THE 2017 ARAB-DAC DIALOGUE ON DEVELOPMENT 27-28 March 2017 ,

LOGISTICAL NOTE

Kultur Casino Bern

Herrengasse 25 Arriving by train: CH-3011 Bern, Switzerland From central railway station take Tram No. 6, 7 or VENUE Phone: +41 (0)31 328 02 28 8, getting off at «Zytglogge» Fax: +41 (0)31 328 02 22 https://www.kulturcasino.ch/ueber-uns/standort [email protected] www.kulturcasino.ch

Participants are kindly requested to organise transportation to Bern by their own means. Please visit the website of the for timetables http://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html . The various options to Bern are: From : Direct train to Bern (travel approx. 1h 25min)

TRANSPORTATION From : Direct train to Bern (travel time approx. 2h) to BERN Single ticket from either airport costs: 1 st Class: CHF 97 (approx. € 89) ; 2 nd Class: CHF 55 (approx. € 50) From : A bus connects the Airport to train station, where one can take a train to Bern (cost around CHF 7). Travelling time approximately 40 min. The trip with taxi from Bern Airport to costs around CHF 50 (approx. € 46) (Tel: Taxi Nova: +41 31 331 33 13; Taxi Bären: +41 31 371 11 11).

REGISTRATION At the venue, Bern, 08:15 a.m.

A welcome reception and dinner will take place on Sunday 26 March at the Restaurant “Kornhauskeller ” as of 6pm. The restaurant is conveniently located right at the city centre of Bern. Tel: +41 31 327 72 72 HOSPITALITY http://www.bindella.ch/de/kornhauskeller.html#anchor_location Lunch and coffee breaks are offered at the venue on 27 and 28 March. All other expenses are to be borne by the participants.

ACCOMMODATION An Annex on “Hotel Accommodation” was provided to the participants together with the invitation email. Participants are requested to make their own arrangements with regard to valid travel documents such as valid passports, visas, etc. Upon request, visa support letters may be issued. After registration, Arab Coordination Group members VISA may approach Ms. Rania Kirreh ([email protected] ) in this regard. For information on obtaining a visa to enter Switzerland, please consult https://www.ch.ch/en/entering- switzerland-visa/

It is the responsibility of each participant to have adequate travel and health insurance for the whole INSURANCE duration of his/her trip. The organizers are unable to take responsibility for any such expenses incurred during his/her stay in Switzerland.

Internet access is available free of charge at the conference venue. The access code will be communicated INTERNET ACCESS to you upon registration on site.

Please note that Switzerland has different electrical plugs than used in other ELECTRICITY countries (220VAC/50Hz).

Most major international currencies can be exchanged at banks, at all airports and in hotels in CURRENCY Switzerland. Rates of exchange might vary slightly from one institution to another. Most major credit cards are widely accepted in Switzerland.

The temperature in Bern during March should be between 0 °C and 12 °C. WEATHER

Agenda items will be supported by a background note framing the discussion. All meeting documents will DOCUMENTATION be available at: www.oecd.org/dac/dac-global-relations/Arab-DAC-Dialogue-on-Development-2017.htm

The conference language is English. No interpretation into another language will be provided. LANGUAGE To promote a dynamic discussion, participants are requested to keep their remarks to 3 minutes.

CONTACT DETAILS Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) Mr Niklaus EGGENBERGER - [email protected] Ms Rukan MANAZ - [email protected] Ms Rania KIRREH (for Arab Coordination Group members visa support letter) - [email protected] Ms Diane FONTANNAZ (for logistics) - [email protected] Arab Coordination Group Mr Azzedine BOUCHELAGHEM - [email protected] OECD Mr Michael LAIRD - [email protected] Mr Juan CASADO-ASENSIO - [email protected] Ms Angela STUART - [email protected]