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VENUE & ACCOMMODATIONS

Dear HAWC Members and Friends,  


​Please find below additional information about the Venue for the 2021 HAWC Conference on “Bicentennial Celebration of Greek Independence (1821-2021) - Honoring Greek Women Heroines” June 26-27-28, 2021, Spetses, Greece.  
 
Regarding flights from the United States, American Airlines plans to start direct flights from New York's JFK airport to Athens, Greece, on  June 3, 2021: 
https://greekreporter.com/2021/01/23/american-airlines-to-start-flights-between-new-york-and-athens/
 
Flights from Europe to Greece will likely be popular in June:
https://www.itv.com/news/2021-02-23/huge-surge-in-holiday-bookings-following-roadmap-to-end-lockdown
 
Spetses will also be popular the last week of June with
​the Spetses Classic Yacht Regatta: 

https://www.portoheliexclusive.com/article.php?id=12
 
We will share with you the HAWC conference program later this month and registration will open in April!
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​FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT
East Contact:          [email protected] 
Midwest Contact:  [email protected]
Pacific Contact:      
[email protected]


thank you


​Welcome to the HAWC Conference in Spetses, Greece!
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Venue: The Anargyrios & Korgialenios Foundation.  http://akss.gr/main/

The venue for the HAWC conference is the famous Anargyreios & Korgialeneios Foundation​, a historical and cultural heritage site on Spetses, Greece​.  It was built ​in 1927 ​by Sotirios Anargyros, a Spetsiotis from New York​, ​and Marinos Korgialenis​ from the island of Cephalonia, ​as the first private boarding school to open in free Greece after 400 years​ with no secular Greek education system. It was based on the famous British schools of Eton and Harrow, and it was the inspiration behind the John Fowles Novel “The Magus” who was a professor at the school​.  ​The school became a prestigious ​multicultural and pioneering ​educational ​institution with excellent teachers and facilities​.  ​Although it stopped operating as a school in 1983​​ it is autonomously run as a Foundation by an executive committee under the auspices for the Greek Ministry of Education, and ​the ​neoclassical buildings are​ now​ used ​​​​for cultural​ events​ and ​historical conferences​, like the HAWC conference. ​
We selected this venue to honor Mrs. Stella Kokolis, a preeminent educator, and the 2021 “Aristeon Award” nominee, and to offer the HAWC conference participates a unique experience:
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  • Exclusive access to ​a picturesque 120,000 square meters private estate with ​five neoclassical buildings in beautiful nature​​ by the sea. 
  • Private beach.  Sea sports available:  Ski and beach volley.
  • Private pine forest that covers 1/2 of the island of Spetses!
  • Private ancient style amphitheater that accommodates 1,100 spectators.
  • Elegant ​accommodations at ​a ​special price​.​
 
Spetses with its distinctive architecture, cobble streets, and fragrant gardens filled to the brim with jasmine and bougainvillea ​offers an enjoyable summer experience.  The island is located 3 hours ​away from Athens ​​by high-speed ferry from Piraeus Port​ or by car to the city of Kosta​ and ​ ​sea taxi ​to take you ​across ​to Spetses​. ​For additional information, please see: https://www.greeka.com/saronic/spetses/
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         The Anargyrios & Korgialenios Foundation

​​Building A - Conference and Out-Door Area for                               Building A - Example of Conference Room
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
 
​Building B – Hotel                                                                               Example of Room
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​Example of Room                                                                             Example of Room
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         ​ Example of Living Room                                                             Example of Living Room
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      • 2019 Conference Details
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