| Registration of participants
The registration desk will open at 8.30 am on Wednesday 7 July 2004,
outside the meeting room. The first day session will begin at 9:30 AM.
Contributions and Documentation
Contributions from participants will be posted on the contributions
website. The output of the workshop, the Chairman's report, will be
submitted to the appropriate ITU decision-making bodies for their
further consideration.
Languages
All presentations and discussions will be in English.
Working hours
The hours of the workshop will be as set out in the agenda.
Hotel accommodation
A list of hotels in Geneva and the surrounding area that accord
special rates to participants of ITU meetings is available at http://www.itu.int/travel/.
Bookings should be made directly with the hotels themselves. Booking
forms are available at: http://www.itu.int/travel/BookingForm.html.
Bank
A UBS bank at which currency can be exchanged is situated across from
the ITU Tower building (17bis rue Louis Dunant) and is open continuously
from 0830 to 1630 hours on weekdays.
Electrical appliances
The electric voltage in Switzerland is 220 V/50 Hz.
Post Office
A Post Office is situated about 200m to the right as you exit the ITU
Varembé building, and then left around a bend. It is open on weekdays
from 0730 to 1200 and 1345 to 1800 hours.
Restaurants
The ITU Montbrillant cafeteria (level 1), ITU Tower cafeteria (level
15) as well as the ITU Tower basement café (level -2) will be open
during the day. There are many restaurants within walking distance of
the ITU.
Swiss entry visas
Participants requiring a visa in order to enter Switzerland are
reminded that they must obtain the visa before travelling to
Switzerland. Delegates from countries in which Switzerland is not
represented (by an Embassy or Consulate) must obtain their visas in a
third country. The Swiss authorities have introduced new measures
concerning visas. Visas are no longer issued at the airport. The ITU is
unable to intervene to assist with requests to have entry visas to
Switzerland issued at the airport.
Transportation to the CICG
ITU headquarters is approximately a 10-15 minute taxi-ride from the
Geneva airport.
To call a taxi, please dial 022 33 141 33. Bus
routes 5 (direction "Palexpo") and 8 (direction
"OMS") and tram 13 run from the city centre (bus 5 from Place
Bel Air, bus 8 from Rive) and the square in front of the railway station
(Place Cornavin). Passengers should get off at the stop named Vermont
(for route 5) at UIT (for route 8) or at UNHCR (tram 13).A standard
ticket for the Geneva city area costs 2.20 Swiss francs and can be
purchased from the orange machines situated at each bus stop. It is
necessary to have the correct change when using these machines. The
above-mentioned ticket is valid on the entire network for a duration of
one hour. No special ticket is required in order to transfer from one
bus to another within that time period. Parking restrictions are in
force in the streets adjacent to the ITU. To avoid fines, participants
are advised to respect these restrictions, particularly in the area
adjacent to the ITU Varembé Building main entrance.
Travel Agency
The Carlson Wagonlit Travel Agency (office T.1108 on the 11th floor
of the ITU Tower Building, telephone extensions 5168, 5169 and 5170) is
at the disposal of delegates for booking excursions, making hotel
reservations, confirming flights, etc. |
