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Σάββατο 24 Απριλίου 2021

AHEPA Supreme Convention Update - Schedule Changes!

 

AHEPA has been working closely with all of the ministries in Greece in preparation for the events and programs we have planned for you this summer, and we can't wait to share them with you!

Many of you have called headquarters with questions regarding the current COVID protocols and how they will affect your travel. We are optimistic that by the end of July, things will be safer and closer to the 'pre-pandemic normal' than they are currently. That being said, we cannot force people to come, and while we would love for you to attend the convention and participate in what promises to be an incredible, once in a lifetime experience, we do not want anybody to put their personal health at risk or go out of their comfort zone.

AHEPA encourages all convention attendees to take as many precautions as possible in order to travel safely, and will keep our members updated if there is any pertinent news of mandatory travel requirements to get to our event. We are committed to going to Greece and look forward to having all of you join us for the 99th Annual Supreme Convention!

We're not the only ones excited for the convention! Deputy Foreign Minister of Greece, Constantinos Vlassis has a message just for convention delegates and members of the AHEPA Family!
Message from the Deputy Minister for the AHEPA conference
As all of you know, this year, Greece celebrates its Bicentennial. AHEPA is playing a special part in these celebrations and we've made sure that everybody attending the Supreme Convention gets the chance to participate as well!

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Special Events in Bold are included in your delegate packages
All Meetings will be held at our headquarters hotel: The GRANDE BRETAGNE Hotel.
Schedule is tentative and subject to change.


Sunday, July 25
  • Supreme Lodge Meeting
  • Board Meetings
  • Opening Ceremonies Honoring Mayor of Athens & Archbishop of Athens

Monday, July 26
  • Registration Begins
  • General Session
  • 99th Supreme Convention Anniversary Event Honoring members of the Government of the Hellenic Republic

Tuesday, July 27
  • General Session
  • Golf Tournament Glyfada Golf Course
  • AHEPA Family Awards Brunch Honoring members of the Greek government
  • District Event (not part of the package)
 
Wednesday, July 28
  • Sessions
  • AHEPA Athletic Luncheon
  • Grand Banquet & Ball Honoring Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis & President Anastassiades of Cyprus

Thursday, July 29
  • Meetings Continue
  • Symposiums
  • Governors Meeting,
  • Special Awards Ceremony Reception 5:30PM Honoring U. S. Ambassador Pyatt
  • 7:00PM Presidential Palace Event Honoring President of Greece.

Friday, July 30
  • General Sessions
  • Elections
  • Installations/Meetings
  • Greek Night Acropolis Museum Event

Saturday, July 31
  • AM Check out/Departure

MAKE SURE TO MAKE YOUR HOTEL ROOM RESERVATION
TODAY AS ROOMS ARE LIMITED!

Visit this link to make reservations today: https://bit.ly/31MFUzj

AHEPA has secured the following room rates for our members:

The Hotel Grand Bretagne
(Official Convention Hotel)

280€ - Classic Single - One Person, One Bed
290€ - Classic Single - Two People, One Bed
290€ - Classic Double - Two People, Two Beds
320€ - Deluxe Single - One Person, One Bed
330€ - Deluxe Single - Two People, One Bed
330€ - Deluxe Double - Two People, Two Beds

Please note that there will be an additional charge of 60€ daily if you have a third person in your room which requires a cot. Children under 12 are FREE.

The King George Hotel
(Located Directly Next to Grand Bretagne)
460€ - Suites

All members will be required to reserve their rooms through AHEPA Global Headquarters either online via the AHEPA membership portal (linked below) or by downloading the form linked below and sending it in with your $260 deposit.

$260 room deposit is required with every reservation. $100 of that is a credit that will be applied to your room at the hotel and $160 of it is the AHEPA Supreme Convention Administrative Fee. A confirmation notice will be emailed to you once your reservation has been made.

*Exclusive of all taxes

VISIT the AHEPA web site for details on our planned events and to secure hotels, and cruise info.
After the convention concludes, AHEPA will be working with local chapters from all over District 25 to offer special tours and trips that will highlight different locations throughout the country. If you are interested in planning visits to Rhodes, Crere, Mykonos, Thessaloniki or Cyprus, please contact Costas Krystallis, the General Manager Proton Travel in Greece by emailing info@proton-services.com.
If you require a travel agent to assist you in making travel plans from the U.S., please contact Konstantinos Georgiadis, General Manager of Amphitrion Holidays, 1010 Rockville Pike, Suite 401, Rockville, MD 20852. 301-545-0999 or via email at aleko@amphitrion.com.

We are proud to announce that our international airline travel partner to Greece, Emirates, has created a special rate for all of our AHEPA members.

Discounted fares will start at $1,000 per person (including taxes) for a round trip ticket from Newark, NJ to Athens.

As this discount is only available to our members, in order to get the promotional code, you must call AHEPA Global Headquarters to verify you are a member in good standing in order to procure the code. Once you have the code, you can take advantage of the AHEPA discount by booking online at Emirates.com. Make sure you enter the code in the promo code bar found by clicking the advance options on the site and plugging in your dates of travel.

If you are interested in going on a cruise after convention, join other interested members on the Celestyal Cruise from July 31 - August 7. Email: reservations@celestyal.com or Call 877-337-4665 to make your reservation. Use the promo code "AHEPA" for the AHEPA discounted rate.

Other airlines have also announced additional flights to Greece and NEW non-stop service will be starting in the month of June. Select cities such as Chicago, Washington, DC, New York and Toronto will feature non stop service to Greece. We encourage you to utilize the internet and do your research in order to secure the cheapest fares available today!
WE'LL SEE YOU IN ATHENS!