Invitation to a three day meeting in Addis, Ethiopia, April 28th, 29th and 30th. 2009
You are invited to a meeting to be held in Addis, Ethiopia on April 28th, 29th and 30th. 2009. The meeting will bring together NGOs, National Societies, government leaders, and regional and global experts to share information on the status of the threat of influenza pandemic and the status of preparedness in the region. A meeting description is below in this email.
The meeting will be held at the Addis Hilton. If you are from an NGO based in Africa you can receive full support for hotel, meals, local travel and air travel availability based on early registration. National Society of Red Cross/Red Crescent representatives will receive hotel, meals, and local travel by registering for the event. Airfare will be provided to National Societies representatives by the IFRC. Invitees from the US and Europe will be offered hotel, meal and local travel but are asked to cover their own airfare to Addis. Guests can check in on the 27th.
If you are eligible for air transport to Addis through this conference (African based NGOs) please contact Danielle Heiberg to make your reservation. dheiberg@interaction.org
Those meeting participants who are paying for their own accommodations in Addis might prefer to stay at another hotel. A list of suggested hotels is below.
Visa information for visitors to Ethiopia is provided below. If you need a letter of invitation to apply for your visa please indicate on the registration form. All international visitors are recommended to contact the Embassy of Ethiopia in their country to confirm visa requirements.
A registration form is attached as a Word document. Please complete the electronic form, save it as a Word document, and return it to dheiberg@interaction.orgl. Alternatively you can print the form and complete it by hand. The paper form can be FAXed to 202-667-8236.
Registration is on a “first come first serve” basis and rooms at the Addis Hilton are limited. You can return the form to reserve a place at the conference without providing your travel information. Your travel plans can be completed later. Register as soon as possible to ensure you have a place reserved.
Sincerely yours,
Gregory Pappas, MD PhD
Senior Pandemic Coordinator and Technical Advisor
InterAction
Washington DC
Meeting description
Mounting concern about the inevitability of a pandemic due to influenza has lead to global support for disaster planning efforts in many less developed countries. A three days meeting in Addis, Ethiopia will provide civil society organizations in east Africa with perspectives, information, and materials to help them participate in the global effort to prepare for a pandemic.
The three day meeting will begin with a table top exercise especially designed to help civil society organizations to assess the threat and their capacity to respond to a pandemic. In the second and third days, regional and global experts will offer state-of-the art tools and approaches that have been prepared for use in the region. The meetings are also an opportunity to share your experience to help others with similar challenges.
The meeting will draw participants primarily from Ethiopia, Egypt, Djibouti, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, and Rwanda.
Additional hotels in Addis.
KZ Hotel
Tel. +251 116 621677
+251 116 61 1206
TDS Hotel
+251 116 610057
Desalegne Hotel
+251 116 624524
Visa information
Meeting attendees who need visas should approach the Ethiopian Embassies in their country for applications and procedures. If requests on the registration form we will send you an invitation letter to present to the Ethiopian Embassies in
Kampala, Arusha, Nairobi, Khartoum, Cairo, Kigali. Dareselam. If you hold a Kenyan passport a visa will be granted on the arrival. The type of visa will be Conference Tourism which is classified under Tourism. US and European visitors to Ethiopia can obtain visa upon arrival at the airport.
US Department of State information about Ethiopia
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