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| Symposium Program Edition 2006 |
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| "Introduction to Poland’s and to Warsaw’s History, Culture and Business Life" |
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Tuesday, 18 April 2006
18:00:00 - 19:00:00
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| “When in Rome, do as Romans"?"¦ that’s the saying. And probably it is the smartest way. That’s why Central Europe Meeting Point wants to kick off its first edition with an opportunity to learn, in a relaxed ambience, some interesting tips on Poland’s and Warsaw’s history and culture. Both, history and culture, without any doubt, have an influx in the way Poles will do business with those foreigners attending CEMP who are interested in investing in this great country.
“Poland"?
When you think “Poland"? you probably think of Warszawa, Kraków and maybe Gdańsk. When you think “Poles"? you probably think of Pope John Poul II, Lech Wałęsa and Chopin. But Poland is much more then those three cities or those three great men. Poland is the land with a history which imprinted a unique stamp on the character of the whole nation. Poland is a land with a distinctive character – heroic, fearless, uncompromising and colourful. Omnipresent history!
“Warsaw "?
Visitors to Warsaw are often amazed by the fact that the town does not enchant them instantly, with pristine beautiful streets or the unique aura of the numerous historical monuments. The capital city of Poland is fascinating in an elusive manner – the awareness that you are in a place which outright breathes history and which can be understood only by referring to its colourful past. A stay in Warsaw is an adventure in centuries-old history... as well as – or maybe predominantly – an encounter with the more recent events of World War II, which imprinted a dramatic stamp on the town’s further development. Prior to World War II, Warsaw was an elegant, refined and enchanting city, with magnificent streets, palaces and castles, evoking the aura of past centuries. Once the country regained independence in 1918, after 123 years of partitions, the capital gathered momentum and began to rapidly make up for the period of servility by becoming a centre of science and culture. However, 1939 was the worst of landmarks for the city and the nation which not regained true freedom until almost 50 years later, in 1988, when Poland broke apart from the Soviet block. A new bright future began then and it was positively reconfirmed in 2004 when Poland joined the European Union, fostering, thus, the appetite of the international business community for investments in this great country. And a small but true proof of this international appetite for investing in Poland is this Central Europe Meeting Point that here starts.
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| Keynote Speakers |
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Aleksandra Rzewuska
Public Relations & Promotion Manager
Warsaw Convention Bureau
Warsaw, Poland |
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