CL 127/OD/6

Council

Registration

As the list of Delegates and Observers appended to the Council Report includes only the names of those who have registered as participants, including Permanent Representatives, those who have not yet registered are kindly requested to do so at the Turkish Registration Centre on the ground Floor of Building A.

The following exhibits are on display in the Atrium between Buildings A and B:

• The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Food for Peace Programme of the United States of America
• The Current Desert Locust Emergency.

Booking of Meeting Rooms

Given that meeting room facilities are very limited, requests will be examined on a first-come, first-served basis, and availability will only be confirmed 24 hours in advance.

All requests/queries should be addressed to Mr. R Rodriguez, Room A.276, ext. 53075 or 55872; (Tel. 0657053075 from outside the FAO buildings).

Internet Café Service, including Documents on Internet

This service will be available for Delegates and Observers in the Atrium, between Building A and Building B from 08.00 to 18:00 hours.

The computers in this area will allow access to FAO and other Internet sites as well as offering the possibility of logging on to personal e-mail accounts.

Council Documents in Arabic, Chinese, English, French and Spanish are available on the FAO Internet Web Pages, http://www.fao.org and can be accessed by clicking on the link at the bottom of the home page, or by typing: http://internal.fao.org/bodies/council/cl127/cl127fao.htm.

Cloakroom

Cloakroom facilities are available in the Atrium.

Use of Mobile Telephones

Delegations are reminded that mobile telephones should be switched off during meetings.

Slovak Business Centre

The Slovak Business Centre (Ground Floor, Building B) has a small number of PCs for use by participants, as well as photocopying and fax facilities. Participants with laptops may plug them into a phone/fax modem at the Centre. Business Centre assistants will be present to supervise use of room facilities.

World Agriculture Information Center - WAICENT Stand

FAO's hypermedia electronic information services accessible over the Internet are featured at the WAICENT stand, which is located in the Korean Conference Centre area, at the entrance of the Red and Green Rooms (1^st floor Building A). Delegates are invited to visit the area, where they can benefit from assisted demonstrations of the information services, or use one of the computers and explore for themselves.

Telephone and Telefax Facilities for Delegates

Telephones for internal or Rome calls are located in the Slovak Centre (Ground Floor of Building B), and in the corridor of the first floor of Building A. Before making calls from the Rome area dial “0” and wait for the external dial tone before dialing the number.

Incoming telephone calls for Delegates and Observers are received by the telephone receptionist in the Delegates’ Telephone Service (telephone numbers 06/570-56607 or 52828). Every effort will be made to locate Delegates or Observers receiving incoming calls. However, should this not be possible, a message will be taken and left at the Documents Desk.

A fax transmission service is available for a flat fee of €1 per page in the Slovak Business Centre (ground floor of Building B). International phone calls can also be made using calling cards, on sale at the newsstand in front of the Banca Intesa. Calls can be made at discount rates by using these cards on the phones in the Slovak Business Centre.

Restaurant/Coffee Bars

The Polish Bar will be open from 9:00 to 13:00 hours

Prayer Room

A Prayer Room is available for use by Council participants in Room A.250 Ter.

First Aid - Medical Emergencies

For medical emergencies dial 30.

For normal medical requirements, please dial 53577 or make your way to the Medical Service, Room B.162, First Floor of Building B, which will be available during the Council hours.

FAO is a smoke-free area. Smoking is not permitted inside any of the FAO Buildings.