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Logistics
 
  1. Workshop Venue:
    The workshop will be held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, No 77, Galle Road, Colombo 3 (Phone: 94 11 2437437, Fax: 94 11 2449283).


  2. Passport and Visas: All foreign visitors entering Colombo must be in possession of a valid passport and visa. National Passport holders would need to check the following website – Department of Immigration and Emigration Sri Lanka: http://www.immigration.gov.lk/html/visa/visit.html

    Please note for those who do not have a Sri Lankan embassy: As soon as your travel is confirmed, it is important that you send us your Name as it appears in the passport, Passport Number, Passport Expiration and Nationality.  This information will be used to give Visa on Arrival for those participants who do not have a Sri Lankan Embassy in their country. Therefore kindly send this information to Ms Rehana Cuttilan and Ms. Uthpala Ranasinghe (rehana.cuttilan@undp.org and uthpala.ranasinghe@undp.org) immediately.


  3. Air Ticket/ DSA & Terminal: Full DSA and Terminals will be provided by UNDP Regional Centre Colombo (UNDP RCC) to cover your stay in Colombo. DSA of $ 110 per day will be paid for four days from 28-31 October 2007 (with exact payment depending on itinerary).

    UN Participants: Travel authorization will be sent to each participant’s respective UNDP country office so that they in turn will be able to organize payment to you prior to coming to Colombo.   Please  send your travel itinerary and ticket quotation to Ms Rehana Cuttilan and Ms. Uthpala Ranasinghe (rehana.cuttilan@undp.org and uthpala.ranasinghe@undp.org) soonest to expedite the travel authorization. 

    Non UN Participants: Please make your own travel arrangements and UNDP RCC will reimburse the cost. In order to expedite reimbursement please email your travel itinerary and a quotation for your ticket to Ms Rehana Cuttilan and Ms. Uthpala Ranasinghe (rehana.cuttilan@undp.org and uthpala.ranasinghe@undp.org) who will organise payment of Ticket, DSA and Terminals to your bank account.   Please fill & send us the attached vendor detail form attached for your bank details. 

    Please note all participants are to take the most direct and economical route to Colombo. UN travel rules apply. Please note all participants must settle their individual hotel bill upon checkout.


  4. Hotel Accommodation: Room reservations have been made for all participants at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel. The room rate is $ 67 for single room per night and inclusive of breakfast, taxes and service charges. The Cinnamon Grand hotel also features a few popular restaurants such as the Cheers Pub, Breeze Bar, The Lagoon, The London Grill and TAO, and a shopping mall, the Crescat Boulevard adjoining it. Popular Colombo attractions such as the Galle Face (stretch of the sea with food vendors etc) and old Parliament is within close proximity to the hotel. Other places of interest in the City are the Fort, Buddhist temples, Old Churches, Hindu temples, Mosques, the National Museum, Independence Hall and the Zoological Gardens.
    Lunch: Buffet lunches for each of the meeting days have been pre-arranged.   Please wear your meeting ID badge so that you can be easily identified by the restaurant attendants.

    Incidental expenses: All incidental expenses at the Hotel are the responsibility of the participant. Items taken from the guestroom, mini-bar, laundry, telephone calls, internet connectivity etc. will be charged to your personal account and must be settled in full before check out. 


  5. Transportation to Hotel: Participants will receive full terminal charges and are therefore expected to organize their own transportation to and from the Colombo International Airport and the Cinnamon Grand Hotel. Taxi fare from the airport to Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo will cost you $30 (for pre-arranged Hotel Pickup) or around $15 in a non-AC van from the airport taxi counter. Please remember to change money before you leave the airport, as taxi drivers expect to be paid in Sri Lankan Rupees.  

    Please indicate to Ms. Rehana Cuttilan rehana.cuttilan@undp.org and Ms. Uthpala Ranasinghe (uthpala.ranasinghe@undp.org) about your arrival and departure timings to and from Colombo at the earliest. Kindly copy your message to UNDP Regional Centre Colombo focal points Mr Neil Fernando (neil.fernando@undp.org), Mr Sanath Manage (sanath.manage@undp.org) and Ms. Maneka Weddikkara (maneka.weddikkara@undp.org).


  6. Registration: On Monday 29 October 2007 at 8:30am at the Cinnamon Grand hotel. Workshop folders and reading materials will be provided upon onsite registration. The workshop will start promptly when registration is completed on Monday 29th October 2007. All sessions and materials will be in the English Language.


  7. Workshop Materials and Website:  Workshop papers and other materials will be uploaded to the workshop website as available - see http://www.undprcc.lk/ext/mdgi_regional_workshop_2007 Some materials will be available in hard copy at the meeting.   Participants are welcome to bring materials for distribution. 


  8. Clothes and Weather: The average daily temperature in Colombo ranges from 32° Celsius and a low of 25° Celsius. Light summer clothing is practical for outdoors while business attire/smart casual is recommended for the workshop sessions.


  9. Currency: Sri Lanka Rupees (LKR). The exchange rate to the United States Dollar hovers around LRS 112.00 to USD1.00. Banks in Sri Lanka operate from 9.00 am to 15.30pm on Mondays to Fridays, excluding public and bank holidays. There are 24 hour ATMs in most prominent places in Colombo.


  10. Time Zone: Sri Lanka standard time is 8.30 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+8.30).


  11. Further questions: Please contact the following workshop organisers:

    Logistics: Ms Rehana Cuttilan and Ms. Uthpala Ranasinghe (rehana.cuttilan@undp.org and uthpala.ranasinghe@undp.org)

    Workshop details:     Mr. Neil Fernando (neil.fernando@undp.org)
    Mr Sanath Manage (sanath.manage@undp.org)
    Ms. Maneka Weddikkara (maneka.weddikkara@undp.org)
    UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre in Colombo - Tel: +94 11 4526 400

    Have a pleasant flight to Colombo.
 
 
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