Agenda
MONDAY The Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises (SETE) is hosting the fourth forum on «Health Services as a Source of Demand for Tourism Services, Science and Entrepreneurship: Alliances & Cooperation,» to take place at 9.30 p.m. at the Athens Metropolitan Expo. www.sete.gr On the occasion of World AIDS Day, a health festival is being held at the Syntagma Square Metro station, featuring health-related events and displays. To tomorrow. Secondary school teachers hold a three-hour work stoppage from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. (morning shift) and from 2 to 5 p.m. (afternoon shift) over the government’s plan to reform the hiring system. At 12.30 p.m. protesters will demonstrate outside the Education Ministry. State hospital doctors in Thessaloniki hold a 24-hour strike over financial and other institutional demands. TUESDAY Stat Bank is hosting the Green Economy 2009 conference to take place at the King George Hotel in Syntagma Square. Tel. 210.342.1177 The Onassis Public Benefit Foundation holds a press conference on its «International Prizes in Law and in Letters,» at noon at the NJV Athens Plaza Hotel. The award ceremony will take place on December 14 in Paris. WEDNESDAY The Economist conference on «Doing Good: Green Economy, Green Business and the Sustainability Challenge,» begins at the Royal Olympic Hotel (28-34 Ath. Diakou, tel 210.928.8400). Environment Minister Tina Birbili, Synaspismos chief Alexis Tsipras and former Parliament speaker Dimitris Sioufas will address the audience. Tel. 210.940.8750-2 or www.hazliseconomist.com Marfin Popular Bank is hosting the second international conference on «Trade Markets, Environment and Climate Change,» at the Grande Bretagne Hotel. Jeremy Rifkin, author and president of the Foundation on Economic Trends, will be the keynote speaker. Tel. 210.817.0878 and 210.817.0295 The sixth international history conference on «The Enlightenment and Religion: The Orthodox World» begins at the National Research Foundation and runs to Friday. Tel. 210.727.3554 The Hellenic-Russian Society’s «The Situation in the Euro-Atlantic Arena and Russian-Greek Relations» opens at 2 p.m. at the Athens Concert Hall. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov will be the keynote speaker. Tel. 210.364.4558. THURSDAY Minister of Economy, Competitiveness and Merchant Marine Louka Katseli to address the 11th annual forum of Capital Link, titled «Greece: Preparing Recovery,» at the Metropolitan Club in Manhattan, New York. FRIDAY Labor Minister Andreas Loverdos to meet with representatives of the Hellenic Banks’ Association and the Bank Employees Federation (OTOE).