General Information

Dates


20 – 21 June 2007, Geneva, Switzerland



Location


Palexpo: Chemin Edouard-Sarasin - 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex
Phone: +41 22 761 11 11 - Fax: +41 22 798 01 00

The venue for the meeting will be the Geneva Palexpo, Exhibition & Congress Centre.
The Congress Centre is located 10 minutes from Geneva’s city centre and is served directly by the international airport (100 direct flights), international railway station and motorway network.
The Exhibition Area will be in Hall 1 on level 1 of the Congress Centre, along with the registration desks, posters and catering.
For further information on the Congress Centre, please visit www.geneva-palexpo.ch

Geneva Security Forum Secretariat


GSF 2007
C/o MCI Suisse SA
Rue de Lyon 75
1211 Geneva 13
Switzerland
Phone: +41 22 33 99 648
Fax: +41 22 33 99 601
Email: gsf2007@mci-group.com
Website: www.genevasecurityforum.org

Congress Documents


The Congress documents should be collected on-site at the registration desk during opening hours, at the Congress Centre.




Messages


Participants can use the message desk situated in the Exhibition Area.



Food & Beverage


Coffee Breaks

Coffee breaks are included in the registration fee and will be served in the Exhibition Area to delegates from Friday to Thursday during the session breaks.

Lunch
Participants will have Lunch Vouchers included in their documentation. These Vouchers can only be used in the Lunch area in the Exhibition.
There is a public restaurant in the Congress Centre.



Language


English is the official Congress language.



Official Carrier



  • Swiss International Air Lines is the official carrier for the GSF Congress and is offering special Congress fares to all participants.
  • These Congress fares offer reductions of up to 25% depending on the fare type, route and space availability.
  • Congress fares are valid for all flights to Switzerland on the entire SWISS network, including flights operated by partner airlines under the LX flight number.
  • To take advantage of these special Congress fares, please contact your local SWISS travel office.
Austria 0810 810 840
Belgium 078 15 53 19
Canada 1 877 359 7947
Denmark 70 10 50 64
Finland 09 6937 9034
France 0 820 040 506
Germany 01803 000 337
Hong Kong 3002 1330
Ireland 1890 200515
Italy 848 868 120
Japan 0120 66 77 88
Luxembourg 34 2080 83 70
Netherlands 0900 202 0232
Portugal 808 200 487
Singapore 6823 2010
South Africa 0860 04 05 06
Spain 901 11 67 12
Sweden (0)8 587 704 45
Switzerland 0848 700 700
UK 0845 601 0956
USA 1 800 878 5228

For countries not listed please check the SWISS offices contact list on:
http://www.swiss.com/web/PRINT/contacts-worldwide-offices.htm

For reservations, please indicate the following tour code:
Tour Code CXX7050
Note to Swiss International Air Lines air travel offices: display the IDS page “GCGRF”,
look up the event specified and check for the tourcode mentioned.





Registration & Badges


Please go to the Congress website at www.genevasecurityforum.org for on-line registration. All participants, including speakers and chairmen, must submit a completed registration form.

Badges
Name badges must be visible and used at all times, anywhere at the Congress centre.



Rules


Smoking Policy
The GSF 2007 Congress is a non-smoking event. Participants are kindly requested to refrain from smoking in the Congress venue, including the showcase Area.

Mobile Phones
Delegates are kindly requested to keep their mobile phones in the off position in the rooms where educational sessions are being held.



Visa


Participants requiring a visa for entry to Switzerland are strongly advised to make their application in their home country at least three months before the intended date of travel. If in doubt, information can be obtained from your nearest Swiss Embassy or Consulate or from your travel agency. Should you need a letter of invitation to obtain an
entry visa for Switzerland, it will be a pleasure for MCI to send it to you.
Please be informed that for some countries a visa/passport for France is required for certain excursions.
For more information please go to: http://www.auslaender.ch/einreise/visumvorschriften_e.asp