Programme

Arrival of participants
Registration at the Krungsri River Hotel Lobby, Ayutthaya

Arrival of participants at the MCU Auditorium

08:30 hrs

Buddhist leaders  and all participants enter the Auditorium

09:00 hrs

Arrival of His Holiness Somdet Phra Buddhacharya, President of the Executive Committee for the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand 
- His Holiness Somdet Phra Buddhacharya is attended and escorted by the Organizing Committee 
-  His Holiness Somdet Phra Buddhacharya leads the congregation in paying Homage to the Triple Gem 
- Report by the Most Ven. Prof. Dr. Phra Dharmakosajarn, Rector of
    Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University (MCU) and Chairman of the International 
    Council of UN Day of Vesak (ICUNDV) 
- Speech by His Holiness Somdet Phra Buddhacharya 
- His Holiness Somdet Phra Buddhacharya departs

09:30 hrs

• Welcome Address by the Most Ven. Prof. Dr. Phra Dharmakosajarn, Rector of MCU and Chairman of the ICUNDV
• Welcome Address by Mr. Masakazu Matsumoto, Vice-President of ITRI, Japan

10:00–10-40 hrs

Keynote Speech: Global Recovery – The Buddhist Perspective by
Dr. A. T. Ariyaratne, Founder-President, The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Sri Lanka

10:45 hrs

Luncheon

12:00 hrs

Group Photo

13:00 hrs

All participants assemble in the Auditorium 
- Chanting and meditation

14:00 hrs

Arrival of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Thailand and Her Royal Highness Princess Srirasmi, the Princess Consort 
- HRH the Crown Prince of Thailand and HRH Princess Srirasmi, the Princess Consort
are attended and escorted by Hon. Mr. Teera  Slukpetch, Minister of Culture of Thailand and the  Organizing Committee
- HRH the Crown Prince of Thailand and HRH Princess Srirasmi, the Princess Consort  pay Homage to the Triple Gem 
- Report by Hon. Mr. Teera  Slukpetch, Minister of Culture of Thailand 
- Inauguration speech by HRH the Crown Prince of Thailand 
- HRH the Crown Prince and Princess Srirasmi, the Princess Consort depart

15:00-15:15 hrs

Speech by Hon. Mr. Teera Slukpetch, Minister of Culture

15:30-18:30 hrs

Messages and speeches from Buddhist Leaders

Arrival of participants at the MCU Main campus, Wang Noi, Ayutthaya, Thailand

08:30 hrs

Panel Discussion at the MCU Conference Rooms (Classrooms Building)

1. Global Recovery through Mental Well-being (Theatre B)
2. Global Recovery through Harmonious Co-existence (Meeting Room 1, Auditorium)
3. Global Recovery through Buddhist Ecology (Meeting Room 2, Auditorium)
4. Global Recovery through Buddhist Education (Theatre C)
5. Global Recovery through Engaged Buddhism (Theatre D) 

Workshops

1. The IABU (Meeting Room 3, Auditorium)
2. Common Buddhist Text Project (CBT) (Meeting Room H, Auditorium)

11:30 hrs

Luncheon

13:00 hrs

Panel discussions and workshops (continued)

18:00 hrs

Dinner

19:00 hrs

Cultural show at the MCU Main Campus, Wang Noi, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Arrival of all participants at UNCC Hall

08:30 hrs

Speech by H.E. Abhisit Vejjajiva, Prime Minister of Thailand
Speech by H.E  D.M. Jayaratne Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 

09:30 hrs

· Address by H.E. Executive Secretary UNESCAP
· Message from H.E. Secretary-General,UN
· Message from H.E. Director-General, UNESCO
·  Messages and Speeches from Buddhist leaders, representatives of governments and international organizations

11:30 hrs

Luncheon

12:30 hrs

Group photo

13:00 hrs

1. Message from the Most Ven. Kojun Handa, Supreme Priest of the Tendai Buddhist Denomination, read by Most Ven.Kakuhan Enami, Chairman of the Japan Buddhist Conference for the World Federation
2. Speech by the Most Ven. Kakuhan Enami, Chairman of the Japan Buddhist Conference for the World Federation
3. Message from Mr. Maurice Strong, Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Environment and Development (the Earth Summit), read by Ms. Kristina Mayo, Advisor of ITRI
4. Speech by Mr. Shigemi Asakawa, Chairman of ITRI Japan Center

13:30 hrs

Plenary Session (reports from the Panel Discussions followed by Open Discussion)

15:00 hrs

Announcement of the Bangkok Declaration 2010/2553
Closing ceremony presided over by His Holiness Somdet Phra Buddhacharya, President of the Executive Committee for the Supreme Patriarch of Thailand

16:30 hrs

Proceed to Buddhamonthon

17.00hrs

Chanting to invoke blessings for the His Majesty the King of Thailand by (a) the Thai Sangha (b) the Theravada Sangha from around the world & (c) the Mahayana Sangha

17.30hrs

Candle-lit procession

All participants check-out from hotel and depart