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Communication with the Secretariat:

All communications concerning attendance at the annual should be addressed as follows:

Mail to: Office of the Secretary of the Bank
Inter-American Development Bank
1300 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20577 U.S.A
Fax: (202) 623-3412

The Offices of the Meeting Secretariat in New Orleans will open on March 20, 20000. All communications, however, should be sent to Washington, D.C., for retransmission to New Orleans.

Mail
Participants should have their mail addressed to them at their hotels. In case of emergency, however, any urgent communication the Bank receives will be forwarded to the addressee provided the Secretariat has been advised of the hotel where the person is staying.

Simultaneous Interpretation
Simultaneous interpretation into English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish will be provided during the sessions.

Health Unit
An emergency health unit will be set up in the Convention Center. Also, all hotels have a designated doctor on call. Emergency ambulance service will be available at all times by contacting the hotel telephone operators.

Postal & Long-Distance Telephone Services
Postal and long-distance telephone services will be available to participants at the Convention Center. Participants will be charged for these services, at regular rates.

Airline & Tourist Information
Airline and tourist information services will be available in the Convention Center.

Press Services
Members of the press (including print, radio, and television media) wishing to cover the meeting should contact the Bank's External Relations Office at the following address:

Mr. David H. Smith
Associate Deputy External Relations Advisor
Inter-American Development Bank
Stop B-0550
1300 New York Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20577
U.S.A.

Tel: (202) 623-1328
Fax: (202) 623-1402

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Local Transportation

Airport Shuttle, Inc., will provide land transportation for participants. Tickets for transportation between the airport in New Orleans and the hotels may be purchased in the airport's baggage claim area. The round trip fare will be $20 per person. Advance reservations are recommended.

To purchase a round trip ticket for this service in advance, $20 should be added to the deposit sent to Destination Management Inc. for room reservations.