Udenrigsudvalget 2012-13
URU Alm.del Bilag 14
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Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations6-7 December 2012United Nations HeadquartersNew York
INFORMATION NOTEThe meeting will take place in Conference Room 1 in the North Lawn Building (ground level) on 6and 7 December. The proceedings will start at 10 a.m. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m. to allowdelegates sufficient time to find their seats. The President of the IPU and the President of the UnitedNations General Assembly will welcome participants at the opening.LanguagesSimultaneous interpretation will be provided in English, French, Spanish and Arabic. In addition,there are three interpretation booths available to national delegations wishing to bring their owninterpreters. Requests for these booths should be submitted by email to[email protected].They will be treated on a first-come, first-served basis.Travel and AccommodationDelegations are expected to make their own travel and accommodation arrangements. Please notethat hotels in New York can be fully booked during the fall period and that better rates and morechoice may be afforded when reserving early. Your country’s Permanent Mission to the UnitedNations may be of assistance in this.Building AccessSecurity arrangements at the United Nations are very strict and no one is allowed to enter withoutan entry badge issued by the Pass Office. Badge applications must be submitted in advance throughyour country’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations, and at the request of your parliamentarydelegation.Registration of ParticipantsA separate registration form (attached) must be filled out for each participant and submitted to theOffice of the IPU Permanent Observer to the United Nations in New York. Please note that the sameform applies to both members of parliament and accompanying staff.Further InformationThe full agenda will be circulated three weeks prior to the meeting. It will also be posted on the IPUWeb sites atwww.ipu.org. Please consult this site regularly for any announcement concerning themeeting.