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Participation
Registration | Fees | Cancellation | Venue | Translation | Accomodations | Transportation from Area Airports | Weather
Registration
The deadline for registration is April 19, 2003. Please fill out the registration form and mail or fax it to:
Asel Mukeyeva
Financial Sector Learning Program
The World Bank
1818 H Street, N.W.
Mail Stop J3-304
Washington, DC 20433
USA
Fax: +1-202-676-9874
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Fees
Participation fee for the conference is $1000. A reduced participation fee of $900 is offered for registrations received before March 14, 2003. The fee covers all conference activities. It does NOT include accommodations. Payment must be received within 10 days after registration form is submitted to confirm attendance.
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Cancellation
Cancellations received after 12 midnight Eastern Standard Time (EST), April 12, 2003 and no-shows will forfeit 100% of the participation fee.
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Venue
H Auditorium
1914 G Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
The conference will start at 8:30 am on May 5, 2003. Participants should allow enough time to pickup their name badges and reading material prior to the conference. Please be prepared to show identification upon entering the building.
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Translation
The conference will be conducted in English. Simultaneous translation into French, Spanish, and Russian will be provided contingent upon sufficient requests from registered participants. For additional information please contact Asel Mukeyeva at amukeyeva@worldbank.org
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Accommodations
The conference participation fee does NOT cover accommodations. All participants must make their own hotel arrangements. However, for your convenience we blocked rooms in three hotels within the neighborhood. Below please find contact information, addresses and rates of the three hotels.
When making a reservation, please be sure to mention you will be in Washington for the World Bank Conference "PPFM" on May 5-7, 2003.
If you make a reservation by e-mail, please be sure to include your name, contact information, dates you will stay, and credit card number and expiration date in the e-mail.
All rates shown are per night and do NOT include D.C. tax (14.5%), meals, or service charges. For more information about a hotel, please click on the hotel name.
One Washington Circle Hotel
One Washington Circle, N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
Tel: +1-202-872-1680 or +1-800-424-9671 (toll free)
E-mail: sales@onewashingtonhotel.com
Rate: $159 single occupancy studio
Reservation deadline: April 4, 2003 (after this date you will not be able to receive the group rate).
Wyndham City Center Hotel
1143 New Hampshire Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20037
Tel: +1-202-775-0800 or +1-800-526-7495 (toll free)
Fax: +1-202-828-8226
E-mail: Kkerrigan@Wyndham
Rate: $139 single or double occupancy
Reservation deadline: April 7, 2003 (after this date you will not be able to receive the group rate)
Hotel Lombardy
2019 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: +1-800-424-5486 (toll free)
Fax: +1-202-872-0503
Rate: $134 single occupancy / $144 double occupancy
Reservation deadline: March 28, 2003 (after this date you will not be able to receive the group rate)
NOTE: Please provide the Group ID number (8928) when making a reservation at this hotel only.
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Transportation from Area Airports
From Washington Dulles International Airport
(in Virginia, 30 miles from Washington, D.C.)
· You can take a taxi directly to your hotel (approximate fare is $45) or
· You can take an airport bus (approximate fare is $16) to the terminal in downtown Washington, from which you can take a taxi to the hotel at a cost of approximately $8, including tip.
From Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
(in Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C.)
· You can take a taxi directly to your hotel (approximate fare is $15, including tip) or
· You can take the subway (Metrorail) to downtown (Washington, DC has a very convenient and safe metro system). Take the Blue Line metro towards Addison Road. Get off at Foggy Bottom Metro Stop which is only a few blocks from the World Bank and hotels.
From Baltimore Washington International Airport
(in Maryland, 30 miles from Washington, D.C.)
· You can take a taxi directly to your hotel (approximate fare is $70) or
· You can take a super shuttle bus (approximate fare is $25) to downtown Washington, D.C.
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Weather
In May, the temperature in Washington, D.C. varies between 5-20 degrees Celsius. To check the weather in Washington before your departure, click here.
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