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IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO GET YOUR VISA (IF NEEDED)
AT BUENOS AIRES AIRPORT
Please check carefully
if you need a visa to enter to Argentina,
in such a case you shall get the visa at
your country.
Consulates and Embassies at Buenos
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The
12th International IRPA Congress will take
place in Buenos Aires (Argentina), from
October 19 to 24, 2008, at the Buenos
Aires Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center,
well connected by public transportation
to other down-town hotels and to the Pistarini
International Airport - Ezeiza - Buenos
Aires.
Address:
San Martín 1225 (1104) Buenos Aires
- Argentina
Phone:
(54 11) 4318-9000
Fax:
(54 11) 4318-9346
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In
the table below (see Nearby Hotels), participants
will find a list of hotels located near the
Congress venue (2 kilometers or less) in downtown
Buenos Aires. The category is followed by
the walking distance door-to-door from the
Congress venue to the different hotels (in
meters).
Although rates are in general only valid until
March 2007, browse the different hotel websites
for updated information, bearing in mind that
some hotel rates are in Argentinean pesos,
others in US dollars, some of them include
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| Congress
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The official
Congress language will be English. The submitted
abstracts, full papers, general correspondence
and Congress sessions will be in English.
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| Publication
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Participants will be provided with a Book
of Abstracts at the time of the Congress.
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full Proceedings will be prepared on a CD-ROM
and given to each registered participant
at the time of the Congress.
• Additional
copies of the CD-ROM will be available for
purchase at the Congress venue.
• After
the Congress, the full content of the Proceedings
will be posted on the IRPA web site.
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Buenos
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Getting to Argentina
All airlines flying to Argentina arrive mainly
at Ezeiza International Airport ("Ministro
Pistarini"), which is 37 Km away from
the City of Buenos Aires.
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Buenos Aires multilingual
guides. View.
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Consulates and embassies.
View.
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Useful telephone numbers
Medical Emergencies (Same): 107
Police: 911
Firemen: 100
Telephone information: 110
Official time: 113
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Currency
The official Argentine currency is the Peso.
There are bills of 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100
pesos, and coins of 1 peso and 1, 5, 10, 25,
and 50 cents.
Equivalences to other currencies: View.
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Climate
The country's territory offers a wide variety
of climates: subtropical in the North, sub-Antarctic
in the southern Patagonia, and mild and humid
in the Pampas plains. Media temperature from
November to March is 23° C, and 12°
C from June to September.
• Population
Argentina's current population is more than
36 million inhabitants.
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The weather in Buenos Aires. View.
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The official time in Buenos Aires.
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Language
Spanish is the official language of the Argentine
Republic.
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Shopping
VAT return. At the airport you may obtain
a VAT reimbursement corresponding to any purchases
made within the country for an amount over
$70 (per invoice) and in shops operating with
the "Global Refund" system.
• Payment
methods
Although US Dollars and Euros are generally
taken everywhere, foreign currencies can be
exchanged in banks and authorized bureaus.
American Express, VISA, Diners and Master
Card are widely accepted
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Location, area and frontiers.
Located in South America, and thus, in the
southern hemisphere, Argentina has an area
of almost 3.8 million square kilometers, 2.8
on the continent - approximately 54% are plains
(grasslands and savannahs), 23%, plateaus,
and the other 23%, mountains - and the remainder
in the Antarctic. It is 3,800 Km. long and
is located between latitude 22º and 55º.
Its border with Uruguay, Brazil, Paraguay,
Bolivia and Chile has a perimeter of 9,376
Km, while the territory bordered by the Atlantic
Ocean is 4,725 Km long.
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www.atlasdebuenosaires.gov.ar (Spanish
only)
It contains information of the last two centuries
of the city of Buenos Aires. It relates environmental
data, as well as geological, architectural
and meteorological information.
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Religion
There is complete religious freedom in Argentina.
The religions practiced in the country are
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Moslem,
Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox and others.
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International Radiation Protection Association
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International Commission on Radiological
Protection (ICRP)
• International Commission on Radiation
Units (ICRU)
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International Commission on Non-Ionizing
Radiation Protection (ICNIRP)
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International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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United Nations Scientific Committee on the
Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR)
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Federación de Radioprotección
de América Latina y el Caribe (FRALC)
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Autoridad Regulatoria Nuclear - Argentina
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Comisión Nacional de Energía
Atomica - Argentina
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Sociedad Argentina de Radioprotección
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The 12th International Congress of the
International Radiation Protection Association
(IRPA 12) will be held in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, from 19 to 24 October 2008, organised
by the Argentine Radiation Protection Society
(SAR). This will be a unique opportunity
to make together reality the Congress motto:
¨Strengthening radiation protection
worldwide¨.
The Technical Exhibition will occupy a large
section of the Congress Venue and will give
the opportunity to industrial and commercial
companies to show their latest developments
in all the fields in which radiation protection
is playing an active role. As part of the
participants´ documentation, a technical
exhibition guide will be provided, where
all company names, products and stand location
will be detailed.
Congress venue
Buenos
Aires Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center
San Martín 1225
(1104) Buenos Aires – Argentina
website:www.starwoodhotels.com
Technical exhibition opening hours:
October 20, from 11.00 to 20.00
October 21, from 9.00 to 20.00
October 22, from 9.00 to 20.00
October 23, from 9.00 to 20.00
October 24, from 9.00 to 12.00
All exhibitors should keep open theirs stands
throughout the entire exhibition period
with at least one responsible person, capable
of giving all sort of information about
the company and the exhibition.
Access to the exhibition will be restricted
to congress members and special guests.
Exhibitors
The Technical Exhibition will be open to
those companies and institutions of any
nationality exhibiting products and/or services
related to the radiation protection field.
The spaces allocated will be for the exclusive
use of the contracting parties and under
no circumstances can be transferred totally
or in part to third parties. Samples and
material on display cannot be removed until
after the exhibition is over. The only place
where advertising is allowed is that allocated
to the booth.
Available Space:
Total technical exhibition space: 280 m2,
divided into 40 booth spaces of various
sizes, see layout.
Booth spaces are located in such a way that
they are in continuous sight and access
of the Congress participants.
Booth space fee:
700 US$ each square meter
Booth space rental:
The rent of a booth space includes:
- Use of the rented space
- General area lighting
- Electric power supply of 100W per each
square meter rented. Beyond this limit additional
electric power will have to be requested;
- general security;
- daily cleaning of aisles,
- badges for exhibitors, not valid for participation
in the scientific program, one guest badge
per square meter of space, valid for visiting
the exhibition but not for participation
in the scientific program
Temporary admittance of equipment
The 12th International Congress of the International
Radiation Protection Association (IRPA 12)
has been declared of National Interest.
The temporary import of goods is governed
by Customs laws and regulatory decrees.
All the arrangements for temporary admittance
of equipment must be made by the exhibitors.
Application deadline:
The deadline for applying is 1st July 2008.
However the application process may be closed
earlier if the total number of booth spaces
is reserved
Further information and space booking
rental:
Alejandra Capdevila Eventos
Arenales 1985 PB
(1124) Buenos Aires – Argentina
Phone: (54-11) 4815-5783
Fax: (54-11) 4815-5783
E-mail: ale@sar.org.ar
Contact person: Alejandra Capdevila
Official Technical Exhibition Services
Provider
Pallisó - Diseño Arquitectura
Express
Gral. Rodriguez 2614
(1416) Buenos Aires – Argentina
Phone/fax: (54-11) 4582-2163 – 4583-9370
E-mail: info@palliso.com.ar
Contact Person: Mr. Claudio Rodriguez
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