SpeakerS Organizers • OMTh - World Hydrothermal Organization WORLD HYDROTHERMAL • Terme di Levico e Vetriolo ORGANIZATION Ennio Gori (I) OMTh (World Hydrothermal • Apt Valsugana - Lagorai Organization) President Sponsored by Giorgio Onorati (I) President of Associazione Terme Organizing committee del Trentino Ennio Gori, Carlo Stefenelli, Donatella Bommassar, Giuseppe Bellandi (I) Ehtta (European Historical Raffaele Murari, Paolo Defant, Patrizia Manica ehtta PROVINCIA AUTONOMA DI TRENTO Thermal Town Association) President Organizational Secretariat and Hotel information Loredana Lignola (I) Graduated in Psychology and • OMTh - World Hydrothermal Organization Sports Sciences from the [email protected] - www.omth.com University of Naples Federico II international convention Expert in psychophysical General Information well-being and spa culture • The participation to the Convention is free and open to Paul Simons (GB) President of the Ehtta Scientific all interested parties (registration is necessary). Committee • You are kindly asked to download the registration form Aldo Meucci (I) Architect from www.termedilevico.it and from www.omth.com Simone Micheli (I) Architect OMTh Lisa M. Starr (USA) Senior Consultant • either by fax (fax number 0461 727799) • or e-mail: [email protected] Marco Vitale (I) University of Parma, Foundation for Spa Scientific Research (FoRST) Rome This educational event is being CME accredited for Janka Zalesakova (Sk) President of Slovak Spa following categories Association; Vicepresident • Surgeons: all specializations of European Spa Association • Benchmark: Epidemiology - Disease Prevention and Paola Nardini (I) Lawyer and Honorary Consul of Health Promotion through the acquisition of technical the Federal Republic of Germany and professional knowledge in Venice • CME provider: Board of Physicians, Surgeons and THERMALISM Valentina Piffer (I) General Secretary of the EGTC Odontologists of the Autonomous Province of Trento European Region Tyrol - South [email protected] IN THE 3RD Tyrol - Trentino Representative of the EU Sponsored by MILLENNIUM Commission • Autonomous Province of Trento Foscara Porchia (I) Architect • Ehtta - European Historic Thermal Towns Association • Europaregion Euregio - Tirol, Südtirol, Trentino Mingle Zhao (Cina) Manager at China Hot Spring 21st - 22nd October 2016 Association • Board of Physicians, Surgeons and Odontologists of the Autonomous Province of Trento Palazzo delle Terme Violetta Yanyshevskaya (Ukr) President of Ukrainian Association • Associazione Terme del Trentino of Medical Tourism conference room • Municipality of Levico Terme Fabio Lazzerini (BR) ALATH President and OMTh Vice • Terme di Levico e Vetriolo Levico Terme - Italy President; Director da Sociedade • Apt Valsugana - Lagorai Brasileira de Termalismo - Geologist How to reach the convention venue Nestor Huho Ficosecco (AR) Clinician - Faculty of Medical Sciences in Rosario; Sports • By car: Motorway A22 Brennero - Modena - Trento Medicine Specialist at the Faculty Sud exit (km 20) OR Main Road n. 47 (Superstrada della of Medical Sciences - National Valsugana) - Padua direction, Levico Terme exit University of Rosario, Argentina; • By train: from the Trento railway station take the and also sponsored by ALATh Vice President (Latin Valsugana train. Your train stop is Levico Terme ASSOCIAZIONE America Association • By plane: Verona (100 km) or Venice Airport (140 km Ordine dei Medici Chirurghi TERME e degli Odontoiatri DEL TRENTINO Comune di Levico Terme of Thermalism). distance) della Provincia di Trento Introduction Friday 21st October The OMTh International Convention “Thermalism In The Third 8.00-9.00 a.m. | Registration and distribution of CME 5.30-6.15 p.m. | EU Intervention Programs for the spa Millennium” will be held at the Palazzo delle Terme in Levico material industry (Representative of the EU (Trento - Italy) between 21st and 22nd October 2016 as an op- 9.00-9.30 a.m. | Opening address by the authorities and Commission) Examples and methods portunity for the exchange of knowledge, expertise and insights Ehtta Introductory speech by Giorgio of drawing up a project proposal about the current situation and the future prospects of the spa Onorati (I) and Ennio Gori (I) Foscara Porchia (I) business at the beginning of the third millennium. The morning 6.15-6.30 p.m. | Roundtable session will be dedicated to the perspectives of the future spa of- 9.30-10.00 a.m. | Outlook in the future: A New Spa Offer fer and the recent innovations in spa architecture and techniques, Loredana Lignola (I) 6.30-7.30 p.m. | International experiences: along with the most advanced spa marketing techniques. 10.00-10.15 a.m. | Roundtable • Development of the Spa Industry in In the afternoon session the inextricable link between spa bu- China Mingle Zhao (Cina) 10.15-11.15 a.m. | Recent innovations in spa architecture siness and scientific research will be focused on, thus confir- • The Wellness & SPA business in and techniques Paul Simons (GB), ming the essential role played by Europe in the development Ukraine Violetta Yanyshevskaya (Ukr) Aldo Meucci (I), Simone Micheli (I) of the spa network worldwide. • The Spa Industry in Latin America In addition, some speeches will be delivered about the current 11.15-11.30 a.m. | Roundtable Fabio Lazzerini (BR) - Nestor Hugo application of the EU legislation n° 2011/24 regarding the right 11.30-12.00 a.m. | Marketing issues Lisa M. Starr (USA) Ficosecco (AR) of European citizens to be able to choose any country within 12.00-12.15 a.m. | Roundtable 7.30-7.45 p.m. | Roundtable the EU for healthcare. In particular, the reports will focus on the experiences of cross-border thermalism in Germany and Break | 7.45-8.00 p.m. | CME test in the European Region Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino. Other main debate topics include the EU Intervention Programs for 2.30-3.00 p.m. | Scientific research in the spa industry: the spa industry, the methods of drawing up a project proposal Current situation and future prospects as well as the description of international experiences in China, Marco Vitale (I) Saturday 22nd October 2016 Ukraine and Latin America. 3.00-3.15 p.m. | Roundtable The crucial importance of the scientific dimension will be hi- 3.15-4.15 p.m. | Balneotherapy - an important part of ghlighted by an important event, i.e. the prize giving ceremony for healthcare systems in Europe the 8th International Award for spa research MARCIAL CAMPOS. Janka Zalesakova (Sk) The Convention is of great importance also because of the 10.00-11.30 a.m. | Prize giving ceremony for the 8th participation of Ehtta (European Historical Thermal Town As- 4.15-4.30 p.m. | Roundtable International Award for spa research sociation) and in particular because of the speech of its Pre- 4.30-5.15 p.m. | Cross-border spa healthcare in Europe: MARCIAL CAMPOS - organized by sident, Giuseppe Bellandi, as well as of the President of the The experiences in Germany OMTh and SITh - Andres Campos (SP) Scientific Committee, Paul Simons. Paola Nardini (I) and in the European SITh President On the basis of reports about the growth and the development Region Tyrol-South Tyrol-Trentino of the spa business worldwide, that will be delivered by acknow- Valentina Piffer(I) ledged experts in their fields, the convention is intended to define • Lectio Magistralis strategic lines of actions to drive the further growth of the spa 5.15-5.30 p.m. | Roundtable business and to globally promote its “excellence”. Supported by its • Final remarks rich tradition and its special achievements, the European spa busi- ness model shall extend from Europe all over the world. In this International convention, OMTh is calling on everyo- ne (members, partners and stakeholders) to fulfil this com- mitment, considering it not just a pleasant-sounding utopian thought but a mission linked to its tradition and its history. Ennio Gori OMTh President.