24th European Congress of Pathology - ECP 2013

ECP 2012 · PRAGUESocial Programmee OPENING CEREMONY AND WELCOMERECEPTIONSaturday, 8 Sept 2012 e 19:00Prague Congress CentreJoin the official Opening Ceremony of the 24th ECP in theForum Hall of the Prague Congress Centre.During the ceremony, there will be words of welcome bythe ESP President and performances of Czech entertainmentto get the ECP participants in the mood for the congressin Golden Prague. The Opening Ceremony will befollowed by a Welcome Reception at the Congress Centre,in the exhibition in the Foyers on the 2nd Floor, with localfood.e CONGRESS OPERA PERFORMANCEDON GIOVANNIMonday, 10 Sept 2012 e 20:00Estates TheatreThe Estates Theatre, centrally located between the OldTown Square and the Wenceslas Square, is regarded asone of the most beautiful historic theatre buildings inEurope and dates from 1783. It was designed by AntonHaffenecker and built in little less than two years for thearistocrat František Antonín Count Nostitz Rieneck. Thebuilding itself was constructed in a Neoclassical style andremains one of the few European theatres to be preservedin its almost original state to the present day.The name of W. A. Mozart is forever linked to the building.The musical genius, whose fortunes of life, art inspirationsand work had such a dramatic impact on thecity of Prague, personally conducted the premiere of DonGiovanni in 1787 at the Estates Theater to a packed house.Mozart operas – Don Giovanni, The Magic Flute, Cosi fantutte and Le nozze di Figaro – are still in the repertoire.You will get to enjoy Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni duringan exclusive ECP performance, which you can book ticketsfor.e CONGRESS PARTYWednesday, 12 Sept 2012 e 20:00St. Agnes MonasteryJoin the Grand Finale of the 24th ECP – the Congress Partyat the impressive St. Agnes Monastery. This convent, togetherwith neighbouring St. Francis Church, is proba blyone of the most ancient Gothic buildings and significantconvents in Bohemia. It is located in the Old Town of Prague.St. Agnes of Bohemia Convent is a complex of two mainbuildings – the convent of Poor Clares and a small Franciscanmonastery. You can find there also St. Francis Church,the Chapel of St. Mary Magdalene, St. Agnes’s private oratory,St. Barbora’s Chapel and Premyslid’s mausoleum ofHoly Saviour.The convent and the church were built between 1231 and1234. The King Wenceslas I. and later on the Pope, tookthe convent under their protection and gave it many privileges.At that time, the convent was of the most modernbuildings in Prague. The nuns left the convent during theHussite’s movement. The convent, as many others, wasabolished in 1782 and since then the building decayed.St. Agnes Convent was restored in the 20th century andbelongs to the National Gallery in Prague. An exhibition ofmedieval Central European, especially Czech, art is placedthere nowadays. During the party, you will enjoy a buffetdinner and DJ music will get people in the mood for dancing.Cost contribution per person (ESP Member): EUR 10Cost contribution per person (Non-ESP Member): EUR 50Cost contribution per person (ESP Member): EUR 25Cost contribution per person (Non-ESP Member): EUR 50Estates Theatre18Charles Bridge by night