The Fourteenth Meeting of SPA/BD Thematic Focal Points will take place at the SLOVENIJA Hotel, Conference Center - meeting room “Cristoforo Colombo".

The meeting working languages are English and French. Simultaneous interpretation into English/French/English will be available during the plenary sessions.

Accommodation fees on a bed & breakfast basis and lunches will be paid by SPA/RAC directly to the Hotel. Extras (phone, beverages, mini‐bar, etc.) are not covered.

Reservations on Bed & Breakfast basis is made for all the participants at the Slovenija Hotel (meeting venue).

There is group lunch organized at the Hotel, during the 4 days of the meeting, (18, 19, 20 and 21 June 2019).

Participants sponsored by SPA/RAC will receive their complementary DSA, in order to cover other meals and local transportation (train, bus, taxi, etc.), and other possible miscellaneous fees, in the form of a prepaid credit card, on the first day of the meeting. For identification purposes, participants are kindly requested to bring their passports and boarding passes. It is advisable that participants carry some out-of-pocket cash to cover expenses that may occur between the airport and the Hotel.

Travel fees: Participants travel will be covered by SPA/RAC.

Participants are kindly requested to arrange their journey. When booking their flight tickets and before purchasing, participants are kindly requested to share with SPA/RAC the itinerary and corresponding price for approval.

Reimbursement will be made to the beneficiaries by bank transfer or in their prepaid credit card; upon presentation of the expenditure’s proofs (ticket invoice and electronic ticket, the corresponding boarding passes, etc.).

Participants who need an entry visa to Slovenia are strongly advised to secure the required entry visa at the nearest Slovenian Embassy/consulate in their home country prior to departure. For the detailed information on the visa application, kindly go to the website of the relevant consular office in your country.

Nearest airports to Portorož:

• Joze Pučnik airport - LJUBLJANA, Slovenia
• Ronchi airport – TRIESTE, Italy
• Marco Polo airport - VENICE, Italy

Transfers to the Meeting venue from the nearest airports can be booked by contacting a travel agency as indicated below:

GO-OPTI If you travel to Slovenia or want to get from Ljubljana to Venice, Trieste, Vienna, Milano, Bologna, Munich or other cities, the GoOpti is the right service for you. On their website you can book transfer services between Ljubljana and numerous airports and Slovenian cities.

SUN-TOURS organize transfers from TRIESTE (I), VENICE (I) and Ljubljana (SLO) Airports to all hotels in Portorož.

Please click here to book your airport transfer and to find all information.

To minimize the environmental footprint of the 14th Meeting of SPA/BD Thematic Focal Points and in line with the UN Policy towards greener meetings, participants are kindly reminded to bring their own copies of the meeting documents or use their electronic versions on their personal mobile devices, as no paper copies will be made available on site.

Documents are available on the meeting's dedicated webpage.

For more information visit:

• http://www.slovenia.info
• http://www.inyourpocket.com/slovenia/Portorož
• http://www.visitslovenia.net/pic/doc/Portorož.pdf