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TURNING HISTORICAL ADVERSITY INTO ADVANTAGE

 

 

AN INVITATION

 

TO THE


10th INTERNATIONAL GOPIO CONVENTION
ELANGENI HOTEL - DURBAN

DURBAN 28 MARCH – 30 MARCH 2010

 

 

Prof. Dasarath Chetty
Convenor - 10th International GOPIO Convention
Chairperson - GOPIO South Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Programme

 

 

SUNDAY, 28 MARCH 2010:

 

 

¨  Delegates arrive in Durban, South Africa

¨  Meet and greet at airport on arrival

¨  Shuttles depart to various hotels

 

 

 

8:00 – 15:00            Registration

18:30 for 19:00         Opening Ceremony at the City Hall    Durban

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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MONDAY,  29 MARCH 2010

 

07:30 – 08:30          Shuttles to collect delegates from hotels to Conference Venue

07:30 – 9:00            Registrations at Conference Venue –    Elangeni Hotel

 

9:00                         Conference Opening Session (Plenary)

 

10:30                       Tea

 

11:00                       Conference Session

 

13:00                       Lunch

 

14:00                       Optional Tours:

Networking Sessions

 

 

 

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16:00                       Depart for Ushaka Marine World for Tour of complex, including visit to site of landing of 1860 indentured labourers. Dolphin show, musical entertainment, followed by Dinner in Phantom Ship

                                                                                       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TUESDAY, 30 MARCH 2010

 

07:30 – 08:30          Shuttles to collect delegates from hotels to Conference Venue

 

07:30 – 9:00            Registrations at Conference Venue

 

9:00                         Conference Session

 

10:30                       Tea

 

11:00                       Conference Session

 

13:00                       Lunch

 

14:00                       Networking

 

15.00                       Depart on guided city orientation tour including Station Building

                                Grey Street Mosque / St Anthony’s Church / Hare Krishna Temple

                                Gandhi Settlement & return to Elangeni

 

18h30                      Dinner & International Cultural Evening at the Elangeni Hotel

                                                                                       

 

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WEDNESDAY, 31 MARCH 2010

 

07:30 – 08:30          Shuttles to collect delegates from hotels to Conference Venue

 

07:30 – 9:00            Registrations at Conference Venue

 

9:00                         Conference Session

 

10:30                       Tea

 

11:00- 01:00            Closing Session (Plenary)

 

1:00                         Lunch

 

14:00                       Afternoon Shopping transfer to Gateway and return to hotels

 

18h00                      Shuttles pick up from hotels and transfer to ICC

 

19:00                       Closing Ceremony, Gala Dinner & Presentation of Awards – ICC Durban

 

23h00                      Delegates are transferred to hotels

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THURSDAY, 01 APRIL 2010

 

 

 

 Departure shuttles from hotels to the Airport