On 20 September the Polish Tourist Organisation headquarters hosted a session of the Chapter of the Polish Congress Ambassadors Programme which mission is to select this year’s winners. Polish Congress Ambassadors are personalities who popularise the knowledge of our country’s assets in their international environmentsand and attract international congresses to our country.
It was the first meeting of the Chapter set up for the years 2012 – 2014, on which the chairman – prof. Janusz Lipkowski was elected.
As a result of the discussion and the vote of the Chapter, 13 new persons joined the group of Polish Congress Ambassadors:
- Prof. Kazimierz Strzałka PhD hab. – Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University in Kraków
- Prof. Andrzej Chwalba PhD hab., Jagiellonian University in Kraków
- Prof. Krzysztof Zamorski PhD hab., Institute of History of the Jagiellonian University
- Prof. Katarzyna Turnau PhD hab., Institute of Environmental Sciences, Jagiellonian University
- Ewa Mańkiewicz – Cudny, Federation of Engineering Associations NOT
- Prof. MD Henryk Skarżyński, PhD hab., Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing
- Prof. Roman Kaliszan PhD hab., Department of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmacokinetics, Medical University of Gdansk
- Prof. Bernard Franciszek Kubiak PhD hab., Gdansk University, College of Business and Administration in Gdynia
- Prof. Dariusz Rott PhD hab., University of Silesia, Faculty of Philology
- Mateusz Kusznierewicz -Two World Championship titles (1998 and 2000) in the class FINN, Three-time Olympic representative, the gold medal in Atlanta in 1996
- Marta Bogusz – Czerniewicz PhD hab. Wielkopolska Cancer Centre in Poznan
- Prof. Jan Fazlagić PhD hab. Poznan University of Economics, Vistula University in Warsaw
- Rafał Serafin PhD., Environmental Partnership Foundation
Certificates of recognition will be presented during the Polish Congress Ambassadors Gala, which will take place on 15 November at 7 p.m. in the Spire Pavilion of Poznań Congress Center.
The Chapter met in composition:
Andrzej Chochół PhD hab. – Rector, University of Economics in Cracow
Anna Górska – Prezes Gdańskiej Organizacji Turystycznej, Gdańsk Convention Bureau
Magda Kondas – MeetingPlanner.pl editor
Prof. Janusz Lipkowski – President of the Scientific Society of Warsaw
Prof. Jerzy Woy-Woyciechowski – President of the Polish Society of Medicine
Jerzy Chmiel – Vice President of the International Council of Organizations for Folklore Festivals and
Folk Art
Andrzej Arendarski – President of the National Chamber of Commerce
Alicja Adamczak PhD – President of the Patent Office
Marek Pawelczyk PhD hab., – Silesian University of Technology
Magdalena Piasecka – President of Convention Bureau – Wrocław
Elżbieta Penderecka – President of the Association. Ludwig van Beethoven
Magdalena Sroka – The Deputy Mayor of the City of Kraków
Prof.Piotr Wilczek PhD. hab.– University of Warsaw
Irena Sokołowska – Vice President of the of Conferences and Congresses in Poland Association
Piotr Wilczek – President of the Conferences and Congresses in Poland Association
Bartłomiej Walas PhD – Vice-President of the Polish Tourist Organisation
Robert Kępiński – Director of Marketing Planning Department, Polish Tourist Organisation
