7 th NATO CAX Forum 2012

NATO Modelling & Simulation Centre of Excellence

NATO CAX FORUM 2012

7th Edition

ERGIFE Palace Hotel Rome, Italy 24 27 September 2012

Guide for the Forum participants

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NATO Modelling & Simulation Centre of Excellence Welcome to the 7 th CAX FORUM
We are pleased to host the 7th CAX FORUM in Rome, Italy at the Ergife Palace Hotel.

7 th CAX FORUM GUIDELINES

Registration The Forum Registration Desk will be located in the Ergife Palace Hotel main hall. Conference Fee: 120,00 - payement due to the Hotel reception desk. Registration will be from Sunday, Septem ber 23 ( 10.00 - 12.00 am) / (16.00 - 18.00 pm), to Monday, Septem ber 24 ( 07.00 - 09.00 am). You will receive a color coded name tag. Badge descriptions: Represents NATO COE Speaker Attendees Dress Code: Business attire or military uniform Lunch Lunch is available at the Ergife Palace Hotel Restaurant room from 12.00 to 14.00. Restaurant Tickets are free of charge for participants accommodated at the Ergife Palace Hotel Restaurant Tickets are also available at the Hotel Reception Desk at the cost of 30 Euros each. Color Blue Red Green white

SOCIAL EVENTS
Three social events are planned: Monday, 24 Sept, 18:30 19:30 Leptis Magna IV room Introduction to Catacombs of San Callisto Guided Tour, presented by Dr. Alessandro Conforti. 19:30 21:30: Icebreaker at the Ergife Palace Hotel swimming pool area.
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Dress code: smart casual (no jeans) (no charge for CAX participants) . W ednesday,26 Sept, 14:00 17:00: A visit to the Catacombs of San Callisto will take place at a special rate, 7 Euros all included. Maximum number of visitors allowed is 120 individuals. Dress code: smart casual .

Forum location: ERGIFE Hotel

To reach the Ergife Palace Hotel by public means from downtown, take the Metro A Line, Battistini direction. Get off at Cornelia Station. Take the n. 246 bus, Via Aurelia direction. After 3 stops get off at Aurelia/Da Rosate stop. Take via Nicola Lombardi and walk approx 250 metres until you get to Ergife Palace Hotel. To reach the Ergife Palace Hotel by car from the outer ring (Grande Raccordo Anulare GRA) and/or Fiumicino airport, follow the indications for exit 1 Roma Centro Aurelio and continue onto Via Aurelia/ SS1, then turn right onto via Nicola Lombardi for 250 metres until you get to Ergife Palace Hotel.

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Rates : Single room (1 attendee): Euro 130,00 + 3 (city taxes) per night. (1 breakfast, 1 lunch per day included). Double room (1 attendee + Spouse): Euro 145,00 + 3 (city taxes) per night. (2 breakfasts, 1 lunch per day included). Double room (2 attendees): Euro 175,00 + 3 (city taxes) per night. (2 breakfasts, 2 lunches per day included). The rate includes free internet access in all rooms and Wi-Fi internet access in the hall. Please note that the cable is needed for internet in-room connection (it can be delivered in case upon payment by the Hotel staff, but you can use your own). This particular rate has been agreed with the Ergife Palace Hotel by the NATO M&S COE. Participants should make their own reservations by email using the Hotel Registration Form (an electronic copy will available on the NATO CAX FORUM 2012 webpage, https://transnet.act.nato.int/WISE/COE/Individual/MS/Events/7thNATOCAX). When booking, make sure you quote CAX FORUM 2012. You could be asked to provide the details of your credit card. Ergife Palace Hotel Hotel Address: Via Aurelia, 619 - 00165 Rom e, Italy Tel. +39 06 66441 Fax +39 06 6632689 Info request at: info@ ergifepalacehotel.com Reservation by Email: ergife.booking@ ergife.com Details on http://w w w .ergifepalacehotel.com /
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NATO Modelling & Simulation Centre of Excellence Public Transportation

Transportation Types: Bus (ticket or money), Metro (only tickets), Taxi (only money), Rome public buses run a very comprehensive and frequent system running from about 05:30 to midnight daily. These bus services are supplemented by night services that run all night along the core routes. In the centre of Rome, the major bus terminus is in front of Termini Station. Termini is the major public transport hub for central Rome.
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The best way to visit and travel in Rome is anyway to use the Metro (Underground Subway System), Met.Ro (Metro Roma) with Line A (orange) and Line B (blue) running through the city. The Metro opens from 05.30 AM to 11.30 PM Sunday to Thursday and from 05.30 AM to 01.30 AM on Fridays and Saturdays. All the historical sites, monuments and tourist attractions are easily reachable. Regional rail lines connecting Rome - Lido, Rome - Pantano and Rome Viterbo. Rom e Bus, Tram & M etro Ticket Prices Ticket options will be the following: B.I.T. 1.50. Standard ticket, valid for one Metro ride or 100 minutes on all buses. B.I.G. 6.00. Daily ticket, valid for unlimited metro, bus, and train travel within Rome. B.T.I. 16.50. 3-day tourist ticket, valid for everything listed under the B.I.G ticket. C.I.S. 24.00. Weekly ticket TAXIS: Should you need a TAXI, try to book it at the hotel reception. Should you need to call it directly dial 06 3570. Again, booking through the Hotel reception is normally safer and faster.

Upon Arrival.
Should you need any help, feel free to call +39 331 61861194 (Lt. Col. Stefano Giacomozzi) or +39 335 5869601 (Maj Marco Giorgi).

Security Procedures.
All the participants will be requested to wear their badges at all times during the Forum.

Smoking
Smoking is only permitted in designated areas, anyway outside the building.

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NATO Modelling & Simulation Centre of Excellence Miscellaneous
Electricity (220 V) PLUG C : this is the most commonly used. Both plug and socket are shown below. 7/16. CEE

Plug F, known as CEE 7/4, below . This kind of socket is not the most popular in Italy, but is normally available almost everywhere.

PLUG C : This two-wire plug is ungrounded and has two round prongs. It is popularly known as the europlug which is described in CEE 7/16. Telephone The European Cell phone system (GSM Dual Band) operates at 900 and 1800 MHz. The international access code from regular phones is 00. The country code for Italy is +39. Restaurants A lot of restaurants are available in Rome. Please seek advise from the hotel staff or from M&S COE personnel.
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Emergency Numbers
112 Carabinieri 113 Police 118 First Aid

Address and Point of Contact for the Forum M&S COE POCs: Maj. Marco Giorgi +39 06 4691 4168 Piazza Villoresi 1 00143 Rome, Italy E-Mail: natocaxforum2012@gmail.com

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