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Practical Information for Participants

Practical information for participants

Accreditation and badges

Accreditation desk

The accreditation desk will be located in the Foyer of the Grand Hotel Union. Its opening hours are as follows:

Wednesday 26 September 16.00 – 19.30 hrs
Thursday 27 September 09.00 - 18.00 hrs
Friday 28 September 08.30 - 13.00 hrs

Badges

Please note that all participants will be asked to show some form of identification. Only registered participants will receive a badge at the accreditation desk, giving admittance to the Forum. We ask you kindly to display your badge at all times, including dinner and lunches.

Badges are colour-coded in order to facilitate personal contacts. They indicate the following categories of participants:

No colour code Delegates
Red Speakers
Yellow Media representatives
Blue EIB representatives

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Who's who at the Forum

You will find a biographical outline of the Forum's speakers and chairpersons in the delegate's handbook.

A list of participants will be made available at the registration desk.

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The Conference

Conference room

There will be no special seating arrangements except for a limited number of seats in the front row reserved for speakers.

Delegates are kindly requested to switch off their mobile telephones during the Forum sessions.

Interpreting

Headsets for simultaneous interpreting will be available. On departure, please leave them on your desks.

Interpreting during the Forum will be provided in Slovenian, English, French and German.

Speeches

Speeches or their outlines, if available from the speakers, will be distributed at the end of each Forum session. They will be made available simultaneously on the Speeches pages of the EIB website.

Information about the EIB

A full set of documentation on the EIB and the conference is provided upon accreditation.

In the Foyer you will find a stand displaying information on the EIB.

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Forum Secretariat

The Forum Secretariat will be located in the Banquet Room near the Foyer. The Secretariat's telephone and fax number are as follows:

  • Tel: +tbc
  • Fax: +tbc

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Business Centre

The Hotel's business centre will cater for all your office requirements including faxing, copying, printing and Internet access.

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Messages

Personal messages will be announced on the "Message Board" near the entrance to the conference room. Please check for messages from time to time.

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Press arrangements

The press room is located in the Blue Room near the Foyer and provides a full range of media facilities. It will be organised and managed by the members of the EIB’s Press Office (contact: press@eib.org).

EIB Press Officers can be contacted through the Secretariat for arranging interviews or other media contacts. A special message board for the press will display messages and updated information for the press.

More information is available on the Media pages of the EIB website.

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Social events

Welcome Lunch

On Thursday 27 September, a welcome lunch will be served from 13.00 hrs in the the Garden Hall on the Ground floor of the Grand Hotel Union.

Dinner

EIB President Philippe Maystadt and the Bank's Management Committee are pleased to invite you to the Forum's Dinner on Thursday 27 September at 20.00 hrs.

Closing Lunch

The Closing Lunch on Friday 28 September immediately following the closing of the Forum, will also take place in the Garden Hall.

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Transport

A shuttle bus service has been arranged on Friday afternoon 28 September from the Forum venue to Ljubljana airport. Departure times are 13.15 hrs and 15.15 hrs.

For taxis or other travel arrangements, please contact the Hotel reception.

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Contact information

For more information, please contact :

  • European Investment Bank
    100 bd Konrad Adenauer
    L - 2950 Luxembourg
    Tel. +352 4379-3339
    Fax +352/4379-3189

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Travel and Accommodation

The EIB does not arrange accommodation for conference delegates. Rooms at the Grand Hotel Union and the Grand Hotel Union Garni are available at a special conference rate of 148/173 € and 118/142 € per night. You need to be a registered participant in order to get delegate rates.

Deadline for bookings at reduced rate: August 25

  • http://www.gh-union.si/
  • http://www.astralhotel.net/

Should you wish to stay in Slovenia before or after the Forum, you may find useful information on the website of the Slovenian National Tourism Organisation http://www.slovenia.info/.

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