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III. WORLD BOXING FEDERATION (WBF) CONVENTION 2016
        
    
        
    
 
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 Convention Itinerary
 
Day 1 (September 21, Wednesday):
 
All Day:  Arrival of WBF Executive Board Members.  
  - Airport Pick-Up and transportation to Hotel Habakuk (Where applicable).  
  - Check-in Hotel Habakuk.  
     
Afternoon:  Convention Organization Meeting.  
  - Final Convention Coordination.  
  With WBF Executive Board, Promoter & Hotel Management (Location: Diplomatic Club).  
     
19:00:  Dinner (Location: Hotel Restaurant at Mezzanin).  
 
 
Day 2 (September 22, Thursday):
 
All Day:  Arrival of Convention Delegates.  
  - Airport Pick-Up and transportation to Hotel Habakuk (Where applicable).  
  - Check-in Hotel Habakuk.  
  - Registration of Convention Participants at WBF Hotel Office.  
     
07:00 - 10:30:  Buffet Breakfast (Location: Hotel Restaurant at Mezzanin).  
     
10:00:  WBF Directory Meeting.  
  With WBF Executive & Management Staff (Location: Diplomatic Club).  
     
15:00 - 17:00:  Welcome Coctail (Location: Foyer 2).  
     
17:00 - 18:30:  Official Convention Opening Ceremony.  
  Televised by RTV Slovenija (Location Minarik Conference Hall).  
  - Slovenian Folk Dance.  
  - Opening words by Maribor Mayor Mr. Andrej Fistravec.  
  - Opening words by the President of the Slovenian National Olympic Commitee Mr. Bogdan Gabrovec.  
  - Recognition Awards Presentation.  
  - Official Convention Opening by WBF President Howard Goldberg.  
  - Introduction of WBF Executives.  
  - Parade of Champions.  
  - Welcome message by World Champion Jan Zaveck.  
  - Announcement WBF Advisory Board.  
  - Introduction of WBF Partisipants & Guests.  
  - WBF Presentation by WBF Vice President Jean Marcel Nartz.  
  - Status Report by WBF President Howard Goldberg.  
  - Announcement of Convention Program & Seminars by WBF General Secretary Diana Spasova.  
  - Closing words by WBF President Howard Goldberg.  
     
  19:00:  Dinner (Location: Hotel Restaurant at Mezzanin).  
 
 
Day 3 (September 23, Friday):
 
07:00 - 10:30:  Buffet Breakfast (Location: Hotel Restaurant at Mezzanin).  
     
09:00 - 11:00:  Referee & Judges Seminar.  
  - Scoring of Controversial Fights, By Howard Goldberg, WBF President & Torben Seemann Hansen, WBF Vice President (Location Minarik Conference Hall).  
     
11:00 - 11:45:  Medical Seminar.  
  - New Developments on HIV, By Dr. Adam Balogh, WBF Medical Advisor (Location Minarik Conference Hall).  
     
11:45 - 12:30:  Boxers Seminar.  
  - To Victory Through Meditation, By Nicole Wesner, WBF Womens World Lightweight Champion (Location Minarik Conference Hall).  
     
12:30 - 13:00:  Legal Seminar.  
  - The Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act, By Olaf Schroeder, WBF Executive Director (Location Minarik Conference Hall).  
     
13:00 - 14:00:  Cofee Break (Location: Foyer 2).  
     
14:00 - 15:00:  Meet The Champions.  
  - Q & A With Nino Benvenuti, Donny Lalonde, Robin Reid & Jan Zaveck.  
  Hosted By Alexander Plumanns (Location Minarik Conference Hall).  
     
16:00 - 17:00:  Official Weigh-in Ceremony For WBF Championship Boxing Night, & Public Rules Meeting (Location: Diplomatic Club).  
     
17:30:  Departure / Bus Transfer (Meeting: Hotel Habakuk Reception).  
     
17:45 - 18:45:  Wine Tasting Event.  
  - Introducing Premium Wines from the Maribor Region (Location: The Old Wine House Maribor).  
     
18:45:  Departure / Foot Walk.  
     
19:00 - 21:30:  WBF Convention Dinner & WBF Awards Ceremony (Location: Restaurant Trije Ribniki Maribor).  
 
 
Day 4 (September 24, Saturday):
 
07:00 - 10:30:  Buffet Breakfast (Location: Hotel Restaurant at Mezzanin).  
     
10:00 - 12:30:  City Tour Maribor.  
  Courtesy of Slovenian Tourist Board (Meeting: Hotel Habakuk Reception).  
     
13:00 - 13:30:  Cofee Break (Location: Foyer 2).  
     
Afternoon:  Leisure Time.  
  - Recommended: Wellness & Spa Centre at Hotel Habakuk.  
     
17:00:  Departure / Bus Transfer (Meeting: Hotel Habakuk Reception).  
     
17:30 - 21:00:  WBF Championship Boxing Night.  
  Televised by RTV Slovenija (Location Dvorana Tabor Hall).  
  - Jean Moraiti (Fra.) vs. Mikheil Avakyan (Geo.): WBF International Light Welterweight Title.  
  - Malik Zinad (Lyb.) vs. Attila Palko (Hun.): WBF International Light Heavyweight Title.  
  - David Rajuili (S.A.) vs. Giorgi Gachechiladze (Geo.): WBF International Super Featherweight Title.  
     
21:00:  Departure / Bus Transfer (Meeting: Parking Lot Dvorana Tabor Hall).  
     
21:15:  Dinner (Location: Hotel Restaurant at Mezzanin).   
 
 
Day 5 (September 25, Sunday):
 
07:00 - 10:30:  Buffet Breakfast (Location: Hotel Restaurant at Mezzanin).  
     
11:00:  Departure.  
  - Check-Out Hotel.  
  - Hotel Pick-Up and Transportation to Airport (where applicable).  
 
 
SPECIAL GUESTS:
 
Nino Benvenuti (Former Three-Time World Champion).  
Donny Lalonde (Former World Champion).  
Jan Zaveck (Former Two-Time World Champion).  
Robin Reid (Former Three-Time World Champion).  
 
(Schedule is subject to change)
 
 
 
 Convention News
 
  WBF Presidents Column: David Rajuili, We Salute You!
It’s come and gone – but without doubt one of the finest Conventions I have ever been to, and I have been to many! What made this WBF Convention so special and memorable was so many things...
read story                SEPTEMBER 30 | BY: HOWARD GOLDBERG
 
 
  World Boxing Federation (WBF) Convention Summary
"This was the best convention we have had in our relatively short convention history and definitely worth coming all the way from Cape Town”, summarized a hugely satisfied WBF President Howard...
read story                                          SEPTEMBER 28 | BY: WBF
 
 
  World Boxing Federation (WBF) Convention Report - Day 4
After the interesting and satisfying, but also busy day yesterday, today’s WBF Convention schedule slowed down a bit to give all the delegates some time for relaxation or a chance to explore Maribor...
read story                                          SEPTEMBER 24 | BY: WBF
 
 
  World Boxing Federation (WBF) Convention Report - Day 3
In what was an extremely busy day, the morning was exclusively reserved for the seminars of the WBF Convention. The main one, of course, was the Referee’s & Judges Seminar, for the first time...
read story                                          SEPTEMBER 23 | BY: WBF
 
 
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 Footnotes
 
Hotel Details:
 
Hotel Habakuk.
Pohorska Ulica 59,
SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia.
Phone: +386 2 300 81 00.
Fax: +386 2 300 81 28
E-Mail: habakuk@termemb.si
 
Website: www.hotel-habakuk.si
 
 
City of Maribor:   www.maribor.si
 
Maribor on Wikipedia:   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maribor
 
 
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