Invitation 2008

Registration will take place at the Hotel Olympik, in a Secretariat room close to the lobby at the following times: Tuesday, 13 May 08:00 – 16.00 to Friday 16 May 8:00 – 16:00

Correspondences

During the meeting mail should be addressed to: Delegate’s name
CTL Meeting
Hotel Olympik
Sokolovska 138, 186 76 Praha 8, Czech Republic
Tel: + 420 266 181 111
Fax: + 420 266 310 106
Website: www.olympik.cz

Telephone calls cannot be transferred directly to delegates, but telephone messages will be taken and given to the person concerned.

For any further inquiries (prior to the meeting), please contact:
Mrs. Zdenka Orlikova
Telephone: + 420 266 104 343
Fax: + 420 284 680 070

E-mail CTL 2008 or

E-mail Mrs. Orlikova

Social Events

Wednesday, 14th May
Cocktail party will take place from 18:00 to 19:00

Thursday, 15th May
Gala dinner will take place the first day of Plenary meeting and will be served in “Olymp” at 20:00

Accomodation

Delegates are advised to use the official registration form to book their accommodation. The organizers will make room reservations and send confirmation to the delegates. Delegates are requested to present this confirmation upon their arrival at the hotel.

Whilst every effort will be made to hold accommodation at the hotel, delegates are requested to make reservations before 28 of March 2008. Delegates are requested to contact the organizers if they should require any changes to accommodation arrangements. Accommodation cannot be guaranteed for delegates who register after 28 March 2008.

Delegates are responsible for all financial obligations arising from reservations made on their behalf, including charges for cancellation or non-arrival. Rates quoted include the VAT tax.
A credit card number is required to secure your booking.
The accommodation is booked at:
Hotel Olympik
Sokolovska 138, 186 76 Praha 8, Czech Republic
Tel: + 420 266 181 111
Fax: + 420 266 310 106
Website: www.olympik.cz

The price we offer is a package price:
120 EUR/ night / single room
140 EUR/ night / double room

Arrival

ARRIVAL
International and domestic flights arrive at Prague International Airport “Ruzyne”

PASSPORT, VISA
All foreign visitors entering Czech Republic must have a valid passport and may require a valid visa.
Visas must be obtained before departure and applications should be made to a Czech Consulate or Diplomatic Mission in the country of residence.
Delegates are advised to check with their local travel agency about the time necessary for obtaining such a visa.
The immigration officers require a minimum of two blank pages in passports of anyone entering Czech Republic.

INVITATION LETTER
In the case you need for issuing visa for entering the CzechRepublic, please, feel free to contact Mrs. Zdenka Orlikova at E-mail CTL 2008 or E-mail Mrs. Orlikova and signed invitation letter will be sent to you by return by mail.

DEPARTURE
Outward-bound reservations should be confirmed with the relevant airline at least 48 hours before departure.

How to reach Meeting Venue

We recommend you to take at the airport taxi service AIRPORT CARS, which charges to the hotel Olympic fixed price CZK 700.

The hotel can be reached by bus and metro.
The public transport timetable will be published on this page at the beginning of May.

Location

Hotel Olympik is located at:
Sokolovska street No 138, Praha 8 - Karlin
The name of the Metro station closest to the hotel is INVALIDOVNA.

See: www.olymik.cz

Information about Prague

CURRENCY
The official Czech currency is Czech Crown – CZK, which is freely convertible.
Present exchange rate is approximately 1 EUR = 26 CZK, or 1 USD = 17 CZK
For up-to-date rate see www.penize.cz

We recommend money exchange in the airport, banks or exchange offices in the city. The exchange rates in hotels are usually worse than that in banks.

Some shops accept EURO, but check the shop exchange rate before you decide to use EURO for payment.

Banks and Financial Services
Most banks open from Monday to Friday 9:00 h to 17:00 h, and some open on the weekends. You can find ATMs that accept all international cards almost everywhere.

Credits Cards
Visa, Master Card, American Express, Diners and some other credit cards are accepted in most hotels, restaurants and shops.

Insurance
The hosting organization cannot accept responsibility for any accidents, losses and/or damages that may occur. Delegates are advised to obtain travel, medical, personal accident and luggage insurance in their home country if so wished.

Dinning facilities
A wide variety of restaurants, cafes and fast food outlets are available close to the meeting Venue. In all places the usual tip is 10% of the total.

General Information
TAXI cars are available 24 h a day.
We recommend use AIRPORT CARS, or hotel taxi services.

Electricity supply
Voltage: 230 V at 50 Hz in the Czech Republic. Round pin plugs and sockets are used, and most visitors using laptops will require adaptors. Some adaptors will be available at the conference center, but as we may not have enough, please bring your own. Adaptors may also be purchased at the airport on arrival.

Internet Access
Internet access will be available in the meeting rooms.

Smoking
Czech Republic has a non-smoking policy in all public areas. Smoking is only permitted in specific designated areas.

Safety-deposit boxes
A limited number of safety-deposit boxes are available in the hotel on a first come, first served basis.

Safety advice
Prague is a charming city full of historical monuments and sights. The CTL meeting will take place in the beginning of high tourist season, which attracts pickpockets to the city.
Prague is a safe city, but we recommend to follow these advices:

BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS.
DO NOT ACCEPT OFFERS FOR MONEY EXCHANGE ON THE STREET.

Tour Programs

N/A

Weather

The most beautiful weather in Prague is usually in May, when the temperature reaches about 20 degrees Celsius.

Meeting Documents

Information relevant to the IECEE CTL meeting documents can be found on the IECEE website at: http://www.iecee.com/ctl/Restricted/Index.htm by clicking on the relevant area on the home page.

Registration

Delegates are requested to return the enclosed form, duly completed for themselves and any accompanying person, by 28 March 2008 to:

EZU
Attention: Zdenka Orlikova

Pod Lisem 129, 171 02 Praha 8,
Czech Republic
E-mail CTL 2008 or E-mail Mrs. Orlikova

Hotels

Delegates are requested to return the enclosed hotel registration form, duly completed for themselves and any accompanying person, by 28 March 2008 to

EZU
Mrs. Zdenka Orlikova

Pod Lisem 129, 171 02 Praha 8,
Czech Republic
E-mail CTL 2008 or E-mail Mrs. Orlikova
Tel.: + 420 266 104 343
Fax: + 420 284 680 070

and copy to:

Hotel OLYMPIK
Sokolovska 138, 186 76 Praha 8,
Czech Republic
E-mail Reservations
Tel.: + 420 266 181 111
Fax: + 420 266 310 106

For any queries relating to hotel accommodation or other issues, please, contact Mrs. Zdenka Orlikova

Workshops, Wednesday, May 14th 2008

To be announced