Latest news
Registration period is over
This section presents the latest news regarding the Women's Forum and the General Assembly. Those items will be moved from time to time in their respective sections.
The first documents are available in the section documentation. Other documents will follow.
Link to ACB radio
The final program is online.
Important information :
Information for participants - July :
Guidelines for submitting resolutions for the 7th General Assembly :
Registration for Swiss Blind and Visually impaired participant :
Guidelines for visitors :
The hotel Solsana, located in the mountains of the Bernese Oberland, is presenting a special offer to the participants of the congress for one week holidays before or after the congress! The quote is enclosed as a word document.(
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Social program
The social program has been finalized. The following events will take place during the congress:
On August 15th an informal get together for the participants of the Women's Forum will take place at the congress centre.
On August 17th a reception will be organized at the congress centre to say good bye to the participants of the Women's Forum and to welcome the new guests of the General Assembly. The event will be accompanied by Pari Zanganeh, a blind Iranian singer.
NEW DATE: the Swiss Night will be held in August 20th. It will include a concert of the "Chorale du Brassus" (
) which will take place in a church in downtown Geneva. The registration done with the registration form are still valid.The gala dinner on August 22nd at the Crowne Plaza will close the congress.
For a detailed schedule of the events please see the program.
Leisure activities
With our partners we are establishing a program of leisure activities to fill the evenings. This will include activities like a tandem tour around Geneva, guided walks in Geneva, a meeting with the senior group of the SFB-section of Geneva, or a presentation from CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research.
Detailed information and the availability for registration in these activities will be published on this site before the start of the congress. Please note that the exhibition Info Vision with international exhibitors will be open on Thursday night until 9 p.m. in order to offer the participants enough time to visit all of the booths.
Toilet facilities for dogs
During the congress a toilet facility for dogs will be at the disposal of those who require it next to the conference centre.