The 2017 FONASBA Annual Meeting will take place in Dubai the week commencing Sunday 15th October.
The venue for the event, hosted by the Dubai Shipping Agents’ Association. will be the Intercontinental Hotel Dubai Festival City: (www.ihg.com/intercontinental/hotels/gb/en/dubai/dxbhb/hoteldetail),
The delegate programme is as follows:
Sunday, 15th October: 9.00 a.m.: Executive Committee meeting (Executive Committee members only)
Monday, 16th October: 9.00 a.m.: Welcome Address by the Dubai Maritime City Authority, 9.15 a.m.: ECASBA Plenary Meeting. 2.00 p.m.: Presentation by the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre, 2.15 p.m.: Chartering & Documentary Committee Plenary Meeting, Secretaries Meeting
Tuesday, 17th October: 9.00 a.m.: Presentation by the Bureau International des Containers et du Transport Intermodal, 9.30 a.m.: Liner & Port Agency Committee Plenary Meeting. 2.00 p.m.: Conclude L&PA Plenary Meeting
Wednesday, 18th October: 9.00 a.m.: Tour of DP World and Jebel Ali Free Zone. 2.00 p.m.: Council Meeting
The social and partner programme is as follows:
Monday, 16th October: 10.00 a.m.: City Tour (partners). 7.00 p.m.: Welcome Reception (delegates, partners and guests)
Tuesday 17th October: Free day for partners. 3.00 p.m.: Desert Safari (delegates and partners)
Wednesday 18th October: Free day for partners. 7.30 p.m.: Gala Dinner (delegates, partners, guests).
Thursday 19th October: Optional all day excursion to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi (separate registration is required and an additional fee is payable – see below).
Please note that all meeting times are presently indicative. A detailed timetable of events will be provided to delegates and partners on arrival.
Hotel Booking and Registration
The online delegate registration and hotel booking facility is now closed. Any delegate wishing to discuss any aspect of an existing registration or booking is requested to contact the FONASBA Secretariat by email at admin@fonasba.com or by telephone + 44 20 7623 3113.
Frequently Asked Questions
A set of frequently asked questions, providing more detailed information about the meeting, hotel, and local conditions, are available here.
Emirates Airline is a Supporter and Official Carrier for the 2017 Annual Meeting
We are pleased to advise that following discussions between the President of the Dubai Shipping Agents Association, Mr. Saadi Rais, and senior management at Emirates Airlines, under the patronage of H.E. Shaikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum – President of Dubai Civil Aviation and Emirates Airline Group, Emirates has agreed to be a supporter and the official carrier for the 2017 FONASBA Annual Meeting.
As a result of this agreement, delegates and partners are able to obtain a discount on air travel between “Emirates gateway cities” and Dubai for the purposes of attending the meeting only. A gateway city is defined as being one from which Emirates operates direct flights to Dubai so it may be necessary for some delegates to book a separate ticket to travel from their home destination to the nearest gateway city. The discounts are available on Economy and Business Class fares booked for travel to and from Dubai during the period 2nd October to 2nd November. Please note that Emirates do not offer Premium Economy class.
Full details of how to book discounted fares with Emirates (and the relevant terms and conditions) will be sent to delegates after they have registered to participate in the meeting.
We are very grateful to Saadi Rais for enabling this agreement and to H.E. Shaikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum and to Emirates for their generous support for the Annual Meeting.
Further Information/Frequently Asked Questions
Further information on the events during the FONASBA Annual Meeting will be provided in due course. General information on Dubai can be found on the official Visit Dubai website here. A set of FAQ’s covering all aspects of the Annual Meeting will also be issued later. In the meantime, however, we can advise as follows:
Visa Requirements
Information on visa requirements for delegates and partners can be found here
Average Weather Conditions
Indicative average weather conditions for Dubai in October are as follows:
High temperature: 35.6º Celsius
Low temperature: 24.3ºC
Mean daily temperature 30ºC
Monthly rainfall 1.1 mm
Humidity 60%
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