| Sergeant at Arms call to order. Housekeeping matters for the day. |
| Parade of Nations |
| Welcome address by Congress Director Alen Thong |
Opening address by DTCM of Dubai.
His Excellency: Awadh Al Seghayer Al Ketbi |
| Opening Address by The President of the Emirates Culinary Guild, Mr Uwe Micheel |
| Welcome and address from WACS President Ferdinand Metz |
Introduction to by-law changes by Chairman of the By-Laws committee John Sloane, voting
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Introduction of new WACS 2008 member countries. Approval and welcome of new member countries
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 WACS President’s Report by Ferdinand Metz
Reporting on the highlights of the four years of his presidium, President Metz reiterated the promises he made four years ago and gave a point-by-point summary on how he has delivered the promises. ...read more
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 Address by Honorary President Bill Gallagher
WACS celebrates 80 years this year, and our honorary president noted that it is all the more crucial for members to have a united front. To make his point, he showed a special DVD presentation chronicling WACS’ progress over the years.
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 WACS Vice President Report by Edward Leonard
Focusing on the topic of Education throughout his four years as voce-president, Edward Leonard was pleased to report that the WACS chef certification programme was successfully underway.
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 WACS Secretary General Report by Edwin L Brown
WACS certainly has introduced many new member countries, and secretary general Edwin Brown was pleased to add 12 new countries at the 33rd WACS Congress.
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 WACS Audit Committee and Treasurer Reports
Speaking in German, treasurer Norbert Schmidiger reported on the expenses of WACS and income generated from resources such as the WACS website.
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 WACS Ambassador Report by Siegfried Schaber
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 Continental Director Report for Africa & The Middle East By Arnold Tanzer
The most important factor affecting this region is lack of funds from chef associations to officially join WACS. However, Aronld Tanzer maintains regular contact with these non-member countries to continue promoting WACS. ...read more
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 Continental Director Report for the Americas By Jorge Monti
A great communicator, Jorge Monti is regularly in couch with his WACS member countries and has also appointed Euda Morales from Venezuela as an assistant. He also translated all of the 2006 Congress documents into Spanish for the ease of the membership.
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 Continental Director Report for the Pacific Rim By Glenn Austin
Great progress is being made in the Pacific Rim, especially now that Vanuatu has joined WACS as a full official member. Glenn Austin is making much inroads with culinary competitions and establishing chefs associations in the Pacific Rim, and he gave a report on the status of each country.
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 Continental Director Report for Asia By John Sloane
WACS membership in Asia has seen a revival thanks to John Sloane, who gave a country by country report on the status of his regional chef societies. The most significant current issues were the natural disasters in Myanmar and China and WACS’ plan to help the two countries. ...read more
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 Continental Director Report for North Europe By Gissur Gudmundsson
Highlighting the recent continental finals of the WACS Global Chef challenge, Gudmundsson noted how the event united his region and how his countries in Northern Europe have shown more and more commitment to WACS in recent years.
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 Continental Director Report for Central Europe By Reinhold Metz
One of the biggest tasks held in Central Europe was of course the Continental finals of the WACS Global Chefs Challenge. Competitions such as Expogast have also been very successful in the established WACS region.
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 Continental Director Report for South Europe By Srecko Koklic
Only two years into his office term, Koklic has welcomed several new member countries into his region and has also mediated several outstanding issues between conflicting communities. His comprehensive report includes all the details.
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Open Floor for discussion
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Presidium Bid Presentation by Gissur Gudmundsson & Iceland Team
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Presidium Bid Presentation by John Sloane & Singapore Team
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WACS Global Masterchef Presentation by Reinhold Metz
Over 250 WACS Global Masterchefs will be recognized at the congress, and Reinhold Metz clearly illustrated how more WACS members can apply for the certification.
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| Dubai - Modern Flavors and trends- At Jumeirah Emirates Towers Godolphin ballroom, Sponsored by Barakat |
Junior Chefs Programme
Monday 12th May 2008 |
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| JUNIOR FORUM OPENING - delegates to Forum Venue |
| THE VALUE OF NETWORKING - Dr Bill Gallagher Honourary Life President WACS |
| THE ART BUTCHERY by MLA Meat & Livestock featuring Glen Feist, Regional Manager Korea and Rodney Sims, Technical Manager Middle East & Africa MLA |
| LIFETIME LEARNING by Darrin Sinclair, City & Guilds Service Industries Product Manager |
| GOING FOR GOLD - THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF CULINARY COMPETITIVE - Garth Schnier Manager of SA National Culinary Team |
| ANCHORS FOR SUCCESS by Karl Guggenmas Dean of Culinary Studies, Johnson Wales Universities Providence, USA |
| UNDERSTANDING SEAFOOD by Sven-Eric Renaa, Executive Chef Culinary Institute Norway |
| Group Photo - all delegates to wear chef's jackets |
| Lunch in Dubai Convention Exhibition area to include COMVOTHERM SEMINAR |
| TASTE OF AFRICA by Rachelle Schaetzl R&D Director Nando's |
| ENTERPERNEURSHIP IN THE CULINARY WORLD BACK TO BASIC by Peter Knipp editor and publisher of international food and wine magazines, Singapore |
| Open Forum question and answers to the panel from the delegates |
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