Secretariat provided by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 8 th MEETING OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE March 2008, Bonn, Germany

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1 Secretariat provided by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 8 th MEETING OF THE TECHNICAL COMMITTEE March 2008, Bonn, Germany 1. Meeting Venue Address: UNEP/AEWA Secretariat UN-Campus Bonn - Langer Eugen Hermann-Ehlers-Straße Bonn FACT SHEET The meeting room is located on the 27 th floor (Room 2705). How to reach the Secretariat by phone: During office hours you can reach us by telephone: Otherwise you can reach us on our mobile phones: Sergey Dereliev: +49 (0) Jolanta Kremer: + 49 (0) Transport To the UN-Campus and Bonn/Bad Godesberg, where the hotels are situated. By car: From Frankfurt/Hannover/Ruhrgebiet: A3 motorway to Bonn/Siegburg intersection A560 motorway towards Bonn until St. Augustin junction A59 motorway towards Bonn-Bad Godesberg until Bonn-Ost (42) intersection A562 motorway across Rhine, 2nd exit towards Rheinaue, keep right turn right into Charles-de-Gaulle-Straße where paid parking is available for UN-Campus (pull a ticket). From the South-West of the Rhine: A61 motorway until Meckenheim intersection A565 motorway towards Bonn Poppelsdorf exit, towards Bad Godesberg (B9) follow signs for Bad Godesberg Zentrum or After the Reuterbrücke Bridge take middle/left-track towards Bundeshaus (keep left) for UN-Campus. By rail: from Bonn Hauptbahnhof main station: Tram (U-Bahn) line 16, 63 oder 67 towards Bad Godesberg Heussallee stop, exit Heussallee for the UN-Campus or Bad Godesberg Bf (Bahnhof) for the hotels. (For the UN-Campus walk along Heussallee, cross intersection into Hermann-Ehlers-Straße) Bus line 610 towards Bad Godesberg/Rheinallee bus stop Deutsche Welle for the UN-Campus and continue towards bus stop Rheinallee for the Hotels Rheinland and Insel. By air: from Cologne/Bonn airport (Flughafen Köln/Bonn): Airport-shuttle-bus No 670 towards Bonn Hauptbahnhof (main train station) From the train station take the subway (U-Bahn or bus) as indicated below.

2 from Frankfurt International Airport (Flughafen Frankfurt am Main): There is a high speed train service (ICE) between the airport and the city of Cologne. The station for Bonn is Siegburg (travel time is approximately 50 minutes). There is also a regular train service between Frankfurt International Airport and Bonn. Travel time is approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. Ticket prices range from Euros depending on the type of train.* from Düsseldorf Airport: There is a regular (local) train service between the airport and Bonn Hauptbahnhof. This journey takes approximately one hour. Ticket prices range from 14 to 24 Euros depending on the type of train.* *Sponsored delegates should buy their own train tickets on the inbound journey and keep the ticket and receipt for reimbursement; we will provide you with a train ticket for your return journey. By taxi (approx. prices): Cologne/Bonn airport to Bonn/Bad Godesberg: 46,00 Euros Bonn Hauptbahnhof to Bonn/Bad Godesberg: 17,00 Euros Siegburg Bahnhof to Bonn/Bad Godesberg: 30,00 Euros Bonn/Bad Godesberg to UN-Campus: 12,00 Euros Subway (U-Bahn)/Tram/Bus prices, Euros: Single ticket 4-er ticket (for 4 trips stamp each time) Airport shuttle bus (670) to Bonn: 6.30 Siegburg station to Bonn center 4.10 (one way Preisstufe 3) Bonn center to Bad Godesberg 2.30 (one way Preisstufe 1b) within Bonn city: 2.30 (one way Preisstufe 1b) 8,10 All day ticket for one person 6.70 (TagesTicket 1 Person Preistufe 1b) All day ticket for up to 5 people travelling together (TagesTicket 5 Personen Preisstufe 1b) 9.80 Tickets can be bought in the buses or vending machines, which are available at bus stops and on the platforms. Please have coins ready the machines give change. 2. Opening The meeting starts with an evening session at on Sunday at the meeting venue, UN Campus; the meeting itself will be opened on Monday, 3 March 2008 at 9: Hotel accommodation Rooms have been blocked for delegates at the following hotels. Reservations have been made for all sponsored delegates and those non-sponsored delegates, who have contacted us with their travel details (they have been informed separately). All remaining non-sponsored delegates are urgently requested to contact us or to make a reservation themselves; if they have not done so already (both hotels have English/French-speaking staff). Hotel Rheinland Rheinallee Bonn Bad Godesberg Tel: +49 (0) Fax: + 49 (0) ( rezeption@hotel-rheinland-bonn.de The price (United Nations rate) of a single room is 52,00 Euros (incl. breakfast buffet).

3 INSEL HOTEL Theaterplatz Bonn Bad Godesberg Tel: +49 (0) Fax: ( inselhotel@aol.com Room price (United Nations rate) is 99,00 Euros (incl. breakfast buffet). Both hotels are close to the train station (Bad Godesberg) underground and bus stops. Both have (limited) parking space. Hotel bills (including breakfast) for sponsored delegates will be covered by the Secretariat; please note that sponsored delegates are responsible for paying their telephone calls, faxes, internet costs and drinks. 4. Meals On Sunday evening after the first workshop the Secretariat invites all participants to have dinner together at a local restaurant. On Monday and Tuesday lunches and supper will be provided at the meeting venue (29 th floor VIP room); non-sponsored delegates can buy vouchers to cover lunches and suppers (including drinks). These can be bought either on Sunday evening before the workshop (27 th floor) or on Monday at the Secretariat on the 19 th Floor (room 1924 Marie-Therese Kaemper). 5. Daily Subsistence Allowance (sponsored delegates) Sponsored delegates will receive a lump sum to cover their local travel costs; visa costs and the cost of inbound train tickets or other travel-related costs will also be reimbursed (payment only on the basis of valid receipts or other documentation). This can be picked up at the Secretariat on the 19 th floor office will be signposted. 6. Identification badges/ security All delegates will receive an identification badge on arrival at the main entrance gate of the Langer Eugen building. Please be sure to wear this badge throughout the meeting to ensure access to the venue. Please have your passport with you without them you will not be able to enter the building! 7. Documents Documents can be downloaded from the AEWA website. Delegates are kindly requested to bring meeting documentation with them. 8. Time Zone Germany is in the central-european time zone.

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5 UN CAMPUS Herman-Ehlers-Str LANGER EUGEN Meeting Venue: UN Campus HOTEL RHEINLAND INSEL HOTEL