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2 2 CONFERENCE SITE Web: The Opening Ceremony will be held at the Prince Vladimir Palace (known as the Dvoretz Nauki - Scientists House ) at the Dvortsovaya embankment. ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE The National Organizing Committee will have a welcome desk at the Poulcovo airport in St. Petersburg where participants will be informed about transport arrangements to the hotels. The Conference will be held at the Moscow Hotel located at: 2, Alexander Nevsky Square, St. Petersburg, , Russian Federation Phone: +7(812) Fax: +7(812) If participants intend to leave before the last day of the Conference, they should leave details of departure at the Secretariat desk located close to the main Conference room at the second floor of the Moscow Hotel.

3 3 Transportation will also be provided between the Moscow Hotel (lieu of the Conference) and the Palace (lieu of the opening of the Conference). VISA REQUIREMENTS Participants who are required to have entry visas should contact the nearest Russian Consulate or Embassy. A copy of the official invitation from the United Nations should accompany visa applications and other relevant information required for the issue of the visa. Visa applications should be submitted no later than two weeks prior to the date of departure. The Government of the Russian Federation will facilitate the issuance of visas free of charge. If participants encounter problems obtaining visa they may contact Mr. S. Tarasenko at: or Mr. Yu.Morozov at at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. HOTEL ACCOMMODATION To book rooms at the hotels, participants should fill in the attached hotel registration form and send it before 15 May 2001 to Ms. Elena Hindikainen, Head of the Department, St. Petersburg, Tel.: , Fax: The Conference Organizing Committee (OC) has identified the following hotels: Grand Hotel Europe Located in the very center of the City at Mikhailovskaya Street, 1/7,191011, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation Tel.: +7 (812) Fax: +7 (812) Single room for US$240 per room/per night, Double room - $ 260 per room/per night (VAT 20% & Sales Tax 5% not included); Moscow Hotel Alexander Nevskiy Square, 2, , St. Petersburg, Russian Federation Tel.: +7(812) Fax: +7(812) Single room for US$95 per room/per night (VAT 20% & Sales Tax 5% not included); Hotel Smolninskaya Tverskaya str., 22, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation Tel: +7(812) Fax: +7(812) Single room for US$66 per room/per night, Double room - $ 72 per room/per night Semi-suit - $90 per room/per night (VAT 20% & Sales Tax 5% not included); Breakfasts available at the hotel restaurant: (Continental breakfast: rbls). REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION BADGES Registration will begin, on Monday, 4 June 2001 at 3:00 p.m. at the Secretariat desk on the second floor of the Moscow Hotel and will remain open until 6:00 p.m. On Tuesday, 5 June 2001, the registration desk will be open from 8:30 to 12:00 a.m. and from 1:30 to 6:00 p.m. if required. Admission to the Conference premises will require the presentation of Conference badges. For security reasons, Conference badges must be worn at all times while on the Conference premises, this applies particularly to the opening ceremony. SECURITY Specific requests regarding security arrangements and related matters should be addressed to Mr. Vyatcheslav Tenyshev the

4 4 Chairman of the St. Petersburg Organizing Committee, Tel.: +7(812) , or to Mr. Sergei Lashin 7(095) or , Deputy Conference Coordinator, Ministry of Interior. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMME Visit to the Mariinskiy Opera and Ballet Theatre (tickets have to be booked at the Secretariat at the expense of the participants). Visit to the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, or the Petrodvoretz - a town of fountains, the favorite summer residence of Peter the Great - the founder of St.-Petersburg, or a boat trip along the Neva River and channels will be organized at the end of the first working day of the Conference upon special requests and at the expense of the participants. Official reception for all the participants on behalf of the Russian Government will follow the official closing ceremony at the Moscow Hotel on 6 June. WEATHER June is the white nights glorious season with 24 hours daylight (some people might have temporary sleeplessness). The weather records fluctuate from +2 to +32C, however, usually temperature ranges from+18 to +22 C degrees without rain. Please contact the hotel administrator to inquire on the rates of international calls made from the Hotel rooms. MONEY/BANKING Official Russian currency is Rouble (1 Rouble = 100 copeikas). Current official rate of exchange is US$ 1 for 28 Roubles 85 kopeks. It is illegal to exchange foreign currencies with private persons or at places other than banking agencies. A banking agency operating at the Moscow Hotel handles all exchange operations (mostly in US dollars, Russian roubles and German marks) as well as credit card transactions. You may also cash travelers cheques (at a surcharge of 2,5 per cent). LOCAL TRANSPORTATION The city subway (metro) is an inexpensive, safe and convenient mode of transportation in St. Petersburg. It operates daily between 5:30 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. The nearest Metro station to the Moscow Hotel is "Ploschad Alexandra Nevskogo (Alexander Nevskiy Square), and is located in 5 min walk. Taxis serve the airport and the railway station (Tel.:068) Transportation by bus will be organized for the participants from the hotel to/from the Prince Vladimir Palace, Mariinski Opera and Ballet Theatre. POST OFFICE/COMMUNICATIONS There will be a post office located at the Moscow Hotel. To send express mail, contact: 1. DHL: (812) TNT Express: (812) UPS United parcel Service: (812) EMERGENCY SITUATIONS Fire: dial 01 Police: dial 02 Ambulance: dial 03 (free of charge calls) In other cases of emergency, you may contact the Secretariat.

5 5 MAJOR CONSULATES IN ST. PETERSBURG Canada 32, Malodetskovsky Ave., Tel: Fax: Germany 39, Furshtadskaya St. Tel: Fax: France 15, Moika River Embankment Tel: Fax: Finland 71 Chaykovskogo ul. Tel: Greece Information: Tel: Marata ul. Tel: Switzerland Austria: Mr. Tom Holger Wastfelt. Furshtatskaya ul. Tel: Spain: Mr Luis Alberto Rodrigues Blanco Vladimirskiy pr. Tel: Teatralnaya pi. Tel: Nevskiy pr. Tel: Italy Norway Slovakia 6 Robespiera nab, apt.43 Tel: Sweden 1/3 Malaya Konyushennaya ul. Tel: The Netherlands 11 Moyki Reki nab. Tel: Ukraine 6 Malaya Morskaya, apt.5. Tel: United Kingdom 5 Proletarskoy Diktatury ul. Tel: United States of America 15 Furshtatskaya ul. Tel: