Forsvarsudvalget 2017-18
FOU Alm.del Bilag 72
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GENERAL INFO
Annual Security and Defence Forum of the Defence Committees
of the Nordic, Baltic and Polish Parliaments
Szczecin, Poland 22-24 April 2018
Registration
Delegations are kindly asked to confirm their attendance by completing the
REGISTRATION FORM for each participant and send them by e-mail them to
[email protected]
by 25 March 2018.
Venue
The main venue for the Forum is Dana Hotel Szczecin (aleja Wyzwolenia 50, Szczecin)
located 45 km from Solidarity Airport Szczecin-Goleniów (IATA code: SZZ).
The first day, the programme will take place at NATO
Multinational Corps Northeast
HQ. The delegations will have the opportunity to learn more about the MCNE and its
tasks and activities. Furthermore we plan to have a briefing on current situation in the
Baltic Sea region and NATO activities there. In preparations for this we are required to
present
valid
NATO
restricted
clearances
for
all
the
participants.
Therefore please send us scans of those clearances per mail at
[email protected]
not
later than till 12
th
April 2018.
This session will be followed by a light military lunch on spot. Further we plan to move
to one of the military units (depending on the location, we will probably
won’t come
back to hotel
before that), where the delegations could not only see the conditions
of the military service in the region, but also would have an opportunity to see and try
some of the equipment (we are trying to get approval for some shooting on spot),
hence it is advised to wear something rather comfortable (we discourage to wear skirts
on this part of the day).
After this part we will come back to hotel before heading for an official dinner
(the venue is not confirmed yet. The detailed programme will follow shortly).
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The second day, the Forum will take place at the Dana Hotel Szczecin
This facility is situated in the building of former Dana Clothing Mills. The historic
building became restored, maintaining original form and historical value of 19th
century architecture of Szczecin. Owing to the performed revitalization and artistic
vision of the designers, the city received a new hotel with the standard adapted to the
requirements of European four-star hotels. The building is located at the very centre
of the city, not far from business and trade facilities as well as main communication
arteries.
We plan to have think tank representatives as well as military/governmental experts
on that day.
As we forecast that vast majority of us would like to leave by plane at 14:55 via Warsaw
to hometowns, we plan to have a farewell lunch in the hotel around 12-12:30, so we
could take you all to the airport in Szczecin-Goleniów.
Practical information
Accommodation
A block booking has been made at Dana Hotel Szczecin, at a special rate, from Monday
23 - Tuesday 24 April. Some rooms are being held from Sunday 22 April for those
arriving early. The price is PLN 270 (approx. EUR 65) per single room/per person/per
night, incl. all taxes, breakfast and free WiFi.
For hotel room reservation, please contact the hotel directly by e-mailing the contact
person below and using the attached booking form, before. The block booking of
rooms will be released after this date and higher prices may apply for bookings made
after the deadline. Cancellation of booked rooms after 22 March will be according to
the policy of the hotel. For the overlook please put us in copy mail at
[email protected]
Hotel Dana Business & Conference
Aleja Wyzwolenia 50
71-500 Szczecin, Poland
Contact person: Mr Rafał Zaweracz, tel.: +48 55 23 64 71,
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e-mail:
[email protected]
Transportation
As the airport is quite far from the city, we will try to organize transportation for your
delegations. Hence our kind request for the information about your arriving and
departing planes, so we could our capacities and plan accordingly.
There will be organised transport during the programme on Monday and Tuesday, and
transportation from the hotel to the airport after the programme ends on Tuesday
early afternoon.
The official program runs from noon Monday 23 April until Tuesday 24 April early
afternoon. Early comers are welcome already on Sunday (no official programme, but
we may arrange something if the most of you decide to come).
Official dinner
The official dinner will take place on Monday 23 April. Although we still need to confirm
the venue, we do hope it will be a pleasant and fruitful evening. The detailed
programme will follow soon.
Language
The Forum will be conducted in English. Delegations are welcome to bring their own
interpreter. However there are limited capacities for interpreters booths in the hotel,
so if your delegation intends to bring an interpreter, please fill in the necessary
information in the REGISTRATION FORM and inform us as soon as it’s only possible.
Please bear in mind that the interpreters are also required to be in possession of valid
NATO restricted clearance.
Attire
The dress code for the visit at NATO MCNE is smart casual. The dress code for the rest
of the programme including the official dinner is business suit. Since parts of the
programme on Monday will be in a military unit and the plan is also to include the
shooting exercise, it is highly recommended to wear a comfortable attire according to
the newest weather forecasts. Skirt is not recommended then (but would be fine for
the official dinner).
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Climate
The temperatures in Szczecin in April normally vary from 5 – 15 degrees Celcius.
Currency
The official currency in Poland is Polish Zloty, PLN. EUR 1 is approximately 4 PLN.
Cash machines are easily available and taxis and shops widely accept credit card.
Contact information
For any questions regarding the Forum, please contact the organisers at the Polish
Parliament (Sejm):
Mr Michal Madaj (Committee Secretary)
e-mail: [email protected], tel.: +48 22 694 2603/mob.: +48 509 412 412
Mr Jacek Zientarski (Committee Secretary)
e-mail: [email protected], tel.: +48 22 694 1791/ mob.: +48 603 981 406
Mr Kamil Strzepek (Committee Secretary)
e-mail: [email protected], tel.: +48 22 694 1147
You can reach all of us at the easiest e-mail: [email protected]
Information about Szczecin
Szczecin is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland.
Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major seaport and Poland's
seventh-largest city. The City population exceed 400,000.
Szczecin is located on the Oder, south of the Szczecin Lagoon and the Bay of
Pomerania. The city is situated along the southwestern shore of Dąbie Lake, on both
sides of the Oder and on several large islands between the western and eastern
branches of the river. Szczecin is adjacent to the town of Police and is the urban centre
of the Szczecin agglomeration, an extended metropolitan area that includes
communities in the German states of Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The city's recorded history began in the 8th century as a Slavic Pomeranian stronghold,
built at the site of the Ducal castle. In the 12th century, when Szczecin had become
one of Pomerania's main urban centres, it lost its independence to Piast Poland,
the Duchy of Saxony, the Holy Roman Empire and Denmark. At the same time,
the House of Griffins established themselves as local rulers and the population was
Christianized. After the Treaty of Stettin in 1630, the town came under the control of
the Swedish Empire and became in 1648 the Capital of Swedish Pomerania until 1720,
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when it was acquired by the Kingdom of Prussia and then the German Empire.
Following World War II, although Potsdam Agreement did not specify that the city was
to be given to Poland, Stettin became part of Poland, resulting in a complete exchange
of population.
Szczecin
is
the
administrative
and
industrial
centre
of West
Pomeranian
Voivodeship and is the site of the University of Szczecin, Pomeranian Medical
University, Maritime University, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin
Art Academy, and the see of the Szczecin-Kamień Catholic Archdiocese. From 1999
onwards, Szczecin has served as the site of the headquarters of NATO's Multinational
Corps Northeast.