Guide to COP 24 Katowice, Poland December 2018 Climate Action Network (CAN) is the world's largest civil society organization, with more than 1300 members in over 120 countries, working together to promote government action to address the climate crisis. CAN Guide to COP 24 Katowice, Poland - 2018 For further information on the CAN International, please visit our website at www.climatenetwork.org CAN-International Secretariat in Katowice Sarah Strack leads the CAN Delegation at COP 24. Lina Dabbagh leads CAN’s policy advocacy. Dharini Parthasarathy coordinates CAN’s communication. Both weeks: Stephan Singer – Senior Advisor on Global Energy Policies Sarah Strack – Deputy Executive Director and Support Systems Director Leanna Dakik – Executive Officer Hamza Tber - Program Director Lina Dabbagh – Head of Political Advocacy Andreas Sieber – Junior Policy Coordinator Agathe Jean-Alexis - Step-Up Intern Elise Buckle - Special Projects Director Marianne Toftgaard - 2018 Project Manager Lasse Bruun – Head of Energy Transition Barbara Rubim – Campaigns Coordinator Santiago Lorenzo - Head of Sustainable Finance Jana Merkelbach – Head of Network Development Janet Kachinga – Network Development Officer François Rogers - Head of Communications Hala Kilani – Communications Coordinator Dharini Parthasarathy – Communications Coordinator Farah Atyyat – Communications Officer – Arab World Tatiana Shauro – Communications Officer - EECCA Karla Maass Wolfenson- Communications Officer – Latin America Charlene Ruell – Operations Manager Nina Gabrych – Operations Assistant Week 1 only: Anne-Laure Pernee - Senior Relations Manager Devendra Rana - Alliance for Climate Action Project Manager Susy M Simarangkir - Low Carbon Development Project Manager Mike Carr – Finance Manager Katharina Rieder – Finance and Administration Assistant Climate Action Network | Guide to COP 24 2 Table of Contents Staying Connected ........................................................................................................................... 5 Sharing Contact Information ......................................................................................................................5 Staying Up-to-date .....................................................................................................................................5 Members’ Center ............................................................................................................................................... 5 CAN-talk Email List ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Working Group E-mail Lists ............................................................................................................................... 5 CAN Coordination During the Negotiations ....................................................................................... 6 CAN Secretariat..........................................................................................................................................6 Daily Activities ...........................................................................................................................................6 CAN Daily ........................................................................................................................................................... 6 CAN Political Coordination Group (PCG) Meetings ........................................................................................... 6 Communications ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Fossil of the Day Award ..................................................................................................................................... 7 ECO .................................................................................................................................................................... 7 General Activities .......................................................................................................................................8 Regional Coordination / CAN Nodes ................................................................................................................. 8 Media Training Night School ............................................................................................................................. 8 Key CAN Meetings During a Typical Day at COP ............................................................................................... 9 Other Key Events ............................................................................................................................................... 9 CAN Strategy Sessions ................................................................................................................................9 Capacity Building at COP .......................................................................................................................... 11 CAN Side Event ........................................................................................................................................ 11 Meeting Rooms ....................................................................................................................................... 12 Interaction with Other Non-CAN Groups ........................................................................................................ 12 CAN Party ................................................................................................................................................ 13 CAN General Assembly ............................................................................................................................. 13 Registration ............................................................................................................................................. 14 Registration Opening Hours ............................................................................................................................ 14 Badges ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 Visas ........................................................................................................................................................ 14 Guidelines for Participation ...................................................................................................................... 15 Provisional Agenda .................................................................................................................................. 15 Talanoa Dialogue Nomination .................................................................................................................. 16 CAN Contact Information ............................................................................................................... 16 Regional / National Node Contacts ........................................................................................................... 16 CAN Regional Networks ................................................................................................................................... 17 CAN National Networks ................................................................................................................................... 17 Working Groups ....................................................................................................................................... 17 Katowice Information..................................................................................................................... 19 General Information about Katowice ........................................................................................................ 19 Transportation ......................................................................................................................................... 20 Getting to Katowice ......................................................................................................................................... 20 Special free-of-charge transportation during COP24 ...................................................................................... 20 Climate Action Network | Guide to COP 24 3 Public Transportation in Katowice and surrounding towns ............................................................................ 20 Bikes ................................................................................................................................................................. 20 Emergency Services .................................................................................................................................. 21 Currency & Prices ..................................................................................................................................... 21 Credit Cards and cash ...................................................................................................................................... 21 Tipping ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 SIM Cards ...............................................................................................................................................