REGIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: ASIA PACIFIC PROCUREMENT FORUM ADB Headquarters, Manila, Philippines

24-25 August 2009

General Information Guide Thank you for confirming your participation to this consultative meeting. I. VENUE

The conference proper will held in Auditorium Zone B, at ADB Headquarters, No. 6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City, Philippines. All participants are invited to a cocktail reception on Thursday, 24 August 2009 in the ADB Executive Dining Room Coffee Lounge from 5:30-7:00 p.m.

II. AIRPORT TRANSFERS

Airport transfers have been arranged as follows:

1.1 Arrival Upon arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, please proceed to the International Organizations Desk located at the airport lobby where an ADB contact person will direct you to the ALAMO Transport representative who will then escort you to the car that will bring you to the hotel. For those arriving at the Centennial Airport on Philippine Air Lines flights, please look for ALAMO Transport counter located outside the arrival area (right side).

1.2 Departure

Due to occasional heavy traffic between your hotel and the airport, it is advisable to leave for the airport at least 3 hours before your flight departure. Please prepare PhP750 or its US dollar equivalent (about US$17) for payment at the airport of the international terminal fee.

III. HOTEL ACCOMMODATION IN MANILA

ADB-sponsored participants are booked at Crowne Plaza Hotel, No. 1 ADB Avenue, Ortigas Center, Pasig City, Manila, Philippines, Contact Person: Ms. Laurie Balderrama-Cardeno, Corporate Business Development Manager Email: laurie.cardeno@ihg.com, Tel No. 0063-2-6337222, Fax: 0063-2-6332821, website: www.ihg.com). The hotel provides on daily basis complimentary buffet breakfast.

ADB will pay the room accommodation costs only of ADB-sponsored participants for the duration of the Workshop (i.e, nights of 23, 24 and 25 August). Any incidental charges (i.e., laundry, mini bar, international calls, room services, extended stay, etc.) will be charged to the

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guest’s personal account. Before departure from Manila, participants are expected to make direct settlement with the hotel for all accounts. IV. ACCESS TO ADB

Access by participants to the ADB building is allowed only through a visitor registration system. All those who have confirmed their participation have been enlisted in the system and will be issued an event-specific ID pass upon presentation of any valid ID with photo (e.g., passport or driver’s license). The ADB-issued event-specific IDs will be valid throughout the duration of the Workshop and will allow participants to get in and out of ADB through its various gates. Please wear the ID at all times while inside ADB premises. V. MEALS

Snacks will be served in the morning and in the afternoon during the conference. Lunch on 24 August will be served at the ADB Private Dining Rooms 2,3 and 4 (second floor, take the spiral stairways near the Auditoriums). Lunch on 25 August will be served at the ADB Private Dining Rooms _____. Signs will be posted to show the way. VI. ALLOWANCES

ADB-sponsored participants will be provided with a modest subsistence allowance and a fixed lump-sum miscellaneous travel allowance to cover the cost of airport transfers, visa fees (if applicable), in-city transport, terminal fees, and other miscellaneous travel expenses during your stay in Manila.

To facilitate processing of your applicable allowances, we kindly request submission of the following documents to Ms. Clarisse Santos, during coffee breaks, on 24 August: (i) photocopy of the air ticket; and (ii) boarding passes. Payment of applicable allowances will be done immediately upon complete submission of all relevant documents. VIII. Country Information Check out this website for information about the local weather, currency, transport, business hours, and others http://www.gov.ph/aboutphil/vinfo.asp

IX. Location of Miscellaneous Services/Facilities at ADB Headquarters Building ADB Cafeteria Level 1, Special Facilities Block ADB Cashier Ground Floor, Office Tower Building Commercial Banks Ground Floor, Office Tower Building Travel Agents Level 1, Office Tower Building Library Level 1, Office Tower Building Medical/Dental Clinic Level 2, Special Facilities Block

Personal Counter (for phone cards, Ground Floor, Office Tower Building courier services, etc.)

Post Office Ground Floor, Office Tower Building

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XI. INQUIRIES

Should you need additional information about the conference, please contact: On overall event/ program: Ms. Clarisse Santos tel. (632) 632 4444 local 70736, fax (632) , email: csantos@adb.org Mr. Butch de la Cruz tel. (632) 632 4444 local 70879, email: marcianodelacruz@adb.org On speaker matters: On travel and hotel accommodations: Ms. Rebecca Salvo at (63 2) 632 6972; mobile number (63 917) 888 4142

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