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From best practices to evidence based policy choice The Use of ICT for Local Development --ART-ISI@MED Launching and training Workshops 2012

Beirut, Lebanon, 30-31 May 2012 Practical Information

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION Date 30-31/5/2012 Location Beirut, Lebanon Venue and accommodation

Radisson Blu Martinez Hotel, Beirut http://www.radissonblu.com/hotel-beirut Ain El Mreysseh - P.O. Box 11-1267 Beirut, Lebanon Tel: + 961 1 368 111 Fax: +961 1 370 333 E-mail: info.beirut@radissonblu.com

Transportation from and to Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport The Radisson Blu Martinez Hotel, Beirut is situated close to the Airport.

Transportation from and to the Airport will be provided by the workshop organizers: Guests will be welcomed & assisted at the airport by “Allo taxi� 00961 76 66 72 49 Official language of the workshop The official language of the workshop is English.

Interpretation services Interpretation will be provided from Arabic to English and vice versa.

Welcome cocktail and lunch breaks A welcome cocktail reception will be organized for the international participants on the 29th of may from 8 PM until 10 PM in Radisson Hotel , in the Olivos Private Room, next to the Restaurant on the Mezzanine Level.

Lunch will be served in the Olivos restaurant, in Radisson.

Languages spoken in Lebanon The official language is Arabic, but English is also widely spoken.

Currency The Lebanese pound is the currency unit of Lebanon, but payments in US Dollars are also possible.

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Exchange rate For a Lebanese Pound (LBP) and United States Dollar (USD) Currency Exchange Rate Conversion Calculator, please check: http://coinmill.com/LBP_USD.html Weather For the weather, please check: http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/Beirut+LEXX0003:1:LE More info about Lebanon For more information about Lebanon, please check: http://www.lebanon-tourism.gov.lb/ Contact persons

Mrs Najlaa Tamim, Admin & Finance Assistant , UNDP ARTGOLD Lebanon najlaa.tamim@undp-lebprojects.org - Tel + 961 (70) 119145 Mr Abdallah Muhieddine, UNDP ARTGOLD North Area Manager abdallah.muhieddine@undp-lebprojects.org - Tel +961 (3) 297 193

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