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ITU Regional Economic Dialogue on Information and Telecommunication Technologies for and CIS (RED-2019) , | 30-31 October 2019

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Specific information accessible via http://itu.int/go/EUR_RED-19

1. Event venue A.S. Popov Odessa National Academy of Telecommunications Conference hall (Aud. 223) of the main academic building Address: 1, Kuznechna St., Odessa, 65029, Ukraine Contact: + 38 (048) 705 03 84 Map

2. Registration Registration of participants will start on Wednesday, 30th of October 2019, at 08:30 a.m. at the event venue.

3. Working language Conference will be held in English and Russian with simultaneous interpretation.

4. Transport The participants of the event, who booked a hotel in the city center, will be provided with transfer service from the airport/train station/bus station to the hotel. Most of the recommended hotels are within walking distance from the venue.

5. Currency/ Exchange/ credit cards Currency unit of Ukraine is hryvnia. Credit cards are accepted in banks, large hotels, some travel agencies and shops. The exchange rate of hryvnia should be found out at the bank or exchange office. As of 08 July 2019, Ukrainian hryvnia exchange rate was as following: 1 USD = 25,75 UAH 1 EUR = 28,90 UAH

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Information on the current rate of hryvnia against other currencies is available at: http://www.bank.gov.ua/control/uk/allinfo. Banks are opened from 9:00 a.m. till 18:00 p.m., Monday to Friday. Currency exchange is carried out by all the banks and exchange offices.

6. Recommended hotels Distance Price for BB Hotel Address Web from single/ Mail Telephone venue double https://wellotel- +380 (482) 34-28-08, 1, Tiraspolskaya odessa.nochi.com.ua/ +380 (482) 34-28-07, Wellotel St., Odessa, 1.0km 16/18 USD [email protected] +38 (098) 972-75-11, Ukraine, 65026 +38 (067) 627-07-27 27, Deribasovskaya http://www.hotel- 34,53/35,96 +38(067)734-36-27, Deribas 1.2km [email protected] St., Odessa, deribas.com/ USD +38(067) 182-31-00 Ukraine, 65026 13, +38 (067) 489-87-07, Deribasovskaya 66,03/89,33 Frappoli www.frapolli-hotel.com 1.6km [email protected] +380 (482) 35-68-00, St., Odessa, USD +380 (482) 35-68-01 Ukraine, 65026 +38 (097) 669-46-65, 5, Deribasovskaya http://www.continental 50,49/44,66 sales@continental- Continental St., Odessa, 1.9km +38 (099) 781-26-44, -hotel.com.ua/ USD hotel.com.ua Ukraine, 65026 +380 (48) 786-01-55

Wall Street 12, Vice Admiral 86,22/99,04 [email protected], Zhukov lane, https://ws-hotel.com/ 1.1km +380 (48) 79-33-000 Hotel USD [email protected] Odessa, Ukraine

Information about hotel rooms and their cost is provided as of July 2019. More information can be found on hotel websites or on by phone.

7. Climate The climate in Odessa is a temperate continental climate. Average daily temperature in October is +10° C, average night temperature is +5° C.

8. Time Kiev time (winter) - UTC / GMT + 2:00.

9. Electrical devices Voltage power in Ukraine - 220V / 50Hz.

10. Communication means At the venue of the event, the participants will be provided with wireless Internet access. For calls to Odessa, dialing code is +38 048.

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For international calls from Odessa please dial plus, then the country code, area code (when calling from a mobile phone) or follow the instructions on the phone card.

11. Visa Those participants who need an entry visa to Ukraine are recommended to apply in advance to the Ukrainian consulate in their country for information on visa requirements. To receive visa support, kindly send the duly completed visa support request form to the event coordinator, Vladyslav Kumysh by e-mail: [email protected] by 19th of September 2019 at the latest.

12. General information Odessa is a city on the coast of Ukraine, the administrative center of the Odessa region, the largest port in Ukraine, a major industrial, cultural, scientific and resort center, highways and railways node.

Odessa is the third city in the country in terms of population. The city is situated on the Odessa Bay of the Black Sea. The most part of the city, including the historical center, is located on the plains overtopping the sea level about 50 m. The area of the city is 163 km2, population density is 6139 persons/ km2. Odessa is characterized by the developed highways network. The city is located near Danube, Dnestr, Southern , and Dnepr rivers, which along with the large seaports of Odessa, Illyichevsk and Yuzhny and Odessa international airport and railway form the unique favorable conditions for loads accepting, processing, saving and transporting and the powerful passenger flows processing.

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13. Contacts Host contact A.S. Popov ONAT Head of Research & Development Department Name: Vladyslav Kumysh Email: [email protected] Mobile: +38 048 705 03 84

ITU Office for Europe Mr. Jaroslaw PONDER Head of the ITU Office for Europe Phone: +41 22 730 5111 Fax: +41 22 730 5484 E-mail: eurregion(@)itu.int

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