CLIVAR/GOOS Indian Ocean Panel 6th Session

La Reunion FRANCE, 3-5 June 2009

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Sponsors

The Indian Ocean Panel is co-sponsored by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization through the IOC's Perth Regional Progamme Office, Western Australia, and by the World Climate Research Project - Climate Variability and Predictability Programme.

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1. Location of Venue

Laboratoire de l'Atmosphere et des Cyclones
UMR 8105 CNRS/MeteoFrance/Universite' de la Reunion
BP 4 - 97491 Sainte Clotilde Cedex
La Reunion, FRANCE

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2. Agenda

Final version of the agenda (29 May 2009) is available for download

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3. Accomodations

A block of rooms has been reserved for the IOP delegates at:

Hotel Central
37 rue Compagnie
BP 901
97478 Saint Denis Cedex France
phone : +262 262 94 18 08
fax : +262 262 21 64 33
e-mail : central.hotel@wanadoo.fr

This hotel will offer a special rate:
55.80euros per night for simple rooms with shower and toilets (breakfast included)
71.80euros per night for simple rooms with bath and toilets (breakfast included)

In order to book your room please contact directly the Hotel Central and mention that you will attend the CLIVAR-IOP meeting on June 3-5

NOTE: Transportation from Hotel Central to the meeting room will be provided. During the meeting days the lunch will be provided too.

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4. Travel informations

All international flights land at Roland Garros International Airport , which is located about 11km (7mi) east of St-Denis (the Reunion administrative centre). A special airport bus travels frequently between the airport and St-Denis (and other cities), as do taxis.

Please check if you need VISA on the following website:
French Ministry for Foreign Affairs ( check the "2. Overseas Departments (DOM)")

IMPORTANT : those who need a visa should make sure that they have the extension for Reunion Island written on it.
Foreigners with a simple French visa cannot land at Reunion Island and are sent to metropolitan France

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5. Contacts

For any information on the meeting please contact:

Roberta Boscolo (rbos@iim.csic.es)
International CLIVAR Project Office
tel. +34 986 231930 ext 374
fax +34 986 292762

Matthieu Plu (matthieu.plu@meteo.fr)
Head of the Meteo-France LACy research team on tropical cyclones
Météo-France, Direction Interrégionale de La Réunion/Cellule Recherche Cyclone
UMR 8105 CNRS/Météo-France/Université de La Réunion
BP 4 - 97491 Sainte Clotilde Cedex - France
Tel : +262 262 92 11 86
Fax : +262 262 92 11 47

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last updated 16.03.2009 by Roberta Boscolo