AUSTRALASIA CONGRESS

OF DON BOSCO PAST PUPILS - KOLKATA 2005



Programme of events (3rd - 7th February, 2005)



3rd February 2005 : Arrival day ( receiving delegates, registrations, hospitality, dinner)



4th February 2005 : 7.00 A.M. Mass

8.00 A.M. Breakfast

Registrations (if any)

10.00A.M. Inaugural function

11.30 A.M. Coffee / Tea break

12.00 Noon Messages, Introductions (of delegates country wise)

1.00 P.M Lunch

2.30 P.M. Reports from Participating Countries

4.00 P.M. Tea

4.30 P.M. City Sight seeing

8.30 P.M. Dinner at DBL



5th February 2005 : 7.00 A.M. Mass at Mother Teresa’s Tomb

8.30 A.M. Breakfast

10.00A.M Key-note Address on the theme

“Salesian education - a celebration of Holiness”

An audio-visual presentation on the theme

11.30 A.M. Coffee / Tea break

12.00 Noon Group-wise workshop on the theme towards a Statement

1.00 P.M. Lunch

2.30 P.M. Business meet towards business net-working

4.00 P.M. Tea

5.00 P.M. Drawing up of the Congress Statement on the theme

of the Congress : General Session

8.00 P.M. Dinner at the Congress Venue



6th February 2005 : 7.30 A.M. Breakfast

8.30 A.M. Outing to Bandel

11.00 A.M. Holy Mass at the Basilica

12.15 P.M. Indian National Council meet the Vicar General & the World

President

Time to see around the Basilica and Seminary etc.

1.00 P.M. Lunch at Don Bosco Bandel, (return to Kolkata)

4.30 P.M. Tea at DBPC

Tea meet with Rev. Fr. Vicar General and the World

President with Country Presidents

Tea meet with Rev Fr. Vicar General with SDBs & FMAs

5.30 P.M. Grand Celebration of the theme: Items from School children

Valedictory events

Vote of thanks

A guest performance

9.00 P.M. Dinner



7th February 2005 : Breakfast & departures