MEETING OF THEPRESIDENTS OF THECOMMITTEESSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND INNOVATIONBRUSSELS, 17-18OCTOBER2010GENERAL INFORMATION1)Place of the meetingParliament of the French-speaking Community – HemicycleEntrance : Rue Royale 72, 1000 Brussels2)Secretariat of the meetingFor any information about this meeting, please contact us on following address :

[email protected]

or call : Dominique Desprechins (+ 32 2 549 62 06) or Marie-Claire De Keyser (+ 32 2 549 62 03).Internet website:

http://www.parlement-eu2010.be

3)AccommodationThe hotel reservations are to be madeexclusivelyon line on the Internet website

http://secure-squatra.be

Rooms were reserved in 3 hotels :Hôtel Radisson Blu RoyalRue du Fosse-aux-Loups 471000 BrusselsHôtel Novotel Grand Place (4 stars)Rue du Marché aux Herbes 1201000 Brussels4)Registration for the meetingAll participants, including the interpreters accompanying the delegations, must registerbefore 20 september 2010,and send back the registration form per fax to followingnumber : + 32 2 549 62 12 ou per e-mail :

[email protected]

5)Arrival and departure of the delegationsThere is no organised transport: the Presidents and the delegation members must organizethemselves their transfer from the airport or from the station to the hotel that they havechosen.Hôtel Royal Windsor Grand Place (5 stars)Rue Duquesnoy 51000 Brussels

The bus travelling will be secured for all participants between the hotels and the meetingand reception places.Visit of the Citadel of Namur and of the Walloon Parliament, departure on Sundayat15 p.m.Meeting at the Parliament of the French-speaking Community, departure on Mondayat 8.15 a.m.7)AccreditationsAll participants who are registered for the meeting will receive a badge. This badge willbe available in the hotels on Sunday 17 october from 15.00 to 19.00, or at the Parliamentof the French-speaking Community on Monday 18 october 2010 from 8. 30 a.m.Colours of the accreditation ribbons :Chiefs of delegation : redParliament members : yellowOfficials : blueOrganization : green8)InterpretationThe translation will be secured simultaneously in French, Dutch, English and German.An additional translation cabin is at your disposal, following the principle of « firstarrived, first served ».9)DocumentationThe documentation will be regularly actualized on the Internet website. By theiraccreditation, the participants will receive the last version of the documents.10) PressThe Conference is open to the press.11) Meeting roomThere will be a meeting room at the disposal of the participants with computers, faxand telephone. All computers will have access to Internet.12) Non-smoker compartmentIt is forbidden to smoke within the buildings of the Parliament.13) Bank and changeThe euro is the currency in force in Belgium.The hotels chosen for the Conference have a foreign exchange office.