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WACS Congress 2006 – Day 4
With the Presidiums speeches, Continental Directors reports and committee updates all out of the way, there was only one thing left to decide. Which country would win its bid to host the 2010 WACS Congress? Would it be an easy majority, or would the fight come down to a final vote between two closely ranked countries? The question had been on everyones lips since Monday and this morning, a decision had to be made.
Voting slips were handed out, proxies verified and then the ballots were cast. Continental Director Arnold Tanzer took the lead in ensuring everything proceeded smoothly then he and Board members, Ed Brown and Norbert Schmidiger, headed off to count the votes.
Each bidding delegation was all ready to pop the bubbly when Tanzer returned and took to the stage. But the celebration had to wait; no one country had achieved a 51 per cent majority vote. Xian, China and Colombo, Sri Lanka were out, leaving the fight to Santiago de Chile and Prague, Czech Republic.
Tanzer and his team repeated the whole process and when he walked back in for the second time, the country that will host Congress 2010 had been decided. Tanzer left it up to fellow South African, Honorary President Bill Gallagher to make the final call. For the first time, Gallagher said, We are going to Latin America.
And the Chilean team celebrated their victory with a burst of hugs, smiles, shouts and jumps of joy. And as a generous gesture, the Chilean team offered runner-up Prague a consolation gift Achiga, Chiles WACS association, will sponsor all the accommodation costs of Pragues chefs association President when he goes to the 2010 Chile Congress.
On that high note, the business session of the 32nd World Association of Chefs Societies Congress came to a close. Still to come, the Gala Dinner (Did you pack a tux?) sponsored by Unilever Foodsolutions on 16 March Thursday. Watch out for a host of awards to be given out as well as the announcement of the winners from the Hans Bueschkens World Junior Chefs Challenge.
*Want to review the days speeches and presentations? Look for the speakers name or presentation title on the programme below and click on the links. Where available, we have included the PowerPoint slides, voice and / or video recording.*
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WACS Congress Newsletter of Day 4 (PDF document)
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Iðunn Mathöll á Akureyri opnar í dag
Atvinnurekanda skylt að greiða matreiðslumanni 1,4 milljónir króna vegna vangreiddra launa
Veitingastaðurinn MAR opnar á Frakkastíg
34 veitingastaðir birtu matseðil og annað kynningarefni bara á ensku
Wolt “wrapped” samantektin – Það sem Íslendingar pöntuðu á árinu 2024
Útskriftarnemendur Hótel- og matvælaskólans í MK tóku þátt í ýmsum keppnum og krefjandi verkefnum
Jólakveðja frá Kokkalandsliðinu og Klúbbi matreiðslumeistara – Vídeó
Óáfengir kokteilar frá ISH, danskur framleiðandi
Veitingastaðurinn MAR opnar á Frakkastíg
Fljótlegur hátíðareftirréttur – Einfaldasta skyrkaka í heimi
Jólakveðja frá Kokkalandsliðinu og Klúbbi matreiðslumeistara – Vídeó
Myndir: Krónan á Bíldshöfða opnar á ný eftir gagngerar endurbætur – Ný tæknilausn tekin í notkun
Myndir og vídeó frá matreiðslukeppni stjórnmálaflokkana – Sjáið úrslitin hér
Vel heppnað eftirréttanámskeið Iðunnar og Ólöfu Ólafsdóttur Konditor og eftirréttameistara – Myndir og vídeó
Myndir og vídeó frá Tipsý viðburðinum á Múlabergi – Ingibjörg Bergmann: Það er alveg greinilegt að kokteilamenningin á Akureyri blómstar ….
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Nýtt bakarí, veitingahús, fisk- og kjötbúð og hótel2 dagar síðanIðunn Mathöll á Akureyri opnar í dag
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Frétt2 dagar síðanAtvinnurekanda skylt að greiða matreiðslumanni 1,4 milljónir króna vegna vangreiddra launa
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Nýtt bakarí, veitingahús, fisk- og kjötbúð og hótel1 dagur síðanVeitingastaðurinn MAR opnar á Frakkastíg
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Frétt5 dagar síðan34 veitingastaðir birtu matseðil og annað kynningarefni bara á ensku
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Markaðurinn4 dagar síðanWolt “wrapped” samantektin – Það sem Íslendingar pöntuðu á árinu 2024
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Markaðurinn4 dagar síðanKalkúnaveisla með öllu tilheyrandi
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Markaðurinn1 dagur síðanFljótlegur hátíðareftirréttur – Einfaldasta skyrkaka í heimi
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Keppni2 dagar síðanSkráning hafin á Íslandsmót nema og ungsveina í matvæla -og veitingagreinum