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IN/WMO INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON CYCLONE AND HAZARDOUS WEATHER IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

(Palma de Mallorca, Spain, April 14-17, 1997)

General Information

(In alphabetical order)

• Banking:

  Opening hours, Monday to Friday: 08.30 -14.00 hrs, Saturdays: 08.30 -13.00 hrs
  
  
  

• Car Rental:

  Special rates for car hire are available for the period of the symposium
  
  
  

• Closing Symposium Dinner:

  On Thursday 17 April there will be an optional Symposium Dinner for delegates. The cost per person: 6.500 SPA (1 USD = 125 SPA). See additional services booking form.
  
  
  

• Documentation:

  A desk for collecting documentation and identification card will be enabled in the Auditorium of Palma (Paseo Maritimo, 18) on Sunday, 13th of April, from 16 to 20 hours and on Monday, 14th, from 8 to 9 hours, as well as during the Symposium celebration.
  A booklet with the abstracts of all contributions received will be delivered to the participants included with the documentation folder.
  
  
  

• Extension Stays:

  The Housing Bureau will be pleased to offer extension stays both before and after the symposium dates.
  
  
  

• Honor Committee:

  An Honor Committee has been formed to remark the relevance of the Symposium. The presidency of this Committee has been accepted by the Minister of Environment of the Government of Spain, Mrs Isabel Tocino, and the Secretary General of WMO, Prof Obassi. The other members are the President of the Regional Government of the Balearics, the Delegate of the Spanish Government in the Balearics, the President of the Mallorca Island Council, the Mayor of the city of Palma de Mallorca, the Principal of the University of the Balearic Islands and the Director General of the Spanish Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (INM).
  
  
  

• Hotel Accommodation

  Hotel reservation procedure:

  Hotel reservations should be made by filling in the hotel reservation form only. A separate form should be completed for each participant. The deadline date to guarantee accommodation is 01 February 1997.
  Any amendments or cancellations must be made in writing to the Housing Bureau.
  Form of Payment: A minimum deposit of 5.000 pesetas per person must be sent with the reservation form. Full payment to be received prior to 15 March 1997.
  Cancellation Charges:
  a) For cancellations received prior to 01 March 1997 there will be no charge made except bank costs.
  b) Cancellations received after 01 March will be charged the equivalent of 1 nights accommodation.
  c) In the event of non arrival and without notification of cancellation, the room will be kept for 1 night and no refund will be made.
  
  
  

• Housing Bureau:

  C.I.C., S.A. (INM/WMO International Symposium) San Miguel 30, 4 - D 07002 Palma de Mallorca, Spain Fax: 34-71-71 35 45 E-Mail: cic@jet.es
  
  
  

• Optional Excursions:

  We are pleased to offer optional excursions as detailed. CIC reserve the right to cancel any excursion which does not have a minimum of 25 participants. In this case full refunds will be made. See additional services booking form.
  
  
  

• Pre and Post Tours:

  Pre and post tours are available on request.
  
  
  

• Registration Fee:

  The participation in the Symposium is free of charge, but there is a limitation of places. To be registered is mandatory to attend the Symposium. Not preregistered or registered èpeople are requested to fulfill the Registration Form beforσ 15 January 1997.
  
  
  

• Shopping:

  Opening hours: Monday to Saturday: 10.00 - 13.30 and 17.00 - 20.00 hrs. Department stores open throughout the day.
  
  
  

• Symposium Site:

  The Symposium will be held in the Auditorium of Palma de Mallorca, Paseo Maritimo 18, Palma de Mallorca. The Auditorium was built in 1968 as a concert hall and has been the site for many international congresses, musicals, orchestral concerts and cultural events. It is located in the heart of the Paseo Maritimo overlooking the Bay of Palma and is within walking distance from all the offered hotels.
  
  
  

• Travel

  Palma is easily accessible by plane with direct flights from many European cities and regular flights from Spanish airports. There is also a ferry service from both Barcelona and Valencia to Palma. C.I.C. will be pleased to provide any further information you may require concerning your travel to Palma including special fares.

  Travel from airport:

  Travel from Airport to hotel will not be covered by the organization. An information desk would be established in the Airport terminal on Sunday 13th, from 12 to 20 hours, if possible. Anyway, a taxi from Airport to the hotels zone costs approximately 2,000 SPA (around 15 USD). Public bus service is also available, although to get to the hotels zone two bus lines have to be combined: Airport line to Plaza Espana (ticket: 350 SPA) and lines 1, 3 or 5 from there to hotels (ticket: 160 SPA).

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