NAT O   Pa rl i a me n t a ry  As s e mb l y 028 SESP 05 E SPRING SESSION 2005 LJUBLJANA, SLOVENIA, 27 MAY – 31 MAY 2005 GENERAL INFORMATION SESSION VENUE Grand Hotel Union Miklosiceva 1 1000 LJUBLJANA Slovenia Tel: (+386-1) 308 1270 All  the  meetings  will  be  held  in  the  Grand  Hotel  Union.  For  participants  staying  at  other  hotels, access  to  the  meetings  will  be  via  the  Grand  Foyer  entrance  of  the  hotel,  located  on  the  street Nazorjeva (not via the hotel’s main entrance). SECRETARIAT OF THE SLOVENIAN DELEGATION Secretary of Delegation Mrs Tamara GRUDEN-PECAN International Relations Department National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia Subiceva 4 Tel:      (+386-1) 478 9509 1000 LJUBLJANA Fax: (+386-1) 478 9859 Slovenia e-mail: [email protected] Assistant Ms Lucija SILA Tel:      (+386-1) 478 9921 Fax: (+386-1) 478 9878 e-mail: [email protected] P.T.O.

028 SESP 05 E 2 CUSTOMS PROCEDURES A  valid  passport  is  required  to  enter  Slovenia,  except  for  nationals  of  EU  countries  and  Croatia who may enter Slovenia with a valid national ID card.  Nationals of the following countries require a visa: Albania * Egypt * Russian Federation Turkey * Armenia Georgia Serbia and Montenegro * Ukraine Azerbaijan Moldova the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia * Bosnia and Herzegovina*     Morocco* Tunisia * Holders of diplomatic or official passports of the respective countries do not require a visa to enter Slovenia To be certain of current visa and passport requirements, delegation secretaries/participants should contact their respective Slovenian embassy. Please note that it will not be possible to obtain a visa at the border when entering Slovenia.   ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES OF PARTICIPANTS Ljubljana airport Ljubljana airport is situated 26 km north of the city centre. Participants will be met upon their arrival at the airport on Thursday 26 May and Friday 27 May and taken to the session hotels - Grand Hotel Union and hotels Slon/Best Western Premier, Lev, City and Domina Grand Media (provided their travel details have been communicated to the International Secretariat). At  the  end  of  the  session,  transport  to  Ljubljana  airport  will  be  provided  in  the  afternoon  of Tuesday 31 May and all day on Wednesday 1 June. Other means of transport from the airport to Ljubljana city centre Airport shuttle An  airport  shuttle  service  to  Ljubljana  city  centre  is  available.  For  information  on  this  service  and reservations please refer to www.orbita.si. Taxi The  journey  by  taxi  from  the  airport  should  cost  around  7.000  SIT  (€  30),  and  may  take  30 -40 minutes. Luggage In order to identify luggage easily at the airport, participants are advised to display the NATO PA logo label on their luggage.  The labels will be provided by the Conference Service upon request. PARKING Delegations  should  request  parking  facilities  at  their  hotel  if  necessary.  For  security  reasons,  the parking facilities at the Grand Hotel Union and immediate area around the hotel will be limited.

028 SESP 05 E 3 PHOTOGRAPHIC IDENTITY BADGE For security reasons, the Assembly identity badge features a photograph of the participant.  If the International  Secretariat  is  not  already  in  possession  of  the  participant’s  photograph,  please forward one as soon as possible for the attention of Régine Malet (email:  [email protected]). The photo  should  preferably  be  in  digital  jpeg  format,  taken  at  the  camera’s  lowest  resolution.   Alternatively, standard colour passport photos may be sent by post. If  the  NATO  PA  is  not  in  possession  of  a  photograph  before  the  session,  participants  will  be required  to  have  their  photo  taken  at  the  session  site  and  this  may  require  some  waiting.    The procedure will therefore be greatly facilitated if we receive photos in advance. RECEPTION DESK The reception area will be located in the Grand Foyer on the ground floor of the Grand Hotel Union. The NATO PA reception desk will be open on Friday 27 May from 14.00 to 19.00 and Saturday    28  May  from  7.30.    Access  to  the  reception  area  will  be  given  upon  presentation  of  a  NATO PA badge or photographic identification (a passport or identity card). SECURITY For security reasons, all participants, including accompanying persons, observers and members of the press, will be required to wear their identity badges at all meetings and social functions, as well as for all transport organised for the session. All participants must carry some official photo identification (i.e. passport or identity card) at all times, in case the security services perform an identification check. PLENARY SITTING The Plenary Sitting of the 2005 Spring Session will take place on Tuesday 31 May at 8.45 in the Grand Union Hall.  Participants are requested to take their seats by 8.30 at the latest.  All participants are requested to wear their identity badges. The  interactive  presentation  of  "Black  Dawn",  a  simulation  of  a  nuclear  terrorist  attack,  will  take place during the plenary sitting, from 11.00 to around 16.00. PROGRAMME FOR ACCOMPANYING PERSONS Saturday 28 May A  guided  tour  of  Ljubljana’s  Old  Town  and  a  visit  to  the  Slovenian  Ethnographic  Museum  will  be organised  in  the morning with departure from the Grand Hotel Union at  9.30. The programme will conclude at 13.00. For those interested, shopping will be organised in the afternoon including visits to cut-glass and lace shop. Departure will be from the Grand Hotel Union at 15.00, with the return at approximately 17.30. Sunday 29 May A full day excursion, including lunch, will be organised to Bled (castle, island and lake). Departure will be from the Grand Hotel Union at 9.30, with the return at around 17.00. Those  wishing  to  participate  in  the  programme  are  requested  to  register  at  the  Information  Desk located in the reception area, on Friday 27 May from 14.00 to 19.00 and on Saturday 28 May from 7.30 to 18.00.

028 SESP 05 E 4 EXCURSION An  excursion  will  be  organised  for  all  participants  in  the  session  on  Monday  30  May.    The programme includes a full-day visit to Postojna caves and lunch.  Departure for the excursion will be at 10.30 from the Grand Hotel Union and hotels Lev and Domina Grand Media.  Return transport to Ljubljana will be provided from Postojna at 16.00 (arrival at around 17.00). The inside cave temperature is around 9°C and participants are recommended to wear warm clothes and comfortable shoes (low heels). OFFICIAL RECEPTIONS Participation  in  the  official  receptions  is  by  invitation  only.    Guests  are  requested  to  wear  their identity  badges  to  all  functions.    Dress  for  social  functions  is  informal  (i.e.  business  suit  and  day dress). TRANSPORT The hotels City and Slon/Best Western Premier are within 5 minutes walking distance of the Grand Hotel Union. Transport between these hotels and the Grand Hotel Union will not be provided for the meetings. The Grand Hotel Union will be the point of departure and return for these hotels for all social events. The hotel Lev is approximately 10 minutes walk from the Grand Hotel Union and the hotel Domina Grand Media is located 3 km from the city centre. Transport for these hotels will be provided for the meetings and all social events. Participants are required to wear their identity badge when using transport organised for the session. Transport schedules will be available at the reception desk in the reception area at the Grand Hotel Union and at the welcome desks in the other hotels. OTHER SERVICES Tourist  information,  travel,  exchange  and  internet  services  will  be  available  to  participants  at  the Grand Hotel Union.  Further information regarding these and other services will be included in the session handbook. WEATHER The  end  of  May  is  usually  warm  and  sunny  with  average  temperatures  varying  between  15  and 20°C. _______________________ International Secretariat NATO Parliamentary Assembly place du Petit Sablon, 3 B - 1000 BRUSSELS Tel. (32-2) 513 28 65 Fax (32-2) 514 18 47 e-mail [email protected] http://www.nato-pa.int March 2005

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