Programme of the 11th IRO World Conference

6th - 9th of May, 2018, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

6th of May, 2018 (Sunday)

12:00 – 17:00 | Arriving and Welcome cocktail in Hotel Central, Sofia

17:00               | Transfer from Hotel Central, Sofia to Rachev Hotel Residence, Veliko Tarnovo.

17:45               | Transfer from Sofia Airport to Rachev Hotel Residence, Veliko Tarnovo.

undefined     | Last transfer from Sofia Airport to Rachev Hotel Residence, Veliko Tarnovo.

20:00 – 22:00 | Check-in and dinner in Rachev Hotel Residence, Veliko Tarnovo

7th  of May, 2018 (Monday) – Rachev Hotel Residence, Veliko Tarnovo

IRO 2018 11th World Conference

09:30 – 10:30 | Registration for Conference

10:30 – 11:00 | Opening Ceremony

Greetings to participants from:
Mr. Rumen Porozhanov - Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry of Republic of Bulgaria
Mr. Antonio Dominguez - Chairman of the International Raspberry Organization
Mr. Bozhidar Petkov - Chairman of the Bulgarian Raspberry Association


11:00 – 13:00 | Session 1 (20 minutes for each IRO member presentation)
Presentations' order: First will be Bulgaria, followed by the rest of the countries in alphabetical order as per the name of the country according to the English alphabet

13:00 – 14:30 | Lunch

14:30 – 16:00 | Session 2 (20 minutes for each IRO member presentation)
Presentations' order: in alphabetical order as per the name of the country according to the English alphabet.

16:00 – 16:30 | Press conference

16:30 – 17:30 | Board Meeting of the IRO members

19:30 – 24:00 | Official Dinner in Rachev Hotel Residence, Veliko Tarnovo.

The exhibition will take place in Rachev Hotel Residence from 10:00 till 17:30 o'clock.

8th of May, 2018 (Tuesday)  

Visit of organic and conventional raspberry plantations nearby Popovo town and Loznitsa town, and a refrigeration processing company in Veliko Tarnovo. Demonstration of raspberries harwester and other equipment.

09:00               | Transfer from the hotel to Popovo town (duration 1h, distance 70 km)

10:00 - 11:15 | Visit of raspberry plantations and a refrigeration processing company nearby Popovo town. Small breakfast - catering.

11:15               | Transfer from Popovo town to Loznitsa town (duration 30 min., distance 37 km)

11:45 - 13:00 | Visit to of raspberry plantations and a refrigeration processing company nearby Loznitsa town. Small breakfast - catering.

13:00               | Transfer from Popovo to Veliko Tarnovo (duration 1:30h, distance 110 km)

14:30               | Arriving in Veliko Tarnovo. Visit of refrigeration processing company Ekoplod BG Ltd. in Veliko Tarnovo.

15:15               | Visit “Mini Bulgaria Park” - park with miniatures which hosts the most well known objects worth seeing of Bulgaria.

16:15               | - Visit of Tsarevets fortress - It served as the Second Bulgarian Empire's primary fortress and strongest bulwark from 1185 to 1393 AD, housing the royal and the patriarchal palaces, and is a popular tourist attraction.

17:15 – 20:30 | Walk in the old town, free time

21:00 – 24:00 | Dinner and informal conversations with a glass of wine, tasting raspberry and fruit wines. Folklore program.

9th of May, 2018 (Wednesday)

Check out and transfer to Sofia

undefined     | First transfer to Sofia (the exact time of transfer to Sofia will be confirmed after receiving  the departure schedules for all participants)

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