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| Dear SAAFoST 2015 Delegate, | ||||||||
| This newsletter has been prepared to provide you, with information relating to the SAAFoST Congress. We look forward to welcoming you to Durban and to the Conference and wish you a pleasant trip. | ||||||||
| Venue and Parking | ||||||||
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Tsogo Sun Elangeni Maharani Complex - 63 Snell Parade, Durban. This year the congress will take place at the Elangeni Maharani Complex on Durban's golden mile. The following options are available for parking during the event: Limited undercover parking is available, on a first come first served basis, in both hotels @ R25.00 per vehicle per day. Free municipal parking bays are available on either side of the hotel. Overflow parking bays are available at Grosvenor Court @ R25.00 per vehicle per day.
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| Onsite Registration Procedures | ||||||||
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Please bring your personal registration number and a form of ID to the registration desk on the meetings level of the Elangeni Hotel to collect your registration materials. If you are registering for the first time or paying your registration fees onsite, please report to the Onsite Registration Desk. The Registration Desk Operating Hours will be as follows:
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If you are speaking at the congress please visit the Speaker Preparation Room on the meetings level of the Elangeni Hotel, you will need to upload your presentation before you report to the meeting room you are presenting in. This should be done preferably 24 hours prior to your presentation. The Speaker Preparation Operating Hours will be as follows:
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| Tea Breaks and Lunch | ||||||||
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Tea/ Coffee and lunch will be served in the Exhibition Hall.
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| Social Events | ||||||||
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Welcome Reception You are invited to the SAAFoST Congress Welcome Cocktail Reception Date: Monday 7 September Time: 18h00 - 20h00
Congress Banquet - Sponsored by Sunspray Food Ingredients
Farewell Reception
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| SAAFoST Exhibition | ||||||||
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The exhibition hall will be open as follows:
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| Medical Emergencies | ||||||||
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Please contact the registration desk during the congress or the hotel reception outside of congress hours, if you have any medical emergencies.
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| Safety and Security | ||||||||
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Durban is like any other major city and has good and bad areas. Common sense will ensure a trouble free and enjoyable congress. Please ensure that you look after your personal belongings during the congress.
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| Further Information | ||||||||
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Emergency Contact Numbers during the congress 6 - 9 September 2015:
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| Disclaimer | ||||||||
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The Congress Organisers have taken reasonable care in making arrangements for the Congress, Exhibition and Social Programme. Neither the Organising Body (SAAFoST), the Local Core Organising Committee, nor its sponsors or committee members assume any responsibility, contractual or delictual for any loss, injury or damage to persons or belongings, or additional expenses incurred as a result of delays or changes in air, rail, sea, road or other services, strikes, sicknesses, weather, or for any acts or omissions by any persons, or for any unforeseen changes to the programme including cancellation of the Congress due to force majeure or any related events or activities. All participants are accordingly advised to make their own arrangements for adequate insurance cover including personal health and travel insurance. The information and content provided in this newsletter is intended purely as a guideline and service for participants and visitors to the SAAFoST 2015 Congress. The information may change at any time and without notice. The event and organizers accept no responsibility or liability whatsoever related to this publication.
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