22nd World Congress of Poets in Larissa, Greece (June 2011)


Photo: Prefect of Larissa and President of 22nd WCP/UPLI

After the meetings of the President of 22nd WCP/UPLI Dr. Dimitris P. Kraniotis with the Prefect of Larissa Mr. Loukas Katsaros and the Mayor of Larissa Mr. Konstantinos Tzanakoulis, the 22th World Congress of Poets was announced to be held in Larissa (Greece), in the second half of June 2011. Larissa is the 4th biggest city of Greece and the capital city of Thessaly in Central Greece.

The Prefect of Larissa Mr. Loukas Katsaros stated that: "We welcome the very honorary event of conducting the 22nd World Congress of Poets in our Prefecture, and we declare that we will work for its impeccable conduct. It is an occasion of promoting our Prefecture, Olympus, our history and tradition in world level. The international activity of Dimitris P. Kraniotis is very important for our Prefecture and I thank him personally for this".



Photo: Mayor of Larissa and President of 22nd WCP/UPLI

The Mayor of Larissa Mr. Konstantinos Tzanakoulis stated that: "The Municipality of Larissa will aid this very important cultural event that has world-wide character and which will promote the city of Larissa and the Prefecture all over the world. With the holding of the Mediterranean Games in 2013 and the "Cultural Mediterranean" of 2009 - 2013, the event takes on special extent for the supporting of our tourism which is one of the biggest bets for the games."



Dr. Dimitris P. Kraniotis, President of 22nd WCP/UPLI on Greek TV (Astra TV, News, 31 May 2009): www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMSVy3F_fr4


Articles (in Greece) about 22nd WCP / UPLI:
http://www.kosmoslarissa.gr/article/1041/
http://www.eleftheria.gr/viewarticle.asp?aid=9101&pid=9&CategoryID=9
http://www1.larissa.gr/webasp/onedelt.asp?id=1273
http://omogeneia.ana-mpa.gr/press.php?id=6308
http://www.ana-mpa.gr/anaweb/user/showprel?service=3&maindoc=7635088
http://www.naftemporiki.gr/t+z/story.asp?id=1668257
http://www.naftemporiki.gr/localnews/story.asp?id=1668257
http://www.neostypos.gr/opsis_article.php?sub=3&art=09052603
http://news.trikki.gr/entexnos/politistika/16744--2011-
http://www.zougla.gr/news.php?id=45689

http://www.artfools.gr/?p=7475
http://www.leukipoli.gr/2008/uncategorized.asp?ID=2193
http://www.aboutgreece.gr/_NEA/cat_news/PREVIEW_newS_xrhm.asp?news_data_id=181367&category_id=73
http://www.edugate.gr/ek-ty/24-05-09-23
http://www.kalimera.gr/_NEA/cat_news/PREVIEW_newS_KALIMERA.asp?news_data_id=181367&category_id=73
http://www.larissacity.com/newSite/index.php?topic=1720.0
http://vivliolatreia.blogspot.com/2009/05/2011.html
http://diabase.blogspot.com/2009/05/2011.html
http://www.connecting.gr/news/xrhm/PREVIEW_newS.asp?news_data_id=181367&category_id=73 http://omada-anagnosis.blogspot.com/2009/06/2011.html http://www.greek-language.gr/greekLang/portal/blog/archive/2009/06/01/1848.html http://www.inews.gr/news/3/sti-larisa-to-pagkosmio-sinedrio-poiiton-to-2011.htm



Greek newspapers (in pdf ) about 22nd WCP / UPLI:
http://www.kosmoslarissa.gr/files/pdf/25-5-2009_p8.pdf (page 8)
http://www.kosmoslarissa.gr/files/pdf/27-5-2009_p8.pdf (page 8)
http://files.eleftheria.gr/pdf/%7B6A073733-9484-4367-9DDA-7EB7C4FB3499%7D_24-05-2009-FILO.pdf (page 27)
http://files.eleftheria.gr/pdf/%7B879CBD7E-9182-497D-B6A3-664E8A542216%7D_FYLLO-27-5.pdf (page 19)



Information about Larissa:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larissa
http://www.balcinet.org/423B2666.en.aspx
http://culture.larissa-dimos.gr/index.php?lang=en
http://www.larissa.gr/en_basic.htm
http://www.tourismlarissa.gr/index.php?lang=en