The Second South Summit will take place at the Dafna Hall in
the Sheraton Doha Hotel in Doha June 14 to 16th 2005. The Summit
will be preceded by Foreign Ministers Meeting on 13 June 2005
and Seniors Officials Meeting on 12 June 2005.
The Dafna Hall in the Sheraton Doha Hotel is located 5 km
from the city center of Doha .
The conference arena has an exceptional record earned over
two decades of delivering outstanding organization, quality and
security in the hosting of world class events, in addition to
offering excellent translation and documentation services.
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The provisional programme of work of the Second South Summit
:
Date Program
10/11 June* Arrival of the participating delegations
12 June Meeting of Senior Officials
13 June Meeting of the Foreign Ministers
14 June Arrival of the Heads of State and Government
15 June (10:30 a.m.) Opening the Summit
16 June Continuing the work of the Summit
17 June Departure of the delegations
* Participating official delegates are allowed to arrive in
Doha starting 10th June
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Arrival of Official Delegations and Guests
Reception at the airport:
The delegations participating in the Second South Summit will
arrive at the Doha International Airport which is located close
to the city center of Doha .
The Heads of State and Government of the G77 & China will be
received by His Highness the Emir, H.H. the Heir Apparent, H.H.
Prime Minister, and Ministers in the Council of State Protocol
Lounge of the Doha International Airport, dependent on time of
arrival.
The Foreign Ministers will be received by Ministers and
Ambassadors on arrival at the Doha International Airport .
Other delegation members and journalists participating in the
Second South Summit, will be received by Civilian Aides-de Camp
and Protocol Department representatives through the designated
arrival lounge at the Doha International Airport .
Offices have been set up to expedite immigration and customs
procedures, along with mechanisms to guarantee the rapid
reception of baggage brought by participants in the event.
Embassies of G77+ China countries with diplomatic missions in
Doha must notify the Summit Organizing Committee of the names of
the officials designated to attend to these matters in order to
guarantee the issuing of the corresponding airport access pass
and the smooth arrival of delegations. In the case of G77+ China
member countries that do not have embassies in Doha , they will
receive support from a working group created in Qatar for this
purpose.
There will be an official Protocol office to deal with the
questions or concerns of Summit participants regarding these
matters, before, during and after the Summit .
For more information on reception at the Office and how to
contact the Office of Protocol, kindly visit the following
websites:
www.g77-doha.org
www.2southsummit.org
www.dohasummit.org
www.g77-sss-doha.org
www.mofa.gov.qa
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Program of Spouses of Heads of State or Government
To be announced later.
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Baggage
At the advance party meeting, the Summit National Organizing
Organizing Committee, or the Permanent Mission of the State of
Qatar to the UN, will distribute stickers that will facilitate
the identification and recognition of the baggage brought by
participants in the Second South Summit. Four different colours
have been designated to identify the baggage of Heads of State
and Government, Foreign Ministers, Delegates and the Press.
At the airport, a commission comprised of customs
representatives and other organizations will work with the
representatives designated by the embassies of G77+ China member
countries that have diplomatic missions in Qatar to expedite the
retrieval of baggage. A group of Qatar personnel will assist
official delegations from G77+ China member countries that do
not have embassies in Qatar .
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Tourism Information
At the Doha Sheraton Doha Hotel and the hotels designated for
official delegations and the press, an outlet of the Qatar
Tourism Authority will be set up to attend to any
tourism-related questions and requests from Second South Summit
participants.
All of the hotels designated for the conference at the Doha
Sheraton Doha hotel will feature nearby shopping centers open
from 10am –10pm. They will also offer the delegations staying
there such services as restaurants, coffee shops and other
facilities.
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Working facilities for delegations
At the Summit headquarters in the Doha Sheraton Doha hotel, a
work room will be set up for shared use by delegations, equipped
with such facilities as computers with modems (for Internet and
e-mail access), printers and keyboards in the various official
languages of the Summit, as well as fax machines, telephones,
photocopiers and other equipment.
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Official languages
The official languages at the Second South Summit will be
working languages of the Group of 77+China, namely English,
Arabic, French and Spanish. Simultaneous interpretation and
translation services will be provided in these languages during
official working sessions.
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Advance party meetings
The National Organizing Committee of the Second South Summit
will hold advance meetings to inform the representatives of G77+
China member countries about organizational and logistical
details and the Official Summit program. The first meeting will
be held 20th April in New York followed by another meeting for
protocol and security affairs between 25-30 May in Doha
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