On behalf of our members in Greece, the International Maritime Union (IMU), we are pleased to announce that registration and hotel bookings are now open for the FONASBA 2024 Annual Meeting.

The plenary section of the meeting runs from Wednesday, 16th October to Friday, 18th October, preceded by the Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday 15th (members only) and Evening Welcome Reception, and followed on Saturday 19th by an optional excursion to Epidaurus, Ancient Corinth, and Isthmus.

Please find essential information here.

DELEGATE PROGRAMME

We are working on the AGENDA of the various seminars and this year we hope to bring you interactive sessions addressing topics that are close to you heart with the help of prominent expert speakers in each area.

The delegate programme broadly follows that of previous years, with some adjustments allowing ever more opportunities for discussion and networking.

Please find below the skeleton of the programme – update 10th September 2024.

Tuesday 15th October 18:30 – Welcome Reception
On Tuesday 15th October from about 18:30pm, we will offer a welcome drink at the hotel’s premises.

Wednesday 16th October
On  Wednesday 16th, we will have various seminars throughout the day.

The morning is dedicated to EU affairs, with e session on the fight against drug smuggling and one on the EU ETS .

While in the afternoon, there will be the shipbroking plenary with panels on Geopolitics and Digital tools.

On the evening of the 16th, we will have a traditional Greek Dinner always at the hotel’s premises.

Thursday 17th October
On Thursday 17th, the morning seminars will be on the future of Education and Training for ship agents and brokers.  We will assist to the presentation of the 2024 YABA winner paper We will have the pleasure to do a workshop with ITIC.

In the afternoon, there will be the Ship Agency plenary, covering the project of keeping the agency standard documents relevant and the FONASBA quality standard development.

No events scheduled for the evening.

Friday 18th October
On 18th [in the morning only] we have a topical seminar on the future of the professions lead by our host at IMU.

While, in the afternoon, there will be FONASBA Council meeting open to members only.

On the evening of the 18th, we will have our traditional Gala Dinner in downtown Athens, at the St. George Lycabettus Lifestyle Hotel  on the Grand Balcon with views straight to the Acropolis and all the way down to the Saronic Islands. Distance from DIVANI Hotel: 20 kilometers.

Saturday 19th October – Optional Excursion
We are still working on the fine details of the Programme that will be circulated nearer to the date.

PARTNER PROGRAMME

A 2dd partner programme has been developed, designed to showcase some of the historic and cultural treasures of the Athens region.

A first version of the delegate and partner programmes can be downloaded here:  PROGRAMME.

OPTIONAL EXCURSION: SATURDAY, 19th OCTOBER

The optional excursion is a day-long visit to Epidaurus, Ancient Corinth, and Isthmus.

A separate fee applies for this excursion, see “Registration Fees” below.