OCTOBER 8th

• 6:00pm – 7:30 VIP Welcome Reception
  Presented by the Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation
  Location: Saratoga Automobile Museum
  Invite Only

OCTOBER 9th – European Spa Heritage Conference

• 8:30am - 3:15pm Conference
  Location: Spa Little Theater
  Free and open to the public (registration required)
• 8:30am - 9:00am Attendee Registration
• 9:00am - 9:15am Opening of Conference
  Riccardo Mortandello, President, European Historic Thermal Towns Association (EHTTA) and Mayor of Montegrotto Terme
  
  Randy Simmons, Commissioner Pro Tempore, NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historical Preservation
• 9:20am - 9:45pm Traditional Thanksgiving Address of the Haudenosaunee and Abenaki Indigenous History of the Springs
  Dr. Joseph Bruchac, PhD, Nulhegan Abenaki Nation, Poet Laureate of Saratoga Springs
• 9:50am - 10:30am Therapeutical Landscape: Sharing European Spa Traditions
  Mario Crecente, EHTTA Scientific Committee President
• 10:30am - 10:45am Water Break and Stretch
• 10:50am - 11:25am History of State Park System and Saratoga Spa State Park
  Bill Krattinger, NYS State Park Historian
• 11:30am – 12:10pm Dr. McLellan’s thermal trip From America to Europe
  Dr. Oliver Sukrow, Postdoc, Technical University Darmstadt (Germany), Faculty of Architecture
• 12:15pm - 1:30pm Lunch
• 1:30pm - 2:00pm The case of Bath: a history of success
  Paul Simons (Bath, UK), President, World Heritage UK
• 2:05pm – 2:30pm Progress Through Preservation
  Carrie Woerner, Assemblywoman, New York State Assembly District 113
• 2:35pm – 2:55pm The Harmony of Spas
  Elizabeth Sobol, President & CEO of Saratoga Performing Arts Center
• 3:00pm – 3:15pm Celebrating Partnerships
  Mario Crecente, EHTTA Scientific Committee President
  Alane Ball Chinian, Regional Director, NYS OPHRP Saratoga/Capital Region
• 3:15pm End of Conference
• 3:00pm - 6:00pm Community Festival
  Location: Saratoga Spa State Park Reflecting Pool Lawn and Arcades
  Free and open to the public (no registration required)
  
  Live Music by the Zorbas Trio
  
  Food Stands, Druthers Beverage Truck,
  
  Local vendors, Farmers market, Artisan Market, and Health and wellness Community Tablers
  
  Pop-up Museum
  
  Children Section with Facepainting, Balloon animals, and The Saratoga Children's Museum
• 5:00pm – 5:30pm European Bathrobe Walk
  
  Location: Saratoga Spa State Park Reflecting Pool Lawn and Arcades
  
  Remarks by members of European Historic Thermal Towns Association
  
  Delegation parades around in bathrobes to music, public encouraged to participate.
• 6:00pm – 8:00pm Jazz Bar
  
  Location: Hall of Springs Jazz Bar
  Open to the public
  Tickets: $10 purchased at door
  
  Featuring music by Jonathan Greene Trio
  
  Hors d’oeuvres, and cash bar

OCTOBER 10 – TRAVEL TRADE B2B Workshop & B2C Expo

• 8:30am - 6:00pm Business to Business Tourism Expo and European Spas Showcase and Water and Wellness Travel Show
• 8:30am – 9:00pm Welcome Coffee
• 9:00am – 1:00pm Travel Trade Workshop
  Location: Gideon Putnam Hotel
  Closed event, registered professionals only
• 1:00pm – 3:00pm Break
• 3:00pm – 6:00pm European Spa Town Showcase and Tourism Expo
  Location: Gideon Putnam Hotel
  Free and open to the public (No registration required)