Online registration will be suspended on Thursday 17 May 2012 at 5pm (GMT+1) to resume on Thursday 24 May 2012 at 8 am (GMT+3).

Heads of delegations or other officials are kindly requested to notify the Secretary General, well in advance of the Meetings, of the full composition of their respective delegations, including, if any, members from diplomatic missions and their staff and spouses.

It is highly recommended that the 2012 Annual Meetings participants register online. Participants will need the code on their invitation letters and to upload scanned personal passport photographs in JPEG format in order to register.

There will also be an Annual Meetings registration desk at the venue of the meetings. The desk will open daily from 0730 to 1230 hours and 1400 to 1800 hours. Participants will require their letters of invitation and national passports to register at the desk.

Participants who are unable to register online before their arrival at the venue of the meetings, should stop by the registration desk for full registration, for access to the various events of the Annual Meetings.

Media are invited to check the Press section.

Information desk

An Information Desk will be located in the main lobby of the Arusha International Conference Centre to provide relevant information for the Meetings. Such information will also be available on the Bank’s website.

The 2012 Annual Meetings will be held at the Arusha International Conference Centre in Arusha (AICC).

Badges

Annual Meeting Badges will be required for access to the Conference Centre and for admission to the meeting rooms, offices and all other facilities. All participants will have to pass through the security screening stations to gain access to those facilities.

Attendees are responsible for their personal security in and around Arusha, at the conference centre and their hotels. Participants are advised to check the security systems in their hotels which are normally mounted on the doors of their hotel rooms. In case of emergency, stay calm and proceed to the nearest exit. Do not use the elevators. While in your room it is advisable to keep your door locked and use the peephole on the door. If you are in doubt as to the identity of anyone trying to gain access to your room, please alert the hotel staff for clarification.