• IELA CONGRESS
    Prague, June 24th - 27th 2017
  • IELA FORUM 2017
    SERVICE: On the Threshold of a New Age
  • 2016 AWARD WINNERS
    Delivering Excellence improving Standards of Performance
  • NETWORKING SESSIONS
    Over 4.678 meetings took place in Prague
  • NEW MEMBER OF IELA
    Welcome to the IELA Family!

Event Schedule 2017

CONGRESS PROGRAMME & GA

Programme 32nd IELA Congress
Hilton Hotel Prague

Saturday, June 24th
12:00-20:00Congress Registration
(Hotel Lobby, Ground Floor)
17:00-18:00Induction Meeting by Achim Lotzwick & David Palomo
Introduction to first time participants & New Members
(Chez Louis Salon, Mezzanine)
18:00-20:00Photoshoot IELA Portraits
(Entrance Skybar Cloud 9, Hilton Prague)
19:00-21:00Welcome Cocktail IELA Congress kindly sponsored by R.E. Rogers India Pvt. Ltd., India
Dress Code: Smart Casual
(Skybar Cloud 9, Hilton Prague)
Sunday, June 25th
07:00-08:00Breakfast for delegates staying at Hilton Prague Hotel
(Atrium Restaurant, Lobby)
08:00-08:30Registration to the General Assembly
(Foyer, Lower Lobby)
08:30-09:00Welcome & New Members Introduction
(Congress Hall II+III, Lower Lobby)
09:00-11:00General Assembly
(Congress Hall II+III, Lower Lobby)
11:00-11:15Coffee Break kindly sponsored by Bridgeway Shipping & Clearing Services LLC, UAE
(Congress Hall Foyer, Lower Lobby)
11:15-12:45Working Group Sessions
(Karlin 1+2+3, Hercovka & Rokoska, Level M)
12:45-13:00General Assembly Closing
(Congress Hall II+III, Lower Lobby)
13:00-14:00Lunch Beak kindly sponsored by Transit Air Cargo Inc., USA
(Congress Hall I, Lower Lobby)
14:00-16:00Formel Networking Sessions Part 1
6 Slots
(Congress Hall II+III, Lower Lobby)
16:00-16:30Coffee Break kindly sponsored by KEMI-LEE Co. Ltd, Korea
(Congress Hall Foyer, Lower Lobby)
16:30-18:30Formal Networking Sessions Part 2
6 Slots
(Congress Hall II+III, Lower Lobby)
19:15Bus Departure to Host Dinner
(Meeting Point: Lower Lobby)
19:30-23:00Host Dinner
Dress Code: Casual
(Prague River Cruise)
Monday, June 26th
07:00-09:00Breakfast for delegates staying at Hilton Prague Hotel
(Atrium Restaurant, Lobby)
09:00-10:45Working Group Reports
(Congress Hall II+III, Lower Lobby)
10:45-11:15Coffee Break kindly sponsored by Samehco Intl Forwarding & Exhibition Services Co., Egypt
(Congress Hall Foyer, Lower Lobby)
11:15-11:3033rd IELA Congress, San Francisco 2018
11:30-12:002019 Congress Presentations & Voting
(Congress Hall II+III, Lower Lobby)
12:00-13:00Lunch kindly sponsored by R.E. Rogers India Pvt. Ltd., India
(Congress Hall I, Lower Lobby)
13:00-14:00Keynote Speaker: Mr. René Boender
SHOW(case) your SERVICE and SMILE!
(Congress Hall II+III, Lower Lobby)
14:00-15:00IELA Forum 2017: SERVICE - ON THE THRESHOLD OF A NEW AGE Part 1
(Congress Hall II+III, Lower Lobby)
15:00-15:30Coffee Break kindly sponsored by PSBedi Group, India
(Congress Hall Foyer, Lower Lobby)
15:30-17:00IELA Forum 2017: SERVICE - ON THE THRESHOLD OF A NEW AGE Part 2
(Congress Hall II+III, Lower Lobby)
17:00-17:15Closing by the IELA Chair
(Congress Hall II+III, Lower Lobby)
17:30-18:30IELA Road Runners kindly sponsored by Airways Freight Corporation, USA
19:30-19:45Bus Departure to Gala Dinner & Award Night
(Meeting Point: Lower Lobby)
19:45-24:00Gala Dinner & Award Night kindly sponsored by Schenker Deutschland AG, Germany
(Zofin Palace)
Dress Code: dark lounge suit & cocktail dress
Tuesday, June 27th
09:30Bus Departure to DAY OUT
(Meeting Point: Hotel Lobby)
10:00-15:30DAY OUT kindly sponsored by FINK MOBILITY, Brazil
19:00-21:00Welcome Cocktail Partnering Event
Dress Code: Smart Casual
(Congress Hall II+III, Lower Lobby)

PARTNERING EVENT PROGRAMME

Preliminary Partnering Event Programme 
Official Event Hotel: Hilton Prague Hotel

Tuesday, June 27th
15:00–20:00Event Registration
Hotel Lobby, Ground Floor
19:00–21:00Welcome Cocktail
Dress Code: Smart Casual
(Congress Hall II+III, Lower Lobby)
Wednesday, June 28th
07:00–08:30Breakfast for delegates staying at Hilton Prague Hotel
(Atrium Restaurant, Lobby)
08:30–08:45Welcome
Please be seated at your first table at 08:45
(Congress Hall I+II+III, Lower Lobby)
08:45–10:45Formal Networking Session Part 1
6 slots
(Congress Hall I+II+III, Lower Lobby)
10:45–11:15Coffee Break kindly sponsored by Swiss Expo Logistics AG, Switzerland
(Congress Hall Foyer, Lower Lobby)
11:15–13:15Formal Networking Sessions Part 2
6 slots
(Congress Hall I+II+III, Lower Lobby)
13:15–14:15Lunch
(Atrium Restaurant & Lobby)
14:15–16:15Formal Networking Sessions Part 3
6 slots
(Congress Hall I+II+III, Lower Lobby)
16:15–16:45Coffee Break kindly sponsored by ATS Events, France
(Congress Hall Foyer, Lower Lobby)
16:45–17:45Formal Networking Sessions Part 4
3 slots
(Congress Hall I+II+III, Lower Lobby)
17:45–18:00Closing Session
(Congress Hall I+II+III, Lower Lobby)
19:30Departure to Partnering Event Night
(Meeting Point: Hotel Lobby)
20:00-24:00Partnering Event Night kindly sponsored by PSBedi Group, India
Dress Code: Casual or Bollywood Outfit
(Národní dum Na Vinohradech)
Thursday, June 29th
08:00Bus Departure to Golf Tournament
(Meeting Point: Hotel Lobby)
09:00–15:00Golf Tournament
Albatross Golf Resort
09:14-09:30Bus Departure to the tour to the fairground: PVA Expo
Meeting point: Hotel Lower Lobby
10:00-12:30Tour to PVA Expo
09:00–14:00Informal Networking
(Event Hotel)



 

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