Committee of Senior Representatives (CSR) Eleventh Meeting Warsaw, Poland 27-28 March 2007 Reference CSR 11/Info 1 Title Practical information for participants and Registration form Submitted by Secretariat CONTACT PERSON NDPHS Secretariat Ms. Bernd Treichel NDPHS Secretariat P.O. Box 2010 103 11 Stockholm Sweden Phone: +46 8 4401946 Fax: +46 8 4401944 E-mail: bernd.treichel@ndphs.org The Host Mr. Marcin Seniuk Office for Foreign Aid Programs in Health Care Aleje Jerozolimskie 155 PL-02-326 Warsaw Poland Phone: +48 22 658 2261 Fax: +48 22 658 2617 E-mail: marcin.seniuk@bpz.gov.pl MEETING VENUE The meeting will take place in the Conference Room of the Ministry of Health (15 Miodowa Street, 00-952 Warsaw) which is situated close to the Old Town of Warsaw. The website of the Ministry is http://www.mz.gov.pl/wwwmzold/index?ml=en (English version). CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION Please confirm your participation by submitting a completed registration form to the NDPHS Secretariat by 20 March 2007. The form is attached hereto as Annex 1. ACCOMMODATION Participants who wish to stay at a hotel are kindly asked to make their own hotel reservations. The Host has made a preliminary booking of 40 single rooms (at the price of EUR 100 + 7% VAT per night, breakfast included) with the SHERATON WARSAW HOTEL (Address: 2 Boleslawa Prusa Street, Warsaw). In order to confirm reservation participants are kindly asked to fill in the attached reservation form and send it to the hotel by fax or e-mail no later than 10 March 2007. After this date, these rooms can no longer be guaranteed available. The contact details of the hotel and the booking confirmation form are provided in Annex 2. When booking your hotel (and your travel connections), kindly keep in mind that the Secretariat will organize the 1st Meeting of the Database Project Steering Group in the morning on 27 March 2007, i.e. immediately before the CSR 11 Meeting. CSR_11-Info-1,_Practical_information_for_participants_and_Registration_form.doc 1
Other recommendable hotels nearby the meeting venue are as follows: RADISSON SAS CENTRUM HOTEL ***** 24 Grzybowska 00-132 Warsaw Tel.: +48 22 321 88 88 Fax: +48 22 321 88 89 Website: www.warsaw.radissonsas.com E-mail for bookings:reservations.warsaw@radissonsas.com NOVOTEL WARSAW HOTEL *** 94/98 Marszalkowska 00-510 Warsaw Tel.: (+48 22) 621 02 71 Fax: (+48 22) 625 04 76 E-mail: nov.warszawa@orbis.pl E-mail for bookings: rez.nov.warszawa@orbis.pl THE WESTIN WARSAW HOTEL ***** 21 Al. Jana Pawla II 00 854 Warsaw Tel.: (+48 22) 450 8000 Fax: (+48 22) 450 8111 Website: www.westin.pl E-mail for bookings: warsaw@westin.com The Host has not made any preliminary booking with three above mentioned hotels. MEALS AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES DURING THE MEETING The Host will provide refreshments on both meeting days (27 and 28 March) and dinner on the first meeting day, free of charge. Please note that the Host will not arrange for lunch during the second day of the meeting and, therefore, the participants are kindly asked to arrange for it themselves. Also, the Host will organize a visit to the Frederic Chopin Museum in Warsaw and will arrange for a short piano recital after the close of the meeting on 27 March 2007. Transportation will be arranged for those who wish to participate in the excursion. TRAVEL INFORMATION Taxi The Host advises to take taxi after arrival (available from outside the Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport). It takes ca.20 minutes to get by taxi from the airport to the SHERATON HOTEL or to the meeting venue. The approximate cost is PLN 30-40 (EUR 8-11). The following taxi companies are recommended by the airport authorities (prior booking is available): Merc Taxi, tel.: +48 (22) 677 77 77 MPT Radio Taxi, tel.: +48 (22) 9191 Sawa Taxi, tel.: +48 (22) 644 44 44 CSR_11-Info-1,_Practical_information_for_participants_and_Registration_form.doc 2
Public transportation Alternatively, Participants can take regular city bus no. 175 which departs every 10 minutes from the airport bus stops. One-way ticket is available in one of the airport s newsagents and costs PLN 2.4. The same ticket bought from a bus driver on a bus costs PLN 3. When you take the above bus to the meeting venue (Ministry of Health, 5 Miodowa Street, Warsaw), your final stop will be KAPITULNA at the Miodowa Street, next to the Ministry of Health s building. The trip will take ca. 30 minutes. When you take the above bus to the Sheraton Hotel, your final stop will be FOKSAL at the Nowy Świat Street. Then you take the Nowy Świat Street and walk to the Rondo de Gaulle (The Gaulle s Roundabout) and farther to the square Plac Trzech Krzyży. First street on the left after passing the square is Boleslawa Prusa Street where the Sheraton Hotel is situated. Bus trip takes ca. 20min and the walking distance through the old Warsaw tourist district is about 350 m. PERSONAL INVITATION FOR VISA Participants who are in need of a personal invitation for a visa application to enter Poland are kindly requested to contact Mr. Marcin Seniuk (see the contact details provided at the beginning of this document). OTHER INFORMATION The Host will provide simultaneous English-Russian interpretation during the meeting. CSR_11-Info-1,_Practical_information_for_participants_and_Registration_form.doc 3
Annex 1 REGISTRATION FORM To confirm your participation in the CSR 11 Meeting, kindly fill out this registration form and send it by e-mail to the NDPHS Secretariat at secretariat@ndphs.org or by fax at +46 8 4401944. Deadline for registration is 20 March 2007. Title Participant information 1 First Name Last Name Job Title Affiliation Representing Phone Mobile Fax E-mail Website Street & Number Town/City Postal/ZIP Code Country Please check the box indicating whether you wish to take part in the excursion offered by the Host (visiting the Frederic Chopin Museum and piano recital, estimated time of the event: 1.5 h) YES NO Please check the box indicating whether you wish to have the meal and list any dietary requirements and/or food allergies: Tuesday, 27 March DINNER Dietary requirements and/or food allergies: 1 Participants, who provided their contact details for the purpose of registering for at least one of the two most recent CSR meetings, do not need to provide their contact details in this table, but just their names. CSR_11-Info-1,_Practical_information_for_participants_and_Registration_form.doc 4
Annex 2 Office for Foreign Aid Programs in Health Care 27/03/2007 Formularz Rezerwacyjny / Hotel Reservation Form Pokój jednoosobowy 100,00 za dobę Single room 100,00 per night Pokój dwuosobowy 115,00 za dobę Double room 115,00 per night Pokój dwuosobowy (twin) 115,00 za dobę Twin room 115,00 per night Cena zawiera śniadanie, nie zawiera 7% VAT / Prices include breakfast, exclude 7% VAT Nazwisko / Surname: Imię / First Name: Druga osoba / 2 nd Person in double/twin room Nazwisko / Surname: Imię / First Name: Firma / Company: Adres / Address: Nr telefonu / Phone: Fax / Fax: Data przyjazdu / Arrival Date: Data wyjazdu / Departure Date: Ilość nocy / No of nights: Pokój dla palacych / Smoking Room please Pokój dla niepalących / Non-Smoking Room please Specjalne życzenia / Special requests: Nr karty kredytowej / Credit Card Number: Data ważności / Exp. Date: Rodzaj karty kredytowej / Credit Card Type: Numer karty kredytowej służy tylko do zagwarantowania rezerwacji i karta nie zostanie obciążona do chwili przyjazdu. Wyrażam zgodę na obciążenie karty równowartością 1 doby zakwaterowania w przypadku niedojazdu lub nieodwołania rezerwacji. Bezkosztowej anulacji można dokonać do godziny 18:00 w dzień przyjazdu. The credit card number given is to guarantee my booking and my account will not be debited until my departure. I agree that in case of non arrival on the confirmed date, or cancellation after 18:00 on the given date of arrival I will be charged for a one night s accommodation. If the cancellation is made before 18:00 on the given date of my arrival, I will not be charged for my room.. Podpis / Signature: Data / Date: Cena zakwaterowania dotyczy tylko uczestników konferencji i potwierdzana będzie w zależności od dostępności. The rate offered is only available to the registered delegates of the above meeting and are strictly subject to availability. Proszę o wypełnienie formularza i odesłanie go faxem na nr: +48 22 450 6901 lub mailem: krzysztof.jaworz@sheraton.com do dnia 10/03/2007. W przypadku pytań bardzo proszę o kontakt z p. Krzysztofem Jaworz, tel.: +48 22 450 6915, e-mail: krzysztof.jaworz@sheraton.com. PLEASE FILL IN THIS FORM AND FAX IT TO +48 22 450 69 01 by 10/03/2007. Any queries on the booking of the hotel should be directed to: Mr. Krzysztof Jaworz, tel.: +48 22 450 69 15, e-mail: krzysztof.jaworz@sheraton.com.