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PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE
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Thursday July 9, 2015
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10:00 - 17:00 | Registration of Participants |
| 17:00 - 18:45 | Opening Ceremony and Music | |
| Welcome by the Convention Chair Emine Erdem and President of the Turkish Union İlke Erol | ||
| Flag ceremony | ||
| Roll Call of Soroptimist International Countries and Territories | ||
| Welcome by the Federation President of Europe Ulla Madsen | ||
| Special address by Past SI and SIE President Marie-Jeanne Bosia | ||
| Opening Speech by SI International President Ann Garvie | ||
| Opening Speeches by the Turkish Official Authorities | ||
| Performance and Music | ||
| 19:30 - 21:30 | Friendship Evening - Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel Pool Side (Optional) | |
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Friday July 10, 2015 |
09.00 – 09.15 | Household by the Convention Chair Emine Erdem |
| Opening Remarks by SI International President Ann Garvie | ||
| Opening Remarks by SI Past President Alice Wells | ||
| 09.15 – 10.30 | Turkish Keynote Speaker - Elif Shafak, International Bestselling Author | |
| International Keynote Speaker – Michael Kaufman, Educator and Writer | ||
| 10.30 - 11.00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00 - 11.10 | Presentation of the three-day Convention Programme by Anne Simon | |
| 11.10 - 12.45 | Video Message - Güler Sabancı, Chairperson, Sabancı Holding | |
| Opening Plenary Session – "Educate to Lead: Far We've Come, Far We Need to Go" | ||
| Parim köögimööbel Tallinnas, Grandber | ||
| 12.45 - 13.45 | Lunch at the Soroptimist Projects Fair | |
| Open Heart Open Door Lunch (Optional) | ||
| 13.45 - 15.00 | Interactive Sessions and Workshops in Parallel | |
| Six Unique Opportunities to Learn, Share and Debate | ||
| 15.15 - 16.45 | Plenary Session – "Advocating for Gender Equality: From Vision to Action" | |
| Announcement and celebration of the SIE Peace Prize Winner | ||
| 17.30 - 23.00 | Optional Social Programmes | |
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Saturday July 11, 2015
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09.00 – 10.15 | Welcome of the Day – by SI International President Ann Garvie |
| Household by the Convention Chair Emine Erdem | ||
| Plenary Session - "Women's Leadership in Turkey" | ||
| 10.15 – 11.00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00 – 12.30 | Keynote address by Rashida Manjoo, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women | |
| Plenary Session – "Defeating Violence!" | ||
| Special address by Anne K. Ream, Founder, The Voices and Faces Project | ||
| 12.30 - 13.30 | Lunch at the Soroptimist Projects Fair | |
| Chat Line Lunch - Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus Hotel Al Bushra Restaurant (Optional) | ||
| 13.30 – 14.45 | Interactive Sessions and Workshops in Parallel | |
| Six Unique Opportunities to Learn, Share or Debate | ||
| 15.00 - 16.15 | Interactive Sessions and Workshops in Parallel | |
| Six Unique Opportunities to Learn, Share or Debate | ||
| 19.00 - 22.00 | Convention Dinner - ICEC Rumeli Terrace (Optional) | |
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Sunday July 12, 2015 |
09.00 – 09.20 | Household by the Convention Chair Emine Erdem |
| Review of the Convention Three-day Programme by Anne Simon | ||
| 09.25 – 10.05 | Youth Talents: Public Speaking Lectures and Awards | |
| 10.10 – 11:00 | Closing Plenary – "Listening to the voices of the future" | |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.30 – 14.00 | Speeches by Federations' Presidents | |
| Global Best Practices Celebrations | ||
| Presentation of SI Convention 2019 | ||
| Closing Ceremony & Change of Insignia | ||
| Final Address by SI International President Ann Garvie | ||
| Installation of Incoming SI International President Yvonne Simpson | ||
| Presidential Address and Appeal | ||
| Handover of Flag | ||
| Final Declaration by SI International President Ann Garvie | ||
| Closing Perfomance - Traditional Dance |