International Scientific GeoConference: Attendance

HOTELS

HOTELS		STAR	TYPE	DOUBLE ROOM	SINGLE ROOM

Flamingo Grand / DELUX		5*/ Central Zone	BB	€ 102	€ 69

Flamingo Grand / STANDARD		5*/ Central Zone	BB	€ 98	€ 65

Flamingo Grand / DELUX		5*/ Central Zone	HB	€ 112	€ 74

Flamingo Grand / STANDARD		5*/ Central Zone	HB	€ 108	€ 70

Flamingo Grand / DELUX		5*/ Central Zone	FB	€ 122	€ 83

Flamingo Grand / STANDARD		5*/ Central Zone	FB	€ 118	€ 78

The SGEM2012 Conference Center & Session Halls are located in Flamingo Grand Hotel

Laguna Mare		4*/ 1st line	BB	€ 80	€ 50

Laguna Beach, Laguna Mare, Laguna Garden, Sandy Beach, Malibu, Arabella Beach, Gergana, Mura		4*/ 1st line	AI	€ 100	€ 64

/Boriana - NO VACANCY/, Nona, Elitsa, Oasis		3* / 1st line	AI	€ 94	€ 59

Kaliopa, Oasis		3* / 1st line	BB	€ 66	€ 39

Orhidea (Park), Magnolia		3*	AI	€ 78	€ 45

Ralitsa, Vita Park, Com		3*	UAI	€ 90	€ 58

Kompas, Panorama		3*	AI	€ 88	€ 54

Amelia, Dorostor, Dobrudja /not renovated/		3* / Central Zone	BB	€ 40	€ 29


For your convenience we can organize SGEM representative to welcome you at the Varna airport/station and accompanying you to the SGEM Conference Center in Albena Co.:
Automobile (one way: Varna - Albena)				€ 39
Automobile (two way: Varna - Albena - Varna)				€ 75
	SGEM - Organized Bus Transport If you are a big group of colleagues (minimum 15 passengers), the organizing team of SGEM is ready to organize a special bus transport from your country directly to the SGEM Conference Venue/Albena/Bulgaria. For any details, you can write the Secretariat office at transport@sgem.org

BB (Bed+Breakfast); HB (Bed+Breakfast+Dinner); FB (Bed+Breakfast+Lunch+Dinner);
AI (All Inclusive)
UAI (Ultra All Inclusive)
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1st Line - hotel situated on the beach

NOTE : Dear participants, you have the possibility to choose a hotel by name till the 1st of May 2012(till that date you should pay your hotel fee too), after that date you could make a hotel booking only by hotel type, zone and room.
Do not miss the opportunity to choose a hotel according to your personal desire!

HOTEL DISCOUNTS

ACCOMMODATION DISCOUNT

The Accommodation Discount would be calculated automatically while making your first registration/accommodation.

You will receive 5% DISCOUNT from the hotel price, while booking 5 or more nigths hotel accommodation.

We have very flexible discount options for GROUP participation, so please forward your questions to sgem@sgem.org or by phone at +359 2 975 39 82. Thank you!

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VISA ISSUE

There are many different requirements to obtain a Visa to enter a country. Most embassies may request an 'Invitation Letter' from the Conference Organizing Committee to verify that the exact person is going to participate that specific conference (That is why DO NOT forget to write down your exact Passport number while making your REGISTRATION). It may also be necessary to verify that the requester has paid the registration fee in full. Therefore there are some requirements for providing an 'Invitation Letter' that to be used for visa application.

'Invitation letters' should only be issued to:

Attendees who have made their complete Registration at the conference web site and paid their Registration fee in full;

Committee members.

Visa applications are currently subject to a greater degree of scrutiny than in the past. Many applicants may be required to appear in person for an interview as a part of the visa process. Applicants affected by these procedures are informed of the need for additional screening at the time they submit their application and are being advised to expect delays. Therefore, attendees should be advised to apply no later than 1 months prior to the conference.

All question concerning your visa application status should be pointed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the respective Bulgarian Embassy in your country.

Conference Organizing Committee is not taking the responsibility if some attendant's visa request is granted or not. There is not tax refund.

PASSPORTS & VISAS

No visas are required for the citizens of European Union and EFTA member countries to enter Bulgaria. If you are from another country you shall need visa.

Short-Stay Visa (Type C Visa)

A short-stay visa is issued to an alien for a single or multiple entry into Bulgaria and a cumulative duration of the stay not exceeding 90 days within any six-month period, reckoned from the date of first entry.

A multiple entry short-stay visa may be with a period of validity not exceeding 12 months, save in so far as otherwise provided in an international treaty in force for the Republic of Bulgaria or in an act of the Council of Ministers.....

Long-Stay Visa (National Visa) (Type D Visa)

Issued to an alien wishing to settle durably or permanently in Bulgaria on any of the grounds listed in Articles 24 and 25 of the Aliens in the Republic of Bulgaria Act.

A long-stay visa entitles the alien to a single entry into Bulgaria with a right to stay for a duration not exceeding 90 days. The period of validity of this type of visa may not exceed six months. This limitation on the duration of stay applies until receipt of a long-term residence permit from the Migration Directorate of the Ministry of Interior....

BULGARIAN EMBASSIES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

Bulgarian Diplomatic Missions Abroad HERE

INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS:

There are 4 international airports in Bulgaria.
The biggest Bulgarian airport is Sofia Airport.
Plovdiv International airport is mainly used for charter flights for the ski resort of Pamporovo.
The international airports of Varna and Bourgas are used for international flights, as well as for local flights from Sofia and for charter flights during the summer, serving the beach resorts around these 2 cities on the Black Sea coast – Albena, Sunny Beach and Golden Sands.

1. Sofia airport /the biggest airport - www.sofia-airport.bg
tel.: +359 2/ 937 22 11
        +359 2/ 937 22 12
        +359 2/ 937 22 13

2. Varna airport (the nearest airport to the Conference SGEM venue) - www.varna-airport.bg
tel.: +359 52/ 57 33 23

3. Bourgas airport -    www.bourgas-airport.com
tel.: +359 56/ 84 26 31

4. Plovdiv airport   -    www.plovdivairport.com
tel.: +359 32/ 60 11 27

BORDER CROSSING POINTS YOU CAN USE FOR ENTER IN BULGARIA BY CAR

Bulgarian - Serbian Border, Kalotina - Motorway E-6, Vrushka Chuka - Belgrad-Zajcar-Koulata-Sofia Motorway, Strejimirovci - Tran-Silistra E-6, Otomansi;
Bulgarian - Macedonian Border, Gyueshevo - Sofia-Kyustendil-Skopje Motorway, Stanke Lisichkovo - Stip-Delchevo-Blagoevgrad-Sofia Motorway, Zlatarevo - Strumica-Petrich-Sofia Motorway;
Bulgarian - Greek Border, Koulata - Motorway E-20, Novo Selo - Motorway E-80;
Bulgarian - Turkish Border, Kapitan Andreevo - Motorway E-5, Malko Turnovo - Motorway E-95;
Bulgarian - Romanian Border, Rousse - Motorway E-97, Kardam - Constanta-Dobrich-Kula Motorway 14, Durankulak - Motorway E-95, Silistra – Motorway 7.