Preparation for the Eighth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference Committee on Environmental Policy 28-31 October 2014 Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia
8 th EfE in Batumi, Georgia 2016 Host City - Batumi Conference venues Meeting venue facilities Meeting venue capacities Budget
Host Country GEORGIA Georgia located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia
GEORGIA
Host City Batumi is Georgia's main port located near the Turkish border
Host City Batumi Tbilisi International Airport (366 km to Batumi) Kutaisi International Airport (141 km to Batumi) Batumi International Airport (5 km to the City)
Conference Venues Coverage: 800 delegates Sheraton Batumi 5* Radisson Blu Batumi 5* Hilton Batumi 5* Intourist Palace Batumi 5* Divan Suite 4* Era Palace 4* Galogre Hotel 4*
Distance from Batumi Airport Sheraton Batumi 6.6km /9 mins Radisson Blu Batumi 7.6 km /11mins Hilton Batumi 6.2 km/8 mins Intourist Palace 7km/9 mins Divan Suite 7.5 km.11 mins Era Palace 5.7km/8mins Galogre Hotel 6.8 km/10mins
Distance to Venue Radisson Blu Batumi 0.85 km Hilton -0.45 km Intourist Palace 0.6 km Divan Suite 1.1 km Era Palace 1.2 km Galogre Hotel 0.75 km
Accommodation Hotel Name Room Number Room Types & number Sheraton Batumi 192 115 Standard room 18 Twin room 39 Executive room 20 Executive suite Radisson Blu Batumi 140 90 Standard room 20 Superior room 30 Business room Hilton Batumi 202 202 Standard Room Intourist Palace 142 70 Standard room 65 Standard twin room 7 Deluxe & Suite room Divan Suite 50 39 Standard room 8 Superior room 3 Deluxe room Era Palace 39 16 Standard room 23 Deluxe / family & deluxe room Galogre Hotel 35 15 Standard room 20 Superior, Suite & deluxe room 800 - rooms
Conference Spaces Hotel Room Types & number Capacity Sheraton Batumi 5 * Ballroom 1 550 delegates Ballroom 2 340 delegates 1 meeting room 50 delegates 2 meeting rooms 36-45 delegates 3 meeting rooms 10-25 delegates Radisson Blu Iveria 5* 1 grand ball room (incl. 3 ballrooms) 200-400 delegates Hilton Batumi 5* 6 meeting rooms 10-40 delegates 1 ballroom 7 meeting rooms 400 delegates 25-80 delegates Intourist Palace 5* 1ballroom 250 delegates 1 meeting room 30-50 delegates
Meeting Venue Facilities (1) HOTEL AVAILABILITY Sheraton Batumi Radisson Blu Batumi Hilton Batumi Intourist Batumi 2 Ballrooms 6 Meeting rooms Business -Media Center 1 Ballroom 7 Meeting rooms 1 Business Center 1 Ballroom 7 Meeting rooms 1 Ballroom 1 Meeting Room
Meeting Venue Facilities (2) REQUIRED Room able to seat for 400 delegates Room able to seat for 400 delegates A meeting room able to seat for 200 delegates for the preparatory meeting of CEP A meeting room for 200 delegates for EU coordination meetings A meeting room for 200 delegates for NGO coordination meeting AVAILABLE Sheraton Batumi Classroom set-up 540 seats Sheraton Batumi Classroom set-up 380 seats Redisson Batumi Classroom set-up 200 seats Hilton Batumi Classroom set-up 200 seats Intourist Palace Batumi Classroom set-up 150 seats
Meeting Venue Facilities (3) REQUIRED 10 rooms, with a total capacity of 25 seats, for the working offices of the ECE secretariat AVAILABLE 6 Meeting rooms Sheraton Batumi 6 Meeting rooms Radisson Batumi 7 Meeting rooms Hilton Batumi 1 Meeting room Sheraton Batumi 14 rooms in Sheraton Batumi can be rearranged to working space A sufficient number of small rooms to serve as offices for participating delegations and organizations upon request Radisson, Hilton, Sheraton, Intourist Palace
Meeting Venue Facilities (4) REQUIRED A press centre including a room for press conferences and working space for journalists An office for the EU Presidency accessible 24 hours a day AVAILABLE Sheraton Batumi Theater set-up 50 seats Room for 20 persons equipped with computers can be used as a media center Sheraton Batumi Boardroom set-up 10 seats Other options available: depends on setup and number of required seats
Meeting Venue Facilities (5) REQUIRED An office for the secretariat of the participating NGOs with desks and equipment Hilton Radisson Intourist Palace AVAILABLE A meeting room for 200 delegates for NGO coordination meetings (24 hours a day) One meeting room for 50 delegates for negotiations / informal consultations Depends on setup and number of required seats Intourist Palace Batumi Classroom set-up 150 seats Radisson Hilton Intourist Palace
Meeting Venue Facilities (6) REQUIRED AVAILABLE Side Events/Expos Hilton - Meeting Rooms Radisson - Meeting Rooms Hilton Hotel - Lobby Yard of Hilton and Open-air pool of the Sheraton Hotel Depends on setup and number of required seats
Budget Preliminary Budget - 915 087 USD Amount available from the State Budget -??? Balance required -???
Thank You Nino Gokhelashvili Department of Environmental Policy and International Relations Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Protection of Georgia www.moe.gov.ge E-mail: international@moe.gov.ge