True to his promise of an “exciting 2016 for the worldwide WBF family”, President Howard Goldberg today announced the III. WBF World Convention for this coming September in the beautiful Slovenian holiday resort of Maribor.
Historic Maribor, first mentioned as a city in the year 1254, was “European Cultural Capital 2012” and is famous for offering the oldest wine in the world. Its’ beautiful scenery at the green foothills of the Pohorje mountains makes Maribor a tourism favorite as well as a sports and wellness hotspot.
The convention will take place at the luxurious Hotel Habakuk, which aside from spacious convention facilities offers a full range of wellness opportunities. While just a short taxi away ride from the ancient city center, Hotel Habakuk is located right at the edge of Pohorje forest, making it ideal for a “something for everybody” event.
“I am very pleased about the tremendous support we have received from the city of Maribor, as well as Ninoslav Vidovic, director of Hotel Habakuk, and Tomaz Barada, who is probably the best-connected sports person of his country,” said WBF President Goldberg, and explained that the site is most fitting for the WBF:
“We don’t want to come across as a glittering sanctioning body, because the WBF is about the sport and not about show or a great cover with a rotten inside. The WBF is the kind of close-knit family that others pretend to be. And this we want to celebrate with our champions, our staff and their families in this great place in Slovenia.”
The III. WBF World Convention will start on Sept. 22 and run to Sept. 25 and all details will soon be published on this website.
Links
Hotel Habakuk
City of Maribor
Maribor on Wikipedia
