39Th Meeting of the Coordination Group

39th Meeting of the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites

Hotel Palace Bridge, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation 3-7 October 2011

4. Travel Information and 1. Introduction and Visa Maps Formalities 5. Practical Information 2. Provisional Schedule 3. Accommodation Description and Reservation Form SRC Planeta 7, Bolshoy Predtechensky per. RU- 123242 Moscow CGMS Secretariat Phone: +7 495 6052787 C/o EUMETSAT Fax: +7 499 2526610 Eumetsat allee 1 E-mail: [email protected] D-64295 Darmstadt Phone: +49 6151 807 674 Fax: +49 6151 807 615 E-mail: [email protected]

ROSHYDROMET Novovagan’kovsky Lane 12, RU-123995 Moscow Phone : +7 499 255 2488 Fax: +7 499 255 5226 E-mail: alexnur @mcc.mecom.ru unms@ mcc.mecom.ru

INTRODUCTION AND VISA FORMALITIES

The 39th Meeting of CGMS, hosted by Roshydromet/Rosaviakosmos and SRC Planeta, will take place in

Hotel Palace Bridge V.O. Birzhevoi pereulok 2–4 (Vasily Island), 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia Tel. +7 812 335 2200 Fax +7 812 335 2201

from Monday 3 to Friday 7 October 2011. Delegates will be accommodated in the same location.

Visa Formalities

All participants will require a Visa and should apply to the Russian Embassy/Consulate in their respective country, using an invitation letter from ROSHYDROMET as reference. We will provide the formal invitation letter to participants as soon as we will receive their accommodation requirements form.

Delegates are kindly invited to forward the requested information in the Visa form attached as soon as possible but no later than 1 September 2011.

VISA REQUEST FORM

Surname: ………………………………… First Name: ………………………………

Organization: ……………………………………………………………………………….

Function: ……………………………………………………………………………….

Date of Birth: ………………………………………………………………………………. (day, month, year)

Male: Female:

Citizenship: …………………….……………………

Passport Number: …………………………………………..

Passport Expiry Date: …………………………………………. (day, month, year)

Planned Date of Entry into Russia: ……………..…………………. (day, month, year)

Planned Date of Departure from Russia ………………………………… (day, month, year) Duration of Stay …………………………………. (days)

Address of Embassy/Consulate where Visa will be requested/issued

……………………………………………………………………………………… You are kindly requested to attach a copy of your Passport including page with photograph.

Please forward as soon as possible no later than 1 September 2011

TO: Mr. Alex A. Nurullaev Department of Scientific Programmes, International Cooperation and Resources ROSHYDROMET Novovagan’kovsky Lane 12 RU-123995 Moscow Phone: +7 499 252 3873, 252 0808 Fax: +7 499 255 5226 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

PROVISIONAL SCHEDULE 39th CGMS

Sunday, 2 October 2011

18:00 – 19:00 Registration at Hotel Palace Bridge

Monday, 3 October 2011 08:00 – 09:30 Registration at Meeting place to be advised by ROSHYDROMET

Inauguration Programme 09:45 Seating of participants 10:00 – 11:05 Welcome and opening of the 39th CGMS Meeting, Agenda Items A.1-A.4 11:05 – 11:30 Coffee break Working Group Sessions 11:30 – 13:00 Working Groups I and II 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 18:30 Working Group Sessions II (continued) and III 16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break 19:00 Icebreaker & Welcome Reception

Tuesday, 4 October 2011 Working Group Sessions 09:00 – 12:30 Working Group Sessions II (continued) and IV 10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break 12:30 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 18:30 Working Group Sessions II (continued) and IV 16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break

Wednesday, 5 October 2011

Preparation of the Working Group reports and the final draft report Excursion/visit to be advised by ROSHYDROMET

Thursday, 6 October 2011 Plenary Meeting 08:30 – 13:00 CGMS Plenary Meeting, Agenda items A.5 to E 10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 18:00 Agenda Items G (review of Working Group reports) 16:00 – 16:15 Coffee Break 19:00 ROSHYDROMET hosted dinner to be advised

Friday, 7 October 2011 Plenary Meeting 09:00 – 12:00 Agenda items F, H 10:00 – 10:15 Coffee Break 12:00 – 14:30 Lunch and preparation of final report by the drafting committee 14:30 – 15:30 Agenda items I.1-I.5 15:30 – 17:00 Agenda items I.6 and I.7 17:00 – 17:15 Closure of the CGMS Meeting

Tea breaks will be taken at 10:00-10:15 and 16:00-16:15 on a daily basis. The morning tea/coffee break on 3 October 2011 will take place at 11:05 immediately after the opening session.

ACCOMMODATION DESCRIPTION AND RESERVATION FORM

Hotel PALACE BRIDGE V.O. Birzhevoi pereulok 2–4 (Vasily Island), 199004 St. Petersburg, Russia Tel. +7 812 335 2200 Fax +7 812 335 2201

e-mail: [email protected]

Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge is an entirely new style spa hotel, offering luxury treatments in a wonderfully calm and serene setting. Enjoying an enviable location on Vasily island in the heart of historic St. Petersburg, the spa hotel is your chance to leave the hustle and bustle of the city behind and to enjoy the delights of this truly unique wellness experience. Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge is an international-standard conference hotel, offering a convenient and comfortable blend of business and leisure.

Hotel PALACE BRIDGE: Room Description

STANDARD ROOM Room area 28 m2. Parquet flooring. Flat-screen TV, safety deposit box. Shower. Bathrobes. Iron and board.

SUPERIOR ROOM Room area 28 m2. Non-smoking. Parquet flooring. Flat-screen TV, safety deposit box. Shower and bath. Bathrobes. Electric kettle, iron and board.

Hotel Palace Bridge Reservation Form

39th Meeting of the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites Russia, St. Petersburg, 03 – 07.10.2011

HOTEL RESERVATION FORM DEADLINE for submission of this form: 1st September 2011

COMPANY/ORGANIZATION GUEST NAME GUEST MOBILE PHONE with country code

ORGANIZATION PHONE FAX E-MAIL INTERNET

Attention! TYPE OF ROOM / PRICE in Russian rubles All actual hotel rates in Russia are in local currency – rubles. Special CGMS 2011 negotiated rate: All prices include VAT and breakfast. Prices at the hotel Web site DO NOT include breakfast. Standard Room Single Occupancy / 6150

Sokos Hotel Palace Bridge ***** Standard Room Double Occupancy / 7250 Internet: www.shotels.ru New 5 star hotel operated by Finnish “Sokos Hotels” chain. The only 5 star Spa Hotel in St. Petersburg, located at the heart of one of the Superior Room Single Occupancy / 7350 most famous St. Petersburg historic sites. “Palace Bridge” is just a

short walk away from the Spit of Vasilievsky Island. The hotel is within very reasonable distance from St. Petersburg historic centre. Superior Room Double Occupancy / 8550

ROOM PREFERENCES – smoking / non-smoking and etc.

ARRIVAL DATE ARRIVAL TIME DEPARTURE DATE DEPARTURE TIME

METHOD OF PAYMENT: Credit Card or Bank Wire Transfer. CREDIT CARD* VISA MASTERCARD

BANK CARD NUMBER CVC Code NAME OF THE CARDHOLDER EXPIRATION DATE *Only Visa and MasterCard are accepted.

CARDHOLDER’S SIGNATURE

International Bank Wire Transfer** **Company below will be billed for accommodation.

COMPANY NAME

AIRPORT/RAILWAY STATION PICK-UP SERVICE, PROVIDED BY ROSHYDROMET. Delegates will be met by a representative of ROSHYDROMET/SRC Planeta. ARRIVAL DEPARTURE Names Date/Time Airline and Flight No./ Railway Date/Time Airline and Flight Station & Train No. No. / Railway Station

Please, fill out the entire form and send it either by fax + 7 812 363 2756 or by e-mail: [email protected] (copy to [email protected]). Reservation confirmation will be sent to you shortly afterwards.

Please, feel free to contact us for any inquiries!

TRAVEL INFORMATION AND MAPS

On 12 May 1703, during the Great Northern War, Peter the Great captured the Swedish fortress of Nyenskans on the Neva river in Ingria. Half a month later, on 27 1703 May closer to the estuary (5 km/3 miles inland from the gulf), on Zayachy (Hare) Island, he laid down the Peter and Paul Fortress, which became the first brick and stone building of the new city. The first and fairly rich chapter of the history of the local toponymy is the story of the own name of the city itself. The name day of Peter I falls on June, 29 when the Russian Orthodox Church observes the memory of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul. The consecration of the small wooden church in their names (its construction began simultaneously with the citadel) made them the heavenly patrons of the Peter and Paul Fortress, while St. Peter at the same time became the eponym of the whole city.

The Bronze Horseman, monument to Peter the Great.

The area of Saint Petersburg city proper is 605.8 km2 (233.9 sq mi). The area of the federal subject is 1,439 km2 (556 sq mi), which contains Saint Petersburg proper (consisting of eighty-one okrugs), nine municipal towns – (Kolpino, Krasnoye Selo, Kronstadt, Lomonosov, Pavlovsk, Petergof, Pushkin, Sestroretsk, Zelenogorsk) – and twenty-one municipal settlements.

The golden-domed Saint Isaac's Cathedral dominates the city skyline Petersburg is situated on the middle taiga lowlands along the shores of the Neva Bay of the Gulf of Finland, and islands of the river delta. The largest are Vasilyevsky island (besides the artificial island between Obvodny canal and Fontanka, and Kotlin in the Neva Bay), Petrogradsky, Dekabristov and Krestovsky. The latter together with Yelagin and Kamenny island are covered mostly by parks. The Karelian Isthmus, North of the city, is a popular resort area. In the south Saint Petersburg crosses the Baltic-Ladoga Klint and meets the Izhora Plateau. The elevation of Saint Petersburg ranges from the sea level to its highest point of 175.9 m (577 ft) at the Orekhovaya Hill in the Duderhof Heights in the south. Part of the city's territory west of Liteyny Prospekt is no higher than 4 m (13 ft) above sea level, and has suffered from numerous floods. Floods in Saint Petersburg are triggered by a long wave in the Baltic Sea, caused by meteorological conditions, winds and shallowness of the Neva Bay. The four most disastrous floods occurred in 1824 (421 cm/13.8 ft above sea- level, during which over 300 buildings were destroyed), 1924 380 cm/12.5 ft, 1777 321 cm/10.5 ft, 1955 293 cm/9.6 ft and 1975 281 cm/9.2 ft. To prevent floods, the Saint Petersburg Dam has been under construction since 1979. Since the 18th century the terrain in the city has been raised artificially, at some places by more than 4 m (13 ft), making mergers of several islands, and changing the hydrology of the city. Besides the Neva and its tributaries, other important rivers of the federal subject of Saint Petersburg are Sestra, Okhta and Izhora. The

largest lake is Sestroretsky Razliv in the north, followed by Lakhtinsky Razliv, Suzdal Lakes and other smaller lakes. Due to location at ca. 60° N latitude the day length in Petersburg varies across seasons, ranging from 5:53 to 18:50. A period from mid-May to mid-July when twilight may last all night is called the white nights.

The River Neva flows through much of the centre of the city. Left – the Spit of Vasilievsky Island, center — River Neva, Peter and Paul Fortress and Trinity Bridge, right — Palace Embankment with the Winter Palace By Köppen climate classification Petersburg is classified as Dfb, a humid continental climate of the cool summer subtype. Distinct moderating influence of the Baltic Sea cyclones result in warm, humid and short summers and long, cold winters. The average daily temperature in July is 22 °C (72 °F); maximum about 37 °C (99 °F) occurred during the 2010 Northern Hemisphere summer heat wave. The winter minimum is about −35 °C (−31 °F), a minimum at −35.9 °C (−33 °F) was recorded in 1883. The average annual temperature is +5.4 °C (42 °F). The River Neva within the city limits usually freezes up in November–December and break-up occurs in April. From December to March there are 123 days average with snow cover, which reaches the average of 24 cm (9 in) by February. The frost-free period in the city lasts on average for about 135 days. The city has a climate slightly warmer than its suburbs. Weather conditions are quite variable all year round. Average annual precipitation varies across the city, averaging 600 mm (24 in) per year and reaching maximum in late summer. Soil moisture is almost always high because of lower evapotranspiration due to the cool climate. Air humidity is 78% on average, while overcast is 165 days a year on average.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

CONTACT POINTS

ROSHYDROMET Tatiana Burtseva Chief, Russia SRC Planeta ROSHYDROMET Novovagan'kovsky Lane 12 123995 Moscow Tel: (+7-495) 605 27 87, Fax: (+7-499) 252 6610, E-mail: [email protected] u

CGMS Secretariat c/o EUMETSAT EUMETSAT International Relations: Ms Sarah Grieu, Tel +49-6151-807674, Fax +49-6151-807615, [email protected]

Ms Anne Taube, Tel +49-6151-807419, Fax +49-6151-807615, Mobile +49-151 151 48 335 [email protected] (currently on maternity leave) Mrs Rowanna Comerford, Tel +49-6151-807604, Fax +49-6151-807615, [email protected]

Please, feel free to contact us for any inquiries!