INFORMATION FOR PARTICIPANTS 1. Meeting venue and registration : The meeting will be held at the Conference Room of EPIRUS lx PALACE HOTEL & CONFERENCE CENTER 7th km National Road Ioannina-Athens (Egnatia Interchange) 45500 Ioannina Greece Phone: +30 26510 93555, Fax: +30 26510 92595, E-Mail: [email protected] , www.epiruspalace.gr Registration will take place from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, 18 November 2010 at the conference room. 2. Accommodation : The Chamber of Ioannina negotiated a special rate for the conference participants with Epirus Palace Hotel (five stars Cat. DeLuxe). Contact person at the Hotel, Mrs. Deppy Karage οrgou, (tel: +30 26510 93555, fax: +30 26510 92595, email: [email protected]). A block booking has been made for all participants as follows: Single Room: 69 Euros Double Room: 80 Euros The prices include Intercontinental breakfast, all V.A.T. charges and free use of all the hotel facilities. Participants are kindly requested to confirm their Hotel bookings by filling in the attached Hotel Reservation Form and sending it to the Hotel (fax: +30 26510 92595 or email: [email protected] ) and to the Chamber of Ioannina ([email protected]), and to the 1 Hellenic Chambers Transport Association ( [email protected] ) as soon as possible, but not later than 1 November 2010. Delegates whose accommodation is sponsored by the Chamber of Ioannina do not need to send Hotel Reservation forms. Their Hotel accommodation would be arranged through UNECE. 3. Visas : You are advised to check with the Embassy or consulate of Greece in your country regarding the visa requirements. You may also check the following website: http://www.mfa.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Services/VISAS/. Participants from countries that visa is required are advised to proceed accordingly as early as possible. 4. Access to Ioannina: Ioannina is accessible by air and road. It is located 450 km northwest of Athens, 290 km southwest of Thessaloniki and 80 km east of the port of Igoumenitsa in the Ionian Sea. Ioannina is the largest city of Epirus, north-western Greece, with a metropolitan population of approximately 100,000. It lies at an elevation of approximately 500 meters above sea level, on the western shore of lake Pamvotis. It is the capital of Ioannina Prefecture and the Periphery of Epirus. Ioannina is well connected with Athens Airport with 3 flights per day. Participants from countries neighboring to Greece may also use the road routes. For more information on road connections you may visit the below website: http://bit.ly/Road-access-Ioannina-UNECE-BSEC-RoadSafety-Conference 2 5. Flights to/from Athens : Participants traveling by air - via Athens - are advised to coordinate their arrival/return time to Athens so that they may use one of scheduled flights of OLYMPIC AIRLINES (OA) to/from Ioannina, as follows: From Athens to Ioannina 16-17-18/11/2010 OA 800 12:00 – 13:05 OA 804 14:20 – 15:25 OA 808 18:15 – 19:20 From Ioannina to Athens 19/11/2010 20/11/2010 21/11/2010 OA 801 13:35 – 14:35 OA 801 13:35 – 14:35 OA 801 13:35 – 14:35 OA 805 15:50 – 16:50 OA 805 15:50 – 16:50 OA 805 15:50 – 16:50 OA 809 19:50 – 20:50 OA 809 19:50 – 20:50 6. Airport pick-up: The Chamber of Ioannina has arranged that all participants arriving to Ioannina Airport from Athens on 17 November will be picked up at the airport, subject to timely submission of their registration forms. Those participants coming by other transport means may go directly to the Hotel. In case of any problem at the airport(s) or last moment change of travel schedule, please contact Mr. Spiros Triantafillos, mobile phone: + 30 6947605060 Ioannina Airport is located 10 km from the Hotel: Taxi rates from the airport to the Hotel are approximately 15-20 Euro. 7. Languages : The meeting will be in English, Russian and Greek. 8. Contact details : a. Chamber of Ioannina: Mrs. Anna Zerva (tel: +30 26510 76589 , fax: + 30 26510 25179; email: enterprise- [email protected]) b. Hellenic Chambers Transport Association: Mr. Spiros Triantafillos (tel: +30 201 42 74 042; fax: + 30 210 42 74 043; email: [email protected]) c. Greek Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks: Mr. Stratos Georgiopoulos (tel: +30 210 6508633; email: [email protected]) d. BSEC: Mr. Yevgen Koziy (tel: + 90 212 229 6330 - 35; fax: + 90 212 229 6336; email: [email protected]) e. UNECE Transport Division: Mr. Miroslav Jovanovic (tel: +41 22 9172493; fax: +41 229170039; email: [email protected] ) For more information on Ioannina please visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannina 3 .