Accreditation Tags Issuance

1-  Office for Issuing accreditation tags and registration.

The National Organizing Committee of the Conference has established four offices in order to issue accreditation tags for the participants. The offices are as follows:

-    For Government members in Sheraton Hotel.

-    For Parliamentarians in Rites Carlton Hotel.

-    For Guests of the Civil Society Organizations in Ramada Hotel.

-    For members of media and independent participants in Marriott Hotel.

This step facilitates the participants’ access to the Conference Centre. It also secures full protection for the official delegations, since it is governed by a comprehensive system that includes sec urity side. Thus, such badges are untransferable and must be worn throughout the Conference in order to have access to the meeting halls and other official functions.

2-  Application forms for issuing badges of Official Delegations.

The main office for issuing badges is located in Doha Sheraton Hotel.  It will start issuing badges for the official delegations when receiving completed application forms (attached) as required from embassies of the countries that are members of the U.N. and have diplomatic missions in Qatar. As for the countries which have no embassies in Doha, they can do such procedures via their permanent delegations to the U.N. at New York before 05-10-2006, in addition to express registration through the special E-mail of the Organizing Committee: www.icnerd6.com

To make it easy, participants can seek issuance of badges via sending required personal details as stated at the end of this booklet to the above-mentioned E-mail or send them to fax no. : 0974 4435836.

N.B. Some badges could be made out for members of delegations right after their arrival by contacting the Special Information Office of the Organizing Committee Protocol.

3-  Requirements.

Two 2X2 cm size photos should be attached to the application form, one glued to the application and the other should bear the applicant’s name on its back.

Diplomatic Missions in Doha are required to submit completed application forms with personal details to the Committee of Protocol, which is responsible for the reception procedures of the chairperson of governmental delegation, chairman of the parliamentarian delegation or the delegation members at Doha International Airport (only four persons, Ambassador included). This Committee is in charge of taking all necessary procedure concerning passports, luggage and customs .So, permits issuance is subject to the above-indicated information.

As for countries which have no Diplomatic Missions at Doha, a supporting team will be formed for this goal in order to do all required procedures in collaboration with Qatari officers.

Application Forms for National and Foreign Members of the Press.

Accredited members of the foreign press, who are temporarily present in Qatar, are required to submit their completed application forms along with two 2X2 cm size photographs to the Foreign Information Agency.

The Approval of the National Press is also subject to the above-stated procedures.

It is also possible to send your completed forms via www.icnrd6. com. Any way, it is advisable to send application forms before 5-10-2006.

4-  Special badges

Only chairpersons of delegations, who are of the rank of a minister or parliament speaker or higher, who will be provided with special badges on arrival at their residence.

5-  Badges of Delegations

All participants, except ministers and parliaments speakers, are required to wear identification badges that show their category in order to have access to the designated places as shown below:

- Green                        : Halls of Governments Sessions

- Blue                           : Halls of Parliamentarians Sessions

- Pink                           : Halls of Civil Society Organizations

- Yellow                        : Halls of Journalists & Media

- Reddish Brown        : Organizers

-Red                              : Security

-White                         : Services

6-  Distinction of Vehicles

Vehicles of the Conference could be distinguished as follows:

- Vehicles of chairpersons of delegations with a rank of minister or parliament speaker: from No. 1 – 200

- Other vehicles: from No. 201 – 500

- Buses for members of delegations: 50 buses

- Fifty Vans will be assigned for members of the press: from No. 501 – 550