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WTIS 2013 - Practical information

1. Venue

The 11th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium (WTIS-13) will be held on 4-6 December 2013 at the:

Cancilleria Building

Room José María Morelos y Pavón

Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores
Plaza Juarez 20
Centro Histórico
Mexico City, México

2. Accomodation

Special rates for the WTIS-13 participants have been negotiated with the following hotels. Participants should book their own accommodation directly with the contact person provided below. When checking in, delegates may be required to provide evidence that they are attending the WTIS-13 (registration confirmation).

Hotel	Contact	Category	Single	Double	Other
Hilton Mexico City Reforma Juarez 70, Col. Centro Deadline for booking: 12 November 2013	MEXRF_Reservaciones@hilton.com +(52) (55) 51 30 53 00 Iván Asencio and Adriana Vergara	5 Stars	Does not include tax, 16% VAT+3% Tourist tax
		5 Stars	USD119	USD139	Executive USD189
Hotel Emporio Reforma tel. +52 (55) 5062 6161 Paseo de la Reforma No. 124 www.hotelesemporio.com/cdmexico Check-in 15:00, Check-out 13:00	mexico.reservaciones@ hotelesemporio.com +52 (55) 55 66 77 66	5 Stars	Taxes included
		5 Stars	USD99.50	USD123
Meliá México Reforma Paseo de la Reforma No. 1 Col. Tabacalera tel. +52 (55) 5063 1000 www.meliamexicoreforma.com Check-in 13:00, Check-out 15:00	reservas@melia-mexico.com.mx +52 (55) 50 63 10 00	4 Stars	Taxes included
	reservas@melia-mexico.com.mx +52 (55) 50 63 10 00	4 Stars	USD131	USD155	Level Single or Double USD190 Level Junior Suite USD240
Hotel San Francisco Luis Moya No. 11, Centro Histórico Ciudad de México CP 06060	lguzman@novastarhoteles.com vcorrea@novastarhoteles.com +52 (55) 55 21 89 60	4 Stars	Taxes included
		4 Stars	USD50	USD50
Hotel Metropol Luis Moya No. 39 Centro Histórico Ciudad de México	Judith Rivera Fuentes ventas@hotelmetropol.com.mx +52 (55) 10 85 08 30	4 Stars	Taxes included
		4 Stars	USD43	USD47

Note:

The reservation code in all hotels is REUNION UIT.
The above rates have been negotiated specially for registered participants of the WTIS-13 and its side events (including that of the Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators participants).
Participants should book their own accommodation directly with the hotel of your preference.

3. Transportation

Airport transfer and transportation between hotel and meeting venue will be provided to participants staying at the above hotels. For this, participants need to indicate in the participant information form the exact information related to their arrival and departure, and the name of the hotel where they will be staying. Participants staying in the other hotels should arrange their own transport and ensure that they will arrive at the meeting venue on time for the meeting. Please submit the participant information form to rebeca.cedeno@ift.org.mx, by no later than 15 November 2013.

Download Participant Information Form (word format).

4. Visa

Any visa-related questions should be sent to marisol.cuevas@ift.org.mx

Participants are reminded that they must obtain their entry and/or transit visas before departure to avoid any difficulty with immigration authorities of countries where they have to make connexions. Many airlines will not authorize the boarding of passengers who do not have valid transit visas even if they have the visa for Mexico. For more information, please check http://www.inm.gob.mx/index.php/page/Paises_Visa/en.html.

Visa Procedure for WTIS

i. Participants who do NOT need an entry visa to Mexico

a. Participants who are citizens of the countries or areas listed below may enter and stay in Mexico for the duration of the WTIS WITHOUT a visa. If the duration of stay is expected to exceed the duration of the WTIS, an appropriate entry and stay visa may be necessary, in this case, participants are requested to obtain the necessary visa in advance from a Mexican diplomatic or consular mission.

American Samoa Aruba Andorra Australia Anguilla Austria Argentina Bahamas Bermuda Barbados Belgium British Virgin Islands Belize Bulgaria Canada Costa Rica Cayman Islands Cook Islands Chile	Cyprus Czech Republic Colombia Denmark Estonia Falkland Isles France French Polynesia Finland Germany Greece Hong Kong, China Hungary Ireland Israel Iceland Italy Jamaica Japan	Korea (Rep. of) Latvia Lithuania Liechtenstein Luxembourg Macao, China Marshall Islands Malaysia Micronesia Malta Monaco Niue Islands New Zealand Netherlands Norway Panama Poland Paraguay Portugal	Peru Romania San Marino Spain Singapore Sweden Slovakia Switzerland Slovenia Switzerland Trinidad and Tobago Tokelau United States of America Uruguay United Kingdom U.S. Virgin Islands Venezuela

ii. Participants who NEED an entry visa to Mexico

a. Participants who are citizens of the following countries holding a valid ordinary passport NEED a visa to enter Mexico:

Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Antigua and Barbuda Azerbaijan Bahrain Botswana Bangladesh Brazil Belarus Brunei Darussalam Benin Burkina Faso Bolivia Burundi Bosnia and Herzegovina Bhutan Cape Verde China People's Republic Cambodia Comoros Cameroon Congo Central African Republic Congo, Rep.Dem. Chad Cuba Djibouti Dominican Republic Dominica D.P.R. Korea	Ecuador Egypt Eritrea El Salvador East Timor Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Ghana Gambia Georgia Guatemala Guinea Guinea Bissau Equatorial Guinea Grenada Guyana Haiti Honduras India Iran Indonesia Ivory Coast Iraq Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Lao, P.D.R. Lebanon Lesotho	Liberia Libya Macedonia Madagascar Maldives Mali Mauritania Mauritius Myanmar Malawi Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Oman Pakistan Papua New Guinea Palestinian Authority Philippines Qatar Russian Federation Rwanda Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Samoa Saudi Arabia Sao Tome and Principe Seychelles Solomon Islands Sierra Leone Syria Somalia Sri Lanka South Africa Sudan Senegal Suriname Serbia Swaziland Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Tonga Tunisia Turkmenistan Turkey Tuvalu Togo Uganda United Arab Emirates Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe

b. Participants requiring a visa should first register and receive an official written confirmation from ITU before requesting a visa to Mexico.

The information provided above is accurate as of the date of issuance of this note. All participants are advised to consult with the diplomatic mission/embassy of Mexico in their respective country regarding the latest applicable immigration requirement prior to their departure.

5. Weather

The weather in Mexico is usually warm and dry. Temperatures range between 9° and 20° Celsius. Light winter clothing would be appropriate. The conference rooms where the meetings are to be held are air-conditioned and the temperature is maintained in the range of 23-24 degrees Celsius (73-75 degrees Fahrenheit).

6. Health and Vaccination

The recommended vaccinations for travel to Mexico are dengue, hepatitis A and B, typhoid and tetanus.

7. Foreign Currency

Under Mexican law, any person who brings or takes an aggregate amount of foreign currency exceeding 20,000 United States dollars or its equivalent into or out of Mexico shall declare the amount of foreign currency to a Customs Officer. Failure to make such a declaration or making any false declaration to a Customs Officer is a criminal offence.

The banks are open from 9h00 to 15h30, with no lunch break, from Monday to Friday.

8. Airline Reservations and Reconfirmation of Return Flight

Many international airlines operate regular services to and from Mexico City. Participants are advised to secure their return ticket prior to their departure for Mexico City. Airport tax is now included in the ticket price.

9. Contact

For further information please contact:

Hector Edmundo Vales Moreno
Deputy Director of International Affairs
Secretariat of Communications and Transport
Tel: +5255 54824100 Ext. 23515
Email: hvaldesm@sct.gob.mx

Marisol Cuevas Tavera

Subdirectora de Evaluación de Prospectiva Regulatoria 2
Federal Institute of Telecommunications

Tel: +5255 50154000 Ext. 2243

Email: marisol.cuevas@ift.org.mx