South Korea WINS WACS 2012 Congress

Bright and early on Tuesday morning, 13 May 2012, four WACS member countries presented their bids to host the 35th WACS Congress 2012. Portugal was the first up, offering a programme which promised to include many cultural activities highlighting the country’s rich history. Sri Lanka, led by the Chef’s Guild of Lanka president Gerard Mendis, presented a look at the guild’s successful humanitarian project for victims of the tsunami in 2005.

 

This was an incentive to come and witness the exciting work done for young chefs in Sri Lanka. Third on the list was South Korea, which offered the most comprehensive and well-thought through programme, and it even proposed a soccer game as a way to unite all WACS member countries! Finally, India proposed its case, highlighting the fact that the country plays host to many international exhibitions and conventions yearly and has a complete and fully equipped infrastructure to handle a WACS congress.

WACS country presidents and their members were given the morning to discuss the presentations and to decide which country they would vote for. A secret ballot was taken after lunch. The first round of voting shortlisted Portugal and South Korea. And on the final and second round, South Korea was awarded the bid for WACS Congress 2012!

Some of the incentives to look forward to in South Korea, which will receive much sponsorship from the Korean government, are:

2 free accommodations (5 nights) per country

20% Discount for Korean or Asiana Airlines

6 Team "Junior Chef" Invitation (By Continent), 6,500 EURO each team, 1 team = 5 members

Free Accommodations (4 nights) for 30 National Teams

Free Registration Fee for Accompanying persons of junior & the retired