CONFERENCE ON COLLABORATION OF TECHNICAL CONSULTANCY COMPANIES IN BALKAN COUNTRIES

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1 CONFERENCE ON COLLABORATION OF TECHNICAL CONS SULTANCY COMPANIES IN BALKA AN COUNTRIES APRIL, 2012 Ankara/ /TURKEY Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro o, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkey

2 PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE Conference On Collaboration of Technical Consultancy Companies in Balkan Countries aimss to bring together the Engineering Consultancy companies located in Balkan countries in order to develop large-scale business in the region and also to export Consultancy services to other countries, especially to North African countries. In addition to Consultancy companies; public and private sector clients/investors, FIDIC and EFCA member associations, contractors associations and companies, suppliers associations, internationall funding institutions (multilateral banks), insurance brokers/insurance companies and other relevant bodies of the construction sector shall come together to discuss collaboration conditions and conduct B2B (business-to-business) meetings targeted to create new business. Approximately 250 peoplee from 13 Balkan countries are expected to attend the Conference. PARTICIPANTS Balkan countries Technical Consultancy companies Balkan countries FIDIC and EFCA member associations Balkan countries regulatory bodies of Technical Consultancy services Balkan countries public and private clients/investo ors International Funding Institutions (WB,EBRD and similar) Balkan countries contractors associations and companies Balkan countries equipment suppliers associationss Balkan countries chambers of commerce TR commercial counsellors of Balkan countries Balkan countries insurance brokers and insurance companies Relevant assembliesof TOBB-Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey Relevant Balkan business conseils of DEIK-Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey Turkish commercial banks

Dear Conference Participants, The technical consultancy industry remains primarily responsiblee for the planning, design, delivery and maintenance of the world s infrastructure and built-environment.

This fact also brings together the need and opportunity for the world engineers to collaborate and associate in order to enlargen their working fields as well as to further develop their companies.

3 Dear Conference Participants, The technical consultancy industry remains primarily responsiblee for the planning, design, delivery and maintenance of the world s infrastructure and built-environment. This makes the consultancy sector a critical player at a time when the world faces an ever-increasing demand for food, water, sanitation, shelter, health services, transportationn and energy. This fact also brings together the need and opportunity for the world engineers to collaborate and associate in order to enlargen their working fields as well as to further develop their companies. We wish that our Conference will be the beginningg of an efficient cooperation among the share holders of the construction sector; including Balkan countries technical consultants, construction contractors and equipment producers/suppliers, to effectively work together in Balkan countries and also outside the region. Sincerely Yours, Cemal AKCA President, ATCEA Dear Guests, It gives us great pleasure to invite you to Ankara at the heart of Anatolia, which is the cradle of many important and ancient civilizations. ATCEA has been working hard to ensure that this Conference is fruitful as well as enjoyablee for all the participants. The business programme is planned to concentrate on tangible business relations more than general talks on collaboration. Thereforee it is especially founded on workshops and business-to-business meetings in order to achieve concrete results in close future. In addition to the business programme, the social events will add flavour to the Conference and we hope you ll all enjoy it. The post-conference tour to Cappadocia,, one of the locations at the UNESCO s World Heritage List, will make memories that you will not forget lifetime. We look forward to welcoming you to Ankara in April. Fatma COLASAN Vice President, ATCEA Chair, Conference Org. Committee

4 1. CONFERENCE INFORMATION 1.1 Conferencee Venue TOBB Twin Towers Social Facilities Address: Dumlupinar Boulevard No: 252 (Eskisehir Highway, 9th km) Floor: 3 ANKARAA / TURKEY 1.2 Conferencee Programme April 19, Thursday Registration and coffee hour Welcome ceremony and opening speeches* Presentations of ATCEA and consultancy companies Lunch Discussion panel: Collaboration Possibilities for Projects in Balkan Countries Coffeee break Discussion panel: Collaboration Possibilities for Projects Outside Balkan Region Welcome cocktail Optional event: Ankara State Opera and Ballet W.Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night s Dream - Modern ballet April 20, Friday Workshops and parallel B2B meetings Coffeee break Workshops and parallel B2B meetings Closure Starting for optional Cappadocia tour * Speakers: ATCEA President Mr. Cemal AKCA, TR Minister of Economy Mr.Zafer CAGLAYAN, TOBB President Mr. Rifat HISARCIKLIOGLU, (keynote) EBRD Director of Consultancy and Corporate Procurement Department Ms. Dilek MACIT 1.3 Workshop Topics Market research Project financing Feasibility studies Collaboration conditions and communication methods 1.4 Business Meetings (B2B) Business oriented B2B meetings among participants shall be provided in a separate hall.

1.5 Language and Translation Conference languages shall be Turkish and English only. Simultaneous translation betweenn those two languages shall be provided except in B2BB meetings and workshops. 1.

Cappadocia tour (with an extra optional balloon tour) April 20 22, 2012 Tour prices: Double stay in double room: 350 / person Single stay in double room: 420 / person Note: Rates include

com) for two nights, all transportations, two breakfasts, three lunches, two dinners, entrance to museums-historical placesdecorated.

Balloon tour price is 150 /person and shall be collected during the Cappadocia visit from the quests, who will wish to take this extra underground city and guidance.

5 1.5 Language and Translation Conference languages shall be Turkish and English only. Simultaneous translation betweenn those two languages shall be provided except in B2BB meetings and workshops. 1.6 Optional Programmes W. Shakespeare A Midsummer Night s Dream Modern ballet April 19, 2012, , Ankara State Opera and Ballet Price: 25 /person (including bus/car transfers) Cappadocia tour (with an extra optional balloon tour) April 20 22, 2012 Tour prices: Double stay in double room: 350 / person Single stay in double room: 420 / person Note: Rates include accommodation at the boutique cave hotel Les Maisonss de Cappadoce ( for two nights, all transportations, two breakfasts, three lunches, two dinners, entrance to museums-historical placesdecorated. Cappadocia tour shall be organized upon participation of minimum 30 persons. Balloon tour price is 150 /person and shall be collected during the Cappadocia visit from the quests, who will wish to take this extra underground city and guidance. The hotel is built into the fairy chimneys and each room is differently tour. 1.7 Accommodation Hotels arranged for conference participants are below. Shuttle service shall be provided between the hotels and the Conference Venue. a) JW Marriott Hotel (5 star) Distance to conferencee Venue: 3.5 km Single room (Breakfast included) 250 TL /night (~100 /night) Double room (Breakfast included) 275 TL/night (~120 /night) City centre, close to Kent Park and ARMADA Shopping Malls. b) Bilkent Hotel (5 star) Distance to Conferencee Venue: 4.5 km Single room (breakfast included) 80 /night Double room (breakfast included) 100 /night Quiet areaa in Bikent University Campus. Note: Conference participants are requested to make their own reservations at the conference hotels. Please fill in the attached hotel registration form and do not forget to indicate ATCEA rate. VAT is not included in the room prices. Service charges are included.

6 1.8 Conference Participation Fee Participation fee is 200 /person. Attendance to conference programme, workshops and B2B meetings, coffee breaks, Thursday lunch and welcome cocktail, transportation between hotels and Conference Venue are includedd in the participation fee. 2. OTHER INFORMATION 2.1 About Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and the second largest city after Istanbul. As of 2010, Ankara province has a population of 4.4 million. It is in the heart of Anatolia, the centre of the antique world with h Hittite, Phrygian, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman archeological sites in the vicinity. Many finely preserved remains of Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine architecture can still be seen in the city centre, the most remarkablee ones being the Temple of Augustus (20 BC) and Roman Baths. The leader of the Turkish nationalist movement, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, established the headquarters of his resistance movement in Ankara in the year After the War of Independence was won and the Treaty of Sèvres was superseded by the Treaty of Lausanne, the Turkish nationalists replaced the Ottoman Empire with the Republic of Turkey on 29 October A few days earlier, Ankara had officially replaced Istanbul (formerly Constantinople) as the new Turkish capital city, on 13 October Upon being the capital city, Ankara has developed from a small village into a modern city. 2.2 Flights National carrier is THY, Turkish Airlines and there is also Pegasus airlines to-from Turkey. There are direct flights to-from Ankara from some European countries. Otherwise there are flights via Istanbul. Please check with and om. 2.3 Airport transportation Distance between the Esenboga airport and city centre Distance between the airport and Conference Venue Taxi costss about 35 from the airport to the city. 33 km 35 km 2.4 Visa applications Please check from TR Embassy in your country, whether a visa is required for entrance to Turkey. For most of the Balkan countries visa is not required or can easily be obtained at the entrance to Turkey. 2.5 Climate Ankara has a continental climate with cold, snowy winters and hot, dry summers. Rainfall occurs mostly during the spring and autumn. In April,averagee high temperature record is about 20 C and averagee low temperature record is about 15 C.

7 2.6 Some useful information National currency is Turkish Lira. ( TL). Visa and Mastercard credit cards are acceptable in most stores throughout the country. American Express is not very common but acceptablee in large stores. Electricity supply is 220 Volts, 50 Hz. Tipping is about 10-15% in restaurants. Banks operate between hours during working days. (Monday to Friday) Time in Turkey is GMT Daylight saving is applied parallel to Europe. City transport is realized through taxis, public city buses, shared taxis (dolmus) and underground railways. Map of Conference e Surroundings in Ankara

POST-CONFERENCE TOUR CAPPADOCIA (One of the

Cappadocia is a historical region in central

Cappadocia was knownn as Hatti in the late Bronze

(most famous being Kaymaklı Underground City),

places before Christianism becamee an acceptedd

Goreme became a monastic center in 300 1200 AD.

Karanlik Church The rocks of Cappadocia near

pillarss and minaret-like forms called Fairy

The most important towns and destinations in

8 POST-CONFERENCE TOUR CAPPADOCIA (One of the locations at UNESCO s WORLD HERITAGE LIST) Cappadocia is a historical region in central Anatolia, largely located in Nevsehir province. Cappadocia was knownn as Hatti in the late Bronze Age, and was the homeland of the Hittite power centred at Hattusa. Cappadocia contains several underground cities (most famous being Kaymaklı Underground City), largely used by the early Christians as hiding places before Christianism becamee an acceptedd religion. Goreme became a monastic center in AD. There are many rock churchs in Goreme. Karanlik Church The rocks of Cappadocia near Goreme had eroded into hundreds of spectacular pillarss and minaret-like forms called Fairy Chimneys. The most important towns and destinations in Cappadociaa are Urgup, Goreme, Ihlara Valley, Uchisar, Avanos, and Zelve. Among the underground cities are Derinkuyu, Kaymakli, Gaziemir and Ozkanak. The best historic mansions and cave houses are in Urgup, Goreme, Guzelyurt and Uchisar. Hot-air ballooning is very popular in Cappadocia and is available in Goreme. Trekking is also enjoyed in Ihlara Valley, Monestry Valley (Guzelyurt), Urgup, and Goreme. Fairy Chimneys Hot Air Ballooning

9 ABOUT ATCEA A ATCEA - Association of Turkish Consulting Engineers and Architects was founded in the year 1980, central office of which is located in Ankara/Turkey. It became the member of FIDIC - International Federation of Consulting Engineers in the year 1987 and EFCA - European Federation of Engineering Consultancy Associations in the year ATCEA, at present is the only representative of both federations in Turkey. The members of the Association are individual consultants or consultancy companies, all being completely independent. ATCEA at present has got 176 members, highly experienced in consultancy services of both superstructures and infrastructures, in the country and abroad. The association works for raising the image of consultants in the country, for making the consultancy services known to public and private clients, for improving public legislation relevant too consultancy services, for building the capacities of its members and for increasing exportation of their services. ATCEA co-operates with the other share holders of the construction industries both at national or international arenasy; namely, construction contractors, product suppliers, other relevant NGO s etc. when required. Among ATCEA s activities are; annual conferences-symposia-discussion panels, preparation of original publications, distribution of FIDIC and EFCA publications, training courses, stusies and researchess on consultancy issues and routine member services.

10 CONFERENCE SPONSORSS ATCEA A

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