AGIFORS Annual Symposium 2005
General Information

City Facts

Located in Brazil, Guaruja’ is a resort town easily accessible from Sao Paulo.

Airports

GRU – Guarulhos International Airport, 75 KM
CGH – Congonhas Domestic Airport, 55 KM

Visa

It is your responsibility to determine if a visa is required for entry in Brazil. As of early 2005 Brazil still requires visa from citizens of the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia. Visitors from most European countries do not need a visa. Visa regulations are subject to change and a group of Brazilian lawmakers is working on a bill to augment visa exemptions. Please check with your local Brazilian Consular Office. In case a letter from Agifors is required with your visa application, please send a request to technicalchair@agifors.org. The Brazilian Embassy in Washington D.C. is at http://www.brasilemb.org/.

Ground Transportation

From the Airport:

AGIFORS has made specific transportation arrangements from the International Airport GRU to hotel Casa Grande for anyone arriving on the morning of 25 or 26 September.

To get your booking for ground transfers between Guarulhos Airport in Sao Paulo and Casa Grande hotel you must email estacaobr@estacaobr.com.br. Please include your arrival date, airline and flight number. If you plan to arrive in the morning of either Sunday September 25 or Monday September 26, there will be someone at both international arrival halls at Guarulhos to receive AGIFORS delegates.

The rate for a one way transfer is 35 US dollars or 30 euros or 80 Brazilian reais. The transfer must be paid in cash. The arrival halls at Guarulhos have several ATM machines that dispense Brazilian currency. However, before 6am they are limited to dispensing 100 reais per transaction.

If your arrival falls outside the mornings of 25 and 26, you can still get a transfer booking through estacaobr@estacaobr.com.br, but the rates may be higher. You can also book a return from the hotel to Guarulhos.

Conference Hotel

Casa Grande is a beach-front hotel located in Guaruja’, Brazil. Besides a conference center, Casa Grande also has a spa with a variety of sessions and treatments available.

Accommodations

A limited number of rooms have been blocked off for the Symposium delegates at hotel Casa Grande. Symposium rates start at about 100 USD per night per room. Please book early. Hotel Casa Grande will release the rooms blocked for the Symposium on August 31, 2005. A major credit card is required to hold your reservations.

To make your reservation, please contact the hotel directly using the following registration form.

Registration Information

The early registration fee is US $450 per delegate and US $150 per guest/spouse before 15 August 2005. After this date, the regular registration fees of US$500 per delegate and US$200 per guest/spouse will apply, with no exceptions. You may register for the conference via the AGIFORS website using any major credit card (including Amex, Visa, MasterCard). There will be no on-site registrations at the start of the conference. All registrations must be done on-line.

Cancellation Policy

· Requests received before 01 Sep 2005 are subject to a US $50 cancellation fee

· Requests received after 01 Sep 2005 are subject to a US $100 cancellation fee

Please complete and submit the on-line Reservation Form.

Attire

Conference sessions – Hotel Casa Grande is a resort. The dress code for attending conference sessions is resort casual. For men a collared shirt with khakis, slacks or nice shorts is acceptable. For women, sundresses, skirts, blouses or pants.
All-day visit to EMBRAER – Business Casual
Social Events – Evening Casual

Contact Information

If someone needs to contact you during the AGIFORS Symposium, you can be reached at the Hotel.

Conference Committee

Tassio Carvalho
phone +1 817.931.9273

Tim Jacobs
phone +1 817.967.2812

Michael Clarke
phone +1 682.605.1727

AGIFORS Annual Symposium 2005 General Information