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IAQG Brussels meeting April 2014. Ⓒ MHI. IAQG Meeting Brussels, Belgium. April 4 – 11, 2014. Welcome to Brussels!. IAQG Meeting April 3 – 11, 2014 Brussels, Belgium. Hosted by:. SONACA. Techspace Aero. Ｌ ocation (Belgium). 7h50. 3h15. Montreal. Moscow. 8h40. New York. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Ⓒ MHIIAQG Brussels meeting
April 2014
Welcome to Brussels!
IAQG Meeting Brussels, Belgium April 4 – 11, 2014
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Hosted by:
Techspace AeroSONACA
IAQG Meeting April 3 – 11, 2014Brussels, Belgium
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Ｌ ocation (Belgium)
★ 70 + International carriers with over 500 daily flights ★ Direct flights from 160 cities around the world
New York8h40
Montreal
7h50
Beijing10h00
Moscow
3h15
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France
Netherlands
Ger-many
Luxemburg
Brussels Zaventem International Airport ~30 mn away (12 km) from
Brussels downtown
Zaventem Airport
HotelBELGIUM
Brussels
Ｌ ocation (Brussels)
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Brussels Weather
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Month Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.YearAve-rage
Average Minimum
Temperature (°C)
0,8 0,6 3,0 4,9 8,9 11,6 13,7 13,4 10,9 7,6 3,7 2,0 6,8
Average Temperature
(°C)3,2 3,6 6,5 9,0 13,3 15,8 18,0 18,0 14,8 11,0 6,5 4,3 10,4
Average Maximum
Temperature (°C)
5,6 6,5 9,9 13,1 17,7 20,0 22,3 22,4 18,7 14,4 9,1 6,5 13,9
Precipitation (mm) 71,1 52,7 72,9 53,7 69,3 77,5 68,9 63,6 62,3 68,1 79,1 78,8 817,8
Brussels Weather
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Recommendation:
Don’t forget to bring umbrella & rain coat
Metropole Hotel31, Place de Brouckère
1000 Brussels
· Located in the heart of downtown Brussels, just steps away from Old Brussels
Métropole
· Brussels historical hotel (1890), art-nouveau style
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http://www.metropolehotel.com/en
Guest rooms
Métropole
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Guest Rooms Price*Superior (Single) 159 €Superior (Double) 189 €Privilege (Single) 189 €Privilege (Double) 219 €
*: Breakfast & Wifi connection included
Superior
PrivilegePage 9
Hotel Booking(See next slide)
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Métropole
Hotel room booking
· Dead line for booking (Hotel contract):February 28th, 2014
(100% of unused rooms from the block reservation released)
· Recommendation for booking:< January 31st, 2014
(Block reservation preserved without reduction of room number)
Dedicated web page will be developped byMétropole hotel for IAQG Members booking
Meeting rooms
Métropole
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Restaurant / Bar
Métropole
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Location: Métropole HotelDowntown Brussels
500 meters awayfrom
« Grand Place »
WG / General AssemblyMTG
“Métropole” Brussels Friday to Thursday
General Assembly
meeting roomPage 14
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Visit Brussels
Grand Place
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Comics wall
Mont des Arts Atomium
House front Art-Nouveau
Royal Saint Hubert galleries
Visit Brussels
Cinquantenaire
GrandPlace
Manneken-Pis
Royal Castle
April 2014 in Brussels, Belgium
35th IAQG MeetingSchedule
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· No Supplier Forum Friday April 11th
· PEMs Wednesday and Thursday April 9th & 10th
April 4 April 5 April 6 April 7 April 8 April 9 April 10 April 11
FRI SAT SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI
Work Groups
Work Groups
Work Groups
Work Groups
Work Groups
Work Groups
General Assembly
Post
Tour
PEM PEM
Lunch
IAQG Dinner
35th IAQG MeetingSchedule
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IAQG Brussels meeting – Meeting rooms number
Contract with Métropole hotel negociated with possibility to fine tune the number of meeting rooms needed during the week
Request to IAQG Stream/Team Leaders:
· Send to Becky your meeting room need for the Brussels meeting < End of December
Social Events
Hosted by SONACA and Techspace Aero
Wednesday 9th
· Old Brussels Walking Tour (Grand Place): 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM
· & IAQG Gala Dinner at Restaurant (Close to Grand Place): 7:30 PM to 10:30 PM
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Wear confortable shoes
Social EventsPartners
Minimum passenger count: 20
Wednesday 9th Partner programmeBrussels private Bus Guided Tour: 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Financial participation will be requested Page 20
To be confirmed
Social EventsPartners
Minimum passenger count: 20
Thursday 10th Partner programmeGand & Bruges tours (Private bus): 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Financial participation will be requested Page 21
Gand Bruges
To be confirmed
Social EventsPost Tour
Minimum passenger count: 20
Friday 11th
Namur & Dinant tours (Private bus): 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Financial participation will be requested Page 22
Namur Dinant
To be confirmed
Schengen Visa
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· IAQG Members to check if they need a European Schengen visa
i.e.: Exempted Countries:‒ Brazil‒ Canada‒ Israel‒ Japan‒ South Korea‒ United States
List of exempted countries(For information)
List of Country Citizens not requiring a European Schengen Visa
THE FOLLOWING I NDI VI DUALS CAN ENTER THE SCHENGEN AREA, BULGARIA, CYPRUS, LI ECHTENSTEIN AND ROMANIA WI THOUT A VI SA:
· Citizens of European Union member states · Citizens of non-EU member states of the European Economic Area
(Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein) and Switzerland VI SA-EXEMPT COUNTRIES AND TERRI TORIES
· Holders of British National (Overseas) passports; · Citizens of the following countries and territories:
Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Brazil Brunei Canada Chile Costa Rica Croatia El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Hong Kong Israel J apan Macau Macedonia Malaysia Mauritius Mexico Monaco Montenegro New Zealand Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Saint Kitts and Nevis San Marino Serbia Seychelles Singapore
Schengen Visa
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· IAQG Members are responsible to check the need of a Schengen visa or not
· If visa is needed please contact the nearest Consulate / Embassy for application (Belgian or Schengen countries)
· Contact Alain Bonnard ([email protected]) in case there is a need to get an invitation letter as part of the visa application process
Bottom line:Proceed as earliest possible to get your visa (if any) in order to prevent bad surprise!
We look forward to seeing you in Brussels!