Program for the 17th World Euthanasia Congress in Paris
Towards a global recognition of our final freedom
Thursday October 30th – Sunday, November 2nd, 2008
Concorde la Fayette Hotel (3, place du Général-Koenig – Paris 17ème)
2 pm – 5 pm: members of ADMD-France will welcome the delegates and distribute the working documents.
The WFRtDS is in charge for the afternoon (the programme will be handed out by the World Federation of Right to Die Societies)
5.30 pm: departure in small groups for the Regional council (by metro)
Thursday October 30th, 2008 – Regional council of Île-de-France
(Salon Pierre-Charles Krieg – 33, rue Barbet-de-Jouy – Paris 7ème)
6.30 pm: reception offered by Jean-Paul Huchon, president of the Regional council of Île de-France – Paris Capitale
Friday October 31st, 2008 – Concorde la Fayette Hotel
(3, place du Général-Koenig – Paris 17ème)
8.30 am: welcome coffee
9.00 am: welcome greetings by Jean-Luc Romero, president of ADMD-France, member of the board of the WFRtDS
9.10 am: opening of the plenary session by Jean-Paul Huchon, president of the ÃŽle-de-France region
9.30 am: First session: Towards a French recognition of our final freedom.
Speakers : Laurent Fabius, former prime minister, member of parliament of Seine-Maritime; Henriette Martinez, member of parliament of Alpes de Haute-Provence ; Dr jur. Mickaël Boulay, Morten Jensen’s lawyer, in charge of the ADMD-France legal commission; Dr med. Frédéric Chaussoy; Marie Humbert/Régine Salvat/Clara Blanc
Second session : The recognition of our final freedom, a reality in the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland and Luxemburg. Tomorrow in Spain.
Speakers : Jacob Kohnstamm, former minister, previous president of the WFRtDS (Netherlands); Jean Huss, member of parliament of Luxemburg; Dr. Jur Jacqueline Herremans, president of the WFRtDS, president of ADMDBelgium; Dr med. Jérôme Sobel, president of EXIT–Suisse
12.15 pm : Lunch break
2 pm : Continuation of second session
3.15 pm : Third session: Towards a global recognition of our final freedom
Speakers : Dr Gustavo Alfonso Quintana (Colombia); Francine Lalonde, federal member of parliament of Quebec (Canada); Lesley Martin (New-Zealand); Dr Jur Eugène Sutorius (Netherlands)
5.30 pm: end of the plenary session
5.45 pm: departure in small groups for the City Hall of Paris
Friday October 31st, 2008 – Paris City Hall
(3, rue Lobau – Paris 4ème)
7.00 pm : public meeting of ADMD-France
Welcome and presentation by Jean-Luc Romero, president of ADMD-France; opening of the debate by Bertrand Delanoë, Paris mayor;
Jacqueline Herremans, president of the WFRtDS, president of ADMD-Belgium; Francine Lalonde, federal member of parliament of Quebec; Elke Baezner, president of RtD-E; Dr med. Gérard Payen, honorary president of ADMD-France; Dr med. Frédéric Chaussoy; Clara Blanc; Nathalie Baye/Stone/Noëlle Chatelet; Damien Delmer, national delegate of ADMD-France in charge of the youth commission
Saturday November 1st, 2008 – Concorde la Fayette Hotel
(3, place du Général-Koenig – Paris 17ème)
9 am – 6 pm : the WFRtDS is in charge for the day (the program will be handed out by the World Federation)
Programme (as of September 12th 2008), for the first international day.
Towards the recognition of our final freedom
Sunday November 2nd 2008 – Parvis du Trocadéro
(Paris 16ème)
10.30 am : press conference (one delegate per society)
11.15 am : meeting on the Parvis des Droits-de-l’Homme
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This program agenda issued 12 September 2008 by ADMD France, the hosts
