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Sunday 1st
November 2009
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ARRIVAL DAY
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14.00
to 18.30
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Registration
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Village Roundaval
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18.30 to 19.30
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Dinner
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19.30 to 21.00
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Around the bonfire and under the
full moon – meet new people with live music in the background
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Monday 2nd November
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DAY ONE OF THE CONVERGENCE
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07.30 to 08.30
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Registration of day participants
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08.30 to 09.00
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Welcome
remarks
Recognition
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Patron,
Permaculture Network
in Malawi;
Member,
International Permaculture Council;
IPC9 Coordinator
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09.00 to 09.15
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Convergence Programme, guild and
venue information
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09.15 to 10.00
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Keynote
speech
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10.00 to 10.30
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Health break
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10.30 to 11.10
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Overview of Permaculture in
Austaralia
By John Champagne
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Spirituality,
Water and Food
By Ed
Mendoza
Indigenous Permaculture de Atzlan,
USA
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Natural
Herbal Remedies to Treat and Prevent Tropical Diseases.
A workshop by
Godfrey Nyarutila, Global Resources
Alliance, Musoma Village, LakeVictoria region, Tanzania
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11.10 to 11.50
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The
Role of Permaculture in Community Based Adaptation and Mitigation
in Liberia
Rosemary
E. Mbone
Sweet Africa Foundation
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School Health and Nutrition –
Productive School Environments in Malawi, Stacia Nordin, GTZ,
Malawi
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11.50 to 12.30
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Permaculture
Applications in Central California
By Mr. Benjamin Fahrer, USA
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Slideshow
presentation of Musango Cultural Centre Project. James Mujuru,
Musango Cultural Centre, Zimbabwe
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12.30
to 13.30
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Lunch break
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13.30 to 14.30
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The
Permaculture Credit Union. By
Wesly Roe, Santa Barbara
Permaculture, USA
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Video show arranged by Rosemary
Morrow entiltled: Garden at the end of the world by film maker
Gary Caganoff
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Natural
Habitat, no digging garden, and bottle watering.
Admire
Gwatidzo, Kufunda Village, Zimbabwe
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14.30
to 15.00
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Sustainable
Agriculture Practices in Andhrapradesh
By Pandmavatti
Koppula, Aranyanet, India
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Ali Sharif, Founder and
International Coordinator, Permaculture America Latina (PAL), USA
and Brazil
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A design for a sustainable
children’s home in South West Uganda by Rosemary Morrow,
Australia for Children of Uganda
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15.00 to 15.30
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Health break
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15.30 to 16.20
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The
work of Permaculture Research International worldwide establishing
aid projects
By
Geoff Lawton
Permaculture
Research International, Australia
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Afristar
Foundation’s marginalised communities’action programme.
By Nicholas Heinamann, Afristar
Foundation, RSA
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Seeding schools in Africa with
Integrated Land-Use Design
By Mugove Walter Nyika, ReSCOPE
Programme
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16.20 to 17.10
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Permaculture as
a strategy for South African villages
By Dr Terry Leah, Newcastle
University, Australia
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Integrating micro-projects in
community-based natural resource management projects
By Mr. Bright
Mbwana Phiri, WESM Lilongwe, Malawi
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17.10 to 18.00
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Kumbali walk about – Nature’s
Gift Centre
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IPC10 Meeting for bidding hosts
with international support group
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Eston Mgala, Malawi - Walk; Wesly
Roe, USA – IPC10
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18.30 to 19.30
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Dinner
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19.30 to 21.00
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Video night:
SEEDS OF CHANGE
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Tuesday 3rd November
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DAY TWO OF THE CONVERGENCE |
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08.00 to 08.30
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Announcements
and lifting the spirits
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08.30 to 09.30
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Keynote
speech
John Wilson, Free Range
Consultant, Zimbabwe
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09.30 to 10.00
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THE
MOOF “CO-OP”: A Green Revolution in
Kenya - Sustainable Agriculture Development &
Agribusiness Initiative.
By Peter Murage, MOOF AFRICA, Kenya
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Matthews
Mpofu, Pa
Nthunzi and Action for natural medicine,
Blantyre Group, Malawi
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The PDC curriculum as I see it in Africa
By
Joel Glanzberg, USA
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10.00 to 10.30
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Health break
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10.30 to 11.10
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The
work of Permaculture sustainable consulting internationally
By
Geoff Lawton
Permaculture
Research International, Australia
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Natural
Remedies for the Treatment and Prevention of Malaria
Dr. Tara Blasco, Global Resources
Alliance, Tanzania
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Panel discussion:
Title: Plan Africa, What is it? Why should I get involved? What’s
in it for me?
By:
Nicholas Heinamann , RSA
Ali Sharif, Brazil
John Nzira, RSA
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11.10 to 11.50
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Dr. Kristin Lyons, Griffith
University, Australia
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Good
Water in Hard Rock
By Lyn Herbenstreit, Global
Resources Alliance, Tanzania
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11.50 to 12.30
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A presentation over the history of
Instituto de
Permacultura: Organização, Ecovilas
e Meio Ambiente - IPOEMA and it's
actual projects, including
the interaction with the local government.
By Julio Itacaramby,
IPOEMA, Brazil
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The
Nitrogen Fix – New Carbon Trading Opportunities for Permaculture
and the Use of Urine in Agriculture (Eco Sanitation)
By Gail Swithenbank, USA
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12.30 to 13.30
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Lunch break
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13.30 to 14.20
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The water harvesting techniques of
the people of Konso in South Central Ethiopia
By Rosemary Morrow,
Australia
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Permaculture as a Tool for Carbon Sequestration
By John Nzira, Ukuvuna - Urban farming, South Africa
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Integrated
cropping field experiment done with 21 millimeters of rain… what
happened with it?
soil rehabilitation of damaged land and soil
erosion prevention project with indigenouss plants in arid land….
Nabatean run-off based agriculture
works today
By Dor Havkin, Israel
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14.20 to 15.00
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Permaculture in Uganda & Health issues related to water
By Jeremiah Kidd, USA
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Ayouba
Kamara,
Every Day Gandis, Liberia and USA
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15.00 to 15.30
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Health break
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15.30 to 17.10
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Theme
Station 1:
Plan Africa: Food Empowerment
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Theme
Station 2:
Permaculture Education and Training
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Theme
Station 3:
Greem Economics, Gender and Health
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Theme
Station 4:
Chaordic
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17.10 to 18.00
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Kumbali walk about – Organic
garden
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Mada
Siebert
Samuel Baluti
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18.30 to 19.30
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Dinner
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19.30 to 21.00
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Networking evening with live music
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PLAN AFRICA - African Elders
meeting
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Wednesday 4th November
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DAY THREE OF THE CONVERGENCE |
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08.00 to 08.30
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Announcements and lifting the
spirits
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08.30 to 09.30
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Keynote speech:
Holistic
Management and grazing area management
By Osmond Mugweni, Africa 2000,
Zimbabwe
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09.30 to 9.40
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Presentations
by countries bidding to host the 10th
International Permaculture Conference and Convergence (IPC 10)
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09.40 to 10.30
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Theme
Station 1:
Plan Africa:
Food Empowerment
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Theme
Station 2:
Permaculture Education and
Training
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Theme
Station 3:
Green Economics, Gender
and Health
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Theme
Station 4:
Chaordic
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10.00 to 10.30
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Health break
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10.30
to 11.00
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Introduction to open space
technology
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11.00
to 12.30
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OPEN
SPACE 1
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OPEN
SPACE 2
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OPEN
SPACE 3
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OPEN
SPACE 4
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12.30 to 13.30
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Lunch break
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13.30 to 15.00
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OPEN
SPACE 1
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OPEN
SPACE 2
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OPEN
SPACE 3
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OPEN
SPACE 4
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15.00 to 15.30
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Health break
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15.30 to 17.00
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OPEN
SPACE 1
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OPEN
SPACE 2
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OPEN
SPACE 3
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OPEN
SPACE 4
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17.10 to 18.10
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Kumbali Walk
About: The farm – Scott Gray and Guy
Pickering
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18.30 to 19.30
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Dinner
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19.30 to 22.30
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Cultural Evening: Live
performances by Malawian group
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| Thursday 5th of November |
4th and Final Day of the Convergence |
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08.00 to 08.30
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Announcements
and lifting the spirits
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08.30 to 09.30
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Keynote
speaker: Mariam Mayet, Africa Centre for Bio Safety,
South Africa
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09.30 to 10.15
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Keynote
speaker: Tedrowe Bonner -
Living Culture in a Global
Age: Developing Diversity through Ecological Place
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10.15
to 10.45
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Health break
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10.45
to 11.00
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OPEN
SPACE 1:
Put up
gallery walk
presentation
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OPEN
SPACE 2:
Put up gallery walk presentation
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OPEN
SPACE 3:
Put up
gallery walk presentation
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OPEN
SPACE 4:
Put
up
gallery walk presentation
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11.00 to 12.30
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GALLERY WALK THROUGH THE OUTCOMES
OF THE THEME STATIONS AND OPEN SPACES
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12.30 to 13.30
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LUNCH BREAK
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13.30 to 15.00
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Plenary
presentations on the highlights of
the way foward by rapporteurs from
the themetic stations and open spaces
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15.00 to 15.30
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Health break
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15.30 to 17.00
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Closing
procedures
From IPC9 to IPC10
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17.00 to 18.30
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Finalising displays for the
conference
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18.30 to 19.30
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Dinner
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19.30 to 21.00
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Networking evening with live music
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