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12^th Annual Congress of the ESPA
9^th - 13^th May 2007 in Pärnu, Estonia

9^th May 2007, Wednesday
Arrival of the participants and their accompanying persons at Tallinn Airport or Harbour, Transfer to Pärnu (130 km)
17:00 - 20:00 Registration of the participants at the Strand SPA &
Conference Hotel, congress office
20:15 Transfer
20:30 "Get Together Party" at Ammende Villa Hotel & Restaurant
23:00 Transfer

10^th May 2007, Thursday
Arrival of the participants and their accompanying persons at Tallinn Airport or Harbour, Transfer to Pärnu (130 km)
09:00 - 14:00 Registration of the participants at the Strand SPA &
Conference Hotel, congress office
09:00 Meeting of the Quality Commission

For all participants who are not member of the board as well as for all accompanying persons
09:30 - 11:30 Guided sightseeing tour in Pärnu (in English and
in German)
11:30 - 12:15 Visit of the SPA Tervis, traditional medical spa
12:15 Transfer to the Strand SPA & Conference Hotel
13:00 Lunch at the Strand SPA & Conference Hotel

For all board members
10:00 ESPA Board meeting (separate invitation)
13:00 Lunch at the Strand SPA & Conference Hotel

Official opening of the congress
14:30 Opening of the congress at the Strand SPA & Conference Hotel
Moderated by Ain Hinsberg

Words of welcome: Mr Ahti Kõo, Chairman of Pärnu City Council

Speech: Mr. Viljar Jaamu, Enterprise Estonia, Chairman of the Board

Lectures:
Presentation of the City of Pärnu, Estonia
Kaido Koppel, Pärnu City Government

History of Estonian Spas
Meeme Veisson

Presentation of ESPAL (Union of Estonian Spas)
Irene Väli, ESPAL

Unmolested Estonian Nature
Prof. Anto Raukas, Estonian Academy of Sciences

Speech: Dr. med Janka Zálešáková, President of ESPA

16:00 Coffee break

16:30 - 18:30 Congress Part I
Moderated by Joachim Lieber
"The different systems of the spa stays in selected European countries"

Lecture: "The expectation of the German illness insurances to spa stays and rehabilitation in Germany and abroad"
Cordula Gierg, TAUNUS BKK, Vice-CEO

Lecture: "The expectation of the German health insurances for spa stays and rehabilitation in Germany and abroad"
Irène Keller- Richner, General Manager Swiss Spas Association

Lecture: "The system of the spa and rehabilitation in the
Czech Republic"
Martin Plachý, Czech Spas Association, Marianske Lazné (CZ)

Lecture: "The system of the spa and rehabilitation in Estonia"
Dr Tuuli Luud, Head Doctor of Spa Estonia (EST)

Lecture: "The EUROPESPA med concept of the ESPA" for spa stays
and rehabilitation
Dr. Kurt von Storch, Storch Water Consulting
International, Wiesbaden (D)

Discussion

18:30 Presentation of ESPA to delegates from Estonia
J. Lieber, ESPA Secretary - General

20:00 Transfer from the hotel to the Pärnu Concert Hall
20:30 Gala Dinner at the Pärnu Concert Hall
with cultural program

11^th May 2007, Friday
09:00 General Assembly (separate invitation)
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Meetings of the ESPA commissions and working groups
13:30 Lunch
15:00 Congress Part 2
Moderated by Dr. med Janka Zálešáková

Lecture: "The use of peloids in the spa medicine"
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Kleinschmidt, Ludwig-Maximillians
Universität, München (D)

Lecture: "The efficiency of the Thalasso-Therapy"
Dr. Behi Bouakez, medical director of the Royal Azur,
Hammamet (TN)

Lecture: "Kneipp and medical wellness - the importance of a
well-tried health philosophy for the European health market"
N.N.

Discussion

17:00 Closing Ceremony of the Congress
Speeches:
N.N., Representative of the 13^th ESPA Congress
Presentation of Kneipp Congress
Dr. med Janka Zálešáková,President of ESPA

19:15 Transfer
19:30 Dinner at the restaurant "Kuursaal"
with folklore program "Who are they - Estonians?"

12^th May 2007, Saturday
Transfer to the Tallinn Airport or Harbour

Optional post-tours with lunch included:

09:30 - 13:00 Nature tour in Pärnu County (min.10 persons)
or
05:00 - 10.00 Exclusive morning in the bog (group for 6 to 10)
or
09:30 - 18:30 Haapsalu, spa town in Lääne County (min.10 persons)
or
09:30 - 19:30 Kuressaare, spa town on the Island of Saaremaa
(min.10 persons)

20:15 Transfer

20:30 Farewell dinner "Let's have a Party!", Scandic Rannahotel

13^th May 2007, Sunday
Transfer to the Tallinn Airport or Harbour

Guided sightseeing tour in Tallinn (in English and in German) - optional

All meetings of the congress will take place at the Strand SPA & Conference Hotel (Aadress: A. H. Tammsaare pst. 35)

During the congress the exhibition: “Pärnu – from fortress town to health resort town” is open in Jurmala Hall at the Strand hotel. The exhibition “Pärnu – from fortress town to health resort town” is the story of the Pärnu health resort, its formation, development and transformation. The exhibition is compiled from written sources, photos, maps and objects from the city museum of Pärnu, the Estonian State Archives, the Estonian Historical Archives, the Estonian National Museum and the private collection of Ms Linda Veike. The curator and compiler of the exhibition is Mr Tiit Kask. The designer of the exhibition is Ms Ene Tapfer.