The Mountains are calling and ITTONA must go

02.00 PM              Registration opens at “Heritage Room” by Paladolomiti

05.30 PM              Presidents Meeting

Participation restricted to Club Presidents or President’s delegates.

06.00 PM              Let’s talk about: Youth Exchange Program (Provincia Autonoma di Trento) @ Heritage Room

07.00 PM              Reception desk closes

08.00 PM              Opening Ceremony of XXVth ITTONA Convention at Paladolomiti.

“Victoria di Victor” – The vocalist Victoria Mature introduces us to the story of her father Victor with music and movie clips. Victor Mature has been a famous Hollywood actor in the 1940s and 1950s. His parents came from Pinzolo.

07.45 AM              Meet for excursions at the Funivie Parking

There will be 5 buses each one will be marked with a different COLOR for the excursions.

08.00 AM              Bus departure for excursion destinations

Excursions are for Convention Registered participants only. Participants who did not choose an excursion option during registration will be added to a random group. Each group will have an English-speaking tourist guide and a member of the Trentini nel mondo organization.

08.00 PM              Special dinner with full menu and music at ITTONA Marquee by Funivie Parking

Event for Convention Registered participants only. Participants will reach the dinner venue by bus directly after their excursion. No time to stop at hotels before dinner.

08.00 AM              Opening of Heritage Room and reception desk

09.00 AM              XXV^th ITTONA  Convention meeting

Speeches by authorities

 Victor Mature space opening inside Paladolomiti

Cultural session:

• 10.00 – 10.20       Trentino at the time of migration - Giuseppe Ferrandi - Director of Fondazione Museo Storico del Trentino
• 10.20 – 10.40       Landscapes and culture of Val Rendena - Tourist office of Pinzolo-Campiglio
• 10.40 – 11.00       The initiatives of Province of Trento - UMSE Coesione territoriale e valorizzazione del capitale sociale trentino all’estero
• 11.00 – 11.20       History of ITTONA Conventions - Paolo Magagnotti – author of “Bread from the underground”
• 11.20 – 11.40       Prominent Church personalities among Trentino/Americans - Luigi Bressan – former Archibishop of Trento
• 11.40 – 12.00       If the lake could talk. The last clashes of the Italian campaign on Lake Garda - Ben Appleby & Antonella Previdi – Associazione Benach

Simultaneous translation of Italian/English.

01.00 PM              Lunch at ITTONA Marquee

02.30 PM              Let’s talk about: Genealogy research (with James Caola) @ Heritage Room

Max 20 People – registration required at registration desk – duration about 1 hour

03.30 PM              Let’s talk about: From the valleys of Trentino to the hills of Western Pennsylvania: the ethnic boundaries, national identities, and economic conditions of Trentino immigrants 1890 – 1940 (with James Zanella) @ Heritage Room

Max 20 People – registration required at registration desk – duration about 1 hour

04.30 PM              Parade through Pinzolo

Each club can march with its own flag. Approx. 4 people per club allowed. Best if dressed with typical Trentino / US clothes.

06.00 PM              Heritage room and reception desk will close

06.30 PM              Dinner at Restaurant “Antica Segheria”  via Campiglio 2 – CARISOLO

08.30-09.00 PM    Shuttle available from restaurant to Paladolomiti

09.00 PM              Concert “Maramao – songs between the wars” at Paladolomiti by Matteo Ferrari

08.00 AM              Heritage room and reception desk open

10.30 AM              Holy mass at San Lorenzo church near Paladolomiti with Trento Archibisop Lauro Tisi

01.00 PM              Heritage room and reception desk close

Polenta picnic at ITTONA Marquee by Funivie Parking

Program is subject to possible changes