Poor health, food insecurity and poverty -
How to break a vicious circle ?
 
Home
 
Introduction
 
Programme
 
Documents
 
Organisation
 
Registration
 
Results
 
Contact
 
     
 

Organisation of the Symposium

Date
Thursday, 13 October 2005


Venue

The Symposium will be held at the Conference Center of the Hotel “Novotel Bern Expo” in Berne (Guisanplatz 2), Switzerland. The venue is easily accessible:

  • by public transport (train to Berne main station, tram no. 9 direction "Guisanplatz", terminal stop "Guisanplatz", see also route network of Bernmobil)
  • by car (see map and explanation for details).

Furthermore, the website bern.ch offers an interactive city map. For more information on the venue please have a look at the website of Hotel "Novotel Bern Expo".

Location   Access by car
 


Language

The main language of the Symposium will be English. Interpreters will provide translations into French and German.


Fees
The participation fees for the Symposium including coffee breaks, lunch, reception and documentation are the following:
Registration until 31. August 2005: CHF 200.- (ca. US $160)
Registration after 31. August 2005: CHF 250.- (ca. US $200)
After registration participants will receive bank details for the payment of the participation fee.


Registration

Please use this registration form to register for the Symposium. Registration is open until 30 September. The number of participants is limited.


Hotel

The Accor Hotels in Berne, to which the Hotel "Novotel Bern Expo" belongs, offer three different categories of hotels in the same building:

Hotel Novotel Bern Expo Price of rooms: CHF 132 - 230
Hotel Ibis Bern Expo Price of rooms: CHF 89 - 109
Hotel Etap Bern Expo Price of rooms: CHF 79

For more information or assistance regarding reservations in other hotels please consult the website of Bern Tourism.


Visa

Please verify if you need a visa to enter Switzerland. For relevant information go to: http://www.bfm.admin.ch/index.php?id=278&L=3


Organisation

The Symposium is organised by InfoAgrar.


Sponsors

The following institutions support the Symposium financially:


Credits

Consulting hour at the public health service in Mahavanona village, northern prefecture of Antsiranana, Madagascar.   Consulting hour at the public health service in Mahavanona village, northern prefecture of Antsiranana, Madagascar.
FAO/17413/H. Wagner/1994
     
Bali  

Bali
visipix.com/054584
R. Salomon

 

Top

 

 

 

© 2005 InfoAgrar | Latest Update: 04.10.2005
Home