WT/MIN(17)/INF/28  
6 December  2017 
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Ministerial Conference  
Eleventh Session  
Buenos Aires, 10 -13 December 2017  Original:  Spanish  
 
  
NOTE TO DELEGATIONS  
INFORMATION REGARDIN G TRANSPORT DURING T HE ELEVENTH MINISTER IAL CONFERENCE  
In addition to Information Note s WT/MIN(17)/INF/18 of 2  November (Information on Arrivals and 
Departures) and WT/MIN(17)/INF/21/Rev.2 of 24 November (Information regarding Transport), 
which all participants are advised to read , the Task Force is pleased to provide further details 
regardi ng the  free transport service that will cover participants'  needs during  the Eleventh WTO 
Ministerial Conference.   
 
Please note :  
 
Transportation will be organized on the basis of the informati on provided by participants in forms A 
and C; this information is important given the number of recommended hotels in one specific part 
of the city of Buenos Aires.  
 
The hotels are located in areas that will be served throughout the Conference , from the time when 
partic ipants arrive  at the airport through to their departure,  by five bus lines identified by the 
letters A, B, C, D and E.  
 
1  HOTEL TRANSFERS FROM  BUENOS AIRES AIRPORT S 
1.1.  Conference p articipants are advised to pick up a trilingual information leaflet from trays th at 
will be set out  before passport control at Ezeiza Airport (EZE) and customs control at Jorge 
Newbery Airport  (AEP). The leaflets contain a city map showing the location of all the hotels 
recommended by  the host country and the route  taken by each of the  five bus lines cover ing the 
areas mentioned . 
1.2.  At both airports, participants will board the above -mentioned buses in a specially marked 
area just a few metres outside the exit of the airport building. The buses and minibuses, with a 
capacity of 45 passengers and 19 passengers, respectively, will be identified by the letter s A, B, C, 
D and E, in accordance  with the different areas in which the hotels recommended to participants 
are located . 
1.3.  The transport service will serve  all the ho tels previously recommended by the host 
Government (see WT/MIN(17)/INF/1/Rev .4). Upon boarding the buses, passengers will have to 
inform the driver of the name of the hotel where they are staying.  
1.4.  Heads of Delegation, Ministers and special guests  will be met and formally welcomed  in 
accordance with the schedule provided in Form A. The dignitary and the person  – or in exceptional 
cases, two people – accompanying him/her , will leave the airport in the official vehicle assigned to 
them for their stay by the ho st Government.  
1.5.  Diplomatic representations accredited in Argentina will receive special indications allowing  
them to participate in logistical arrangements that will enable the dignitaries from their respective 
countries to leave the airport as quickly as possible.  Dignitaries from countries that do not have an 
Embassy in Argentina will be duly assisted by Protocol staff. Diplomatic liaison officers will be 
available on the telephone from the time of the dignitary's arrival in the country and will be waiting 
to greet the dignitary at the hotel reception.  WT/MIN(17)/INF/28  
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  2  OPENING SESSION  
2.1.  The Opening Session of the Eleventh WTO Ministerial Conference will take place on 
Sunday,  10 December. Accredited delegates will be taken from their hotels to the Buenos Aires 
Convention Centre in official buses  and minibuses provided by the h ost Government.  Delegation 
coordinators will be informed of the departure times for this bus service  in due course .  
2.2.  At the end of the event , delegates may return to their hotels by the sam e means , taking the 
bus or minibus with the number and colour corresponding to  their hotel. Delegates attending the 
cultural event at the CCK (invitation only) will board the buses displaying the  letters "CCK".  
2.3.  Heads of Delegation, Ministers and special g uests  will travel to the Opening Session in the 
cars assigned to them  and will use a special entrance to  the Exhibition and Convention Centre 
(CEC). At the end of the event, dignitaries may request their vehicles at the "V.I.P. CARS" desk, 
where staff will  be on hand to provide assistance . Given that more than 200 vehicles will be 
leaving after the event, cars will stop to collect dignitaries at six different points, at the same 
entrance used upon arrival.  
3  SPECIAL  EVENT AT  THE KIRCHNER CULTURA L CENTRE (CCK ) 
3.1.  The host Government is organizing a special cultural event  and reception at the Kirchner 
Cultural Centre  (CCK)  on Sunday, 10 December, after the O pening Session .  
3.2.  Once the Opening Session is over, participants invited to attend the special event will be 
transported by bus and minibus  from the Exhibition and Convention Centre (CEC) to the CCK. 
After the event, they will be able to return to their hotels by the same means, making sure they 
take the relevant bus route, A, B, C, D or E.  
3.3.  Heads of Delegation, M inisters and special guests  will travel to  the event in their assigned 
cars. As soon as the event is over, they may request their cars at the "V.I.P. CARS" desk , where 
staff will be on hand to provide assistance . 
4  SHUTTLE  SERVICE BETWEEN THE HOTELS AND THE CONFERENCE VENUE  
4.1.  The transport service for MC11 participants has been designed to provide rapid and 
comfortable transport between the hotels and the Ministerial Conference venue ( the Hilton Hotel). 
The five bus lines identified by colour and letter (A, B, C, D and E) will ensure a constant link 
between the various areas in which the hotels are located and the Hilton Hotel.  
4.2.  Starting at 7 a.m. on Monday, 11 December, until the end of the Conference, the host 
country has organized a special bus and minibus shu ttle service for participants.  This service will 
operate continuously along routes comprising streets that have been reserved for official 
Ministerial Conference priority transport and officially authorized residents.  
4.3.  A similar  service will be provided  on Saturday, 9 December from 8 a.m., and Sunday, 10 
December until three hours prior to the Opening Session.  On these days Conference vehicles will 
use normal public thoroughfares.  
4.4.  The number of buses operating on streets reserved for preferential use wil l vary according to 
the time of day or night and the number of passengers staying in the various areas. Certain hotels 
listed  in the information leaflet that are on a preferential route will serve as regular pick -up and 
drop-off points for passengers. Howe ver, anyone accredited for the Eleventh Ministerial Conference 
may get on or off an official bus  at any point along  its route . Passengers  must show their 
Conference badge when boarding the vehicle. A security guard will always be present on each 
official t ransport vehicle . 
4.5.  Security police officers and traffic officers  will be posted at every intersection on streets 
reserved for preferential use so as to ensure the right of way for MC11 vehicles . WT/MIN(17)/INF/28  
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  4.6.  The official buses will also serve hotels located on streets not reserved for  preferential use. 
The arrangements for this service will be determined on the basis of a n appropriate  needs 
assessment.  
4.7.  At night between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. , Conference vehicles will use normal public 
thoroughfares, changing their route very slightly. During these hours, the vehicles will operate in 
accordance with the meeting schedule provided by the WTO authorities and provide a door -to-door 
service . 
4.8.  During the Conference, a non -stop shuttle service identified as "Hilton/CCK" will link the 
Hilton Hotel and the CCK (centre for accredited NGOs)  from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.  
4.9.  The b us stops for lines A, B, C, D, E and CCK will be located  on Calle Macacha Güemes in 
front o f the delegates'  entrance to the Hilton Hotel . Non -official accredited vehicles (see section  5) 
will stop on Avenida Juana Manso to collect and drop off passengers.  
4.10.   An information desk  for participants,  staffed by transport personnel , will be located on the 
ground floor of the Hilton Hotel.  
5  VEHICLES ACCREDITED BY DELEGATIONS  
5.1.  Delegations may apply for accre ditation of up to two vehicles, rented privately or with 
diplomatic plates,  to enter the restricted area of Puerto Madero. Cars, chauffeurs  and pass engers 
must all be accredited . 
5.2.  Should a Head of Delegation or Minister  decide to use a car other than the one assigned by 
the host Government, this must be indicated at the time of the vehicle 's accreditation , so as to 
ensure the relevant privileges are gr anted. The host Government will then take back the vehicle it 
assigned  to the dignitary. Where a Delegation accredits  a vehicle to be used by a Minister , this will  
not affect the authorized number of vehicles that may be accredited for use by the Delegatio n. 
5.3.  Vehicles accredited by Delegations will be permitted  to use the streets reserved for the 
priority transit of official cars and buses accredited by the host Government for the Eleventh 
Ministerial Conference . 
5.4.  Due to space restrictions , only Heads of Delegation, Ministers and special guests  may travel 
to the Opening Session by car. Delegates must use the relevant buses, minibuses and vans.  
6  TRANSPORT LEAFLET  
Attached is  a copy of the transport leaflet that will be distributed at airports.  
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