Global Conference on Insurance and Reinsurance for Natural Catastrophe Risk

Participants will include domestic and international insurers and reinsurers, reinsurance brokers, insurance regulators, national disaster fund managers, emergency management authorities, World Bank Group staff, and other multilateral specialists.

Registration:

To register for this conference, please complete the registration form by  December 1, 2005. International participants will send the form to Ms. Colleen Mascenik, Fax: +1 202 522 7105, Email:  cmascenik@worldbank.org; Turkish participants will send the form to Ms. Berna Ozsar, Fax: +90 212 325 61 08, Email: berna.ozsar@tsrsb.org.tr. Participation includes all sessions from Thursday morning, December 8^th through Friday evening, December 9^th, conference materials, and meals, except breakfast. Travel expenses and hotel accommodation will be paid by each participant.

Conference Location and Hotel Accommodation:

Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel

Asker Ocagi Cad. No:1 Taksim 34435,
Istanbul, Turkey

Telephone: + 90 212 368 44 44

Fax: + 90 212 368 44 99
Email: istanbul@interconti.com.tr

Additional hotel accommodation is available at:

Hyatt Regency Istanbul

Taskisla Cad. No. 1 Taksim

80090 Istanbul, Turkey

Telephone: +90 212 368 1234

Fax: +90 212 368 1000

web: http://istanbul.regency.hyatt.com/istan/index.shtml

To make your hotel reservation, arrange transportation to and from the airport, and arrange city tours, please contact Mr. Tuncay Nural or Mr. Erkan Yazgan at Trion Tourism and Organization.

Mr. Tuncay Nural and Mr. Erkan Yazgan

Trion Tourism and Organization  (Trion Turizm ve Organizasyon)

Erenkoy,  İstanbul

Telephone : +90-216-302 52 53

Fax : +90-216-302 72 73

Email:    tuncay@trion.com.tr

erkan@trion.com.tr

serdar@trion.com.tr

Transportation from the Airport to Hotel:

Istanbul's international airport is called Atatürk International Airport. It is situated in the northern part of the city and is approximately 30-minute drive from the Ceylan Inter-Continental Hotel.

A taxi from the airport to the hotel, or vice versa, costs between US$12 and US$15. Alternatively it is possible to take the Turkish Airlines Shuttle Service, which takes you from the airport to Taksim Square, a short walk from the hotel. The cost for a one-way transfer is US$4.

Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel also has a limo service, but reservations should be made beforehand with the reservation department. The price is US$75 for Six Continents Club Members and US$90 for other guests.