February 27^th 2009 FRIDAY

SESSION 1. THERMAL AND THALASSOTHERAPY TOURISM IN EUROPE AND TURKEY
09.30 – 10.10	Thermal Therapy Tourism in Europe and European Views on Turkish Thermal Tourism Joachim Lieber, Secretary General, ESPA (European Spas Association), Brussels (Belgium)
10.10 – 10.20	Questions and Discussion
10.20 – 11.00	Turkish Thermal Thalasso and Hamam Traditions; Original Potentials for Health Tourism Prof. Dr. M. Zeki Karagülle, President, TURKSPA (Turksih Spas Thalasso and Health Resorts Association), Istanbul (Turkey)
11.00 – 11.10	Questions and Discussion
11.15 – 11.45	COFFEE BREAK
11.45 – 12.25	Quality and International Accreditation in Thermal and Thalassotherapy Tourism Facilities Dr. Kurt von Storch, STORCH Water Consulting International, Wiesbaden (Germany)
12.25 – 12.35	Questions and Discussion
12.40 – 14.00	LUNCH BREAK

SESSION 2. EXPERINCE OF COUNTRIES IN THERMAL AND THALASSOTHERAPY TOURISM Moderators Dr. Tatyana Angelova, Prof. Dr. M. Zeki Karagülle
14.00 – 14.40	A successful Example in the Neighbor; Thermal and Thalassotherapy Tourism in Bulgaria Dr. Tatyana Angelova, Secretary General, BUPSPA, (Bulgarian Union of Balneology and SPA Tourism), Sofia (Bulgaria)
14.40 – 14.50	Questions and Discussion
14.50 – 15.30	A well-known Health Tourism Experience Thermal Therapy and Thalassotherapy in Romania Nicu Radulescu, President, OPTBR (Romanian National Organization of Spas), Bucharest (Romania)
15.30 – 15.40	Questions and Discussion
15.40 – 16.10	COFFEE BREAK
16.10 – 16.50	Thermal Medicine Treatment of Psoriasis in Turkey; An Unique Example of Health Tourism Prof. Dr. Sedat Özçelik, Department of Dermatology, Medical Faculty of Cumhuriyet University, Sivas (Turkey)
16.50 – 17.00	Questions and Discussion
17.05	Closing
20.00 – 01.00	GALA & CONCERT