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6TH MEETING OF THE PRISON HEALTH EXPERT GROUP

Copenhagen, 25-26 October 2018

Reference 6TH MEETING OF THE PRISON HEALTH EXPERT GROUP

Title Practical information for participants Submitted by NB

CONTACT PERSONS

PH Expert Group Host: World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe Prison Health EG Elisabeth Schulte Carina Ferreira-Borges International Technical Advisor Programme Manager, Alcohol & Drugs & Phone: +49 30 18441 3756 Prisons and Health -mail: [email protected] [email protected]

Nina Blinkenberg Programme Assistant, Alcohol & Drugs & Prisons and Health [email protected] Tel.: +45 45 33 66 25 (direct)

Lars Moller Consultant, Prisons and Health [email protected]

Division of Noncommunicable Diseases and Promoting Health through the Life-course www.euro.who.int/prisons

MEETING VENUE AND GUIDANCE TO THE UN CITY

Meeting venue Recommended documentation:

WHO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR EUROPE Please note separate map for guidance to the UN City UN city in . Marmorvej 51 2100 Copenhagen Ø UN city link on Google Maps: Denmark Telephone: (+45) 45 33 70 00 https://goo.gl/maps/3uAkDjuvpVuhttps://www. http://www.euro.who.int/en/home google.dk/maps/place/UN+City/@55.704685,1 2.597607,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x46 Meeting room 0.2.20 (ground floor) 5252e83f256945:0x77248a64614e45ce

1 CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION

Kindly confirm your participation till 10 October 2018 using the on-line registration form, available at: http://www.ndphs.org/?mtgs,ph_6__copenhagen

ACCOMMODATION

Please see below list of recommended hotels in Copenhagen. We kindly ask you to make your own booking, but if any assistance required, please do not hesitate to contact us.

1. Adina Apartment Hotel Copenhagen (opposite the UN city/max. 10 min. walk) 7 Phone no.: +45 39 69 10 00 Email: [email protected] http://www.hotels.com/ho237475/adina-apartment-hotel-copenhagen-copenhagen-denmark/

2. Stay Seaport (close to the UN city/max. 15 min. walk) Murmanskgade 15 http://stayseaport.dk/

3. Copenhagen Admiral Hotel (close to ) 24-28 Phone +45 33 74 14 14 Email: [email protected] http://www.admiralhotel.dk/en

4. Charlottehaven (close to the UN city/max. 10 min. walk) Hjørringgade 12 Phone: +45 3527 1500 Email: [email protected] https://www.charlottehaven.com/en/home

5. First Hotel Twentyseven (First Hotels) (close to the City Hall Square) Løngangstræde 27 Phone: +45 70 27 56 27 Email: [email protected] https://www.firsthotels.com/hotels/denmark/copenhagen/first-hotel-twentyseven/

6. Wakeup Copenhagen (middle of the city and close to Nyhavn) Borgergade 9 http://www.wakeupcopenhagen.com

7. Bertrams Guldsmeden Hotels (middle of the city) https://guldsmedenhotels.com/

2 Hotel Astoria Copenhagen (middle of the city and close to Vesterbro and central station) Banegaardspladsen 5 http://www.brochner-hotels.com/hotel-astoria/

8. Hotel Østerport (next to Østerport station-1 stop by train from Østerport to Oslo Plads 5 http://hotelosterport.dk/en/

9. Best Western Hotel Hebron (middle of the city and close to Vesterbro and central station) Helgoladsgade 4 https://www.hebron.dk/en/

MEETING TIME

The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, 25 October 2018 at 13 hrs – 17 hrs with continuation on Friday morning at 09 hrs to 12 hrs. We will start the meeting with lunch at 12 hrs on Thursday and end the meeting with a lunch on Friday at 12.30.

MEALS The host will kindly provide coffee/tea breaks and two lunches. Upon registration you will receive lunch vouchers to use for our buffet lunch in our UN city canteen during the 1st meeting day. On the departure day, you will receive a lunch bag. The voucher also includes one soft drink and one piece of fruit.

The WHO Regional Office for Europe will also offer a dinner on Thursday evening, 25 October 2018 at 19.00 hrs. Name and location of restaurant to be confirmed.

MEETING DOCUMENTS Participants are expected to print all documents and bring them to the meeting.

UN CITY

At the entry to the UN City building in Copenhagen you will be met by the security guards. Your arrival will have been announced to them beforehand. A guest badge will be issued for you on arrival. We require that you wear this visibly so that you are not approached and asked for identification during your stay.

We apologize for any inconvenience, but trust that we have your understanding in view of the fact that the above rules have been implemented to protect staff and guests visiting the UN City.

Currency of Denmark

The currency of Denmark is Danish Kroner. Denmark does not participate in the single European currency (EURO), but major shops will accept payment in EURO. An ATM (owned and managed by Danske Bank) is located on the ground floor of the building, between Fingers 7 and 8.

100 DKK are approximately 13 EUR

Currency converter: https://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/

3 From Copenhagen international airport to UN City:

By taxi:

The WHO office in UN City Copenhagen is located approximately 16 kilometres from the airport. The taxi ride from the airport to UN City takes about 30 minutes and costs approx. DKK 220-300,-. Taxis are available just outside terminals 2 and 3. On your departure from UN City, you may ask a receptionist to call a taxi for you.

By regional train: The train station at Copenhagen international airport is located in terminal 3. The ticket office is also located in terminal 3, right above the railway. Automatic ticket machines are also available in the airport. Take the train (destination: Helsingør and get off at the Nørreport station.

The train leaves every 20 minutes. From Nørreport station travellers should take one of the following S-trains and get off at Nordhavn station:

* the A-line (direction: Farum St ), * the -line (direction: Holte St), * the C-line (direction: Klampenborg), or * the E-line (direction: Hillerød).

Travel time from the airport to Nordhavn Station is approximately 40–50 minutes. From Nordhavn station there is a 5 minutes walk to the office. When you get out from Nordhavn Station please turn left and at the traffic light go left through the tunnel.

Metro: The metro station at Copenhagen international airport is located at the end of terminal 3 and is covered by the roof of the terminal. From the airport the metro (direction: Vanløse) is in operation throughout the day and night and departs from the airport with 2–6 minutes intervals.

Travellers should get off at Nørreport station. From Nørreport station travellers should take one of the following S-trains and get off at Nordhavn station:

* the A-line (direction: Farum St ), * the B-line (direction: Holte St), * the C-line (direction: Klampenborg), or * the E-line (direction: Hillerød).

Travel time from the airport to Nordhavn Station is approximately 30–40 minutes. From Nordhavn station there is a 5 minutes walk to the office (see above).

From the city centre to UN City: The approximate travelling time from Copenhagen Central Station is 25 minutes.

By taxi: The distance from the centre of Copenhagen to WHO is about 5 km. You should expect to pay approx. DKK 125,-

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By train:

WHO is located in the UN City building, which is close to Nordhavn Station. The trains are called S-trains and are identified by a big sign outside the station and on the platform. The following regional trains run between Copenhagen main station and Nordhavn station: lines A, B, C, and E. From Nordhavn station there is a 5 minutes walk to the office (see above).

You can buy your City Pass either online; http://www.citypass.dk/ or you can also choose to buy City Pass paper tickets at the following locations at the

At ticket machines in the baggage area, at terminal 3 next to ticket sales and at metro and train platforms

-Ticket sales offices are open Monday to Sunday from 07:00 to 22:00

For your information:

24 hours Adult: 80 DKK (approx. 11 EUR) - Child: 40 DKK 72 hours Adult: 200 DKK(approx.. 27 EUR) - Child: 100 DKK

 For adults (from 16 years) and for children (10-15 years), and is valid for either 24, 48, 72 or 120 hours.  With an adult card you can bring along two children (0-9 years) for free.

For more info : http://www.copenhagencard.com/prices-and-conditions

You can plan your travel: http://www.rejseplanen.dk/bin/query.exe/en

Additional information about Copenhagen

http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/transportation/transport-and-copenhagen

http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen-tourist

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Contact persons

We hope we have covered all the administrative points you need to know in connection with the meeting. Should you have any queries, however, please do not hesitate to contact us at WHO Europe, Copenhagen, Denmark

Dr Carina Ferreira-Borges [email protected] Mobile: +7 916 0331 8630

Ms Nina Blinkenberg [email protected] Office: +45 45 33 66 25

Dr Lars Moller [email protected] Mobile: +45 29 61 01 09

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