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FOREST EUROPE EXPERT LEVEL MEETING
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE
FOR
THE
PREPARATIONS
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6-7 November 2014, NH Hotel, Cuenca, Spain
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Bellow you will find information on how to register for the Expert Level Meeting, the venue,
hotel and other practical information regarding the meeting.
HOW TO REGISTER
To register for the meeting, please visit click on the following link:
http://www.news-foresteurope.org/form/form13.html
Participants are requested to register at their earliest convenience, preferably no later than
Monday 27 October 2014.
MEETING
The meeting will be held on 6-7 November 2014 at the NH Hotel, Cuenca, Spain.
The meeting is scheduled to start at 10:00 hours on Thursday 6 November 2014 and will last
until 13:30 hours on Friday 7 November 2014.
Participants are kindly invited to a fieldtrip that will take place in the evening of Wednesday
5 November 2014. More information about this fieldtrip will be available in due time.
LANGUAGE & DOCUMENTATION
The meeting will be held in English and interpreted into Russian, French and Spanish. The
background documents for the meeting will be in English and will be delivered in due time.
MEALS
There will be coffee breaks during the meeting at the same venue. Lunch is not included in
the meetings arrangements. There is a restaurant in the venue and restaurants nearby.
VISA INFORMATION
Participants are responsible for checking visa requirements and making their own visa
arrangements before departure, including visa for transit or stopover.
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Those participants needing a personalized invitation to comply with their visa procedures
can address their request to Ms. Ana Nieto: [email protected]
CURRENCY
The official currency in Spain is the Euro. Use of credit cards is widespread in Spain.
VENUE
The NH Hotel is placed in Ronda San José, 1, 16004 Cuenca (Spain).
http://www.nh-hoteles.es/nh/es/hoteles/espana/cuenca/nh-ciudad-de-cuenca.html
Tel. Reception: +34 969 23 05 02
ARRIVAL DETAILS
To arrive to Cuenca you can take a flight either to Madrid or to Alicante or Valencia and
from there a high speed train (AVE) to Cuenca.
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Travel from Madrid Airport (Barajas – Adolfo Suárez) to Cuenca
The major airport is the Madrid Barajas airport, located 12 Km northeast of Madrid.
Participants can take the local train (line C1 in light blue) in the airport Terminal 4,
and stops in Puerta de Atocha Station:
http://www.redtransporte.com/img/transporte/madrid/cercanias-renfe/planocercaniasrenfe.jpg
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You can also take the underground:
https://www.metromadrid.es/export/sites/metro/comun/documentos/planos/Plan
oesquematicoespanol.pdf
And there is an urban bus too, from airport to Atocha Station:
http://www.emtmadrid.es/lineaaeropuerto/horarios.html
In Puerta de Atocha Station a high speed train (AVE) will take you to Cuenca in one
hour (Cuenca is located approximately 140 km from Madrid). Please visit the
following website to buy the train tickets from Madrid to Cuenca:
http://www.renfe.com/index.html
(please note that the tickets cannot be bought through the web till 50 days before
your trip).
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Travel from Valencia or Alicante Airports to Cuenca
You can also fly to Valencia or Alicante airports, where a high speed train (AVE) will
take you to Cuenca in one hour more or less (Cuenca is located approximately 280
km from Alicante and 190 from Valencia).
PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN CUENCA
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Travel from Cuenca Train Station to Cuenca city:
Participants can take taxi (taxi desk is located on the exit of the Cuenca Station, and
the price should not be higher than 20 EUR), or also can take an urban bus L12 that
will take you directly to the NH Hotel (every 30 minutes, 1,05 €).
http://www.urbanoscuenca.com/
http://www.urbanoscuenca.com/Adjuntos/PDFLinea/24072014_121514_635418009
146028946.pdf
ACCOMODATION
Participants are kindly requested to take care of their hotel booking. There are several nice
hotels in Cuenca.
The Liaison Unit Madrid has arranged a limited number of rooms at discount price for
FOREST EUROPE guest in the same hotel where the meeting will take place, and in two
others hotels in the old center of the city. Prices include breakfast.
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NH Hotel****
http://www.nh-hoteles.es/nh/es/hoteles/espana/cuenca/nh-ciudad-de-cuenca.html
Ronda San José, 1, 16004 Cuenca (Spain)
Reception: +34 969 23 05 02
Prices: 62,70€ double room for single occupancy per night, includes breakfast.
You can contact [email protected] in order to arrange your reservations
from 30 August to 3 October 2014 with the following reference:
FOREST EUROPE Meeting, loc 212741111.
Hotel Convento del Giraldo ****
http://www.hotelconventodelgiraldo.com/
Calle San Pedro 12, Cuenca, 16001 (Spain)
Tel: +34 969232700
Fax: +34 969237205
Prices: Double room for single occupancy: 58 €, includes breakfast.
Double room for two people: 68€, includes breakfast.
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You can contact [email protected] in order to arrange your
reservations from 30 August to 3 October 2014 with the following reference:
FOREST EUROPE Meeting.
This hotel is in the historic center of Cuenca. Located 30 minutes walking and 10 minutes on
the bus L1, leaving the cathedral square and leads to the door of NH, with departures every
30 minutes, at the following times:
http://www.urbanoscuenca.com/Adjuntos/PDFLinea/29072013_112540_635106939406540
000.pdf)
Please find below a map with the distance between the hotel and the venue:
Hotel Leonor de Aquitania ***
http://www.hotelleonordeaquitania.com/
Calle San Pedro 60, Cuenca, 16001 (Spain)
Tel: +34 969 231 000
Fax: +34 969 231 004
Prices: Double room for single occupancy: 50 €, includes breakfast.
Double room for two people: 58€, includes breakfast.
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You can contact [email protected] in order to arrange your
reservations from 30 August to 3 October 2014 with the following reference:
FOREST EUROPE Meeting.
This hotel is in the historic center of Cuenca. Located 30 minutes walk and 10 minutes on
the bus L1, leaving the cathedral square and leads to the door of NH, with departures every
30 minutes, at the following times:
http://www.urbanoscuenca.com/Adjuntos/PDFLinea/29072013_112540_635106939406540
000.pdf
Please find below a map with the distance between the hotel and the venue:
GENERAL INFORMATION
See http://www.turismocuenca.com/
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FINANCIAL SUPPORT
Financial support is available for this meeting and may be provided for one participant per
eligible country.
Request for financial support should be submitted as soon as possible, but no later than 15
October2014.
Please contact Ms. Ana Nieto from Liaison Unit Madrid: [email protected]
FURTHER INFORMATION
Please, do not hesitate to contact with us if you have any additional question regarding the
Expert Level Meeting in Cuenca.
FOREST EUROPE Liaison Unit Madrid
Tel +34 914458410
Email: [email protected]
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