Icebreaker Session for WACS Young Chefs at Daejeon Convention Centre

A warm welcome to the WACS Young Chefs coming from all around the world...

The WACS Young Chefs Development Team had the pleasure of meeting each and everyone of you at the Icebreaker Session, held before the cocktail event.... here are some of the highlights:

 Banners/Billboards are everywhere at the Daejeon Convention Centre, promoting WACS World Congress 2012

 WACS Young Chefs: Welcome to Dr Bill Gallagher Room... 

 Participants at the WACS Young Chefs, from all around the world 

 Andy, Alan & Jodi-Ann welcoming the Young Chefs, with Dr Bill Gallahger LIVE in South Africa (via Skype)

 Getting to know each other in a different way... 

 Guess who walked in to welcome the WACS Young Chefs? 

 WACS President: Gissur Gudmundsson

 Andy having each table representative to introduce the members

 Jodi-Ann did a superb tribute for Dr Bill Gallagher

Program for Bill Gallagher Young Chefs Forum

Bill Gallagher Young Chefs Forum 2012

Young Chefs Congress Program
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
6:45 am to 5:30 pm	Emile Perrin Competition Arena opens	Emile Perrin Competition Arena
	*8:30 am to 2:00 pm Restaurant of the Provinces
	*11:00 am to 3:00 pm Gourmet Team Challenge
8:15 am to 5:30 pm	Hands on Korean cooking class (preregistered participants only, meet in lobby 8:15am)	Woosong University
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm	Welcome city tour of Daejong
10:00 am to 10:00 pm	Registration	DCC
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm	Bill Gallagher Junior Forum welcome reception (Only BG Forum attending)	Billy Gallagher Room
6:30 pm to 7:30 pm	Honorary Members Meeting (Only honorary members of WACS)	TBA
7:30 pm to 10:30 pm	Welcome reception, cocktails and hours d´oeuvers, Honorary Membership Award. (Dress code: smart casual)	Hans Bueschkens Hall
	Opening address by president Nam Chun-Hwa
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
6:45 am to 5:30 pm	Emile Perrin Competition Arena opens	Emile Perrin Competition Arena
	*8:30 am to 2:00 pm Restaurant of the Provinces
	*11:00 am to 3:00 pm Gourmet Team Challenge
7:00 am to 5:00 pm	Registration	DCC
7:00 am to 8:00 am	Depart from congress hotel to the congress hall
7:00 am to 12:00 pm	Bill Gallagher Junior Gastronomic Tour
7:30 am to 7:50 am	Morning coffee with the president of WACS, opportunity to get up close and personal with the president of WACS.Theme of the day: WACS Business and opening ceremonies
8:00 am to 8:20 am	Welcome by the Chair of Congress Committee Chef Charles Carroll	Hans Bueschkens Hall
	Welcome address by president of WACS Chef Gissur Gudmundsson
	Quorum
8:20 am to 8:30 am	Appointment of auditing committee
	Approval of proxies and minutes from Chile congress
8:30 am to 8:40 am	Introduction of new WACS member´s countries
8:40 am to 9:30 am	By - laws and vote
9:30 am to 10:00 am	Board Report
9:00 am to 12:30 pm	Introduction to Educational Workshops, Welcome by John Clancy- Chair of WACS Educational Committee	Alfred Guerot Chef Stage
*9:00 am to 9:45 am	Michael Baskette - WACS Recognition of Quality Culinary Education program
*10:30 am to 11:00 am	Gert Klotzke -Preparing For Culinary Olympic Competition
*11:05 am to 11:45 am	Adam Franklin, Blue Wire Media (Social Media Workshop)- The Truth About Social Media for Chefs
*12:00 pm to 12:30 pm	Lino Schembri - Managing food allergens in food service environments
10:00 am to 10:30 am	Morning coffee and tea
10:00 am to 5:00 pm	Trade Show Opens	WACS Village
10:30 am to 10:45 am	Treasure Report	Hans Bueschkens Hall
10:45 am to 11:05 am	Report back Audit Committee
11:05 am to 11:35 pm	Educational Committee Report
11:35 pm to 12:00 pm	Culinary Competition Committee Report
12:00 pm to 12:15 pm	Presentation of candidate´s for Next Executive Board and CD´s
12:15 pm to 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm to 1:40 pm	Culinary School Welcome
1:40 pm to 2:00 pm	Official opening of the congress. Parade of the nations.
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm	Welcome by the First Lady of South Korea- Open Congress
	Mayor Yum and Daejeon City Council Chairman
2:30 pm to 3:15 pm	Keynote Speaker - Anton Mosimann (Switzerland) Cook to Chef to Businessman
3:15 pm to 3:30 pm	Walk to Guinness World Record Site- Gapchen Waterfront Park	Gapchen Waterfront Park
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm	Official Photograph and attempt for World Record of most gathering of Chefs in Uniform and celebration
4:30pm	Depart to hotel
6:30 pm to 10:30 pm	Ice breaker reception. Open air concert and show at Hanbat Arboretum (dress code: Smart Casual)	Hanbat Arboretum

Full Program of the Bill Gallagher Young Chefs Forum can be downloaded HERE

Direct links to:Headlines
http://www.wacs2000.org/wacs2010/en/main/index.php 

Program for Bill Gallagher Young Chefs Forumhttp://www.wacs2000.org/wacs2010/en/news/news.php?cat=wacs&id=3327 

Program for WACS Congresshttp://www.wacs2000.org/wacs2010/en/news/news.php?cat=wacs&id=3326 

Newsletter (Headline Section & Congress Section Downloadable Programhttp://www.wacs2000.org/wacs2010/en/news/newsletter.php?id=31 

Bill Gallagher Young Chefs Forum 2012

Opportunity to gain first-hand experience cooking Korean cuisine.

Dear Young Chefs,

Please read the attached and you will see that on the 1^st of May there is a once in a life time opportunity for you to gain first-hand experience cooking Korean cuisine.

If you would be interested in this program then please do let myself or Charles Carol know by 7^th of April so as we can reserve some space for you. We are trying to have the organizers reserve 15 spaces for the young chefs and to be able to pay on arrival, however we need commitment from participants that they will attend and pay on the day of the event on the 1^st  of May.

Please visit the web site www.wacs2012.org for more details on the program, I have attached an overview from the website also for you to read. Click here for the document

Hope you are as excited as we all are about Korea and looking forward to seeing you there.

Regards Andy and team.

Thailand Ultimate Chef Challenge 2012

Thailand Ultimate Chef Challenge 2012
National Competition

Thailand Ultimate Chef Challenge 2012 is endorsed by World Association of Chefs Societies (WACS) to promote and recognize the skills and professionalism of both young and professional chefs within Thailand. Thailand Ultimate Chef Challenge will be held over 5 days from the 23 - 27 May 2012. Located at the back of Challenge Hall 3, 300 Chefs will be competing in various categories showcasing their knowledge, skills and creativity. Their commitment and devotion for their culinary skill will be critiqued by an impressive panel of 20 judges coming from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. Out of which, 10 are WACS approved international judges. We welcome all chefs to sign up and show us your skills! Deadline: 13 April 2012  Click here for the Rule Book (PDF) Click here for the Entry Form (PDF) For more information, please visit our official website (www.worldoffoodasia.com) Date : 23rd - 27th May 2012 Venue / City : Impact Exhibition Center, Bangkok  THAILAND Contact Person: - Name: Ms. Susanna Ngan - Designation: Sales & Events Manager - Email: s.ngan@koelnmesse.com.sg - Tel: (65) 6500 6700 (ext. 27) - Fax: (65) 6294 8403

Will Rick See You in Daejeon?

Gulf Food Salon Pictures

Some great Pictures form Gulf Food Salon

Many more to come

Pics from our WACS Young Chefs Chairman

Andy Cuthbert

Gulfood Picutres of the Salon

Gulfood Salon 2012

This year there we saw a higher standard of Chocolate Sculptures

here id just a few to inspire you.

Gulfood Salon 2012

Gulfood 2012 Salon pictures Tapas

Mordern Tapas Presentation

Gulfood 2012 Salon pictures Vegetable carvings

Schedule for the 5th Penang Chefs Challenge 2012

What you can expect from the 5th Penang Chefs Challenge 2012