Financing Smart Sustainable Cities Forum 7-8 November 2016

INFORMATION NOTE

1 INFORMATION NOTE

Financing Smart Sustainable Cities Forum Liechtenstein

Forum language: English

Event Location

The Financing Smart Sustainable Cities Forum will be held from 7-8 November 2016 at:

KOKON Event & Congress Center Industriering 3 9491 Ruggell Liechtenstein

Website: http://www.kokon-cc.li/

Registration of participants

The registration of the participants will take place on Monday, November 7 2016, from 8:00 to 9:00 am at the KOKON Event & Congress Center. Identification badges will be issued to participants at registration. Please present your international passport (or ID) for registration.

The preregistration for the Forum on https://www.reglist24.com/financeforumlie is mandatory not later than 1 November 2016. The participation to the Forum is free of charge.

Visa

It is the responsibility of the participant to obtain the visa to enter Liechtenstein. If you need a visa please specify in the registration form.

An official invitation letter that is needed to apply for a visa, is issued by: [email protected]

2 Transportation

1 How to get to Liechtenstein 1.1 By plane

Liechtenstein doesn't have its own airport, but three international airports are only about a one hour drive away.

The closest airports to Liechtenstein are:

Zürich- Kloten (): 115 kilometers St. Gallen- Altenrhein (Switzerland): 50 kilometers Friedrichshafen (Germany): 85 kilometers

Taxis to Liechtenstein are available at the respective airports. The costs are approximately 2 CHF per kilometer.

1.2 By car

In order to arrive to Liechtenstein by car you can choose between several options:

• St. Gallen: take the A13 motorway (approximately 45 minutes) • Zürich: take the A3 motorway to Sargans and then switch to the A13 (approximately 1 h) • Munich: take the A96 motorway and then switch to the A14 in (approximately 3 h) • Innsbruck: take the A12, switch to the S16 and then take the A14 (approximately 2.5 h)

A vignette (8.80 € Austria; 40 CHF Switzerland) is needed to travel on motorways in Austria and Switzerland. There are no custom controls between Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

1.3 By train

Rail passengers should travel to Sargans, Buchs (Switzerland) or Feldkirch (Austria), where they can take one of the regular buses (LIEmobil) to the region of Liechtenstein they are staying in.

There will be a shuttle service from Sargans Train Station (Switzerland) to Ruggell on the 7th of November.

3 Timetables railway timetable Switzerland: www.sbb.ch railway timetable Austria: www.oebb.at bus timetable Liechtenstein (German only): www.liemobil.li

1.4 By public and private transport 1.4.1 Taxi and bus companies

Bus and taxi companies in Liechtenstein:

Alpha Taxi Philip Schädler Anstalt T +41 78 800 44 00 T +423 268 31 56 [email protected] [email protected] www.alphataxi.li

Adolf Meier Autoreisen u. Transporte AG "Reisefieber" Reisen Organisation T +423 373 13 82 T +423 791 79 59 www.meiermauren.li www.reisefieber.li

Batliner Taxi Service Stern Taxi T +423 788 00 88 T +423 780 81 82 M +41 (79) 482 92 33 [email protected] [email protected] www.stern-taxi.li www.taxiservice.li Sumie Taxi Beck Taxi Anstalt T +423 780 22 22 T +423 392 22 22 [email protected] [email protected] www.taxibeck.li Taxi & Chauffeur Service Residence Hotel Exklusiv Taxi FL T +423 239 20 20 T +423 777 00 77 [email protected] [email protected] www.exklusivtaxi.li WMA Touristik T +423 370 15 60 www.touristik.li

4 1.4.2 Car rental

Car rental companies in Liechtenstein:

Avis Car Rental , Vaduz Europcar, Nendeln Tel. +423 232 37 22 Tel. +423 373 12 88 www.avis.ch www.europcar.ch

Nolo AG, Balzers Sixt AG, Triesen Tel.+423 791 19 91 Tel.+423 390 10 40 www.nolo.li www.sixt.ch

2 How to get to the KOKON Event & Congress Center

There will be free shuttles available to transport you from the hotel to the event location and back to the hotel. More information about this service, will be provided upon arrival.

Accommodation

Participants are responsible for their own hotel bookings.

Please book your accommodation using the online platform: http://www.tourismus.li/en/groups-conferences/Financing-Smart-Sustainable-Cities-Forum- Liechtenstein-2016-en.html

If you need further assistance with the booking please contact Mrs. Renate Bachmann, phone +423 / 239 63 10 mail: [email protected]

5 Park Hotel Sonnenhof

Vaduz

Prices from 350 CHF to 455 CHF

Residence Hotel

Vaduz

Price 250 CHF

Hotel Meierhof

Triesen

Price 145 CHF

Hotel Kommod

Ruggell

Prices from 127.50 CHF to 197.50 CHF

b_smart hotel

Bendern

Prices from 127.50 CHF to 128.50 CHF

6 General Information for your stay in Liechtenstein

Time Zone:

Standard : GMT/UTC + 01:00 hour

Language:

German is the official language in Liechtenstein.

Currency:

The currency in Liechtenstein is the Swiss franc (CHF).

Electrical Standard:

The electricity in Liechtenstein is 230 V, 50 Hz. In Liechtenstein Type J sockets are used, they work with the European plug C, but NOT with plug N.

Dialing Code:

The international dialing code for the country is +423. Outgoing international calls can be made by dialing: “+” (or 00) followed by the country code, city code and the number.

Weather:

Despite its mountainous location, Liechtenstein enjoys a relatively mild climate thanks to the influence of a warm down-slope wind known as the Föhn. The Föhn plays a major role in the climate of the Rhine Valley, where the influence of the warm wind leads to a longer growing period in spring and autumn. Indeed, even in winter temperatures of up to 15°C are regularly recorded, but the temperature can fall below -15°C. 7 Emergency Numbers:

Police: 117 Ambulance: 144

Fire department: 118 Air rescue: 1414

International emergency: 112

Contacts

For further information please contact:

Ms. Domenica Carriero [email protected] and/or Ms. Anna-Sara Hultgard-Czernich [email protected]

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