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InternationalPharmaceuticalStudents’ Federation
59th IPSF
World Congress
30 July – 9 August 2013Utrecht, the Netherlands
The 59th IPSF World CongressUtrecht, The Netherlands
1st Congress NewsletterNovember 2012
K.N.P.S.V.
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Dear IPSF members, dear colleagues,
Greetings from a small country in Western Europe. Small in size, but big in international pharmacy: the Neth-erlands. After successfully hosting the FIP Centennial Congress last October, the next great pharmaceutical gathering is already at the horizon. Even though the winter in our country has just arrived, in our minds we are already in the summer of 2013: at the 59th IPSF World Congress!
It is with great pleasure that I present to you our first Congress Newsletter. In this issue we will provide you with all the information needed to register for our wonderful event. You will learn about the Netherlands and the hosting city of Utrecht. There is important information regarding travelling and visa as well as in-sights into the programme of the congress. This year all participants will be connected through our main theme ‘Global Healthcare for the Individual Patient’. Knowledge and experience will be spread on a global level to improve healthcare for each unique patient.
If you have any questions or comments regarding our congress, please do not hesitate to contact us through [email protected] or use the Reception Committee’s contact information later in this newsletter. Our next newsletter will be published after the opening of the registration, so please stay updated through our website, www.ipsf2013.org and social media.
Finally the congress is coming close and we cannot wait to welcome you to our lovely country, where the IPSF spirit will flourish like tulips in a Dutch landscape!
On behalf of the Reception Committee,
Thomas Kempen
Chairperson
A warm welcome from the Reception Committee
ContentA warm welcome from the Reception CommitteeA word from IPSFA message from the deanMeet the RCFollowing the FIP CentennialThe NetherlandsHost city: UtrechtPreliminary programmeSymposiaRamadan and the IPSF World CongressLeaders in TrainingSocial programmePost Congress TourDo’s and don’ts about the registrationTravel information
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The 59th IPSF World CongressUtrecht, The Netherlands
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A word fromIPSF
For those who have never been to IPSF’s World Congress, it is an unforgettable event that speaks to the global friendship, professionalism, collaboration, and advancement of pharmacy practice that all the dynamic participants from the world bring together.
World Congress is IPSF’s premier event each year, attracting pharmacy students and recent graduates from all around the world to share the latest trends in pharmacy education, scientific development, professional initiatives and global policy. Our pharmacy education and scientific symposium each year attract distinguished guests who are experts and leaders in their respective fields. We also have student lead initiatives, such as public health campaigns, and patient counselling events that provide wonderful opportunities for participants to challenge themselves and enjoy.
Furthermore, complementing these professional activities, World Congress also provides an intimate setting for all to share each other heritage and taste the local culture in our social activities, such as “International Night”, “Traditional Night”, and so much more. Often, friends that you make in World Congress will last for a lifetime.
In this newsletter, you will find the details about the events and programmes that will be offered in the 59th IPSF World Congress in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The Reception Committee and the IPSF team are working very hard to make it a success, which you will get a taste in this newsletter, and newsletters to come.
From the bottom of my heart, I welcome you all to come and experience what is IPSF. I look forward to seeing you this coming year in Utrecht, The Netherlands, for the 59th World Congress!
Viva la Pharmacie!
Mr. Radoslaw MituraIPSF President 2012-2013
RadoslawMitura
IPSF President 2012-2013
Greetings to all of our dear IPSF members and friends from around the world!
On behalf of the Executive Committee of the International Pharmaceu-tical Students’ Federation (IPSF), I would like to offer you our warmest greeting and wishes from the four corners of the world. Being elected as the President of IPSF, during the past 58th IPSF World Congress in Hurghada, Egypt, has been a humbling and exciting opportunity to meet and represent pharmacy students from around the world.
The first congress that I participated was the 56th IPSF World Congress in Slovenia, and subsequently the 57th World Congress and Leaders in Training in Hat Yai, Thailand, and then the 58th World Congress in Egypt.
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A welcoming message from the Dean
make their own decisions and help them gain vital experience and skills to lead them on the path to their future. Therefore we are happy to support the organisation of this event. We would like to encourage all of you to visit our lovely country and we are proud to be able to welcome pharmaceutical students from all over the world at our university in the heart of the Netherlands.
With the IPSF World Congress taking place at our university, we would like to take this opportunity to show you the possibilities we offer you as a pharmaceutical student or recent graduate. All Master’s and PhD programmes within our Graduate School of Life Sciences are linked to renowned research areas and combine the expertise and facilities of the Faculties of Science (including pharmacy) and Social & Behavioural Sciences, with the fundamental and clinical research and education of the Faculties of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine. This combination is unique in the Netherlands and has gained a strong international reputation in biomedical and life sciences research.
Utrecht University has developed into one of Europe’s largest and most prominent institutes of research and education which liaises with universities all over the world. The benefits of this international environment are reflected in its education and research. From that point of view Utrecht University is a perfect location for the IPSF World Congress 2013. Next to that, the university has all the facilities to host the event and the historic city of Utrecht will serve as the perfect backdrop for your congress’ associate events.
We are proud that pharmaceutical students from the Netherlands are organising this event and are confident that the 59th IPSF World Congress will be a great success. We welcome you all in the summer of 2013.
On behalf of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Utrecht University,
Prof. dr. A. de Boer Dean of the Department
ProfessorDe Boer
Head of PharmacyUtrecht
Dear IPSF members,
On behalf of the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Utrecht University I am delighted that IPSF has chosen the Netherlands as host of its 59th IPSF World Congress with ourUniversity as main venue of the event.
Utrecht University highly encourages students to participate in extracurricular activities. These activities empower students to
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Meet the RCReception Committee
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Chairperson
Thomas [email protected]
Secretary General
Shanaz [email protected]
Treasurer
Lourens [email protected]
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Acquisition officer
Matthijs Jager
Meet the RC
Acquisition officer
Jeroen [email protected]
Logistics officer
Anne [email protected]
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Social & Cultural Events officer
Geertvan der Werf
Meet the RC
Events officer
Geert van der [email protected]
Events officer
Merlijn van [email protected]
Educational Symposium officer
Emma [email protected]
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Meet the RC
Public Relations officer
Kirsten [email protected]
Scientific Symposiumofficer
Sandra den [email protected]
Public Relations officer
Laurens [email protected]
Jan Smits
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Following the
CentennialFIP
I am convinced that the Royal Dutch Pharmaceutical Students’ Association (KNPSV) will put together a congress that is professionally rewarding and a social programme aimed at making your stay in the Netherlands thoroughly enjoyable.
The Netherlands is a small nation. Consequently, an international outlook and openness is firmly ingrained in the Dutch culture. Dutch pharmacists and pharmacy students, too, have always valued contacts with their counterparts from other countries. FIP was founded here in 1912 and in 1949 the KNPSV was one of the founding members of the IPSF.
Since those days, the pharmacy profession has changed tremendously. In the Netherlands, pharmacists have out-lined their ambitions in a White Paper on Pharmacy. The patient is our main concern and there is increasing emphasis on medication safety, cooperation with other healthcare professionals, the accurate transfer of medication-related information and on medication adherence (patient compliance).
There is a growing awareness among healthcare officials that making better use of the expertise of pharmacists will yield substantial health gains. For patients as well as in terms of healthcare costs containment. A recently published IMS Health report mentions that worldwide a staggering 500 billion dollars could be avoided if the right medicine comes to the right patient and patients adhere to the prescribed medication.
Pharmacists discussed these developments at the FIP Centennial Congress. It is important that you, as future phar-macists, also discuss these matters at the upcoming IPSF conference.
The world needs a new kind of pharmacist.
Summer 2013 in Utrecht is something to look forward to.
Jan Smits, pharmacistPresidentRoyal Dutch Pharmaceutical Association
Jan SmitsKNMP President
In 2012 pharmacists from all over the world came to the Netherlands for the 100th congress of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP). Next year, pharmacy students from around the globe will be coming this way for the IPSF World Congress 2013. Dutch pharmacists and pharmacy students are proud and delighted that the Netherlands was chosen as the host country for these important, international congresses.
The historical city of Utrecht, situated in the very heart of the Nether-lands, with a vibrant, old-world city centre and world class university and pharmacy faculty, is the perfect venue for the IPSF World Congress.
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The Netherlands is best known for its tulips, wind-mills and clogs, as well as its low altitude and vulnerability to flooding. Less well known is that the Dutch have won Nobel prizes for chemistry, physics, medicine, economics and peace or that the world’s planners and architects flock here to learn about Dutch solutions for this crowded country. And did you know that the Netherlands has the sixteenth largest economy in the world?
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Did you know that:• “the Netherlands” and “Holland” are used to describe the same country?• one quarter of the Netherlands is below sea level?• the Netherlands has approximately 480 inhabitants per square kilometre?• with only 0.008% of the world’s area, the Netherlands is the world’s third largest
agricultural exporter?• the Netherlands was one of the European Union’s founding nations?• the Netherlands has at least 15,000 km of cycle tracks?• the Netherlands still has about 1,000 traditional working windmills?• the Dutch are the tallest people in Europe?• Amsterdam is entirely built on piles?• almost every Dutch person has a bicycle and there are twice as many bikes as
cars?
THENETHERLANDS
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Utrecht is the lively, beating heart of Holland. It was built around the Dom tower, which you can see from any point in the city, so there is no way you can get lost in the attractive, car-free city centre. Utrecht boasts beautiful canals with extraordinary wharfs, cellars, housing, cafés and terraces by the water. As well as the Dom tower, Utrecht boasts hundreds of other monuments that each contribute to the special atmosphere in this centuries-old university town.
HOST CITY:UTRECHTTHE
NETHERLANDS
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Utrecht University, founded in 1636, has developed into one of Europe’s largest and most prominent institutes of research and education. It has the biggest faculty of pharmacy in the Netherlands.
Utrecht University offers the broadest spectrum of disciplines available in the Netherlands, innovative research and liaises with universities and research centres all over the world.
It is a globally leading univer-sity ranked 1st in the Nether-lands, 13th in Europe and 53rd in the world according to the Shanghai Ranking of world universities (dated 2012).
UTRECHT UNIVERSITY
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The Netherlands is quite small. The greatest distance from north to south is 300 km and from west to east 200 km. Despite this we have a population of sixteen and a half million! Dutch is the national language of the Netherlands. However, English is spoken by almost everyone. In addition, many Dutch people speak German and French.
The Netherlands is a con-stitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system, and its government consists of the Queen and ministers. For historical reasons the government and parliament are in The Hague, although Am-sterdam is in fact the capital.
Did you know that:• the Netherlands’ highest point is 323 metres high and is therefore called a “
mountain”?• you’ll find a bunch of flowers in almost every Dutch living room?• when your plane arrives at Schiphol, it lands 4.5 metres below sea level?• Amsterdam has 1,281 bridges?
For more information visit:http://www.visit-utrecht.com/enhttp://www.visitholland.nlhttp://www.holland.com/us/tourism/Cities-in-Holland/Utrecht-1.htm
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PRELIMINARYPROGRAMME
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SYMPOSIAAs you might have heard, the themes of the symposia of the 59th IPSF World Congress were elected during the previous IPSF World Congress in Egypt.
Therefore we are very glad to inform you the themes for the Scientific Symposium and the theme for the Educational Symposium.
Right after the congress in Egypt, the search for the best lecturers started and we are doing our utmost best to have a great programme for the symposium days next year!
During the Scientific Symposium we hope to illustrate the use of genomics and biomarkers in drug development and pharmaceutical care. Next to that we will try to enlighten you in the use of pharmacokinetic and pharmaco- dynamic modelling for specific populations, like children or the elderly. Furthermore, we will discuss the appli-cation of personalised medicine in the pharmacy.
Scientific Symposium: ‘Personalised Medicine’
Educational Symposium:‘Developing Pharmaceutical Care
through Collaborative Practice’ The Educational Symposium will be an interesting and interactive day on which we will learn how to improve pharmaceutical care all over the world by using collaboration with pharmacists, physicians and other healthcare professionals we will have to cooperate with in our future career. Top pharmacists will share their experiences of how they have proven their beneficial role in collaborative health care practice and how this has developed pharmaceutical care.
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RAMADAN AND THE
IPSF WORLD CONGRESSAs-salamu alaykum مكيلع مالسلا
In 2013 the Muslim fasting period Ramadan will start on the 9th of July and probably last until the 7th of August. This means that it will take place dur-ing the congress. Of course we are taking this into account! Therefore we will provide the necessary facilities for those who wish to partake in the Ra-madan.
While registering for our congress you can indicate whether you want your meals before sunrise and after sunset. Furthermore we will have separate rooms and bathrooms for males and females. We will try to arrange special Halal food for Islamic students during the congress. At least we will take all dietary requirements into consideration.
To celebrate the coincidence of the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar and our congress we will
devote a special theme evening to the Ramadan at its last night. At this evening all participants of the congress can get familiar with this Islamic tradition to improve mutual understanding. The next morning will probably be the start of the Eid-al-Fitr. At this morning there will be extra time for the special prayer, before starting the last day of the congress.
The upcoming year the reception committee will work on the exact content of the Ramadan evening and the Eid morning. We aim to work together with the Islamic community in Utrecht: about 15% of the 300.000 inhabitants of Utrecht are Muslims so the Ramadan is not an unknown phenomenon! We hope that despite the coin-cidence of the IPSF World Congress, Ramadan and the start of the Sugar Feast many Islamic pharmacy students are willing to come to our congress and enjoy our wonderful event!
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JOIN THE LEADERS IN TRAININGPROGRAMME BEFORE THE CONGRESS!
What is Leaders In Training?
Leaders In Training (LIT) is an interactive programme that primarily aims to train pharmacy students who are interested in taking up leadership roles at the local, national or international levels to become better leaders and imbue them with certain standard of leadership, stewardship skills and knowledge year af-ter year.
History of LIT.
Five years ago, the leaders of IPSF looked at how to nurture quality leadership teams year after year and to carry over the hardworking spirit that is needed to maintain such a large organization like IPSF. The idea for LIT was inspired by other external student organizations, who over the years have come to adopt training programmes to develop their leadership teams. The first inaugural LIT was held in 2008 in the 54th
IPSF World Congress in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Since then it has been every year prior to IPSF World Congresses and Regional Symposia.
How does LIT work?
Each year, we select about 20 candidates who submit their motivations and applica-tions on why they want to attend LIT, and their interest in taking on leadership roles in IPSF. The candidates then come together in an intimate setting that last for about 4 days where they share, listen, participate and discuss leadership topics during day-
by Eric So IPSF Chairperson of Professional Development
2012-2013
time workshops, but also enjoy social actives at nighttimes. After these 4 days of workshops, the participants will get to put the theories they learned into practice by organising their own projects and workshop during the congress. What does LIT mean to IPSF?
Speaking as a past LIT graduate and as a trainer,
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I want to share with you a personal story of why I felt so motivated to work for IPSF and fondly of LIT. During one of IPSF’s executive committee meetings at our accom-modation, we, as a team, were working hard late into the night. From our discussion, we veered into the subject of leadership style, most specifically “servant leadership”, which you might guess is one of the topics we discussed during LIT. It was just so wonderful to hear from my fellow teammates, who were past LIT graduates them-selves, saying that the purpose as executives is to work hard for our members. This is the essence of LIT. In the last five years, the executive committee members of IPSF have drawn heavily from LIT graduates, and I in my opinion, in the vision of those who founded LIT, it has made IPSF stronger.
FIVE YEARS OF LEADERSHIP IN TRAINING, AND THE FUTURE THAT AWAITS
What does LIT mean to you?
If you aspire to lead and be a servant leader, LIT is a good programme for you to gain the “hardware”, organisation and technical skills, and also the “software”, social skills and understanding the working culture of IPSF. Overall, it was a fun and rewarding experience for me, and I hope that it will be for you.
The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say “I.” And that’s not because they have trained themselves not to say “I.” They don’t think “I.” They think “we”; they think
“team.” They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibil-ity and don’t sidestep it, but “we” gets the credit…. This is what creates trust, what enables
you to get the task done.
- Peter Drucker
Application for LIT
The application for LIT will be finalized early 2013, we will keep you all updated via the congress’ web-page, the IPSF webpage (www.ipsf.org), the IPSF blog (blog.ipsf.org) and also our Facebook page.
Viva la Pharmacie!
Dates: 26 – 30 July 2013
Number of places: 20
Participation fee: €160
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SOCIALPROGRAMME
During the congress there will be a great social programme:
The congress starts with an opening ceremony in one of the oldest churches of Utrecht where you will meet the other participants. After the ceremony you can converse with each other while having a drink and appetizer.
Besides the educative part of the programme you can join some awesome theme parties and of course the auction and international evening. Are you already excited about the excursion day? Check out the upcoming newsletter next year! One of the last days will be dedicated to the end of the Ramadan, where we are going to celebrate the Eid-al-Fitr.
The congress ends with a closing gala dinner and afterwards you may dance and drink until the late hours at this spectacular evening!
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POST CONGRESS TOUR
Hello IPSFers!
Do you want to see all the highlights of the beautiful countryside of Holland in one week? Just join us dur-ing the Post Congress Tour! First of all, let’s introduce the PCT-committee:
The committee consists of six people from Utrecht, Leiden en Groningen. From top to bottom, left to right: Romain (commissioner), Jordi (commissioner), Bas (treasurer), Eline (secretary general), Mariëlle (chairper-son), Ilona (commissioner).
The Post Congress Tour will be arranged from 9th of August – 16th of August 2013. We will not only show you Amsterdam, but also all the idyllic places of Holland. The program will be a mix of culture (Dutch traditions), physical activities, relaxing and citytrips. Details about the program will appear as soon as possible.
For any questions, you can contact us at [email protected].
We all hope to see you at the Post Congress Tour after the 59th World Congress in Utrecht!
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In order for you to be able to register correctly, we would like to point out some rules of the registration. A full and updated version of the registration process and the terms and conditions can be found at our website (www.ipsf2013.org).
When you register, we will ask for a number of things:- Your personal information (name, date of birth, country etc.)- Your IPSF member association- Are you an official delegate or not?- A confirmation letter from your CP
When you submit you will receive a confirmation email about your registration after we checked your submission. The first 10 registrations per member association will be placed immediately after registration and receiving the CP’s confirmation letter. Due to limited places, we can only allow 10 people per country until the 15th of February. Every extra registration per country will be placed on the waiting list according to order of registration. After the 15th of February additional registrations from the same country will be accepted up to a maximum of 20 persons* excluding 3 places for Official Delegates per member association. If more persons from a country register they will be put on the waiting list.
Starting from April 1st (the start of the second registration period) there will be no limit per country if there are still places left. People previously placed on the waiting list will have priority over newly registered people. We will notify people on the waiting list if they are registered.**
* the final maximum of participants per country depends on the number registrations and the available places.** Participants that have been placed from the waiting list will pay the first registration fee (€400,-).
Do:• Contact your association’s CP.
You’ll need a confirmation letter in pdf-format which you can al-ready get before January 15th!
• Ask your bank if you’ll be able to transfer money to the Nether-lands and how. Sometimes this can be more difficult than you expected.
• Check our website regularly for updates.
• Have patience, we are doing the best we can but we are only hu-man.
Register quickly, because we have limited places!
Some suggestions to make registration smoother for you:
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Do’s and don’ts about the registration
Confirmation letterWhen you register for the congress, you will need to send us ([email protected])a confirmation letter (in pdf-format) from your Member Association’s CP, to confirm that you are one of their members. After submitting your registration we will check your confirmation letter. If you did not send the correct letter we will expect you to arrange this letter and send it to us within 14 days. If this does not happen your registration
will be discarded. NOTE: if you experience any trouble with your CP, please notify us through [email protected] and we will help to solve the problem.
PaymentIf you are registered including a correct confirmation letter, you will get an email with payment details. We expect you to pay within 14 days and email or upload a copy of your bank transaction. If this does not happen your registration will be discarded. NOTE:if you experience any trouble with the payment, please contact us trough [email protected].
Don’t:• Send something other than a
confirmation letter when re-quested. This will only cause us more work and your registration will not be valid.
• Say you are an OD if you are not. This will only cause us more work and your registration will not be valid.
• Email us to ask if your registra-tion was successful or why you did not receive payment details yet. We will inform you as soon as we can.
Some suggestions to make registration smoother for you:
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Dates and placements per country:• Until the 15th of February: maximum of 10
participants per country (excluding 3 Official Delegates per member association)
• 16th of February until 31st of March: maximum of 20* participants per country (excluding 3 Of-ficial Delegates per member association)
• From the 1st of April: no maximum* per coun-try.
* The final maximum of participants per country depends on the number registrations and the available places. Each member as-sociation (Full Member or Member in Association) will have the right to 3 additional places for Official Delegates!
Registration fees:15th of January – 31st of March €4001st of April – 31st of May €4751st of June – 30th of June €550
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VISA AND TRAVEL INFORMATION
It depends on your nationality if you need a visa. A visa for a stay of maximal 3 months is a Visa Short Stay or visa type C. With this visa you can spend up to 90 days in the Netherlands in a period of 180 days. The map shows countries that need a visa.
Visa applicationA visa for the Netherlands can be requested at the Dutch embassy or the Dutch consulate in your own country. A visa application can not be requested by someone other than yourself (i.e. a family member).
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Conditions for a visa applicationWhen applying for a visa you will probably need an invitation letter from the Reception Committee. This letter can be requested via [email protected]. Furthermore you will have to show a travel document (i.e. your passport). This travel document has to be valid 3 months after the last day of your visa period. For some nationalities there are sepa-rate conditions. These conditions are known at the Dutch embassy or the Dutch consulate in your country. It is your own responsibility to check these conditions before coming to the Netherlands. People without a valid visa will not be allowed to enter the country.
Time and costsThe application procedure takes a few days to a maximum of 2 months. The price of a visa is € 60,-.*
*Price at the moment of formatting this document, might be subject to changes.
http://www.minbuza.nl/en/services/consular-services/visa/visas-for-the-netherlands-schengen-visasFor more information check the official website of the Dutch government:
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BOOKING YOUR FLIGHT
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Through SkyTeam.com, you can also access the schedules of all SkyTeam partners to plan your flights on the airline of your choice.
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MASTER GLOBAL MEETING SP • SPP • 210 x 297 mm • Visuel: Global Meeting 18 • Remise le : 13/08/2012 HRU • Relecture
Whether you are the organizer or the participant, the Global Meetings Program allows you to benefi t
from the expertise of SkyTeam’s network covering over 990 destinations worldwide. Via the online portal,
not only can participants obtain discounted travel, but fl ights and connections are made more convenient.
Organizers can also take advantage of an online solution especially designed to meet their needs,
including a productivity reward program. Additionally, we provide you with a communications kit and
one point of contact to help manage your event. Visit our website www.skyteam.com/globalmeetings
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