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World Congress 2001
(Melbourne)
Jack Wu has attended the World Congresses and Asian Conferences on
many occasions. Barbara Gabogrecan was able to attend one of each
(in Tokyo and Taipei). Melbourne was chosen to host the World
Congress in 2001. Ninety-five delegates arrived from overseas
Chapters and spent a wonderful week in the Crown Towers hotel.
Following the official ‘Welcome’ evening event was the main
Conference day followed by the Congress Dinner with entertainment
provided by Japanese drum players, Swiss musicians, Aboriginal
dancers and ‘didgeridoo’ playing and a Chinese choir etc. The
Conference day presented a number of informative speakers with
Barry Jones being the key note speaker on the day. A special art
display was made available by the MCEI President and artist,
Barbara Gabogrecan. Many delegates purchased silk paintings and
would have a wonderful memory of the conference through these
paintings.
The delegates enjoyed a wide variety of social and business
events during their week long stay. They attended a business expo
at the City of Casey, a business breakfast in Melbourne, visited
the penguins at Phillip Island, went on a Puffing Billy train trip;
played golf, visited a winery and visited the Melbourne Aquarium
where they watched the MCEI secretary, Tina Wu, feed the sharks,
etc. etc.
Happy
purchasers of one of the Gabogrecan paintings, ‘Brolga’s Fire
Dance’
WORLD CONGRESS
2001
Welcome to
the Presidents of MCEI from Osaka, Tokyo, Taipei, Australia, Geneva
(International President Paul Genton) with Jack Wu as MC
The
Conference day was held at the CrownTowers and all delegates had
access to earphones with translators translating each of the
speeches into their own language.
MCEI
President from Tokyo, Kenji Mizuguchi giving an official plaque of
thanks to the key speaker, Barry Jones.
CONGRESS SPECIAL
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Chinese
Women’s Choir providing entertainment at the Official Congress
Dinner
Delighted
group of delegates enjoying the Puffing Billy ride - Paul Genton
proclaimed that this was the ‘best part of the
Congress!’
Feeding the
Rosellas in the DandenongRanges was of special interest to the
delegates as many had never seen birds in the wild act in such a
friendly manner.
Peter
O’Connor, MCEIMelbourne’s treasurer (left) and International
President Paul Genton (right) presenting the trophy to the Golf
winner at the Healsville RACV Country Club
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