Participant Guide

Venue

The Forum will be held at the:

Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel
Address Corniche El Nil
P.O.box 60, 11511 Cairo, Egypt
Tel 00202 27957171
Fax 00202 27963020
E-mail administration@semiramisinterconti.com

The Opening ceremony will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday 9th December 2007. Shuttle bus services will be provided from the various hotels accredited by Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal to the venue.

For security reasons, participants must wear the badges that they receive upon registration.

Registration

All participants need to register on site to receive their badges prior to attending the conference. The registration desk will be open on:

• Saturday 8th December 2007 from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
• Sunday 9th November 2007 from 7:30 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. sharp.

You will receive all forum material upon receiving your badges.

Travel Documents and Visa

Please ensure that your travel documents required to proceed to enter Cairo are in order as early as possible.

Should you need a visa to enter Cairo, please make the necessary arrangements with the Egyptian embassy, consulate or representation in your country. If there is no Egyptian consulate or representation in your country or if you need assistance in obtaining a visa, please contact Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal (see “Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Contact List” below).

Transportation

Shuttle bus services from the various hotels accredited by the organizers to the will be provided to Semiramis Intercontinental Hotel all participants. The schedule of shuttle buses during the 2-day Forum will be provided to you upon your arrival.

Accommodations

For your convenience, Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal will assist you in hotel arrangements. Mr. Dory Renno has sent you a hotel registration form, if you haven’t sent the hotel form yet; please send it completed by November 25th, 2007.

For all participants, please send us your travel details, including dates, times and flight numbers of your arrival and departure by November 25th, 2007. This information is necessary to finalize and reconfirm your hotel reservation and to arrange your airport pick up.

Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Contact List

Please address your queries to:
Mrs. Ghada Baz
Project Coordinator
Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal
E-mail: ghada.baz@iktissad.com
Tel: 961 1 780 200
Fax: 961 1 780 206

For hotel and visa arrangements, please contact:
Mr. Dory Renno
Operations Manager
Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal
E-mail: dory.renno@iktissad.com
Tel: 961 1 780 200
Fax: 961 1 780 206

Country Information:

Arab Republic of Egypt
Location : Officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, a country in north-eastern Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Israel and the Red Sea to the east, Sudan to the south, and Libya to the west. The principal geographic feature of the country is the Nile River.
Capital City: Cairo
Area: total land is 1,001,449 km²
Population: 80,335,036 (estimated 2007)
Languages: Official language is Arabic.
Climate: a mild winter from November to April and a hot summer from May to October.
Currency: Egyptian pound (EGP)
Exchange rates: 1 US dollar = 1 USD = 5.53128 EGP
Airports: 1 main airport
Egypt Time difference: GMT + 2 ( GMT + 3 in summer)