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Practical Information

Bridges China Dialogue 2009


Registration and payment

You can get a ticket directly after the registration and payment at the Dialogue website www.bridges-china.com. Please print a copy of the ticket and bring it to the Dialogue’s registration desk on site. It will be the ticket booker's responsibility to distribute these to their guests.

For the further detailed infomation, please download the document here.

Ticket Prices

500 EUR per ticket per person. You make payment by clicking the button below ‘I want to attend’.

The number of seats is limited. To secure your place, please register now!

You can enjoy 10% discount if the registration and payment were made before September 30th by putting in the coupon codes SE22.

A limited number of sponsored entry tickets are available for students and representatives from LDCs based on approval. Please send your application to China [at] ictsd [dot] ch

Visa for travel to Switzerland 

If you need a visa to travel to Switzerland, please send the following information to china [at] ictsd [dot] ch: a copy of ticket, your FULL name on passport, passport number, your date of birth and contact information of Switzerland embassy or consulate general where you need to go to apply for your visa. We will send to you and embassy visa letter accordingly. 

If you need a visa to travel to Switzerland, please send the following information to china [at] ictsd [dot] ch:
your FULL name on passport, passport number, your date of birth and contact information of Switzerland embassy or consulate general where you need to go to apply for your visa. We will send you and embassy visa invitation letter accordingly.

Below is the related visa infomation links:

Embassy of Switzerland in Beijing:http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/asia/vchn/embbei.html
Consulate General of Switzerland in Shanghai:
http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/asia/vchn/cncgsh.html
Consulate General of Switzerland in Guangzhou:
http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/asia/vchn/cncggh.html

The required visa application materials:http://www.eda.admin.ch/etc/medialib/downloads/edactr/chn/bei.Par.0028.File.tmp/Schengen-business%20CN.pdf

Venue 

The Dialogue will take place at: 

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Geneva
7bis, avenue de la Paix
Case postale 2300
CH-1211 Geneva 2
Switzerland 

Tel.: + 41 (0) 22 730 81 11
Fax: + 41 (0) 22 730 81 81
http://www.wmo.int/pages/visitors/index_en.html 

Accommodation and travel 

The organizer is not responsible for booking hotels and travel arrangement.

However, you can contact the Dialogue Logistic Secretary, Eurasie Travel,for the hotel booking. Click here for the completing the booking form. They will be happy to help you with your hotel booking and provide assistance organising your time in Switzerland.

Contact information:
Mr Alex Lv phone +41 22 7337121
Email: LV [at] EURASIE [dot] CH
fax: +41 22 7337715
http://www.eurasie.ch

Dress Code 

The dress code for 2009 Bridges China Dialogue in Switzerland is business suit.  

Special Dietary Requirements 

Bookers should send their guest details and dietary requirements to china [at] ictsd [dot] ch by Friday 16 October. We regret that we cannot guarantee being able to cater for special dietary requirements after this date. 

Sponsorship opportunities 

The Dialogue provides excellent package of sponsorship for this event and the organization. Please feel free to contact Dr Shuaihua Cheng at china [at] ictsd [dot] ch Phone: +41 22 917 8838 for more details.