TODAY
The swearing-in ceremony of the new chairman of the Social Security Foundation (IKA-ETAM), Giorgos Mergos, takes place at 9.30 a.m. in the presence of Labor Minister Savvas Tsitouridis. – Communist Party General Secretary Aleka Papariga to meet with Athens Mayor Nikitas Kaklamanis at 9.30 a.m. at the party’s offices in Perissos, northwestern Athens. – Deputy Labor Minister Gerasimos Giakoumatos visits Pella prefecture to meet with representatives of the region’s labor centers. – Naftemboriki newspaper holds a conference on «Thessaly: Center of Development 2007-2013,» at 6 p.m. at the Volos Palace Hotel in Volos. The keynote address will be by Deputy Finance Minister Antonis Bezas. Tel. 210.519.8148. – The Constantopouleio – Aghia Olga Hospital hosts the fifth International postgraduate course on «Frontiers in HPB Diseases,» at 9.30 a.m. at the Athens Hilton Hotel. To tomorrow. For details, log on to www.era.gr. – The 19th international exhibition on food, beverages, machinery and equipment Detrop 2007 opens at the Helexpo fair grounds in Thessaloniki. To Sunday. Tel. 2310.291.201 or log on to www.helexpo.gr. – The Hellenic Association of Food Technologists (PETET) hosts the fifth international food technology congress on «Consumer Protection through Food Process Improvement and Innovation in the Real World,» at Helexpo in Thessaloniki. – The Hellenic Wind Energy Association is hosting a conference on «Town Planning and Renewable Energy Sources,» at 9 a.m. at the old Athens airport at Hellenikon. Environment Minister Giorgos Souflias will attend. Tel. 210 3636791 or log on to www.eletaen.gr. – The Organization for the Certification and Inspection of Organic Products (DIO) hosts a conference on «Organic Products and Market. The Role of DIO – Credibility, Health and Environment,» at 5 p.m. at the Helexpo in Thessaloniki. Tel. 210.822.4384 or log on to www.dionet.gr.
