CONGRESS 2012 - World Federation Right to die Societies

Tuesday, June 12, 2012

4. pm. Media conference on the WFRtDS 2012 Congress at «Swissôtel»
7.30 pm., Critical Panel Discussion by the Protestant Church, Hirschengraben 50, 8001 Zurich, with: Saskia Frei (President EXIT), Roland Kunz (M.D., Palliative Medicine), Michael Müller (President Kirchenrat), Andreas Brunner (Attorney General Canton of Zurich). Free entry.
10.20 pm, Swiss National TV «SRF», panel discussion on the topic «30 Years of Right-to-Die – Reason to Celebrate?», amongst others with Monika Renz (Psychooncologist), Lukas Niederberger (Theologist), Beatrice Tschanz (Communicator/former Patient), Bernhard Sutter (Vice President of EXIT): www.sendungen.sf.tv/club/Sendungen/Club

Delegates arrive in Zurich
Check-in at Swissôtel Zurich
(or at one of the other two hotels reserved for delegates)
Sightseeing tour of the city (ca. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Sign-in for the congress (ca. 6.30 p.m.)
Welcome reception with panoramic view (ca. 7 p.m.)

9.00 a.m. Opening WFRtDS World Congress 2012 at Swissôtel
9.15 a.m. WFRtDS Business (speeches, nominations, debate, vote on new members)
10.15 a.m. Coffee Break / Poster Presentations
10.45 a.m. WFRtDS Business (Reports, Budget, Website, State of Affairs, Motions)
12.30 p.m. Lunch Break / Poster Presentations
1.45 p.m. Speeches and Panels
3.15 p.m. Coffee Break / Poster Presentations
3.45 p.m. WFRtDS Business (Announcements, Elections, Presidental Speech)
5.15 p.m. Closing WFRtDS World Congress 2012
6.00 p.m. RtDE 2012 Meeting at Swissôtel

9.00 a.m. possibility to visit Dignitas outside Zurich (free tour by bus; back at hotel by 2 p.m.)
1.30 p.m. EXIT (Deutsche Schweiz) General Assembly meeting at Swissôtel
(in German, only for EXIT members)
3.45 p.m. EXIT Switzerland 30-year anniversary at Swissôtel
(in German only, open for WF delegates)
6.00 p.m. WF banquet and gala dinner at Swissôtel