08:00 – 13:30 | Registration & open welcome desk
Registration & open welcome desk Date & Time Location Friday, 25 August 08:00 – 13:30 GMT-3 Reading + Drawing + Visitors rooms
09:00 – 09:10 | Welcome Address
Copacabana Palace
09:10 – 10:00 | Session 13 – Women in Technology
Organised by the AIJA Women Network
10:50 – 13:30 | AIJA Annual General Assembly meeting (AGM)
AIJA Meetings AIJA Annual General Assembly meeting (AGM) Date & Time Location Friday, 25 August 10:50-13:30 GMT-3 Golden Room
15:00 – 17:00 | Optional city tours
Social PROGRAMME Optional city tours Date & Time Location Friday, 25 August 15:00 – 17:00 GMT-3 Departure from AIJA Congress Registration Desk BOOK YOUR OPTIONAL TOURS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON 1. Corcovado & Christ the Redeemer Tour No trip to Rio is complete without a visit to its most iconic landmark and one of the New Seven Wonders of the World: Cristo Redentor or Christ the Redeemer. Perched atop the 2,300-foot-high (700m) Corcovado Mountain, this giant representation of Christ looks down benevolently over the incredible city below with open arms. The statue was commissioned by a local Catholic group in 1920, and construction started in 1922, taking nine years to complete.Your tour of this century-old landmark begins with a morning transfer from your hotel into Tijuca National Park, which at 8,300 acres is the largest urban park in the world. Once you reach the base of Corcovado, a train will take…
15:00 – 17:30 | Football match
Social PROGRAMME Football Match Date & Time Location Friday, 25 August 15:00 – 17:30 GMT-3 Fluminense FC Stadium DESCRIPTION Are you ready to score some goals? The football match is one of the AIJA Annual Congress traditions. Become one of our dedicated players and join the match at the Fluminense Field. This infrastructure holds a special place in the hearts of the Brazilian football community. Built for Brazil to host the South American Championship in 1919, it was the first field in the country. Throughout its history, it has hosted a number of international matches between Brazilian national teams and leagues from all over the world. Join in! Dress code: Football/sports attire
09:00 – 09:50 | AIJA Commercial Fraud Commission Meeting
AIJA Meetings AIJA COMMERCIAL FRAUD Commission meeting Date & Time Location Thursday, 24 August 09:00 – 09:50 SGT Library Room
09:00 – 09:50 | AIJA Corporate and M&A Commission Meeting
AIJA Meetings AIJA Corporate and M&A Commission meetings Date & Time Location Thursday, 24 August 09:00 – 09:50 SGT Golden Room
09:00 – 09:50 | AIJA Labour Law + Immigation Law Commission Meeting
AIJA Meetings AIJA Labour Law + Immigation Law Commission meetings Date & Time Location Thursday, 24 August 09:00 – 09:50 SGT Rio de Janeiro Room
09:00 – 09:50 | AIJA Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL) Commission Meeting
AIJA Meetings AIJA Skills, Career, Innovation, Leadership and Learning (SCILL) Commission meetings Date & Time Location Thursday, 24 August 09:00 – 09:50 SGT Carioca Room
