Venue Information. Event Location

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1 Venue Information Event Location All the activities related to NATEG DAYS 2013 including badge pickup and the special social event will take place at Technopark El Ghazala 1, Ariana. Address: Technopark El Ghazala Route Raoued km 3.5 Ariana 2088 Tunisia GPS Coordinates: N E Learn more about Technopark El Ghazala at: Page 1 of 8

2 Aerial view of Technopark El Ghazala Room Hannibal Room Okba How to get there? 1. International Guests: Technopark El Ghazala is located at about 10 minutes from Tunis-Carthage International Airport. If you are not escorted by NATEG staff, we recommend that you pick up a local taxi to get to your hotel and / or Technopark El Ghazala. Fares are variable depending on destination and traffic. 2. National Guests: Train: Trains coming from all around Tunisia reach Tunis Central Train Station. Once you get there, you should switch to local transportation either public (metro/bus) or private (taxi, carpooling) to reach Technopark El Ghazala. Page 2 of 8

3 Interurban Bus: For guests coming from the northern regions of Tunisia, their final interurban bus station is located at Bab-Saadoun. For those coming from the southern and interior regions of the country, their final interurban bus station is located at Bab-Alioua. Once at your final bus station, you should switch to local transportation to reach Technopark El Ghazala. Louage: If you are riding a public Louage, your final station will be Bab-Alioua Louage Station for those coming from northern regions, Ben Arous and Nabeul provinces and Moncef Bey Louage Station for those coming from the other regions. Once you get to your final Louage station, you should switch to local transportation in order to reach Technopark El Ghazala. By private car or carpooling: Use the above GPS coordinates and/or postal address to figure out your route. Please, be aware that travel fees may apply when you use Tunisian highways. 3. Local transportation: Public transportation (Bus and Metro): all information about schedule and fares are available at Taxi: Fares are variable depending on destination and traffic. Main international and interurban transportation stations in Tunis Page 3 of 8

4 Transportation Refund To make it easy for students to attend the event, NATEG deploys considerable efforts to provide free housing to all participants and to refund the transportation cost to as many participants as possible. For NATEG DAYS 2013, NATEG has adopted a new policy for transportation refund. Students coming from the following provinces (green-colored on the map) are eligible for transportation refund: Béjà, Gafsa, Jendouba, Kairouan, Kasserine, Le Kef, Mahdia, Sidi Bouzid, Siliana and Zaghouan. The criterion adopted to define the previous list of provinces is a Regional Development Index (RDI) less than the country average (0.478). To learn more about the definition of RDI and the national ranking (2012), please visit the website of the Tunisian Institute of Competitiveness and Quantitative Studies: Additionally, a NATEG member who wishes to remain anonymous will cover the travel expenses for students coming from the following provinces (yellow-colored on the map): Gabès, Kébili, Médenine, Tataouine and Tozeur. IMPORTANT NOTICE: Transportation refund is granted upon request only. The maximum refunded amount is forty (40) Tunisian Dinars per person. The student should present a valid travel proof (for example: train/bus receipt). The travel proof should clearly indicate the travel date, the due fares as well as travel origin and destination. Provinces eligible for transportation refund Page 4 of 8

5 Practical Travel Advices Whatever your travel origin is or the transportation means you will use to reach Technopark El Ghazala, plan carefully your route. Public works, exceptional weather conditions, work strikes and public demonstrations may occur and delay your travel. Always keep an eye at your belongings. In case of emergency: o Security: call police on 197 or national guards on 193. o Health or public safety: call the civil protection department on 198. o Medical care: call SAMU on 190. In all cases of emergency AND after calling one of the above numbers, please inform NATEG on: NATEG does not bear any responsibility for any security issues that may encounter NATEG DAYS 2013 attendees. Page 5 of 8

6 Housing The housing will be provided for free only upon request via the registration form. CIN cards are required for dorms check-in. Check-in: on Thursday July 4, 2013 from 4 PM to 7 PM and Friday July 5, 2013 from 7 AM to 8:30 AM Check-out: before Monday July 8, 2013 at 10 AM If you want to share a room with your friends, please come together to the reception desk and ask for a common room. Otherwise, rooms will be assigned randomly. Locations of male and female dorms (SUP COM / ISET COM) The capacity of SUP COM dorms is limited to 100 spots for males and 100 spots for females. Due to huge male housing requests, extra demands will be housed in Foyer Universitaire Ibn Charaf. The assignment of rooms is based on the «First Come First Served» policy. Additional Housing Address: Foyer Universitaire Ibn Charaf Ariana Route Soukra Km 1 Ariana Phone : Page 6 of 8

7 Practical Housing Advices In dorms, pillows and covers are not provided. You might bring yours. For your safety, we recommend that you do not leave the dorms before 5 AM and after 9 PM. Please, keep all areas clean and organized. Be respectful to your fellow NATEGers and neighbors. Always keep an eye at your valuable belongings. NATEG is not responsible for any thefts or destructions. In case of emergency: o Security: call police on 197 or national guards on 193. o Health or public safety: call the civil protection department on 198. o Medical care: call SAMU on 190. In all cases of emergency AND after calling one of the above numbers, please inform NATEG on: Page 7 of 8

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