Social Events

The FIP Centennial Congress will welcome all participants to some of the best social events ever hosted during congress festivities! All are invited to join peers and colleagues to network within these informal settings that will showcase the best that Amsterdam has to offer. 

Click here to download the official Preliminary Social Events Programme for the Centennial - don't miss out!


Thursday 4 October 2012

Opening Ceremony
16.00 – 18.30

The Opening Ceremony will take place in the Auditorium, please be on time as a high number of attendees are expected. Please indicate on the registration form whether you will attend this Ceremony.

Opening Exhibition
18.30 – 19.30
Exhibition hall
After the Opening Ceremony the exhibition will officially be opened

FIP Showcase
18.30 – 19.30
Exhibition hall
The FIP Showcase at the opening of the Exhibition is the perfect opportunity to learn more about FIP Sections, SIGs and Forums. Browse posters representing each of these FIP bodies and speak to representatives during the Showcase Exhibition.

 

Friday 5 October 2012

Welcome reception at the Scheepvaartmuseum - network and catch-up with friends old and new!
18.00 – 21.00
As of 18.00 hours all participants are invited to take the canal boat at the RAI for a nice trip through the canals of Amsterdam toward the Scheepvaartmuseum.

The Scheepvaartmuseum (Maritime Museum) - a true Amsterdam landmark, the structure is contained in one of the city’s biggest 17th century buildings, a storehouse for the Dutch war fleet dating from 1656.

The Scheepvaartmuseum houses one of the world's biggest collections of nautical art and artefacts, including globes, paintings, ship models, and more. For all registered delegates it will also be possible to visit the replica of the Dutch East Indiaman the Amsterdam, docked alongside the quay, is perhaps the museum’s biggest attraction, literally and figuratively.

Please indicated on the registration form whether you would like to attend the reception.

Saturday 6 October 2012

FIP Fun Run
06.30-08.30
The FIP congress will host the 5K Fun Run. Our aim is that the event will take place in the Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam. Participation in the 5K Run is free for all participants of the FIP Congress. While there will be no restriction to the number of people participating in the race, all participants need to register in order to be allowed to take part in the Fun Run.

Be sure to bring your running shoes! More details will follow.

 
FIP Museum Evening
19.00 -21.00
The FIP is organising a special FIP Museum evening. All FIP participants can enter the museums by showing their congress badge. A special flyer will be put in your congress bag. Please note that registration is obligatory for some of the museums.

The following museums are open for only the FIP delegates:

  • Rijksmuseum
  • Anne Frank House
  • Jewish Historical Museum
  • Amsterdam Historical Museum

 

Sunday 7 October 2012

Section Dinners
20.00 -22.30

Most of the section dinners will take place at Haesje Claes, a restaurant situated in the historical center of Amsterdam, between the Spui and the Dam Square, across from the Amsterdam Museum. The restaurant occupies six epic buildings in which the original architectural features preserved, original characteristics of the building. Likewise, the exterior of the building is a beautiful example of traditional Dutch architecture.

The following sections are planned at Haesje Claes:

  • Academic Pharmacy Section
  • Social and Administrative Pharmacy Section
  • Hospital Pharmacy Section
  • Clinical Biology Section
  • Industrial Pharmacy Section/ LMCS
  • Military and Emergency Pharmacy Section

The Pharmacy Information Section dinner will take place in a restaurant also situated in the historical center of Amsterdam, the Silveren Spiegel.

The Community Pharmacy Section Dinner will take place in the Okura hotel, the headquarters hotel of the FIP Congress.

We kindly ask all delegates to register in advance their participation to one of the section dinners to avoid disappointments and to make sure that all arrangements are well organised.

Monday 8 October 2012

Closing Dinner - Beurs van Berlage
20.00 -24.00

The Closing dinner will invite all participants for an evening of elegant dining in the beautiful Beurs van Berlage.

In the Golden Age Amsterdam was the first place in the world to create a fixed location for the trade in stocks and shares (1611). The shares of the very first limited liability company in the world to be traded were those of the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie, abbreviated to VOC).
Three hundred years later Berlage built the third Amsterdam Stock Exchange (1903); a building that generated a lot of controversy and, today, is considered the beginning of modern Dutch architecture.

In the accompanying pages on Amsterdam you will find further information about the special Amsterdam Exchange history.

There is only a limited number of seats available, so please purchase tickets online via this website