Location & Accommodation

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FAO HEADQUARTERS INFORMATION

FAO is a non-smoking organization. Smoking is not permitted inside any of the FAO buildings.

FAO is located in Viale delle Terme di Caracalla – 00153, Rome, near the Circo Massimo and one block from the Colosseum. It is a huge white building which is easy to spot. It can be reached by car, bus and Metro line B (Circo Massimo stop).

There are six buildings in the FAO Headquarters Complex, all interconnected. The large conference rooms (Plenary Hall, Red Room, Green Room) are all in Building A.

In addition, there are several other smaller meeting rooms in Buildings A, B, C and D

REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS

Participants should register on-line on the GSSD Expo website: http://www.southsouthexpo.org/registration-form.asp

Building passes for registered participants will be issued from 09.00 hours on Sunday 4 December and from 08.00 hours on Monday 5 December at the Turkish Registration Centre in FAO Headquarters. It should be noted that online registration requires the uploading of a recent passport-size digital photograph. Building passes are strictly personal and should be visibly worn at all times within FAO. If a building pass is lost, duplicates could be granted only after reporting the loss to FAO Security.

VISA REQUIREMENTS

Participants requiring visas must obtain these from the Italian Consulate or competent Diplomatic Mission in their country before leaving for Rome. Visa applications must be
submitted well in advance of departure, as up to three weeks may be required for an Italian visa to be issued.

Exclusively those participants travelling from a country where there is no Italian Consulate or other competent Diplomatic Mission may obtain a visa on arrival in Rome, provided that they advise the Secretariat of the meeting of their full name, date of birth, nationality, passport number, issue and expiry dates, flight number, date and hour of arrival and their full travel itinerary, which must not include
any other Schengen country.

This information must reach FAO at least three weeks before the arrival of participants to permit the Protocol Branch to request that a visa be issued at Rome airport.

Participants failing to comply with the above will not be allowed to enter Italy by the Italian authorities 

SECURITY AT FAO

Strict security measures are observed at the FAO Headquarters Complex. Metal detectors are in operation at the Building A entrance. Participants are requested to wear their Building Passes at all times, as access to the FAO Headquarters Complex is prohibited to any individual not in possession of a valid Building Pass.

Lost Building Passes should be reported without delay to the FAO Office of Security. Participants are reminded not to leave briefcases or any valuable items unattended in conference rooms.

ACCESS AND FACILITIES FOR DISABLED PERSONS

All entrances at the FAO Headquarters Complex are accessible to disabled persons with wheelchairs. A lift is especially provided in Building A. Nearly all lifts throughout the FAO Headquarters Complex have wheelchair access. Accessible restroom facilities are located in Building A on the Ground, First and Third Floors near the meeting rooms

ACCOMMODATIONS IN ROME

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