Social Events

Social Functions

All social events are included in registration fees.

Welcome reception
Welcome reception will be held at the CFIA Collegio auditorium and main hall in a serious and formal though relaxed environment. Words from Minister of Housing. Small concert of Costarican musicians. Traditional marimba music. Meet with colleagues over drinks and snacks.
Time: Monday from 19:00.
Fee: Included in the registration fee.
Dress code: Casual.
 

Cultural Evening
Pueblo Antiguo - Click picture for bigger format.

 

 Cultural evening will be held at the Pueblo Antiguo (Old Town) which is an authentic recreation of turn-of-the-century Costa Rica. Professional actors transport you back to another era to reveal important moments of the national history of Costa Rica. Meet with colleagues over drinks and snacks.
Time: Tuesday from 19:00.
Fee: Included in the registration fee.
Dress code: Casual.
Pueblo Antiguo - Click picture for bigger format. Pueblo Antiguo - Click picture for bigger format.
Pueblo Antiguo - Click picture for bigger format. Pueblo Antiguo - Click picture for bigger format.

Farewell Dinner
Ramada Herradura - Click picture for bigger format. The farewell dinner will held at the Ramada Plaza Herradura allowing you to enjoy the last night of the conference with old and new friends over a good dinner.
Time: Wednesday evening from 19:00
Fee: Included in the registration fee.
Dress code: Business suit.

Technical Tour

Technical tour to Poás Volcano and Coffee Farm

 The joint technical / social tour includes visit to the Poás Volcano with one of the biggest craters in the world, a lunch at Casona del Cafetal at the Colinas del Poas restaurant and coffee tour to the Café Britt coffee plantation. We will visit Poás Volcano. Gases and sulfur can be seen from far. We will get right to the edge of on of the biggest craters in the world and walk the trail around the volcano - it is safe!. After the volcano we will have lunch in the Colinas Poas restaurant with nice views and relaxed environments. This is a lunch in the midst of lagoons, canopies, and humming birds. The lunch is followed by a coffee tour to Café Britt coffee plantations with many surprises.
Time: Full day Thursday
Fee: Included in the registration fee.
Dress code: Casual.
Social Tours

San Jose City Tour
 
San José - National Theatre - Click picture for bigger format.

San José - Click picture for bigger format.

 San Jose is the capital of Costa Rica, and although it has only a few excellent colonial buildings left, because of seismic activity, it is an expanding city with cultural activities. The tour will take you primarily downtown to visit the prestigious National Theatre. This building is the pride of San Jose and was declared a national monument in 1965. Costa Rica is proud of having designated economical resources and efforts to this cultural building, while other nations used most of their resources to enlarge the army or the police forces. It is decorated in a renaissance style with important paintings of famous Italian artists. The tour takes you also to the National Museum. This old fortress building houses the heritage of our country and has a large collection of Pre-Columbian pottery. After driving around San Jose and visiting some pleasant neighbourhoods of the city, you will visit the souvenir stores in Moravia.
San José - Click picture for bigger format. San José - Click picture for bigger format.
San José - Click picture for bigger format. San José - Click picture for bigger format.

Arenal Volcano and Tabacon Hotsprings
 
This almost perfect shaped volcano was covered with vegetation before the big eruption in 1968. when the volcano erupted violently covering more than 7 sq. kilometers with lava. Since that moment the volcano has been erupting daily at different levels of activity. This is one of the greatest spec-tacles of a visit to Costa Rica. It is incredible to observe and hear an eruption by daylight or by night. Seeing the lava rocks glowing down the hill at night is something you will never forget. You will also visit Tabacon hot springs located at the foot of this magnifi cent volcano. The hot springs have one of the best volcano views and are surrounded by gardens and by a lush rainforest.

Carara National Park
 

This tour takes you through the superb Avocado Mountains to arrive at the Central Pacific lowlands. You will see beautiful countryside and mountain landscapes. Before arriving at the reserve, the tour will stop at the bridge over the Tarcoles River to see the crocodiles. After this you will have an easy hike around the Carara

Pre- and postconference tours

Pre- and post-conference tours will be offered through the travel agency selected by the organising committee.