ITU Asia Pacific Spectrum Management Workshop and ITU Satellite Symposium 30 March 2020 & 2-3 April 2020 Practical information for participants 1. Workshop and Meeting venue ITU Asia-Pacific Spectrum Management Workshop and ITU Satellite Symposium will be held in : Le Meridien Hotel Jakarta Address: Jenderal Sudirman Street, Kav 18 - 20, Jakarta Website: https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/jktmd-le-meridien-jakarta 2. Event Timeline Event Date ITU Asia-Pacific Spectrum 30 Maret 2020 Management Workshop ITU Satellite 2 – 3 April 2020 Symposium 3. Accomodation Le Meridien Hotel Jakarta is ideally located in central business area, near the city centre of Jakarta. The design and decoration provides a unique ambience and a sense of warmth and intimacy. Official accommodation Le Meridien Hotel (venue) Superior Room : Jenderal Sudirman Street, Kav 18 - 20, IDR 1.400.000 Net* Jakarta. Deluxe Room : Tele : +62 21 2513131 IDR 1.600.000 Net* Fax : +62 21 5711633 Toll Free : +62 2108071088888 * incl. Breakfast for 1 or 2 (Two) Website : person at La Brasserie https://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/jktmd- le-meridien-jakarta Booking form: http://bit.ly/HotelBookFormLeMeridien Booking period: immediately until 02 April 2020 ITU Asia Pacific Spectrum Management Workshop and ITU Satellite Symposium 30 March 2020 & 2-3 April 2020 Alternative accommodation Grand Sahid Jaya Jakarta Jendral Sudirman Street, No. 86, Jakarta. Distance to venue: 160 m – by walk Email: [email protected] Phone: +(62) 21 5704444 Whatsapp: +62 813-8279-2878 Keraton at The Plaza Hotel Jakarta MH. Thamrin Street, Kav. 15, Jakarta Distance to venue : 3.2 km – by car Phone : +62 21 50680000 Fax : +62 21 50689000 Toll Free : +62 2108001401485 Harris Suites fX Sudirman – Jakarta Jend Sudirman Street, Pintu Satu Senayan, Jakarta Distance to venue : 3.3 km – by car Email : [email protected] Phone : +62 21 25554333 Note : Alternative accommodation in the vicinity of the meeting venue, to be individually arranged by each delegate. Many kind of public transportation in Jakarta, there are Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit (Jakarta MRT), Transjakarta (Busline), and Commuterline (train). If you wanna try to use that public transportation, the ticket can buy on each station/bus stop or you can use electronic money (e.g : e-money, flazz) as a payment. To get electronic money you can buy in any minimarket in Jakarta. The nearest station or bus top from hotel: a. MRT station : Bendungan Hilir Station b. Transjakarta : Karet Sudirman-2 Bus Stop c. Commuterline : Sudirman Station 4. Transportation from/to Airport If you will stay in hotel same as the venue (Le Meridien Hotel Jakarta), you can go to hotel by airport taxi or train (kindly follow below steps). But if you stay at other hotels, you need to arrange own transportation from airport to the hotels. Delegates are free to choose where to stay at the nearby hotels but no transportation will be provided. a. Airport Taxi (Recommend : Blue Bird Taxi) If you go to venue by car/taxi, it takes 50 minutes, the distance between Soekarno– Hatta International Airport to venue is around 28 kilometers. Airport taxis available from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport to Le Meridien Hotel. The fare to venue ot other Hotels (nearby Le Meridien Hotel) around IDR 150000 (USD 10,98). ITU Asia Pacific Spectrum Management Workshop and ITU Satellite Symposium 30 March 2020 & 2-3 April 2020 b. Train (Railink and Jakarta MRT) If your hotel same as the venue, you can go to hotel from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport by train. Time estimated from airport to hotel is around 75 minutes and the fare around IDR 43000 (USD 3,15). Kindly follow below steps: 1. Take railink from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport to Sudirman BNI City station. Railink is kind of train that connected to some stations around Jakarta. Railink’s ticket can buy on the spot or through “railink” application. 2. You should go to Dukuh Atas BNI MRT Station by walk (450 meters), then you take Jakarta MRT to Bendungan Hilir MRT Station. The ticket can buy on the spot. 3. From Bendungan Hilir MRT Station to venue it’s takes around 6 minutes by walk. ITU Asia Pacific Spectrum Management Workshop and ITU Satellite Symposium 30 March 2020 & 2-3 April 2020 5. Visa and Immigration Requirements While holders of Diplomatic Passports or Ordinary Passports from ASEAN Member States do not require visa to enter Indonesia for a visit less than 14 days, other Asia Pacific countries may need a visa to enter Indonesia. No matter what type of visa you are going to use, your passport must be valid for at least 6 (six) months from the date of your arrival. • USD 35 for 7 until 30 days per person. Visitors eligible for a visa-on-arrival facility are nationals from: Australia, India, Japan, Maldives, New Zealand, People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. Visitors with the visa-free facility will be able to proceed directly to the immigration clearance counter. The countries and administrative districts to be granted the 30-day visa-free facility are as follows: Brunei Darussalam, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macao Special Administrative Region, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, and Vietnam. Kindly check current visa requirement with your respective embassies of Ministry Foreign Affairs of travel agent before travelling. The procedure how to obtain visa can be access through http://www.imigrasi.go.id/index.php/en/public-services/visit- visa#general-info . The invitation letter for VISA should request latest by 2 March 2020. ANNOUNCEMENT ON VISA POLICY OF INDONESIA Based on Minister of Law and Human Right’s Regulation No. 3/2020 Regarding Temporary Suspension of Visas Waiver Policy, Visas Policy and Stay Permit Policy for Chinese Citizens, please be informed as follow: 1. Visa Waiver Policy and Visa on Arrival (VOA) Policy for Chinese Citizens is temporarily revoked. 2. For all Chinese Citizens and other Foreign Nationals who within 14 days have stayed or visited China; visa application is temporary not in service. 3. For all Chinese Citizens and other Foreign Nationals holding an APEC Card, Temporary Stay Permit/ Permanent Stay Permit and Re-Entry Permit who within 14 days have stayed or visited China and wish to re-enter Indonesia are temporary not permitted to enter Indonesia. 4. Temporary suspension of the said policy (visa waiver and VOA) is also applied to other Foreign-nationals who within 14 days have stayed or visited China. 5. For Chinese citizen who is currently staying in Indonesia and his/her stay permit will soon expire, but can not go back to China because of no flights (i.e. previously entered Indonesia without visa or visa waiver which is good for 30 days and not ITU Asia Pacific Spectrum Management Workshop and ITU Satellite Symposium 30 March 2020 & 2-3 April 2020 extendable) now he/she can apply for stay permit extension at local immigration office nearby to avoid being overstayed. 6. Currency and exchange The official currency in Indonesia is Rupiah (IDR/Rp). Bank notes are Rp 100.000, Rp 50.000, Rp 20.000, Rp 10.000, Rp 5.000, Rp 2.000, Rp 1.000. The approximate exchange rate at the time of preparation of this information note is: USD 1 = Approx Rp 13.700 (January 2020) Major currencies can be exchanged in all banks, money changers, and airport. Banks are open from 0800h to 1500h on weekdays. Money changers can also be easily found at tourist spots. Delegates are strongly recommended to use registered money changers that have the “PVA” logo. 7. Hospitally Nearest Hospital from Venue: No. Hospital Address Murni Teguh Sudirman Jend. Sudirman Street, No.86, Jakarta. 1. Jakarta Hospital (Distance: 600 m by walk / 750 m by car) Garnisun Street, Jakarta. 2. Siloam Hospital (Distance : 2,5 km by car) 8. Climate In March until April, the average temperature 29o C. 9. Local time Time in Jakarta, Indonesia, is 7 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT +7). 10. Telecommunications The Country Code for Indonesia is +62 Dialing Indonesia: Landline International access code (00 or +) followed by 62, then STD CODE followed by Landline no. e.g. +62 21 XXXXXXXX Dialing Indonesia: Mobile International access code (00 or +) followed by 62 and the 10 / 11‐digit Mobile no. eg. +62 XXXXXXXXX. 11. Electricity and power sockets In Indonesia, the standard current is 220 volt AC with a frequency of 50 Hz. The picture shows the main type of power socket used in Indonesia. Participants should therefore ensure to bring the appropriate adaptor for their electrical appliances. ITU Asia Pacific Spectrum Management Workshop and ITU Satellite Symposium 30 March 2020 & 2-3 April 2020 12. Internet Connectivity WiFi Internet access will be available to participants during the meeting 13. Information about the city a. Top 10 touristic attractions in Jakarta: http://www.indonesia-tourism.com/jakarta/ b. Top 5 Jakarta Shopping Center: 1) Grand Indonesia shopping mall : https://www.grand-indonesia.com/ 2) Sarinah : http://www.sarinah.co.id/ 3) FX Sudirman : http://www.fxsudirman.com/ 4) Senayan City : http://senayancity.com/ 5) Kota Kasablanca : https://www.kotakasablanka.co.id/ Contacts Mr Andreas Christiono Mrs Nurmaladewi ITU Area office for Southeast Asia Ministry of Communication and & Timor Leste information Technology Jakarta Directorate of Spectrum Policy and E-mail: [email protected] Planning Email : [email protected] .