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DETAILS OF AS/LAWYERS CONVENTION

Posted on Aug 03 2016

The ASI/Lawyers Convention to be held in Medellin, Columbia promises to be an historic event as Adventist Legal Professionals along with Adventist Business and Professional leaders convene jointly.


AIRPORT: Jose Marie Cordova. (MDE).

TRAVEL DATES: The opening ceremony begins at 5:30 pm on Wednesday 17th August and the convention ends on Sabbath 20th at about 6:30pm, so plan travel accordingly.[Board members should plan to arrive on Tuesday 16th for a meeting at 6:00pm]

HOTEL: Hotel Four Point by Sheraton
Cra 43C #6 Sur 100, Medellín,
Antioquia, Colombia
Phone: +57 4 3197400

Hotel Poblado Plaza.
Av. El Poblado, Medellín,
Antioquia, Colombia
Phone:+57 4 2685555

ROOM RATES PER NIGHT (both hotels):
Type of room Per person
Single US100.00
Double 75.00
These rates include Accommodation, Breakfast, Transport: airport – hotel – airport
and transport: hotel -UNAC – hotel (for the 4 days)

AGENT: Our agent in Medellin is Ricardo Iglesias ricardo@gratitour.com
He will make bookings for the hotel and transportation. Send him an email with the type of room required and the number of nights. If you book directly with the hotel the rates will not be the same.

MEALS: Lunch and dinner will be served at UNAC and the total daily cost is approximately
US$ 10.

REGISTRATION: The link for registration is: http://semm-iad.adventist.org . Instructions are given in a separate attachment.

REGISTRATION FEE: US$100 payable at the convention.

VISA: There are a number of countries that require a visa for entry into Colombia.
Please check your country’s requirements.

PARADE OF NATIONS: National dress and flags should be brought for the Parade of the Nations at the opening ceremony.

SEMINARS include:

• Adventists in Public Service
• Why should the Church maintain relations with State legislators, the OAS and UN.
• On being an Adventist lawyer: it’s all about associations
• Dealing with Sabbath Conflicts in the Workplace
• Adventists & Inter-Faith Relations
• Success through Sound Stewardship Practices
• Lord Transform Me
• Same sex Marriage, Transgender Issues & The Church
• How Can the Adventist Lawyer help the Church
• Your Business - A tool for Evangelism
• I want to live healthy
• Balancing Life and Business
• Retirement & Succession Planning
• The Method That God Blesses
• Witnessing at the workplace
• Principles of Business for times of economic hardship
• Total Member Involvement in Church Building