MEETING BRIEF
DATE AND VENUE
- 23 to 26 September 2003
- United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC), Bangkok, Thailand
- Address:
Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP)
The United Nations Building
Rajadamnern Nok Avenue
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Opening session
The opening session will be convened at 0900 hours on Tuesday, 23 September in a
Meeting Room (to be determined later), UNCC where all subsequent sessions will also be
held.
Registration and identification badges
Participants are requested to register and obtain meeting badges at the Registration
Counter, located on the ground floor, UNCC, between 0800 and 0845 hours on 23 September.
Participants who are not able to register on the opening day are requested to do so on
subsequent days, to ensure that their names appear on the list of participants.
For identification and security reasons, all participants are requested to wear the
meeting badges at all times during the meeting, at social functions and in the United
Nations complex
Working language of the meeting
The workshop will be conducted in English only. No translation/interpretation services
will be provided. All documentation will also be in English.
Documentation
Since the number of copies of meeting documents is limited, participants are requested
to bring with them all documents that have been distributed to them or which they have
downloaded.
The website address for the Meeting is: http://www.worldenable.net/escapstats.
Papers/literature for distribution
Participants wishing to circulate papers or literature at the meeting other than those
required by UNESCAP are requested to consult the secretariat. In this regard, participants
are requested to bring sufficient copies for distribution at the meeting, as document
reproduction services will not be available for this purpose.
UNESCAP working hours
UNESCAP currently has staggered working hours, from 0700 to 1600 with a lunch break of
45 minutes, from Monday to Friday. Core hours are 0800 to 1500. However, staff members
concerned with the meeting will be on duty during meeting hours.
UNESCAP library facilities
The UNESCAP library facilities are available for participants at the Library, first
floor, Service Building, currently from 0700 to 1600 hours. Publications can be consulted
within the Library but may not be taken out.
Internet and e-mail services
There are several Internet-connected computers at the Internet Café near the snack
bar, level 1, UNCC, which participants can use free of charge during breaks to access the
Internet, including their personal web-based email accounts.
Catering services
Food and beverages are served at the Delegates' Dining Room, level 1, UNCC from 1130 to
1400 hours. In addition, a snack bar serving sandwiches, pastries, coffee/tea and soft
drinks is located at the Delegates' Lounge, level 1, UNCC. It is open from 0800 to 1600
hours. Catering services mainly for U.N. staff are also available at the Cafeteria and
Canteen on the fourth and ground floors of the Service Building respectively. They are
open from 0700 to 1400 hours, and provide meals at quite reasonable prices.
Contacts with the UNESCAP secretariat
The workshop is organized by the Statistics Division of UNESCAP in collaboration with
the Emerging Social Issues Division.
For any information regarding the workshop, participants may contact:
Mr Andrew J. Flatt
Director
Statistics Division
UNESCAP
The United Nations Building
Rajdamnern Avenue
Bangkok 10200, Thailand
Phone: (66-2) 288-1611
Fax: (66-2) 288-1082
E-mail: stat.unescap @ un.org
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