PARALLEL EVENTS PROGRAMME Last update: Friday, 28 August 2015 DAY EVENT TIME PLACE Friday 4/9/2015 80th TIF OFFICIAL OPENING 20:00 I.VELLIDIS Congress Fair Opening Hours 10:00-22:00 Press Conference of the President of the National Confederation of Hellenic Commerce and Entrepreneurship Mr. Vassilis Korkidis and the Head of the Cyber Crime Unit Mr. Manolis Sfakianakis. 11:00 14:00 N. Germanos Congress GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY The National Specialization Strategy Saturday 5/9/2015 for Research & Technology Hellas Viable Technologies & Productive Reconstruction of the Peripheral Territories CERTH) CENSUS OVERVIEW 1991-2011- Search Tool for the Processing and Charting of DATA National for Social Research (EKKE) Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) 16:00-16:30 16:30-17:00 17:00-17:30 17:30-18:00 The contribution of Technology s to Modern Society as Mirrors of technological Developments and the New Generation of Greece Thessaloniki Science and Technology Museum NOESIS Lavrentis Mahairitsas-Yiannis Kotsiras Fair Opening Hours: 10:00-22:00 Sunday 6/9/201 5 ECONOMIC CHAMBER OF GREECE Day meeting: The 3 rd Memorandum Opportunities, Challenges and Dead Ends 18:00 20:30 N. Germanos Congress Hall C 1
Future Waves / Greek and International Pop/Rock Music The SfenTones / Garage Punk Countown / Nu Metal, Alternative Rock, Metal Rap SPEEDEUS, a new modern distribution network system and direct communication platform with the real economy. Commencement of works in Greece The concert will open with RACHEL TSELEPIDOU and YIANNIS KYRATSOS 19:00 Event Premises SKINI-KORDONI The Poet and the Myths that Came up with a Fairy-tale by L. Petropoulou Constantinos Argyros Press Conference ECOLOGIST GREENS PARTY To be followed by a meeting of the delegation with the TIF-HELEXPO Administration 11:00 Congress Monday 7/9/2015 Blue lines / Blues Rock BAD ASHES / Alternative Funk Rock Madrake / Heavy Metal General Secretariat for Commerce 19:00 Dromocosmicas Vagor and Bellavita by Camilla Bombardini, Byron Skouris Speech by the President of the UNION OF CENTRISTS PARTY, Mr. Vassilis Leventis 20:00 I.Vellidis Conference ELLOPIA Hall ONIRAMA STAN - VEGAS Tuesday 8/9/2015 48 th TIF RALLY Press Conference 12:00 Pavilion 14 Kerkyra Publications PANTZOURI/ Greek Punk Rock In & Out / Pop/Hard Rock 2
Astral Crossing / Power Metal SHOTGUNZ / Heavy Rock Ventriloquist Katerina Sopidi Real by K. Sopidi Panos Mouzourakis Penny Baltatzi Press conference of the President of the UNION OF CENTRISTS PARTY, Mr. Vassilis Leventis 12:30 Congress General Secretariat for Gender Equality 18:00 Wednesday 9/9/2015 RED CARPETS / Pop/Rock/Funk 11 (enteka)/ Greek Rock Mad Souls / Greek Rock Jail Cat / Rock SPEEDEUS, a new modern distribution network system and direct communication platform with the real economy. Commencement of works in Greece Theatre outside the Walls The Castle of Oria by G. Theotokas (performance for teenagers) 19:00 Congress Hall A Speech by the President of the INDEPENDENT GREEKS PARTY, Mr. Panos Kammenos 20:00 I.Vellidis Congress ELLOPIA Hall LVE MUSIC EVENTS Tribute to Mikis Theodorakis 90 th birthday With George Dalaras and Eleni Vitali Thursday 10/9/2015 Press conference of the President of the INDEPENDENT GREEKS PARTY, Mr. Panos Kammenos Google 12:00 16:00 18:00 19:00 21:00 I.Vellidis Congress ELLOPIA Hall Meeting of the President of PASOK, 16:00 TIF-HELEXPO S.A. 3
Ms. Fofi Gennimata with the administration of TIF-HELEXPO followed by the President s visit to the Fair 17:00 Boardroom Elixir Of Rage /Thrash Metal/Heavy Metal Vital Secret/Indie Rock Blues Ethnic Nothing 'n' Everything/ Funky - Blues/Rock Blue Flames/ Blues Rock Papalangi DOBRE DEN by T. Angelopoulos (Performance for teenagers) Speech by PASOK President, Ms. Fofi Gennimata 20:00 I.Vellidis Congress Panos Kiamos Press Conference with PASOK President Ms. Fofi Gennimata 13:00 I. Vellidis Congress, Hall 6 OLYMPIAS Day meeting on New funding possibilities from the HORIZON 2020 programme Organized by: the Federation of Industries of Northern Greece (FING) &HELEXPO 18:00-21:00 I. Vellidis Congress OLYMPIAS Hall Friday 11/9/2015 Argie Gudo (solo artist)/ Pop/Rock Sleeping Bugs / Rock Embargo / Stoner/ Desert Rock KILLSON / Alternative Metal SPEEDEUS, a new modern distribution network system and direct communication platform with the real economy. Commencement of works in Greece 19:00 Event Premises 2+2 The Forgetful Bee by A. Garefalaki MUSIC EVENTS LIVE Giorgos Mazonakis Fair Opening Hours: 10:00-22:00 4
Meeting of the Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece Mr. Dimitris Koutsoumpas with the Administration of TIF - HELEXPO 10:00 TIF-HELEXPO S.A. Boardroom Saturday 12/9/2015 Press Conference of the Secretary General of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Greece Mr. Dimitris Koutsoumpas 12:00 congress Research for Gender Equality 12:00 Tree on Monday/ Reggae, Afro, Samba Circus Veil / Rock/ Alternative Metal The Pixels / Pop/ Alternative Rock Grey Theory / Hard Rock & Heavy Metal Riffs Ηippo Sleeping Beauty by K. Fykari Speech by the President of New Democracy Party, Mr. Vangelis Meimarakis 20:00 I. Vellidis Congress Foureira Boys & Noise Fair Opening Hours: 10:00-22:00 Start of 48 th TIF RALLY 09:00 YMCA South Gate Sunday 13/9/2015 Meeting of the President of New Democracy Party, Mr. Vangelis Meimarakis with the Administration of TIF HELEXPO, followed by a tour around the Pavilions of the 80 th TIF Press Conference of the President of New Democracy Party, Mr. Vangelis Meimarakis 11:00 13:00 TIF-HELEXPO S.A. Boardroom I. Vellidis Congress End of the 48 th TIF Rally 17:30 YMCA South Gate Black Soul Chori / Indie/Alternative Rock Skies Anemon/ Rock END of the AWARD CEREMONY National Theatre of Northern Greece To the children s souls in the parks (not competing) 5
AWARD CEREMONY Michalis Hatzigiannis OTHER EVENTS «THE ENCHANTED» For the first time in Thessaloniki Exhibition of exact replicas of the Incantadas, the statues of a Maenad, Dionysus, Ariadne, Leda, Ganymedes, Dioscorus, Aura and Nike that used to decorate the so-called Arcade of the Idols, at p resent-day location of the Ancient Agora, which were stolen in 1864, and which are presently on display at the Louvre Museum Pavilion 3 The exhibition will last until early January Exhibition THE MOST IMPORTANT INVENTIONS AND MUSICAL INSTRUCMENTS OF THE ANCIENT GREEKS from the MUSEUM OF ANCIENT GREEK TECHNOLOGY OF KOSTAS KOTSANAS The Exhibition aims at promoting this somewhat unknown aspect of the Ancient Greek civilization Pavilion 3 The exhibition will last until 5 January 2016 More information will be available on the TIF website after 15 September CHOCOLATE FACTORY AND MUSEUM Especially for the duration of the TIF event, the Chocolate Factory and Museum will operate once again, for young and old chocolate lovers Pavilion 1 /CONCERTS Well-known Greek musicians will once again take to the Arch stage to perform popular Greek Art and Pop songs (admission for TIF ticket holders is free) * For the first time, this is held as a competition. Amateur troupes will compete in theatrical performances for the young Daily performances at 19:30 On Sunday 13 September, the Festival will be completed with the award ceremony On an outdoor stage to the left of the Sintrivani Gate TIF MUSIC BAND FESTIVAL At the 3 rd Music Band Festival, daily from 18:00-21:00, bands will present their work to a specialized three-member committee of music industry professionals and an audience of visitors to the 80 th TIF Event from 6 to 12 September The Festival will end on Sunday 13/9 with the award ceremony On an outdoor stage CHEAPART An exhibition of paintings the main characteristic of which is the sale of works of the same price. e-gaming The largest gaming event in the Balkans is returning for one more year to notorious Pavilion Seventeen for nine days. 4000m 2 will be welcoming classic and modern gaming, educational presentations, competitions, tournaments, while panels with all your favourite community members and numerous happenings will make you want to stay put. For the more traditional gamer, there will be premises dedicated to the source of gaming, i.e., board games. Apart from the wide range available for everyone to have a go, there will also be tournaments. We could not forget the cosplayers, whose passion brings our favourite characters to life, who will participate in various workshops and their own special competition. Pavilion 17 6
RACE CAR COLLECTION From the Charagionis Hellenic Motor Museum and the Automobilist Association of Thessaloniki Pavilion 14 TAKE OFF WITH TIF AS VOLUNTEERS AND BLOOD DONORS Donate blood on Friday 11 and Saturday 12 September from 17:00-21:00 Pavilion 2 MYSTICON 1 st THESSALONIKI MYSTERY FESTIVAL Three days of mystery and interaction with an entertaining escape and role playing game Partnership of the Tourism Department of the Municipality of Thessaloniki and various city Teams Pavilion 11 (opposite pavilion 1) CIVIL PROTECTION MATTERS-ACTIONS TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC From the Deputy-Region Office of the Metropolitan Community of Central Macedonia and the Civil Protection Department of the Metropolitan Unit of Thessaloniki on 7-13/9/2015 from 18:00-21:00 Α. Information on basic measures for preventing and tackling home hazards Β. First aid outdoor (at the sliding gate) *MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY admission fee 3, family ticket 10 All other days 5 and family tickets 15 Anyone who is 80 years old or born in 1980 can enter the Fair for free, regardless of the day, after displaying their Police Identity Card at the entrance. 7