PICARD 2011

Public Transport Airport/UN

For your trip from the Geneva airport to the hotel (or directly to the UN), free public transport tickets are available at the airport. You can get the free ticket from the automatic distributors at the luggage claim area. For more information about the free ticket from the airport to the city, please CLICK HERE

Public Transport within Geneva

You will receive a "Geneva Transport Card" (free travel on the Geneva Public Transport system throughout your stay) when you check in at your hotel. You can use the card to travel to the Geneva International Airport the day you fly out. We kindly recommend that you ask for the card at your hotel when you check in. For more information about the Geneva Transport Card, please CLICK HERE

For more information about public transport in Geneva (maps, schedules, etc.) please CLICK HERE (information only available in French)

Geneva Tourism Office

If you want to plan pre- or post-conference activities, or, if you want to learn more about Geneva, please CLICK HERE.

Other useful information will be added by June 30, 2011

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

Question 1. The PICARD2011 program seems most interesting. Taking a ”risk-based view” regarding my participation, what do you see as the main bottlenecks / risks that something would go wrong with my intended participation?

Answer1: Thanks for the question – you are warmly welcome to PICARD2011 Conference. There are four key items to take into consideration:

1) If your nationality requires a visa, you will not have entry to Switzerland without it. Please note that the application process can take a long time. And please note that CBRA can only provide you with invitation letter, we cant do anything else.

2) If you havent filled and returned the United Nations entry form, you will have no access to the UN premises. This must be done at the latest on September 7, 2011.

3) If you havent paid your conference participation fee, you will not have access to the conference room or the social events. So, please pay, benfit from the discounted fee, by July 15, 2011.

4) If you dont book a hotel room early on, you might end up having to take any room, even 1 hour away from Geneva ( e.g. in France). The block reservations (160 rooms) with the Geneva Tourist Office expire by August 1, 2011, so please book your room before that.