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ITU
Workshop on Licensing of 3G Mobile
(Geneva,
19-21 September
2001)
Practical Information for Participants
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Strategy
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New
Initiatives Programme (NI)
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SPU email: spumail@itu.int
SPU
Telephone
number: +41 22 730 5809
SPU fax number: +41 22 730 6453
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GENEVA Information
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On the cross
roads of mankind’s ideas, Geneva has always been a place to visit
for important persons, beginning with Julius Cesar who in 58 A.C.
made Geneva into a border post.
" The smallest of big cities" has an especially riche
artistic and cultural life. Concerts, performances of all kinds as
well as expositions take place all over the year. Geneva is proud of
its three music conservatories and of its opera where the world’s
greatest lyrical artists perform regularly. In the about 30 museums
you can see famous collections, testimonies of the creativity and
the cultural influence of the city.
The visit of the Old Town with its historical streets and buildings
is a very enriching experience.
As a traditional meeting place for more than 2'000 years, Geneva
today has about 400'000 inhabitants. Its international role is
assured by the one third of its population that comes from 157
different nations. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Geneva was a
place of refuge for Protestants persecuted in their own countries.
In 1863, it became the birthplace of the Red Cross. In 1919, U.S.
President Woodrow Wilson decided to install the headquarters of the
League of Nations in
Geneva.
Click
here for an interactive map of Geneva
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Visas to enter
Switzerland
Any person entering Switzerland must be able, at all
times, to produce a valid identity document allowing the bearer to
cross the border. If you require an entry visa into Switzerland, you
must make the necessary arrangements well in advance of you
departure for Switzerland. You should ensure that your visa is valid
for a sufficient duration and should explicitly request that it be
valid for multiple entry. In order to obtain an entry visa into
Switzerland, you should contact the Swiss Embassy or Swiss Consulate
in your own country. Any general enquiries can be directed to the
following office:
Office fédéral des étrangers
Swiss Federal Aliens Office
CH-3003 Bern -Switzerland
Tel: +41 31 325 9347
Fax: +41 31 325 8193
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Transportation
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BY AIR
The International Airport of Geneva offers direct
regular services to more than 80 destinations. Among its
advantages is its privileged situation at 4,5 km from the town
center. A rail-link makes it possible to reach the center in only
five minutes. The airport has several bars and restaurants,
shopping arcades and tax-free shops.
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Geneva International Airport
Authority Geneva International Airport
P.O. Box 100 - 1215 Geneva 15
Tel. 717 71 11 , Fax 798 43 77
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By Train
The Swiss National Railroad system offers hourly links to
Lausanne, Bern, Basel, Zurich and to the famous holiday regions
of the Cantons of Vaud and Valais.
The City and airport of Geneva are joined by rail with more than
200 trains a day. Many international routes pass through Geneva to
provide convenient connections across Europe.
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Cornavin Railway Station
(downtown)
Place Cornavin - 1201 Geneva Information and
Reservations - Tel. 157 22 22 (Sfr. 1.19/min.)
CFF (Swiss Railways)/SNCF (French Railways)
Tel. 157 22 22 (Sfr. 1.19/min.)
Cointrin Railway Station at Airport
P.O. Box 160 - 1215 Geneva
Tel. 157 22 22 (Sfr. 1.19/min.)
CFF
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In recent years, highway
construction within Switzerland and in neighboring countries
has turned Geneva into a highway intersection for
Europe.
A branch of this same highway offers the rapid links Geneva-Grenoble
to the south and Geneva-Lyon to the west, with continuing
connections on to Paris.
To the north and east, the Swiss highway system provides fast
direct links with Lausanne, Vevey, Montreux, Villeneuve,
Martigny, Fribourg, Bern, Basel, Zurich and beyond.
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Transports Publics Genevois
(Public Transportation)
Case postale 9501212
Grand-Lancy 1
Tel. 308 34 34
Fax 308 34 00
TPG
Car
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With over 130 hotels,
from small family pensions to 5 star palaces. With a total of about 15’000 beds, Geneva can receive the most demanding
of visitors,
due to the exceptional quality of its infrastructure.
Click
here to find a list of Hotels in Geneva 
Geneva being a very
international City, has more than 1’100 restaurants with a extremely vast and diversified choice of dishes from
around the world.
Many typical restaurants propose authentic Geneva dishes with a
great choice of traditional simple cooking, more typical from the town than from the country-side, such as
pork fricassee, braised beef and of cause all the different fishes from the lake — e.g. perch, char, féra and
trout.
Click
here to find a list of Restaurants in Geneva (from Le-Guide.ch)
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