A Joint Conference between the countries of Central Asia and the European Union in the area of new markets for Telematics products and services for Healthcare, Education and Training and Electronic Commerce

GENERAL INFORMATION
PROGRAMME (draft)

I. ORGANIZATION OF THE CONFERENCE

1. The Conference will take place in Almaty, Kazakhstan, from 7 to 9 October 1998 at the following address:

                    Hotel "Hayatt Regency Rakhat Palace"
                    29/6, Satpayeva st.,  
                    tel. +7 3272 50 92 34
                    fax. +7 3275 81 16 35

2. If you have any questions regarding the draft Programme for the Conference please contact the project coordinator:

                    Ms Dana Ziyasheva
                    Information and Informatics Division
                    1, rue Miollis
                    75015 Paris, FRANCE
		    tel. +33 1 45 68 42 41
		    fax. +33 1 45 68 55 83

3. For hotel reservations, welcome services at the airport, Conference logistics, technical issues for demonstrations and other practical information, please contact:

                    Ms Alma Zhanazarova
                    JSC Kazakhstan Telecommunications, KATELCO
                    2, Timiryazeva st.,
                    480000 Almaty, Kazakhstan
                    tel. +7 3272 53 38 56
		    fax. +7 3272 50 38 76
                    e-mail: alma@katelco.com

With copy to:       Attn. Mr Nurbek Rayev
                    European Delegation, 20A, Kazibek Bi
                    480100 Almaty, Kazakhstan
                    tel. +7 3272 63 88 58
                    fax. +7 3272 63 77 52
                    e-mail: cedel@asdc.kz (Attn. Mr Rayev)

4. During the Conference itself, participants will receive their mail, phone messages, and telegrams at the Conference's Information and Registration Desk of the Hotel.

II. WORKING DOCUMENTS

5. The Draft Programme of the Conference will be sent out on 15 September. The Conference documents will be provided to the participants upon their official registration before the beginning of the meeting.

6. Participants are reminded that the Secretariat will not be able to assure typing services, translation, or xeroxing of individual documents. Consequently, participants are asked to bring with them typed copies of their documents in one of the working languages, in order to facilitate the work of the Conference Secretariat.

NB: If you will make report on the conference, please read the tips for your presentation.

III. WORKING LANGUAGES

7. The working languages of the Conference will be English and Russian. Simultaneous interpretation will be carried out in these two languages.

IV. AVAILABLE SERVICES AND FACILITIES

8. The following equipment will be available for presentations and demonstrations:

• overhead projector (Saville Sceptre2) and screen
• slide projector 35mm and screen
• video and monitor 70cm
• sound system (1 Amplifier, 2 Loudspeaker, 1 Microfone)
• LCD Projector (Model SANYO PLC-5500E)
• Internet connection (64Kb/sec)

9. The Hotel "Hayat Regency Rakhat Palace" has all communication services (telephones, telex, faxes). The hotel has bars, cafeterias, restaurants, and an indoor swimming pool. Other facilities can be found: banking service, travel agency, newspaper stand-shop, restaurants, and transport facilities.

V. LODGING

10. Three lunch breaks, cocktail and dinner of all participants will be offered by the organizers. Travel and accommodation of the 12 European participants are covered by the organizers. The others are requested to cover travel and accommodation from their own funds. The following hotels are suggested:

11. We would recommend the Otrar Hotel (former "Intourist") which has all the facilities corresponding to 3-4 star Hotel. It was the first hotel for foreign tourists in Almaty, built in 1980s.

12. Participants are asked to return the attached Hotel reservation request form (Annex I) signed, by 30 August 1998 at the latest, to the address indicated on the form.

NB: The transfers to the Conference venue will be arranged from the Otrar Hotel only.

VI. ENTERING FORMALITIES

13. Please fill in the Registration form attached and send it to Ms Alma Jhanazarova who will issue an invitation to enable you to apply for visa. The Kazakhstan Embassies and Consulates in Europe are requested to facilitate visa delivering to the Conference participants. Please indicate that you are travelling to Kazakstan to participate in the Eurasia Online'98 Conference when applying for visa.

14. Kazakhstan consulate services in Europe:

Country	Address	Telephone	Fax
Austria	Embassy of Kazakhstan in Vienna Gotfried Keller Gasse 2-2 Wien 1030 Osterreich	+431 713 837 20 +431 713 837 30	+431 713 83 74
Belgium	Embassy of Kazakhstan in Brussels Av. Van Bever, 30 Brussels 1180	+322 374 15 90 +322 374 08 95	+322 374 09 11
France	Embassy of Kazakhstan in Paris 59, rue Pierre Charron 75008 Paris	+331 45 61 52 06 +331 45 61 52 00	+331 45 61 52 01
Germany	Embassy of Kazakhstan in Bonn Oberer Lindweg 2-4, 53129 Bonn-Dottendorf	+49 228 923 80 13	+49 228 923 80 25
Germany	Consulate General of Kazakhstan in Frankfurt-am-Meine	+49 69 971 46 70	+49 69 971 46 18
Germany	Consulate of Kazakhstan in Berlin	+49 171 425 23 18 +49 171 421 136 21	+49 171 301 95 18
Germany	Consulate of Kazakhstan in Dusseldorf	+49 2132 931 640 +49 2132 931 641	+49 2132 931 642
Germany	Consulate of Kazakhstan in Hannover	+49 5138 708 124	+49 5138 708 201
Hungary	Embassy of Kazakhstan in Budapest Kapy ut 59, Budapest 1025	+361 275 13 00 +361 275 13 01	+361 275 20 92
Israel	Embassy of Kazakhstan in Tel Aviv Jabotinsky Street 33 Twins Towers, Building No.1 1st floor, 188 Ramat-Gan, 52511 Tel Aviv	+97203 752 21 47 +97203 752 21 48	+97203 752 21 42
Italy	Embassy of Kazakhstan in Roma 00186 Roma, piazza Farnese, 101, int.3	+396 688 086 40 +396 688 086 90	+396 688 913 60
Italy	Consulate in Milano Milano, via Lazzaretto, 19	+396 670 768 15 +396 670 768 16	+396 670 768 14
Russia	Embassy of Kazakhstan in Moscow 101000 Moscow, Chistoprudny Bulvar, 3a	+7 095 972 18 20	+7 095 208 26 50
Switzerland	Embassy of Kazakhstan in Bern Alpenstrasse, 19A 3006 Bern, Suisse	+4131 351 79 69	+4131 351 79 69
Switzerland	Permanent Mission in Geneve 26, Chemin de Loinville Case Postale N6 1216 Cointrin-Geneve, Suisse	+4122 788 66 00 +4122 788 66 07	+4122 788 66 02
Turkey	Embassy of Kazakhstan in Ankara Ebuzziya Tevfik Sokak No.6 Cankaya - Ankara	+90 312 441 23 01 +90 312 441 23 02	+90 312 441 23 03
Turkey	Representative of the Embassy in Istanbul	+90 212 514 15 24	+90 212 514 15 25
United Kingdom	Embassy of Kazakhstan in London	+44 171 244 00 22	+44 171 244 00 22

VII. AIRLINE TRANSPORT

15. The following air companies have regular flights to Almaty: Austrian Airlines, KLM, Lufthansa, Turkish Airways and British Airways. When in Almaty, you could contact them at the following numbers:

KLM / Lufthansa
Almaty
73, Gogolya st.,
tel: 7 3272 50 77 47
fax: 7 3272 33 12 34

Austrian Airlines
Almaty
537, Seyfulina st.,
tel: 7 3272 50 10 69, 50 10 70
fax: 7 3272 50 17 07

Turkish Airlines
Almaty
81/84, Sovetskaya st.,
tel: 7 3272 50 10 67, 50 62 20
fax: 7 3272 50 62 19

British Airways
Almaty
115/2, Ablay Khan st.,
tel: 7 3272 50 36 31, 50 36 28
fax: 7 3272 50 36 30

VIII. ARRIVAL ARRANGEMENTS

16. The Conference welcome service will be present in the Almaty International Airport from Monday 5 to Wednesday 7 October.

17. Upon your arrival and passage through the customs services, a welcome service will direct you to the special-bus, which will take you to the hotel. The same bus will take you from the hotel to the airport.

IX. CURRENCY

18. There is no limit on the amount of cash that participants may bring with them in cash or travelers cheques. However, it is sometimes difficult to retrieve currency with your credit card and there are high commissions on travel cheques. US dollars in cash and German marks can be easily changed at numerous authorized dealers.

19. The Kazakh tenge is the monetary unit of the country. As an example, the official exchange rate in July 1998 is as follows:

Foreign Money 1 US dollar 1 French franc 1 DM

Kazakh tenge 77.3 13.33 43.23

NB: These exchange rates are subject to modification.

X. CLIMATE AND ELECTRICITY

20. In October, the temperature during the day can be between 10° and 20° C. The weather is quite variable; it could be dry and sunny or rainy and cold. Participants are advised to bring a raincoat and an umbrella.