Program
58th Congress of the International Hop Growers´ Convention
Monday, 25th July 2022
OREA Hotel Pyramida Prague
14:00
Registration of participants
18:00
Welcome drink
19:00
Official opening of the 58th IHGC Congress
Dinner
All-evening accompaniment by HUDCI Z KYJOVA cimbalom band.
PUB – a wide selection of beer from Czech breweries on tap and in bottles and cans throughout the duration of the Congress.
Tuesday, 26th July 2022
07:00 – 09:00
Registration of newly arrived congress participants at OREA Hotel Pyramida Prague
09:00 – 12:30
Accompanying programme – visit to Prague with expert commentary
09:00 – 10:30
Economic Committee
10:30 – 10:50
Coffee break
10:50 – 12:00
Committee on Regulatory Harmonization with panel discussion on hop plant protection products and MRLs
12:00 – 12:20
Report by the Chairman of the Scientific-Technical Committee
12:30
Lunch at the hotel
14:30
Transfer by buses to Plzeňský Prazdroj a.s.
16:00
16:30
Tour of the brewery
Excursion to Pilsner Urquell beer production
Demonstration of traditional production
of wooden barrels
Beer tapping school
Tasting of beer from Proud craft brewery
Photo corner
19:00
Banquet
22:00
Departure for Prague for the hotel
Wednesday, 27th July 2022
Group A
08:30
Departure from the hotel
09:45 – 10:45
Loužek s.r.o., Obora u Loun
11:00 – 12:00
AGROFARMA DITTRICH, Lenešice
Group B
08:30
Departure from the hotel
10:00 – 11:00
JAROSLAV ŠŮMA, hop grower Tuchořice
11:15 – 12:15
EMIL BUREŠ HOPSERVIS s.r.o., Holedeč
A+B
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch at CHMELAŘSTVÍ, družstvo Žatec
Group A
13:40 – 14:20
Tour of Hop research institut Co., Ltd.
14:30 – 15:20
Tour – processing at CHMELAŘSTVÍ,
družstvo Žatec
Group B
13:30 – 14:20
Tour – processing at CHMELAŘSTVÍ,
družstvo Žatec
14:30 – 15:20
Tour of Hop research institut Co., Ltd.
Joint programme
15:30 – 16:15
Welcome given to the participants by the Mayor of Žatec in front of the Town Hall next to the smallest hop garden in the world Performance by Chmelobrana (Hop Defence)
Walk together through the town to the Prokopa Malého Square
16:15 – 18:00
Individual tour of the Hop Museum, the Temple of Hops and Beer and get-together with refreshments at Pioneer Beer Brewery and U Orloje Brewery (See map)
18:00
Ride to Stekník Castle along the imperial road between hop gardens
18:30
Welcome given by the manager of Stekník Castle
19:00
Opening of the evening in the gardens of Stekník Castle with guest performances
19:30
Dinner and all-evening musical accompaniment by Ideal Band musical group
20:30
Presentation of the Order of the Hop Growers Union of the Czech Republic awards
23:00
Departure for Prague for the hotel
Thursday, 28th July 2022
08:30 – 09:00
IHGC Executive Committee
09:00
Opening of the General Assembly of IHGC
Election of the President and Vice Presidentsof IHGC
09:10
Report of the General Secretary of the Convention
09:20
Brief reports of the IHGC Committees:
• Economic Committee
• Scientific-Technical Committee
• Committee on Regulatory Harmonization
09:50
Auditor’s report
10:00
Adoption of the financial reports and a budget plan with a discussion
10:10
Speech by the member of the EP, Mr. Norbert Lins
10:30
Coffee break
10:50
Festive ceremony for the presentation of the Order of the Hop 2022
13:00
Lunch – OREA Hotel Pyramida
14:30 – 17:30
Visit to the Prague Castle and gardens with the footprint of architect Josip Plečnik
18:00
Historic tram ride through Prague to the National House in Vinohrady along a route with view of symbolic landmarks
Prague Castle with St. Vitus Cathedral, Old Town (Staré Město), Jan Palach Square with Rudolfinum and Charles University’s Faculty of Arts, Charles Bridge, panorama of Lesser Town (Malá Strana) with the Vltava River, Kampa Museum, Petřín Lookout Tower, National Theatre, Žofín, Dancing House, Charles Square, Church of St. Ludmila, guided.
19:30
Welcome drink
20:00
Gala evening at the neo-Renaissance National House in Vinohrady with dinner
• Performance by LENTILKY dance group
• BoomBand musical group + Dasha
23:00
Official closing of the 58th IHGC Congress
23:30
Departure of buses or individual travel back to the hotel
Friday, 29th July 2022
Departure of participants
Change of program reserved.
