AFEA: Official Travel Partner and Supporter of Major Events

Annual Conference of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, 24-25 June 2019

The 8th International Conference of the SNF was completed with great success.

The Conference took place on June 24th and 25th at the Stavros Niarchos Hall at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center.

It is widely acknowledged that addressing seemingly intractable problems to create positive social change requires upending conventional patterns of thought and opening up to new possibilities. What does it mean, though, to put this idea into action? This question was explored at the 8th Stavros Niarchos Foundation Conference. The goal was to bring together innovative thinkers and doers from a wide variety of areas, approaches, and backgrounds and provide an experimental framework that invites unconventional thinking. What motivated the approach this year was a belief that we need to follow paths that diverge from grand theories, all-encompassing solutions, standard models, and accepted laws and assumptions.

In addition to the conference, on June 26th, 2019, Johns Hopkins University co-organized the 2nd SNF Agora Institute Workshop as part of SNF's monthly DIALOGUES series. The workshop, "Talking (and Listening) Across Divides", explored what experience and science can teach us about the requirements for productive dialogue and engagement. The workshop was led by a diverse group of scholars and practitioners whose research and work will help to shed light on how we might resolve, mediate, or even just consider, competing claims - essential work for any thriving democracy. 

AFEA, a This is Athens-Convention & Visitors Bureau Member, supported the Annual Conference.

ΜASTER C.LA.S.S. 2019, 5-6 July 2019 

Hosting as visiting Professor the internationally recognized Surgeon, Dr. Steven Wexner and a series of educational workshops and simulation practice, the 2nd chapter of C.LA.S.S Courses (MASTER C.LA.S.S)

was held on July 5th and 6th 2019 at the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens.

In the frame of this year's MASTER C.LA.S.S, an innovation room was operating at the venue, offering participants the opportunity to train themselves on advanced virtual reality simulators and the DaVinci robotic surgery system as well, while a number of interactive training workshops were similarly organized. Moreover, a laparoscopic TaTME surgery, commented by Dr Wexner, being present in the operating room, took place and was transmitted live at the venue.

AFEA, is the official PCO in charge of the organization of CLASS Courses, part of which was this year's MASTER C.LA.S.S. 

Davis Cup 2019, 11 – 14 September 2019

AFEA is the Official Travel Partner for the Davis Cup Europe Group III, the top tennis event taking place in Athens between September 11th – 14th, 2019. Greece is one of the eight teams participating at this significant sports event and the matches will be held at the outdoor clay courts at the Tatoi Club in Athens. 

Athens Interpride Annual General Meeting & World Conference, 17 – 20 October 2019 

AFEA will be proudly supporting the Athens Interpride Annual General Meeting & World Conference, taking place in Athens in 17 – 20 October 2019 at the Athens Hilton. Attendees from the worlds’ six continents will be participating at this significant meeting and AFEA will be the Official Travel Partner, offering delegates a variety of tours and packages to the beautiful mainland and islands of Greece.