IAP2009 / Social Events

SOCIAL PROGRAMME

The social programme comprises the President’s Reception, the Conference Dinner, a Cocktail Reception and the Farewell Party, all of which are included in the registration fee for Full Participants and Accompanying Persons.

PRESIDENT’S RECEPTION

Date	Sunday, 6 September 2009
Time	19:00 – 21:00
Venue	National Opera House
Dress Code	Business Attire/National Dress
Ticket price for day participant	EUR 50

In the centre of Kyiv, where two large metropolitan highways – Volodymyrska street and Bohdan Khmelnytskyi street cross there is

a building, which is romantically known as the Temple of Muses, an architectural pearl of Kyiv. This is the National Opera of Ukraine named after an outstanding Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko. In spite of the relatively short history of Kyiv Opera, an impressive number of dazzling singers have performed on its stage: Mattia Batistani, Maria Galvani, Lina Cavallieri, Titta Ruffo, Regina Pinkert, Leonid Sobinov, Fedor Shalyapin. In the Soviet times, in spite of the almost complete physical removal of Ukrainian intellectuals, the Kyiv Opera managed to retain its Ukrainian traditions.

The greatest world operas and ballets by Verdi, Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Lysenko and Hulak-Artemovskyi have been performed there. In 1971 the Kyiv Ballet's performance of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet was recognized by UNESCO as the best interpretation of his famous ballet. The Kyiv Opera and Ballet House maintain the old traditions as well as seeking contemporary perfection.

CONFERENCE DINNER

Date	Monday, 7 September 2009
Time	19:00 – 22:00
Venue	Kyiv City Hall
Dress Code	Business Attire/National Dress
Ticket price for day participant	EUR 70

The Kyiv City Hall, built in the early fifties, is a typical specimen of Stalin architectural style during the post-war period. It is located in Kyiv’s central, most famous and fashionable street – Khreshchatyk, and serves as a residence for the Mayor of Kyiv. This building is a place where decisions about important and routine activities for the lives of Kyivites are made. The Kyiv’s City Hall’s exquisite Pillar Hall frequently hosts the most honourable and distinguished guests of the capital. Visitors can take a relaxing stroll along wide chestnut-lined sidewalks on Khreshchatyk Street or shop at retail shops and boutiques which include top brand names such as Tiffany’s, Louis Vuitton and Chanel.

Information about the venues for a Cocktail Reception and the Farewell Party will be provided later.

DOMESTIC DAY

Full Participants are invited to register for a special programme to take place on the 11 September 2009, involving a visit to either the Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine, or the Ukrainian Parliament, or Kyiv City Tour.

The number of participants for each location will be limited. Please register early.

PROSECUTOR GENERAL’S OFFICE

Date	Friday, 11 September 2009
Time	10:00 – 12:00

The prosecution bodies of Ukraine are independent from other authorities and constitute a unified centralised system which is headed by the Prosecutor General of Ukraine. According to the Constitution, the Public Prosecution of Ukraine is entrusted with the following functions:

- prosecution in court on behalf of the State;

- representing the interests of a citizen or the State in court in cases determined by law;

- supervision of the observance of laws by bodies conducting operational and search activity, inquiry, and pre-trial investigation; and the supervision of the observance of laws in the execution of judicial decisions in criminal cases, and in the application of other measures of coercion related to the restraint of the personal liberty of citizens;

- supervision of the observance of human and civil rights and freedoms by bodies exercising executive authority, including local government authorities and their officials.

The Prosecutor’s office will continue to exercise the function of pre-trial investigation until the system of pretrial investigation is established and the laws regulating its operation come into force.

PARLIAMENT OF UKRAINE

Date	Friday, 11 September 2009
Time	10:00 – 12:00

The only legislative body of Ukraine is the Parliament - the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. It is a unicameral parliament composed of 450 deputies, which is presided over by a chairman (speaker). The deputies are elected by the citizens of Ukraine on the basis of equal and direct universal suffrage through a secret ballot. The Parliament is the sole body that determines the principles of domestic and foreign policy, introduces amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine, adopts laws, approves the state budget, designates elections of the President of Ukraine, appoints the Prime Minister of Ukraine, appoints or approves appointment of certain officials.

From the 2006 election and onwards, all deputies were elected on a proportional basis. All seats were divided between those political parties that obtained the support of 3% or more of voters. Also during the tour you may enjoy a view of the lovely park and 18th century Mariyinskyi Palace, designed by a famous Italian architect Bartolommeo Rastrelli, which nowadays serves as the official residence of the President of Ukraine.

KYIV CITY TOUR

Date	Friday, 11 September 2009
Time	10:00 – 12:00

Kyiv is a city of prominent historical and cultural monuments, a city of great events and friendly people. Many Kyiv’s sights are

inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. Kyiv with its majestic green parks and romantic boulevards is considered to be one of the most beautiful and historical capitals in the Eastern Europe.

During the excursion you will see all the main Kyiv's monuments and places of interest: St.Sophia Cathedral, Mykhailivskyi Cathedral, “Golden Gates”, the National Opera and Ballet House, Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Motherland Monument, Andriivskyi Uzviz, Kontraktova Square, the National University of “Kyiv-Mohyla Academy”, The National University of Kyiv etc.

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