The Program

Day 1 – Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel

• Arrival of participants. Transfer to Hotel in Nazareth.
• Check in and registration of participants at Hotel Golden Crown.
• 20:00 Welcome Cocktail (Folkloric Show) – Hotel Golden Crown.

Dress-code: casual

Day 2 – Golden Crown Hotel Nazareth

• 07:30 Breakfast at Restaurant at the hotel
• 08:30 Registration of participants.

10:00 Opening Ceremony, (location) King William Convention Hall, Hotel – Golden Crown.

Speeches:

• His Excellency Mr. Reuven Rivlin, the President of Israel (To be confirmed)
• M.W.Bro. Oscar de Alfonso Ortega, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Spain, Executive Secretary of the World Conference of Regular Masonic Grand Lodges
• M.W.Bro. Suliman Salem, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the State of Israel. (or who will be as Grand Master).
• M.W.Bro. Radu Balanescu, Grand Master of the National Grand Lodge of Romania, Honorary President of the World Conference of Regular Masonic Grand Lodges
• M.W.Bro. Suliman Salem, Grand Lodge of the State of Israel, President of the Committee for organizing the World Conference of Regular Masonic Grand Lodges

10:30 Discussions on the future of the World Conference of Regular Masonic Grand Lodges

(Chairmain: M.W.Bro. Suliman Salem, Grand Master of the State Grand Lodge of Israel, M.W.Bro. Alex Anarcone – Grand Master of the Grand Lodge Colombia in Bogota)

• Voting Session for the proposals of amendments to the Constitution/By-Laws of the World Conference of the World Conference of Regular Masonic Grand Lodges.

Note: All amendments should be sent by Grand Lodges two months prior to the beginning of the 17th Session of the World Conference of Regular Masonic Grand Lodges.

• 12:30 Coffee break

13:00 Conference 1 (location) King William Convention Hall, Hotel Golden Crown.

Topic: “Freemasonry as a symbol for the freedom of thought”
Presidium – co-chairmen: M.W.Bro. Alex Cleven, Past Grand Master of the Regular Grand Lodge of Belgium, M.W.Bro. Charbel T. Fahed, Grand Lodge of Washington D.C.

• 14:00 Lunch break (on your own)

15:00 Conference 2 (location) King William Convention Hall, Hotel Golden Crown.

Topic: “Masonic education and Masonic etiquette, including social media”
Presidium co-chairmen: M.W.Bro Efren Molina Ramos, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Costa Rica, and M.W.Bro Gerrit van Eijk, Grand Master of the Grand East of the Netherlands

• 16:00 End of conference for the day.
• 16:15 Free time or touristic visits.
• 20:15 Return to hotel. Dinner on your own.

Dress-code: casual.

Day 3 – (location) King William Convention Hall, Hotel Golden Crown.

• 07:30 Breakfast at Restaurant at hotel.

09:45 Conference 3 (location) King William Convention Hall, Hotel Golden Crown.

Topic: “Regularity versus irregularity – our constant debate”

Presidium co-chairmen: M.W.Bro Avi Baranes, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the State of Israel, and M.W.Bro. Christoph Bosbach, Grand Master of the United Grand Lodges of Germany

• 10:45 Coffee Break

11:15 Conference 4 (location) King William Convention Hall, Hotel Golden Crown.

Topic: “The future of Freemasonry”

Presidium co-chairmen: M.W.Bro Benoit Kouassy, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Benin, Executive Secretary of the African Conference of Regular Masonic Grand Lodges, and M.W.Bro Jean-Pierre Rollet, Grand Master of the National French Grand Lodge

• 12:15 Administrative matters

Presentation by the United Grand Lodges of Germany, concerning the XVIII^th Session of the World Conference of Regular Masonic Grand Lodges to take place in Germany, in November 2021 – (10-15 minutes).

Conference Conclusions.

• 13.00 Lunch on your own
• Free afternoon.

Dress-code: Smart – Casual

Day 4 – (location) King William Convention Hall, Hotel Golden Crown.

• 07:30 Breakfast at Restaurant at hotel.
• 09:00 Gifts Presentations.

10:00 Masonic Ceremonial – Grand Lodge of the state of Israel (2 hours)

• 12:00 Free afternoon.

19:30 Gala Dinner, (location) King Louis Ball Room – Hotel Golden Crown.

Dress-code: Formal.

• 7:00 – 08:30 Breakfast at Restaurant at Hotel Golden Crown.
• 08:30 Check out and transfer from Nazareth to Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel