Venue and date  

The IV Regional Meeting "Partnerships between the public and private sectors for disaster risk reduction in Latin America and the Caribbean: Corporate social responsibility in risk management” will be held in the City of Knowledge, Panama, on 7 and 8 October 2015.

Languages

The official languages will be Spanish and English. Simultaneous interpretation will be available.

Hotel accomodation

In case you need further assistance, please contact at SELA: Mrs. Cora Romero, telephone: +58(212) 9557111 and 9557124; Fax: +58(212) 9516901 and 9515292; E-mail: cromero@sela.org.

Suggested hotels  

TRYP by Wyndham Panama at Albrook Mall

Address: Av. Marginal, Panama

Telephone: +507 307-0300

http://www.tryphotels.com/es/hotel-panama-city-tryp-by-wyndham-panama-albrook-mall.html

Price per night in US$: 120 (breakfast included)

Hotel Holiday Inn Panamá

Address: Ave. Omar Torrijos Herrera, Clayton, City of Knowledge, Panama

Telephone: 0 800 100 49 99 (Booking) 507-3174000 (Reception)

Price per night in US$: 180 (breakfast included)

Transport

Hotels usually offer shuttle service by taxi, which is highly recommended. However, guests are advised to request the “Taxi Seguro” system, which provides a surveillance system inside the vehicle. Or, if they prefer, when making the reservation, they can ask the hotel to include the shuttle service, whose cost varies depending on the hotel.

General and tourist information

Panama Tourism Authority  - http://www.atp.gob.pa/ 

San Blas Experience  - http://www.sanblasexperience.com/HomePage.aspx 

Panama Guide  - http://www.guiaenpanama.com/turismo-panama.html

Official exchange rate

1 balboa per US dollar

Dress code

Participants are suggested to wear formal attire. 

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