22/09/2009 - FOOD 4U Video Festival

The work continues for more than 400 students who came to the Veneto for the fifth edition of the FOOD 4U Video Festival from 16 European countries (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal , United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Hungary) involved in the campaign to raise awareness about the importance of a healthy and balanced diet promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. On the morning of Saturday 20 September, the group will participate in a visit to the school and the Wine Cellar Cerletti Institute of Conegliano, a renowned Italian Agricultural college, founded in 1876, with special orders for viticulture and enology. Conegliano still preserves a unique charm, confirming its position as one of the most 'beautiful Italian towns. Rich in history, art and natural beauty-related landscape into which you insert, known particularly as a center producing fine wines, especially the Prosecco DOC produced on the beautiful hills here, and through Felettano Quartier del Piave, bring up in Valdobbiadene. In the afternoon, school groups, accompanied by their teachers, will travel to Treviso at the Auditorium Pius X for the meeting with Prof. Philip James, chairman of the International Obesity Task Force, which has held positions of great responsibility in the field of nutrition for the United Nations. Continuing his intense awareness on obesity, will hold a conference for students and teachers of FOOD 4U on "interactive workshop on the links between obesity and climate change." At the end of the conference the groups will be accompanied on a visit Wizard Treviso. Land of wines and gastronomy, Treviso is a city of art and especially history. It still looks nice and reserved, where, alongside the most famous and visited places are hidden minor roads, lanes, rivals, canals and buttresses that preserve intact the charm of a city rich in history. The boys will be able to admire the unique architectural monuments linked to the medieval period and be amazed by the endless charming views, before returning to the Institute Pius X for the dinner organized in collaboration with the Institute Hotelier Posts Treviso. The day will end at the Teatro Comunale di Treviso - in the presence of representatives of sponsoring institutions - with the second night of projection FOOD 4U Video Festival, during which you will see another 14 of the 38 spots in the race for the award of the FOOD 4U AWARD 2009, which will be presented during the closing ceremony in Rome at the Auditorium of the Conciliation Wednesday, September 23 in the presence of the Minister Luca Zaia. On Monday 21 September, the group will depart by ferry from the village Marzotto in Jesolo, where they are housed during their stay Venetian, and will be taught in a guided tour of Venice, where they can admire one of the greatest jewels of Italian art. The evening will conclude at the Amphitheater in Jesolo Piazza Aurora with the third night screening of the FOOD 4U Video Festival and the vision of the last 13 spot in the race (in case of bad weather, the evening will be held at the Teatro Comunale Vivaldi). Tuesday 22 September, the boys of FOOD 4U greet the Venetian seaside resort has gone to Rome for the last leg of their stay. PROGRAM SUMMARY Sunday, September 20th 9. 00 Transfer to Conegliano (Treviso) 10.30 Visit to the Wine School Institute Cerletti Guided tour of the cellar 13.00 - 14.30 Lunch Catering Wine School 15.00 Transfer of Conegliano in Treviso 16:00 to 17:30 Auditorium Pio X - Treviso Meetings - debate "Interactive Workshop on the links between Obesity and Climate Change by the Prof.W. Philip T. James, CBE, MD, DSc Hon. Professor of Nutrition, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - Chairman, The International Obesity Task Force / Global Prevention Alliance 17:30 to 19:00 Visit to Treviso 19.30 - 20.30 Dinner catering - Pius X Institute in collaboration with the Institute of Posts hotel Treviso 21:30 to 23:00 Teatro Comunale Treviso 2nd Evening Projection FOOD 4U Video Festival (14 spots in the race) Return to Village - Disco in the village Monday, September 21 8. 30 Transfer to Venice by sea - Embarking from Punta Sabbioni 10:30 to 13:00 Guided City Tour of Venice with a sack lunch 15:00 to 17:00 pm Free Time - 17.30 Return by boat to Venice Jesolo 19.30 - 20.30 Dinner at 21:00 Departure from the Resort Village 21:30 to 23:00 Jesolo Piazza Anfiteatro Aurora 3rd Evening Projection FOOD 4U Video Festival (13 spots in the race) Return to Village - Disco in the Village.