ࡱ> \_[y 0 %bjbj ;P{{C!!!!!"""8H"$l""-":2#(Z#Z#Z#$N$ %d-f-f-f-f-f-f-$/Q2-!%$$%%-!!Z#Z#H-$)))%!Z#!Z#d-)%d-))+,Z#0n(&j,P--<-,3E'N3,3!,%">%)V%j%_%%%--( %%%-%%%%3%%%%%%%%% : World Trade Organization 28 November 2011 information note for non-governmental organizations registered to attend the ϲʹ EIGHTH MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE This note provides practical information for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) that have been accredited to attend the Eighth Session of the ϲʹ Ministerial Conference. Venue Venue of the Eighth Session of the Ministerial Conference The Eighth Session of the Ministerial Conference (MC) will be held in Geneva, Switzerland from 1517December 2011, as agreed by the General Council at its meeting in October 2010. The MC will take place at the Centre International de Confrences Genve (CICG), 17 rue de Varemb 1202 Geneva, Switzerland. Venue of the NGO Centre during the Eighth Session of the Ministerial Conference The NGO Centre will be located at the ϲʹ's main building in the Centre William Rappard (CWR), Rue de Lausanne 154, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland from 15-17 December 2011. The Opening hours of the NGO Centre are the following: Thursday 15 December - 8:00 - 21:30 Friday 16 December - 8:00 - 21:30 Saturday 17 December - 8:00 - 20:00 NGO Working area at the CICG A large working area for NGOs accredited to MC8 will also be provided at the CICG next to the media working area. Opening hours of the CICG: to be announced at a later stage. FACILITIES How to get to the NGO Centre The ϲʹ is right across the street from the final stop ("Jardin Botanique") of bus no. 1, which leaves from the city centre (train station "Cornavin" and Place Bel-Air). From the airport, hop on bus no. 28 to the final stop ("Jardin Botanique"). Tickets can be bought at every bus stop (3 SFR or 2 Euros for one hour - exact change is needed). Please note that only NGOs that are accredited to the Eight Ministerial Conference will have access to the NGO Centre. NGO Working Area at the CWR Two NGO working areas will be set-up in the (CWR), one in the Salle des Pas Perdus located on the ground floor of the Centre William Rappard CWR and one in the lobby area outside meeting Rooms D and E located on the third floor of the CWR. The NGO working areas will be equipped with seating space, a limited number of PCs, printers, photocopiers and WI-FI. NGO Working Area at the CICG The NGO working area at the CICG will be located on Level -1 next to the media working area. The NGO working area will be equipped with seating space, a limited number of PCs, a printer and WI-FI. Bar and Restaurant Facilities The Centre William Rappard (CWR) will have coffee and sandwich bars which will open on 15-17 December from 7:45 to 23:00 In addition, there are also a few restaurants (rue de Lausanne and Avenue Blanc) located within a 10-minute walk from the ϲʹ. A wider choice of restaurants can be found in the Pquis area which can best be reached by taking bus no. 1 across the street from the ϲʹ's main gate. Banking Facilities There is a UBS Bank at the entrance of the Centre William Rappard (CWR). Another UBS Bank can be found close to the CICG at: UBS SA Chemin Louis-Dunant 17bis Vermont-Nations 1202 Genve Both of them offer full banking facilities and cash machines. Meeting rooms at the NGO Centre To book a meeting room at the NGO Centre please send an email to the following address:  HYPERLINK "mailto:MC8.Ngo@wto.org" MC8.Ngo@wto.org indicating NGO Centre booking in the subject line by Monday 12 December. In the body of the message please indicate your name and that of the organization you represent, the preferred date, time, duration (1hr, 2hr or 3hr slot) and size of the meeting room you would like to book. Please also kindly indicate the nature of your meeting, public or private, when making your booking. The total capacity of each meeting room is outlined below. The conference rooms will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. WABCDLocationGround Floor CWRGround Floor CWRGround Floor CWRGround Floor CWRThird Floor CWRTotal Capacity263565251158 Room E, located on the third floor of the CWR will be set up as the relay area of the Plenary Meeting during MC8. Transport From the CWR (ϲʹ) to the CICG Transport for accredited NGO representatives to MC8 will be provided between the CICG and the NGO Centre located at the ϲʹ main building (Centre William Rappard) during the duration of the Ministerial Conference. Mini-buses will run from 15 to 17 December on an on-going basis. Only accredited NGO representatives will have access to the transport services that will be provided. badge collection Accredited NGO representatives can collect their badges from the Control and Identification Office (CIO), located at the main entrance of the ϲʹ building as of Thursday, 8 December from 8:30 to 17:30 During MC8 the opening hours of the CIO will be from 7:30 to 22:00 on Thursday and Friday (15-16 December) and from 7:30 to 20:30 on Saturday, 17 December. Please bring with you a photo identification card as indicated in your on-line registration as well as the registration number. The ministerial badge you will receive must be worn visibly at all times. Circulation in the ϲʹ building and the CICG will be limited to indicated areas. Documentation- A Greener approach The Eighth Session of the Ministerial Conference will continue to introduce initiatives to ensure an environmentally greener and ecologically more responsible meeting. Avoiding the waste of resources will contribute to a further greening of the ϲʹ's activities. All public documents emanating from the Conference will also be posted in the Ministerial section of the ϲʹ Website at  HYPERLINK "http://www.wto.org" http://www.wto.org. To facilitate the use of portable electronic equipment to consult documents in the NGO working areas at the CICG and in the CWR, Wi-Fi connectivity will be provided. Provisional Agenda of MC8 Overview of Activities of the ϲʹ Under this item of the agenda, Ministers will have the opportunity to review the operation and functioning of the multilateral trading system and to make general statements related thereto. Documentation available to delegations for the overview of ϲʹ activities will include reports from the Director-General, the General Council and other ϲʹ bodies on activities under their respective mandates. Action by Ministers Ministers are expected under this item of the agenda to take any action which they may deem necessary for the work of the ϲʹ, including decisions on the accession of new Members to the ϲʹ Agreement. Date and Venue of the Ninth Session Election of Officer General Orientation briefing A general orientation briefing to inform NGOs of the arrangements and procedures for MC8 will be held on Thursday, 15 December at 12:00 noon in Room W, located on the ground floor of the CWR (ϲʹ building). If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the NGO Registration Centre of the Information and External Relations Division at: World Trade Organization Information and External Relations Division NGO Registration Centre Centre William Rappard 154, rue de Lausanne CH-1211 Geneva 21 Switzerland Tel.: +41 22/739 52 54 Fax.: + 4122/739 57 77 Email:  HYPERLINK "mailto:MC8.Ngo@wto.org" MC8.Ngo@wto.org We look forward to welcoming you in Geneva. __________     Page  PAGE 4 Page  PAGE 3  "013489;<>Ab c $ ' H K n q ( ) I J {hu1 hPChR h'CfhZh hZOJQJ h#{hZhZ hZ5hjhZ5hjhZ5;KHh2hZ\ h>G5h2 h25 h>GCJ hRh>G h'VhRh*u_hRh>G h>G>*h>G5:CJ,0 [kd$$Ifl40+p#`F+E t44 lBalf4yt\ $$Ifa$gd\$dh$Ifa$gd\ 12/[kd$$Ifl40+p#F+E t44 lBalf4yt\ $$Ifa$gdZ $$Ifa$gd\]kdh$$Ifl40+p#F+E t44 lBalf4ytN2345678GWkd$$Ifl`0+p#+E t44 lalyt\UkdH$$Ifl0+p#+E  t44 lalyt'V $$Ifa$gd\89:;<=x $Ifgd\ $$Ifa$gd\Ukd$$Ifl0+p#+E t44 lalyt$ $Ifgd$ $$Ifa$gd$=>?@Ab c i }$$$ & F@&a$gdZgdZ`gdZ$a$gdZgdZUkdm$$Ifl0+p#+E t44 lalyt\ ) 1 U { |  K L M N [ x JgdZgdZgdZ`gdZ $`a$gdZ$$$ & F @&a$gdZ$a$gdZJMiYZMhi|:;yz{ $^a$gdZ^gdZgdZ`gdZgdZ $$@&gdZM?M;Myz{*+-7Ias59CDM>?AP]  XhhZ5>*h'CfhZ5hb0hZ0J:jhZUh'CfhZ5;KH hZhZmH sH  hPhZ h'CfhZhZG{6789;=?AC $$Ifa$gd\ $`a$gdZ`gdZ$$ & F@&gdZ CDkd$$Iflֈ 4\((((() t0644 lap<yt\DMZ[_lmq~ $$Ifa$gd\kd$$Iflֈ 4\((((() t0644 lap<yt\ $$Ifa$gd\kd^$$Iflֈ 4\((((() t0644 lap<yt\?@Ajfg '$$ & F @&gdZgdZ`gdZgdZ $`a$gdZXYg./OPQcd   &'I !!!!!"w""""""""#$hhZmH sH h_rhZ5 hZ5 h^*hZh^*hZ5hZ5;KH h^*hZ5;KH ,h'CfhZ>*B*^JmH nHphsH tHj+h'CfhZUjh'CfhZU hhZ h'CfhZhZ2'I !!!!"""w#x#####$$$ $8$$^`a$gd1X$^`a$gdZgdZ`gdZgdZ & F@&gdZ8$O$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$  C#gd'V C#gdRogd@$a$gdZ`gdZ$^`a$gdZ$V$W${$|$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$%%%%%%%%% % % % % hZh@hR hRhRjhRhRUh\ h'Vh@h*u_mHnHujh'VhRU h'VhRha)jha)UhZ5OJQJ hhZhb0hZ0J:hZjhZU hZhZ3$$$$$%%%%%% % % % %$a$gdZgdZgdZ  C#B#gd'V C#B#gdRo9 0&P 1h:p@. 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