Inf.EUROBATS.StC12.1 12th Meeting of the Standing Committee

Bonn, , 18 May 2016

Practical Information Sheet

1. Emergency Contact:

In case of emergency please contact the Secretariat at:

+49 170 313 7121

2. Accommodation

The participants will be accommodated in Hotel EDEN, Am Kurpark 5A, 53177 (Tel: 49 228 95727-0 (Reception), Fax: +49 228 95727-999).

The hotel is located in Bonn Bad-Godesberg and costs 70 EUR per person per night, breakfast and city tax included.

How to reach the hotel

For the participants arriving at /Bonn Airport, the easiest way to reach Bonn Bad-Godesberg is via Bonn . The bus line SB60 in the direction of “” leaves every 30 minutes from the airport, and it takes approximately 30 minutes to reach Bonn Central Station. The ticket costs eight Euro.

From the Central Station in Bonn there are two possibilities to reach Bonn Bad Godesberg:

1. By train, the ride lasts only a few minutes: a.) Regional train RE5, in the direction of „ Hauptbahnhof”, leaving every 30 minutes (e.g.17:57; 18:27; 18:57; 19.27);

b.) Regional train RB48, in the direction of „Mehlem Bahnhof“, leaving every hour (e.g. 18:08; 19:08);

or

2. By subway, i.e. U-Bahn lines 63 or 16, both in the direction of “Bad Godesberg Stadthalle”. The ride lasts 15 minutes, and until 18:30 there are trains every couple of minutes. After 18:30 trains to Bad Godesberg leave every 10 minutes.

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Once at Bonn Bad Godesberg train station, the hotel is located within a walking distance (see the map below).

For the evening of the 17th of May a dinner will be organised by the Secretariat. The participants who wish to join should gather at the hotel entrance at 19:30.

3. Meeting on Tuesday, 18th of May, 2016: The participants are encouraged to meet at 09:00 hrs at the hotel entrance to jointly go to the meeting venue (see information below).

The 12th Meeting of the Standing Committee takes place at the premises of the United Nations in Bonn, Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, 53113, Bonn. Please bring a valid ID!

StC12 is scheduled to start at 09:30 in the morning and to conclude at 17:00 in the afternoon. If you are planning to travel home by airplane still on the day of the meeting, please count for sufficient time for transfer to the airport.

How to reach the venue from the hotel

The easiest way to do so is by U-Bahn (subway) from Bonn Bad Godesberg train station, with the lines 63 or 16, to the station Heussallee/Museumsmeile. The United

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Nations Campus is located within a 5-minute-walk from the station (see the map below):

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