Tanks Workshop:
13:00 Education and Liberalism
13:00- Lunch (provided by LI)
F r i d a y

14:30 Guest speaker

14:30- Administrative Session
16:00 - presentation of Bureau members
- presentation of new member parties
- presentation of new partners
16:00- Bureau Election Ballot Box Open
18:00
16:00- Coffee Break
16:30
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16:30- Theme report: Education in the 21 Century
17:30
F r i d a y

17:30- Panel 1: New technology, Development and Education

19:00
17:30- Panel 2: Media and Education
19:00
19:30 Departure for Dinner (Cairo)

20:00 Dinner
23:00 Bus departure from the Dinner Venue to Hotel Semiramis Intl - Cairo

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SECOND CONGRESS DAY
Cairo, Semiramis InterContinental Hotel

31 October 2009
Time Activity
08:00 Registration desk (for 1 day attendees, in case any) and in support to
12:00 registered attendees - TBC
9:00 Regional networks meeting
13:00

9:00 Working Group on Resolutions:

11:00 The World Today
S a t u r d a y

9:00 Working Group on Resolutions:

11:00 Other Resolutions

11:30- Panel 3: Religion and Education

13:00
11:30- Panel 4: Decentralisation, Finance and Education
13:00
13:00- Lunch (provided by LI)
14:30 Guest speaker
14:30- Keynote speeches
15:00
S a t u r d a y

15:00- Coffee Break

15:30
15:30- Plenary Session: Resolutions
17:30
17.30- Presentation of Book
18:00 25 years prize for Freedom
18:00-
18:30 Presidential Speech of New President and Closing of the Congress

19:30 Departure to Dinner Venue

20:00 Dinner
22:30 Bus departure from the Reception Venue

DEPARTURE DAY

1 November 2009
Time Activity
Sunday

Mornin Optional visit to Al-Azhar University

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Whole Tourist site visits, departure of delegates
day