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“Summer Davos” in Asia Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2010 Driving Growth through Sustainability Useful Information Tianjin, People’s Republic of China 13-15 September World Economic Forum 91-93 route de la Capite CH-1223 Cologny/Geneva Switzerland Tel.: +41 (0)22 869 1212 Fax: +41 (0)22 786 2744 E-mail: [email protected] www.weforum.org © 2010 World Economic Forum All rights reserved. No part of this publication can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information retrieval or storage system. REF: 100810 Contents 1. Facts about Tianjin 3 1.1 Tianjin 3 1.2 Business Hours 3 1.3 Currency and Credit Cards 3 1.4 Electricity 3 1.5 Language 3 1.6 Mobile Network 3 1.7 Temperature 3 1.8 Time 3 1.9 Tipping 3 2. Before Leaving for Tianjin 4 2.1 Visa 4 2.2 Accommodation 4 2.3 Meeting Venue 5 2.4 Air Travel 6 2.5 Dress Code 6 2.6 Checklist 6 3. Upon Arrival 7 3.1 Arriving in the People’s Republic of China 7 3.2 Arrival in Tianjin 7 3.3 On-site Transportation 7 3.4 On-site Registration 8 4. On-site Information 9 4.1 Special Events and Networking Occasions 9 4.2 Sources of Information 9 4.2.1 WELCOM 9 4.2.2 Bulletin Board 9 4.2.3 Kiosk and Messaging System 9 4.2.4 Information Desks 9 4.2.5 Internet & Knowledge Corner 9 4.2.6 Document Centre 9 4.2.7 Your Contact Person at the World Economic Forum 9 4.3 Around the Sessions 10 4.3.1 Personal Agenda 10 4.3.2 Session Types 10 4.3.3 Programme Modifications 10 4.3.4 Interpretation 10 4.3.5 Session Summaries 10 4.3.6 Tianjin Industry Visits 11 4.4 The Village 11 4.5 Media 11 4.6 Arts and Culture 12 4.7 Spouses 12 5. Support Services 13 5.1 Hospitality Services 13 5.1.1 Shanghai World Expo VIP Visit 13 5.1.2 Tianjin Industry Visits and Cultural Visits 13 5.1.3 Air Ticket Services 13 5.1.4 Shuttle Services 13 5.1.5 Express Mail Delivery Provided by DHL 13 5.1.6 Accommodation Provided by PublicisLive 13 5.2 Business Centre 13 5.3 Medical Services 13 5.4 Security 13 5.5 Interpreter Service 13 5.6 Photographs 13 5.7 Prayer Room 13 5.8 Technology Desk 13 6. Leisure Activities in and around Tianjin 14 6.1 General Information about Leisure Activities 14 6.2 Restaurants 15 Annex 1: The Beijing-Tianjin Intercity Railway 17 This document is designed to help you prepare for and get the most out of your participation in the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2010 in Tianjin, People’s Republic of China, on 13-15 September. We are expecting over 1,300 participants from business, government, civil society, academia and media, and are planning more than 80 official sessions in the programme. 1. Facts about Tianjin 1.1 Tianjin 1.4 Electricity Tianjin is a large coastal city along the Haihe River in 220V and 50 hertz northern China and the third largest urban area, ranked only after Shanghai and Beijing. 1.5 Language People from urban Tianjin speak Tianjin dialect, which Tianjin is 100 kilometres from Beijing and can be comes under the Mandarin subdivision of spoken Chinese. conveniently reached by high-speed train in just 28 Despite Tianjin’s proximity to Beijing, the Tianjin dialect minutes, and by frequent and short flight connections sounds quite different from the Beijing dialect, which from most major airports in Asia. The Government of provides the basis for Putonghua, the official spoken the People’s Republic of China has incorporated the language of the People’s Republic of China. development and opening-up of the Tianjin Binhai New Area into the national development strategy. Tianjin is a 1.6 Mobile Network city with a large concentration of high-tech industries. China uses the international GSM (Global System for Mobile Tianjin’s pillar industries include aviation and aerospace, Telephony – 900/1800) standard. Foreign visitors can use petrochemicals, equipment manufacturing, electronic mobile phones outside the national network under the information, bio-pharmaceuticals, and alternative energy international roaming system. and materials. The GDP of Tianjin experienced an increase of 16.5% in 2009. Tianjin has a future as a unique, The country code for China is 86, and Tianjin’s internal international port city with a modern eco-life. dialling code is 022. To call China from abroad, drop the initial zero from the area code, e.g. for Tianjin dial 86 22, preceded by the overseas access code of the country from which you are calling. Please use Tianjin’s internal dialling code (022) if you are in Tianjin or elsewhere in China. Beijing Tianjin 1.7 Temperature In September, the average temperature in Tianjin is 20°C, but temperatures range from a minimum of 15°C to a Shanghai maximum of 25°C. Humidity: 65% 1.8 Time Tianjin is eight hours ahead of GMT/UTC. Hong Kong 1.9 Tipping All four- and five-star hotels and some top-end restaurants add a tax or service charge of 10% or 15%, which extends 1.2 Business Hours to the room and food; all other consumer taxes are Banks: Monday to Friday, 09.00 - 12.00 and 14.00 - 17.00 included in the price. Shops: Monday to Sunday, 08.00 - 20.00 (may vary by commercial activity) 1.3 Currency and Credit Cards • The Chinese currency, the renminbi-yuan (RMB), is not generally available outside of China • Participants can change money at the airport and hotels • You will need to save the exchange receipt to reconvert any remaining currency when leaving the country; major credit cards (American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and Visa) are accepted at hotels, major restaurants and some shops in China • ATM and depositing machines are also available As of 2 August 2010: 1 US$ = 6.7652 RMB 1 EUR = 8.8262 RMB Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2010 | 3 2. Before Leaving for Tianjin 2.1 Visa • For general inquiries on visa issues, please consult The Tianjin Government will provide a “Visa Notification the nearest Chinese embassy, consulate or visa office. Form” to registered participants, spouses and accredited You will find the website of Chinese embassies and accompanying persons to apply for a visa to China to consulates here: http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zwjg/ participate in the Meeting. This form serves as the official • The World Economic Forum is not responsible for invitation letter from the Tianjin Government and is a providing visas. necessary document for your visa application. The Tianjin Government contact person for issues You will automatically receive a Visa Notification Form regarding Visa Notification Forms is: if you clicked “Yes” in answer to the question, “Will you (and/or your spouse if applicable) need to apply for a visa Ms Fang Juan to China?” in the online registration form. If you did not Tel.: +86 22 5855 9778 click yes but need a Visa Notification Form, please send Fax: +86 22 5855 9767 an e-mail to [email protected] indicating the country where you (and/or your spouse if applicable) will E-mail: [email protected] apply for a visa. 2.2 Accommodation 1. In some countries, an original Visa Notification Form may PublicisLive, the operations and production provider in be needed to apply for a Chinese visa. Please check charge of all logistical operations for the Annual Meeting with your nearest Chinese embassy or consulate to see of the New Champions 2010, handles accommodation for if your country requires the original. If this is the case, registered participants at the following hotels: Hotel Nikko, you must inform the Tianjin contact person that you Radisson Plaza, Renaissance Lakeview, Sheraton Hotel require the original and provide your mailing address. and Westin Tianjin. You will receive the original from Tianjin within 10-15 working days. PublicisLive will contact you upon registration. If you do not yet have accommodation, please contact them directly at: 2. If you do not inform the Tianjin contact person that you need the original, you will automatically receive a Tel.: +41 (0)22 718 6464 scanned copy of your Visa Notification Form by e-mail Fax: +41 (0)22 736 6600 within 10 working days. E-mail: [email protected] Once you have received the form, take it, along with the • Due to the limited number of rooms available in Tianjin other documents required by the local Chinese embassy, during the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2010, consulate or visa office, to apply for a 10-day single entry PublicisLive only allocates one hotel room per registered business visa to China to participate in the Annual Meeting participant. Should the hotel of your choice be already of the New Champions 2010. fully booked, PublicisLive will make every effort to find suitable alternative accommodation. Use the following information to fill in item 18 on the China Visa Application Form: • The hotels require a minimum stay of two nights. To secure your reservation, your credit card will be • Name of Inviter/Contact (in China): World Economic • Forum/Tianjin Foreign Affairs Office charged the total amount of the two-night minimum • Contact Person: Ms Fang Juan stay. Please note that any cancellation or change of • Phone number of contact: +86 22 5855 9778 the hotel booking may be made until 25 August 2010 • Address of Inviter: 55 Chongqing Street, Tianjin without penalty.