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th The 17 Econom ic and Environm ental Forum - Part 2 – 18-20 M ay 2009 A thens, G reece LOG ISTICA L M OD A LITIES Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Econom ic and Environm ental A ctivities Table of Contents Page 1. General information.................................................................................3 Venue Working modus of the sessions Interpretation Room location and services 2. Participation............................................................................................3 Accreditation Written contributions and document distribution Technical support 3. Transfers in Athens..................................................................................4 Transfers between Hotels and conference venue (see Annex I) Transfers from Airport to hotels (see Annex 2) 4. Hotels.....................................................................................................5 5. Meals......................................................................................................5 6. Social events............................................................................................6 7. General information about Greece............................................................6 8. Liability..................................................................................................7 9. Floor map of the conference venue...........................................................8 Annexes: Annex 1 - Transfers hotel-conference venue and social event – daily schedules……….....9 Annex 2 - List of hotels in Athens…………………………………………...………..…..18 2 1. General Information 1.1.Venue Hotel Lagonissi Grand Resort – Conference Centrer Address: 40th km Athens-Sounion Avenue, Lagonissi Tel: +30 22910 76000 Fax: +30 22910 24534 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.lagonissiresort.gr/ 1.2. Working modus of the Sessions The Plenary Sessions constitute presentations of expert speakers followed by discussions. The sessions are facilitated by moderators, and summarized by rapporteurs. 1.3. Interpretation Simultaneous interpretation is provided between the six OSCE languages (English, French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish) 1.4. Room location and services Plenary Hall Hall Cosmos Internet Area for Delegates Room Achilles OSCE Chairmanship Office Room Neptune OCEEA Conference Secretariat Room Aris Document Distribution/Language Services/MAU/IT Room Galaxy I Meeting Room Room Galileo Room for Press Room Galaxy II Reproduction Room Hector Coffee/tea area Lobby in front of Plenary Hall Lunches Restaurant Aphrodite (main hotel building) 2. Participation 2.1. Accreditation The accreditation to the conference will take place at: at the Lagonissi Grand Resort – Conference Center Monday, 18 May, 8.00 – end of meeting Tuesday, 19 May, 8.30 – end of meeting Wednesday, 20 May, 8:30 – closing The presentation of a valid ID is required for accreditation. Access to the Conference Hall will only be possible with a badge. Press representatives are admitted to the Conference Hall during the opening and the closing sessions of the Preparatory Conference of the OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum. 3 2.2. Written contributions and document distribution Participants are welcome to submit written contributions reflecting their view on the issues discussed at the Forum and/or in a specific Session of their interest. Documents should be submitted possibly in advance in electronic format (email: [email protected], cc. [email protected]), with an English version in case the original paper is submitted in another language. Please address your requests for document distribution during the Forum to the Document Distribution in Room Galaxy I. All documents will be published on the Conference website: http://www.osce.org/item/36953.html. A very limited amount of hard copies of the documents will be available. Further copies can be produced upon request at the Document Distribution (Room Galaxy I). 2.3. Technical support for presentations Requests for technical support should be to the Document Distribution (Room Galaxy I) at the conference. Technical assistance will be provided to the speaker in the Plenary Hall for uploading and running the presentations if required. 3. Transfers in Athens 3.1. Transfers form Hotels to the Conference Venue & transfers to/from social events Daily transfers from the hotels to/from the conference venue as well as to/from social events are provided. Please find the detailed schedules in Annex 1 3.2. Transfers from Athens International Airport to the hotels Participants are kindly asked to make their own transfer arrangements at arrival from the airport of Athens to their respective hotel. Airport Website: http://www.athensairport-2001.gr/ Getting to your hotel: 3.1.1. By TAXI: Taxis are available at the designated Taxi waiting area located at Exit 3 of Arrivals Level. Tariffs vary between EUR 20.- and 30.-. Official rates (day/night tariffs) ¤ 25/¤ 36: to Athens Centre (Omonia Square) via Attikia Odos and Kifisias Avenue ¤ 16/¤ 21: to Glyfada via Varis-Koropi Avenue Expected rate to Lagonissi or to Vougliameri: rd. ¤ 30-35 - Hotel shuttle service: Most hotels in Athens offer shuttle service to their guests. Please contact your respective hotel for more information 3.1.2. By PUBLIC BUS: Six bus routes connect directly the Athens greater area and Piraeus with the airport. All buses disembark passengers at the Departures Level and depart from the Arrivals Level, between Exits 4 and 5. Detailed schedules can be found on: http://www.oasa.gr/ 4 To reach the Centre of Athens: Bus X 95 – airport to/from the centre of Athens – Syntagma square. Rate: 3:20 EUR, Schedule: from 5:55 am to 8:30 pm every 5-10 min. From 8:30 pm to 05:55 am every 15-20 min. Travel time: rd. 1 hour To reach the Glyfada and Vougliameri Bus X 96 : Athens Airport-Piraeus: Schedules: from 5 am to 7 pm every 20-25 min, from 7 pm to 5 am every 30-40 min. List of stops coming from the airport: ATHENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT / AIRPORT COMMERCIAL PARK / AIRPORT MANAGEMENT BUILDING / KOROPI/ZINONOS/EVELPIDON SCHOOL /CHURCH / DILOFO / PIGADAKIA/GALINI / HOSPITAL / Stop: “A’ PLAZ VOULA” for the hotels: Amarilia Hotel (at least 15 min walking distance from the bus stop) The Margi Hotel (5 min with taxi from the bus stop) Hotel Vouliagmeni Plaza Strand (5 min with taxi from the bus stop) PIKPA/ASTERIA/ANTONOPOULOU/PL. GLYFADAS/5TH GLYFADA/4TH GLYFADA/ Stop: “3RD GLYFADA” for the hotel: London Hotel (5min walking from the bus stop) Stop: 2ND “GLYFADA” for the hotel: Best Western FENIX Hotel (5min walking from the bus stop) DIKIGORIKA/COLLEGE/2ND ELLINIKOU/1ST AG. KOSMAS/5TH KALAMAKIOU/3RD KALAMAKIOU/1ST KALAMAKIOU/ Stop: “EDEM” for the hotel: Poseidon Hotel (hotel located right across the bus stop) 3.1.3. By SUBURBAN RAIL: Athens International Airport is connected to Athens Central Railway Station (Larissis Station) and the port of Pireaus via the Suburban Rail. Please find further information on the airport’s website. 3.1.4. CAR RENTAL: Several car rental companies operate at the Athens International Airport. Their offices are located at the Arrivals Level of the Main Terminal Building. NB. The metro line is not in service for the moment due to construction work. 4. Hotels The list of hotels is attached in Annex 2 Greek MFA (Hotel and information) website :http://www.aidfunding.mfa.gr/osce Payment modus for all hotels: in EUR, cash or with credit card (Master, VISA, AMEX) In case of emergency, please contact: Contact: Mr. Panagiotis Athanasopoulos Tel: +30 210 3684262 - Fax: +30 210 3684145 Mob: +30 (0)6955190568 E-mail: [email protected] www: http://www.aidfunding.mfa.gr/ 5. Meals Participants are invited to the lunches at the Restaurant Aphrodite (main building) on Monday, 18 May 09 and Tuesday 19 May 09, as well as to the Coffee/tea breaks in the lobby next to the Plenary Hall during the conference. Additional restaurants that will be open at the Lagonissi Resort during those dates are: (at own costs) 5 Mediterraneo: Located at the Mediterraneo beach serving light menus and refreshing proposals during the day at the sun bed (10.00-18.00) Kohylia Restaurant & Sushi Bar: Situated on the western side of the peninsula on the water, serving Polynesian delicacies and sushi. Relaxing ambience, decorated in an Oriental style with a superb aquarium. You can use part of the wooden deck veranda for an exotic dinner by the sea (20.00-02.00) La Piscine: All day dining, music and bar by the pool, offering cool refreshments, snacks and Tex Mex tastes (10.00-18.00) The Veranda Bar: Glamorous all-day bar situated in the hotel, presenting an ideal setting with breathtaking sunset, to enjoy the first evening cocktail or an after supper drink (10.00-02.00) 6. Social Events Monday, 18 May 2009 – 20:00 Dinner hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mrs Dora Bakoyannis at Zappeion Hall, Peristilio, National Gardens (near Syntagma square) at 20:00 The dinner is open to all participants incl. accompanying persons. A bus transfer will be provided from the conference venue Departure time from Lagonissi Grand Resort: 18:30 Return transfers to the hotels: 23:00 Please consult the schedule in Annex 1 Tuesday, 19 May 2009 – 21:00 Concert dedicated to Immigration issues and the Environment by Yannis Markopoulos, Greek composer and conductor. at The Athens Megaron Concert Hall, Alexandra Ntrianti Hall 1 Kokkali street and Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, 115 21 Athens (near Syntagma square) (metro station: Megaron Mousikis) A bus transfer will be