EG on Non-Communicable Diseases related to Lifestyles and Social and Work Environments Fifth Meeting NCD EG-5 Trakai, Thursday 11 October to Friday 12 October 2012

Reference NCD 5/Info1 Title Practical information for participants Submitted by NCD EG Secretariat

CONTACT PERSONS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS:

NCD EG The Host

Mr. Dmitry Titkov Ms. Rita Sketerskienė NCD EG ITA Ministry of Health, Lithuania Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare str. 33 Lintulahdenkuja 4, 00531 Helsinki, Finland LT-01506 Vilnius Phone: +358 40 540 1525 Phone: +370 5 260 4716 Fax: +358 9 773 2922 Fax: +370 5 2661402 E-mail: [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Ms. Agnė Petravičiūtė EU Affairs and International Relations Division Ministry of Health, Lithuania Email: [email protected]

Ms. Simona Gailiūtė EU Affairs and International Relations Division Ministry of Health, Lithuania Email: [email protected]

MEETING VENUE Center for Health Education and Disease Prevention Address: Vytauto 87, Trakai, Lithuania

CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION In order to confirm your participation, please fill in the electronic registration form on the NDPHS webpage http://www.ndphs.org/?mtgs,ncd_eg_5__trakai before the 1st October.

ACCOMMODATION Participants are responsible for their travel and accommodation arrangements themselves. The Host of the meeting suggested having the meeting in the vicinity of Vilnius City (27 km), in the historic town of Trakai. The participants of the meeting are recommended to stay at Trasalis – Trakai Resort and Spa Centre. Accommodation can be booked on-line from the website of

100912_NCD-5_Info_1__Draft_Practical_information_for_participants 1 Trasalis Resort and Spa Centre at http://trasalis.lt/en. When doing the on-line reservation you can switch languages in the upper right corner of the page. The accommodation per person per night in a standard room costs about 52 euros. Otherwise, you are free to find accommodation according to your own preferences.

TRASALIS administration Tel: +370 528 59112 Fax: +370 528 59114 E-mail: [email protected] Address: Gedimino St. 26, LT-21118, Trakai

More information: http://trasalis.lt/en

TRAVEL INFORMATION

Depending on demand and flight schedule of the participants the Host can arrange transfer from the airport directly the Trakai, either Trasalis Resort and Spa, any other hotel of your choice, or the meeting venue. Likewise, the Host will offer transfer from Trakai to the airport after the meeting on the second day either from the hotel or meeting venue. Besides, the Host will arrange transfers in Trakai between the hotel and the meeting venue in the course of the meeting.

Otherwise, you may choose independent traveling. Below are few travelling tips.

At the airport, the bus stops and taxi stations are situated in front of the terminal.

Travelling from (Oro uostas) to Vilnius, your choices of transportation to downtown Vilnius are: (i) City Bus 1 (takes about 15-20 minutes) to Vilnius bus Station (Stotis). Price: 3,50 Litas and ticket can be purchased from the driver. Here is the timetable from the Airport (ORO UOSTAS) to the station (STOTIS): http://stops.lt/vilnius/#bus/1/b-a/2613/11/en The timetable from the station (STOTIS) to the Airport (ORO UOSTAS): http://stops.lt/vilnius/#bus/1/a-b/0530m/en

(ii) Airport Express shuttle bus (every 40 min and the ride is 10 min) to the Vilnius Bus Station. Price: 3,00 Litas.

(iii) Shuttle train to the Vilnius . The railway stop is outside the terminal. The shuttle train does not travel frequently – below is the schedule. Anyway, the Airport Express shuttle bus and shuttle train seem to be more convenient and faster than City Bus #1.

Oro uostas (airport) – Vilnius (railway station) Train Departure Arrival Distance, Trip Remarks Price, number time time Km time Lt

M902 05:56 06:03 4 00:07 2.50

M640 07:09 07:16 4 00:07 2.50

M904 08:02 08:09 4 00:07 2.50

M906 09:02 09:09 4 00:07 2.50

M908 09:47 09:54 4 00:07 2.50

100912_NCD-5_Info_1__Draft_Practical_information_for_participants 2 M910 11:04 11:11 4 00:07 2.50

M912 11:55 12:02 4 00:07 2.50

M914 13:02 13:09 4 00:07 2.50

M916 13:42 13:49 4 00:07 2.50

M918 14:12 14:19 4 00:07 2.50

M920 15:01 15:08 4 00:07 2.50

M922 16:12 16:19 4 00:07 2.50

M924 17:10 17:17 4 00:07 2.50

M926 18:07 18:14 4 00:07 2.50

M928 19:19 19:26 4 00:07 From 8 October 2012 the train will 2.50 depart 18:56 and arrive 19:03.

M930 20:34 20:41 4 00:07 From 8 October 2012 the train will 2.50 depart 20:27 and arrive 20:34.

M932 21:20 21:27 4 00:07 2.50

(iv) Taking a taxi to the station costs around 25 Litas, if you call the taxi in advance. Here are a couple of numbers:

"Martono taksi" +370 5 240 00 04 "Merselita" +370 5 2555 555

Taking any random taxi that waits outside the airport might be expensive, even though the drivers say it depends on the taxi meter. The passengers should give a notice to the taxi driver that they know the approximate price for this distance in order not to be deceived.

Traveling from Vilnius to Trakai Town can be done by bus or by train. The bus station and the train station in Vilnius are located opposite each other.

 By bus

From Vilnius Bus Station. Buses from Vilnius to Trakai leave rather frequently. Departure platforms: 6,7,8 (suburban buses), 28 and 29 (intercity bus, via Alytus). The ticket costs 6 litas and can be bought at the bus station or from the driver. Timetable of buses VILNIUS - TRAKAI and TRAKAI-VILNIUS can be found among the meeting documents.

 By train

From Vilnius Railway Station. Timetable of trains VILNIUS - TRAKAI www.litrail.lt

Train Departure Arrival Distance, Trip time Price, Lt number time time Km D655 04:07 04:49 28 00:42 6.20 M959 05:12 05:52 28 00:40 6.20 E853 06:05 06:42 28 00:37 6.20 M961 07:41 08:21 28 00:40 6.20 E857 12:30 13:06 28 00:36 6.20 E859 13:29 14:05 28 00:36 6.20 E861 15:35 16:11 28 00:36 6.20 E863 18:15 18:52 28 00:37 6.20 M963 20:20 21:04 28 00:44 6.20

100912_NCD-5_Info_1__Draft_Practical_information_for_participants 3 Trasalis Resort and Spa Centre is located about 700 m from the train station and 900 m from the bus station.

PERSONAL INVITATION FOR VISA Participants who are in need of an invitation for a visa to enter Lithuania are kindly requested to provide a scanned copy of passport as soon as possible to:

Ms. Agnė Petravičiūtė EU Affairs and International Relations Division Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania Email: [email protected] , or

Ms. Simona Gailiūtė EU Affairs and International Relations Division Ministry of Health, Lithuania Email: [email protected]

CURRENCY Lithuania uses own currency – litas. The exchange rate is app. 1 euro = about 3,45 litas. Plastic cards are widely accepted.

MEALS Lunch and refreshments will be offered free of charge during the meeting. Additionally the dinner on Thursday evening will be provided by the courtesy of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania.

MEETING DOCUMENTS Meeting documents will be posted on http://www.ndphs.org/?mtgs,ncd_eg_5__trakai. Participants are expected to print and bring along all documents to the meeting.

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