CONSULEGIS European Regional Meeting. Rome/Italy 21 st 22 nd February 2014. 1
Dear CONSULEGIS colleagues and friends, We are very pleased to announce that the European Regional Meeting 2014 is going to take place in Italy s beautiful capital city, Rome. The focus of the European Meeting, which will be hosted by Mariani, Menaldi & Associati, will be: New Business generation opportunities for European members and CONSULEGIS - Public regulations : This covers potential participation in EU public tenders regarding legal services and EU fundraising. The opportunities derive from CONSULEGIS EEIG status. - Private laws : The discussion will assess the potential of Bonds as a tool to support companies growth in the current crunch scenario. Your personal experiences: Please choose a topic out of any of your interesting European cases of the past months. This should enable us to review a number of practical questions, which arise out of the challenging European developments rather than academic analyses. We feel it`s necessary to encourage you to give younger lawyers in your firm a chance to join the European Regional Meeting 2014! Not only work, of course. For such a special event we have chosen two wonderful venues, neither of which are open to tourists. And we will of course enjoy some typical local food and wines in very authentic and popular Roman trattorias. We will start on Friday, 21 st 2014, around 12.00 h at the law office of Mariani, Menaldi & Associati with a Welcome drink and buffet lunch and we will close the meeting around 15:00 h on Saturday. With best regards Anke Brauns CONSULEGIS Marco Mariani Mariani, Menaldi & Associati IZZI TONIATTI PINI PERRON-CABUS ZILIANI 2
Goals The goals of the meeting are to widen business generation opportunities (introducing the subjects of European fundraising and the participation in European public tenders for legal services) and the exchange of hot topics in European Law. To stimulate more discussion, we invited motivational speakers, who are public officers and private managers regularly involved in these practice areas. To ensure a more hands-on and practical approach, we have been planned this conference in partnership with the ENPI Authority (European Neighborhood and Partnership Instruments) and Unioncamere (Italian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture and Aircrafts). Other qualified stakeholders will also be present. During the informal meeting and since the group is relatively small (limited to a maximum of 40 participants), everyone is encouraged to speak. We want you to present your personal experience in form of short speeches/presentations. Please choose a topic arising out of your international cases of the past months. The CONSULEGIS member firms mentioned with the logo have already sent us information concerning their presentations and will play an active part in the upcoming meeting. This should enable us, as in the past, to look at a number of practical cases and questions which arise out of the challenging European developments rather than academic legal analysis. Please take this also as an opportunity to tell us about lessons learnt from that case. Of course the presentations should be made in English. The presentations do not have to be in writing, a short and informal free speech will do. The two meeting sessions will also focus on business generation opportunities - for members and CONSULEGIS as mentioned above. All short report of your presentation will be published in the CONSULEGIS Newsletter and News Flash and will be uploaded to the CONSULEGIS Website. Costs Package Price: 190,00 /person The package includes: - All meals: Friday: Welcome drink and buffet lunch, dinner Saturday: Continental breakfast and lunch - Wine, water and espresso during the meals - All group transfers by private bus shuttle - Private guided tours and entrance to selected museums and art attractions - Accommodation in a 4* superior hotel (superior room DUS; free ADSL and free Wifi) night from 21 st 22 nd February 2014 The package does not include: - Spirits - Taxi - Transfer from/to the airport or train station - Anything else not specifically listed above 3
Registration and Booking Form. Kindly complete one form per delegate IN CAPITAL LETTERS and return it to: Fax +49 89 30 70 67 29 or Email brauns@consulegis.com Deadline for registration: January 31 st 2014 The CONSULEGIS office will charge the package price directly to your credit card. Each additional night at the hotel has to be paid individually. Law Firm First & Family Name Direct Email Mobile Phone (Used in case of emergency during the meeting only!) Billing Address (City/Zip/Country) Special requests (Special diet, handicap, etc.) Subject of your lecture (if not already mentioned in the online tool): How much time do you approximately need for your lecture: I am taking part in a CONSULEGIS European Regional Meeting for the first time. 4
Conference Program Friday, 21 st February 2014 12:00-13:15 h Welcome aperitif and light lunch at M AR I AN I, ME N AL D I & ASSOCIAT I Via Savoia 78 Studio Legale (MM&A) I 00198 Rome Tel.: +39 06 474 60 42 Fax: +39 06 466 61 000 Website: http://www.mmea.it 13:15-13:30 h Group transfer by bus shuttle to hotel and check-in Hotel Londra & Cargill Piazza Sallustio 18 Roma Rooms will be available from 13:30 h 13:45-14:00 h Transfer by bus shuttle to Italian Senate (Palazzo Madama) 14:00-15:00 h Guided tour to Italian Senate (Palazzo Madama) 15:00-15:15 h Transfer to Italian Senate branch office (Palazzo Santa Maria in Aquiro) 15:15-18:00 h First part of the meeting session 18:00-18:45 h Short walk (150 meters) to Pantheon and group visit 18:45-19:00 h Transfer to hotel by bus shuttle 20:00-20:15 h Bus transfer to restaurant Pommidoro 20:15-22:30 h Dinner 22:30 Bus transfer to hotel Londra & Cargill Saturday, 22 nd February 2014 09:00 Short walk (50 meters) to Horti Sallustiani and visit 09:30-12:30 h Second part of the meeting session 12:30 Short walk (100 meters) to Fiaschetteria Marini 12:45-14:30 h Farewell Lunch End of the European Regional Meeting 2014 5
Hotel Booking Form Kindly complete one form per room IN CAPITAL LETTERS and return it to: Fax +49 89 30 70 67 29 or Email brauns@consulegis.com The costs for one night are included in the meeting package and will be charged to your credit card by the CONSULEGIS office. Every additional night has to be paid directly to the hotel. Deadline for hotel booking: January 31 st 2014 Hotel Londra & Cargill Piazza Sallustio 18 Roma Phone: +39 06 473871 http://www.hotellondraroma.com 21./22.02.2014: Superior double room for single use (the night 21./22.02.2014 is included in the package price). Including continental breakfast, local tax, free ADSL and free WiFi. Law Firm Family/First Name Direct Email Billing Address (City/Zip/Country) Each additional night at the hotel (the night 21./22.02.2014 is included in the package price or any extras (mini bar, etc.) have to be paid individually. 20.02.2014 (Early arrival) 22.02.2014 (Late departure) Superior room for single use Superior room for double use 90,00 + 3,00 local tax/person/day 105,00 + 3,00 local tax/person/day Special Requests 6
Hotel Booking Form Credit Card Type Visa MasterCard Amex Credit Card Number Date of Expiration (MM / YY) / 20 Card-holder`s Name Signature I, the undersigned, holding the above-mentioned credit card, authorize the CONSULEGIS EWIV to charge the above mentioned credit card. Furthermore I confirm that I have read and accepted the cancellation conditions. Signature Date / / Registration conformation and invoice will be sent by email. 7
CANCELLATION CONDITIONS AND GENERAL CONDITIONS ACCOMMODATION The rooms have been reserved for the CONSULEGIS European Regional Meeting and are subject to special conditions group sales. Please note individual cancellation conditions and policy on your separate hotel confirmation! MEETING PACKAGE The cancellation conditions for individual participants have been established as follows, entailing the payment of the following charges for the meeting package price: No cancellation fees for the hotel, dinners, etc. will be charged up until February 10 th 2014. After that: From February 10 th until 17 th February 2014 30% will be charged, after 17 th February 2014 or in case of no show 100 % will be charged. We can not accept cancellations over the phone. GRAPHICAL MATERIAL Participants are aware that they may be photographed throughout the duration of the conference. They hereby assign to CONSULEGIS, with their signature of this form, the right to use the material within the official CONSULEGIS communication tools (Internet, Intranet, Newsletter, etc.) for an unlimited term and free of charge. GENERAL CONDITIONS CONSULEGIS reserves the right to cancel or postpone the congress to a later date, change the congress venue and/or program, make any corrections or modifications in the information published in the program and cancel any invitation to participate in the conference, at any time and at its entire discretion, without having to provide any reasons for the same. Neither CONSULEGIS nor any of its managers, employees, agents, members or representatives shall be held responsible for any loss or damage, of any nature, suffered (directly or indirectly) by a conference delegate, accompanying person or a third party following any cancellations, changes, postponements or modifications. HEALTH The organizers decline any responsibility in case of any health problems existing prior to the conference that may lead to complications or be aggravated during the entire period of the stay including but not limited to pregnancy, cardio-vascular problems, any allergies, special diets, any disorders under treatment and not yet consolidated on the day the congress starts, psychic, mental or depressive illness, etc. 8
How to get to Rome? By plane Aeroporto di Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci" Fiumicino "Leonardo da Vinci" is the largest and busiest airport of Italy. It is located some 35 kilometers of Rome. The airport is connected to Rome city centre by taxi, bus and train. Train connection Fiumicino Airport-Rome Termini station: Fare 14,00, 30 minutes trip Tickets are available at ticket-offices, machines and newsagents at the airport and the station Timetable: every 30 minutes Fiumicino - Roma from 6.37am till 11.37pm Roma - Fiumicino from 5.52am till 10.52pm Aeroporto di Ciampino "G.B. Pastine" Ciampino airport "G.B. Pastine" is the second airport in Rome, used by charter flights, private jets and low cost airlines. By train Termini Station: The main train station in Rome is the so-called Roma Termini. It is one of the largest train stations in Europe. Its central location makes it possible for tourists who choose to get to Rome by train to enjoy the privilege of getting off the train and find themselves surrounded by the most reputed sights of the capital. Tiburtina Station: This is the second railway station in Rome, well connected with Termini by bus as well as by underground. From this station a local train and night bus to Fiumicino airport leave daily. In Italy there are two high-speed train providers: more info about these services at: www.trenitalia.com www.italotreno.it AB/05.12.2013 9