AFRICAN UNION
الاتحاد الأفريقي
UNION AFRICAINE
UNIÃO AFRICANA
SEVENTH CONFERENCE OF AFRICAN MINISTERS IN CHARGE OF INTEGRATION (COMAI VI)
14-18 July 2014 Swaziland
INFORMATION NOTE FOR PARTICIPANTS
Dear participants,
Welcome to the Kingdom of Swaziland and to the Seventh Conference of African Ministers in Charge of Integration (COMAI VII). Please find below some general information on meeting arrangements which you may find useful.
1. DATE AND VENUE
The Conference will be held at the Royal Swazi Sun Convention Center, Ezulwini in the Kingdom of Swaziland on 14-18 July 2014. The experts meeting will be on 14-16 July 2014 and the Ministerial Conference on 17-18 July 2014.
2. REGISTRATION FOR PARTICIPANTS
The registration desk will be located in the main entrance of the convention Center and will open starting from 13 July 2014, at 06 pm and during the Conference daily from 8.30 am. All delegates and participants are encouraged to register as soon as possible upon arrival. Each delegate or participant will be given a badge for the purpose of identification during the period of the Conference.
3. VISA AND IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS
In order to enter the Kingdom of Swaziland, every participant/traveller must obtain an entry visa from a Swaziland diplomatic mission and have a full valid passport with at least six months to expiry on entry. Participants coming from countries where there is no Swaziland diplomatic mission may obtain an entry visa at the Airport upon arrival, upon presentation of their official letter of invitation to the Conference. In such cases, participants should inform the conference coordinators well in advance, before their arrival, providing their full passport details and flight itinerary.
4. HEALTH AND HEALTHCARE REQUIREMENTS
In addition to visa and passport requirements, an international health certificate showing current yellow fever immunization is required for entry into the Kingdom of Swaziland. Without it, the traveller may be required to submit to vaccination at entry before clearing immigration at a fee.
5. MEDICAL SERVICE
Medical services will be available during the Conference period at the Conference Venue.
6. INFORMATION AND PROTOCOL DESK
The host country, in collaboration with the AUC Conference Coordination Team, will provide any information required by the participants. A protocol desk will be available at Airport to facilitate entry and departure formalities for delegates. On arrival, delegates are required to contact the protocol desk for transport facilitation.
7. LOCAL TRANSPORT
The Government of Swaziland will provide transport for delegates from the airport to the hotels and between the hotels and the Conference venue.