Preliminary Program ‘ACT4' 2001
‘Fourth Creative Teaching Conference’
12.00 Arrival at Marriott Hotel am Stadtring (*****Star)
15.00 Departure for guided city walk including a visit to 'K.K. Hofzuckerbäcker C.H. Demel', one of the most famous Cafés in Vienna, the Hofburg and its maze of courtyards magically illuminated in the evening (Vienna will be dark from 15:30 in winter). (Warm walking shoes recommended).
18.30 Dinner in an authentic restaurant in the ‘Old University’ area in Vienna
Thursday,
January 4, 2001
08.30 Breakfast at the Hotel
09.15 Do as the locals do, take the Streetcar from the Hotel to the Wirtschaftsuniversität (approx. 25 minutes)
10.00 Opening Plenary Session
11.00 Refreshment Break
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Concurrent Sessions (Tracks)
15.00 Refreshment Break
15.30 Concurrent Sessions (Tracks)
19.00 Reception at City Hall
19.30 Dinner & Entertainment at City Hall (business attire)
Friday,
January 5, 2001
08.30 Breakfast at the Hotel
09.15 Do as the locals do, take the Streetcar from the Hotel to the Wirtschaftsuniversität (approx. 25 minutes)
10.00 Plenary Session
11.00 Refreshment Break
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Concurrent Sessions (Tracks)
15.00 Refreshment Break
15.30 Concurrent Sessions (Tracks)
- Evening free for optional concert, Opera, etc. (Selected programs for: Volksoper, January 5, 2000 ‘Czardasfürstin’, January 7, 2000 ‘Carmen’. Staatsoper, January 7, 2000 ‘Die Lustige Witwe’ (Merry Widow).
Saturday,
January 6, 2001
08.30 Breakfast at the Hotel
09.45 Departure for optional all day Vienna Cultural/Educational tour including 'A journey through the HOUSE OF MUSIC VIENNA' where Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, J. Strauss, Mahler, Schoenberg are revisited by means of documents, models, costumes... the virtual conductor allows you to step into the shoes of the conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic... be acclaimed.. or reprimanded if your conducting is poor or misleading..., create tomorrow's music through hyper-instruments; lunch in a typical Viennese restaurant, guided visit of the Imperial Palace of Schönbrunn, 'Apfel Strudel' baking demonstration and a drive through nightly Vienna. Visit our web site for photos.
19.00 Conference Gala Banquet and Entertainment (business attire). Conference adjourns.
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