All speech capturing competitions (including Realtime/Correspondence and Summary/Multilanguage) will take place at the National Olympic Sports Center Hotel - address AnDing road, Chaoyang Disctrict, Beijing on the 1st. tel: 86-10 64910948 |
Aug 12 Wednesday |
Working rooms available for the jury. |
Aug 13 Thursday |
Competition rooms are available for multilingual shorthand (for participants taking part in many languages) |
Aug 14 Friday |
08:30 |
Board meeting - National Olympic Sports Center Hotel |
14:00 |
Jury and task force meeting - National Olympic Sports Center Hotel |
Aug 15 Saturday OPENING |
08:30 |
First meeting of the Council - National Olympic Sports Center Hotel |
11:00 |
Instruction meeting for jury helpers, split up in two groups - National Olympic Sports Center Hotel |
15:00
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Official Opening of the Congress and press Conference.
Olympic Sports Center Beijing
Address: Anding Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing on the 1st.
Simultaneous translation in English and German will be available |
16:30 |
Welcoming reception |
17:30 |
Instructions for competitors |
Aug 16 Sunday COMPETITIONS - day 1 |
08:30 |
Opening of the Exhibition Area, National Olympic Sports Center Hotel |
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World championship in Text Production, Olympic Sports Center |
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World championship inText corrections , Olympic Sports Center |
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world championship in Professional Word Processing , Olympic Sports Center |
10.00
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IPRS meeting followed by a get-together dinner
This meeting takes place at the National Olympic Sports Center Hotel (only 5 minutes walk from the Olympic Sports Center) addressAnDing road, Chaoyang District, Beijing on the 1st
Tel: 86-10 64910948 |
14.00 |
Exhibition demonstrating Chinese steno competitions |
16:00 |
World Championship competition in Correspondence and Minute-taking -National Olympic Sports Center Hotel |
17:00 |
World championship competitionin Multilingual Shorthand - National Olympic Sports Center Hotel |
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Evaluations of the competitions' works.
Tourist program (optional booking) |
Aug 17 Monday COMPETITIONS - day 2 |
08:30 |
World championship in speech capturing - National Olympic Sports Center Hotel |
12:00 |
World championship in real time transcription - National Olympic Sports Center Hotel |
14:00 |
World championship in multilingual shorthand - National Olympic Sports Center Hotel |
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Evaluations of the competitions's work |
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Tourist program (optional booking) |
Aug 18 Tuesday YOUTH's DAY |
Youth's Day (for all participants up to 26 years). Events and dates for encouraging networking, exchange of experiences and having fun together.
This tour is FREE OF CHARGE for young people registered for the Congress.
For accompanying persons the Price is Euro68/pax which includes:
The whole day's activities (Lunch & Dinner, coach fees, tour guide and service charges) except expenses for free times activities in the evening which are at the sole responsibility of the participants.
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09:00 |
Gather at the Olympic Hotel and departure |
09:30 |
Arrive at the Houhai Lotus Market, and take Rickshaw, for Hutong tour.
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10:30 |
Go to some special courtyard, such as Beijing Family and Olympic Family,to experience the life style of Pekinese, make dumplings, and learn Calligraphy, Peking opera, Cephalostachyum
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12:00-13:00 |
Lunch |
13:00 |
Leave courtyard for the Central Business District (CBD). |
14:00-17:00 |
Visit the 2008 Beijing Olympic Game's venue.
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17:00 |
Dinner - Beijing Roast Duck
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18:00 |
Back to the hotel. |
After dinner |
You can choose to go to the theater to enjoy Acrobatics, kung fu and Peking Opera.
These events are optional and must be booked in advance and are at your own expense. |
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09:30 - 12:30 |
International Forum on Steno education |
14:30 - 17:30 |
Meeting of the Chinese Stenographic Association |
14:00 |
Visit to the National People's Congress |
18:00 |
Diner of the Jury, jury assistants and task force |
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Tourist program (optional booking) |
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Aug 19 Wednesday CONFERENCES
The lectures will be delivered at the National Olympic Sports Center Hotel (only 5 minutes walk from the Olympic Sports Center) address AnDing road, Chaoyang District, Beijing on the 1st
Tel: 86-10 64910948
The list of the speakers and topics is available at the menu 'Conferences'. |
09:00 - 12:00 |
First session |
14:00 - 17:00 |
Second session |
18:30 |
Diner of the Council members |
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Tourist program (optional booking) |
Aug 20 Thursday
GENERAL ASSEMBLY - PRICE GIVING CEREMONY - FAREWELL DINNER |
08:30 |
Second meeting of the Council - National Olympic Sports Center Hotel |
11:00 |
General Assembly - National Olympic Sports Center Hotel |
12:30 |
Last short meeting of the Council following the decisions taken by the Assembly - National Olympic Sports Center Hotel |
15:30 |
Exhibition of steno technologies in different countries - Olympic Sports Center |
16:00 |
Prize Giving Ceremony - Olympic Sports Center |
18:00 |
Farewell Diner - Olympic Sports Center |
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Tourist program (optional booking) |
Aug 21 Friday FINAL EXCURSION |
08:30 |
Whole day, optional booking must be made iin the Congress registration form
China Impression:
In the morning, traverl toBaDaLing Great Wall, which is the most famous site in Beijing and Take the Cable Car to a higher elevation where there are fewer tourists. There you will live the Chinese saying "you are not a true human being until you get onto the wall" and experience the significance of the Great Wall.
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