41st World Scout Conference 14 – 18 August 2017, Baku

General Overview – Azerbaijan The Republic of Azerbaijan (86,6 square km) is located in the east of the Southern Caucasus Azerbaijan

General Overview – Azerbaijan Borders: Russian Federation – north Georgia – north-west Armenia – west Turkey – west Iran – south Water boundaries: Turkmenistan Kazakhstan

Conference Location – City of Baku Capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan About 4 millions of inhabitants Ancient and Modern Climate: Dry subtropical Average August temperature 26 – 28 C˚

Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Conference Venue – Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Distances: 20 km from the International Airport (15 minutes) 3.5 km from the Downtown (5 minutes driving)

Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Conference Venue – Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center General plan of Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Sections Auditorium (4 levels) Multifunctional conference halls Meeting rooms Media center The Exhibition Halls (9 floors) Exhibition Halls Administrative office Restaurant Cafeteria

Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Conference Venue – Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Baku Conference Center

Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Conference Venue – Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Conference Hall #1

Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Conference Venue – Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Conference Hall #2

Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Conference Venue – Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center Exhibition halls Located on 1,2,3 and 4 floor Total area – above 4000 m2

Conference – Accommodation Accommodation facilities: Average corporate price for Scouts per the year 2015: 5* Hotels – EUR 80-190 (Marriott, Sheraton, Fairmont, Sapphire) 4* Hotels – EUR 60-120 (Chain of Qafqaz Hotels, Park inn) 3* Hotels – EUR 40-60 (Local Hotels) Locations Downtown Old City Venue

Conference – Accommodation

Conference– Transportation Routes: Comfortable buses will transport participants from the hotels to the Venue and back Transportation during the day Routes: Route #1 – 15 min Route #2 – 10 min Route#3 – 5 min walk (Old city – Venue) (Downtown - Venue) (Venue)

Getting there Heydar Aliyev International Airport; Ganja International Airport. Direct Flights from: Amsterdam Doha London Paris Tashkent Astana Dubai Milan Podgorica Tbilisi Barcelona Frankfurt Minsk Prague Tehran Beijing Istanbul Moscow Riga Tel Aviv Budapest Kiev New York Rome Vienna

Special arrangements Easy visa obtaining procedure - Getting visa at the airport upon presentation of invitation letter from ASA, the State Migration Service of the Republic of Azerbaijan Solidarity Operation Fund – EUR 175,000 (Approximately USD 200,000 (to be used for A and B category countries NSOs. Priority will be give to the Youth attending 13th WSYF & 41st WSC)

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