ICC 2006 ISTANBUL | VENUE AND HOTELS

11-15 June 2006, Istanbul, TURKEY

VENUE AND HOTELS

VENUE

ICC 2006 will be held jointly at ICEC (Istanbul Congress & Exhibition Center) and Istanbul Hilton Hotel. The conference headquarters hotel, Istanbul Hilton, and ICEC are at only 3 minutes walking distance from each other.

IEEE Communications Society Board of Governors (BoG)-related meetings will be held at the Hyatt Recency Hotel, which is within 8-10 minutes walking distance from ICEC/Hilton.

ICEC (Istanbul Congress & Exhibition Center :

For more detailed information on ICEC please click here www.icec.org

Istanbul HILTON HOTEL *****

Located in the heart of the city, overlooking the Bosphorus, Istanbul Hilton is 3 minutes to the Istanbul Congress & Exhibition Center (ICEC), situated on 13 acres gardens.

The hotel is within the congress valley and is in walking distance to entertainment/shopping areas as well. The distance from the airport is 24 km.

Guest room information:

498 deluxe guest rooms furnished elegantly, including 58 non-smoking, 15 suites, 55 Executive Floor rooms and 97 Business Floor rooms

Guest room facilities:

-Air conditioning
-In-room electronic safe deposit box
-Direct dial telephone with voice mail & PC data port

-TV and video channels
-Minibar
-Balcony
-Private bath
-Anti-allergic pillows
-Electronic lock system

Hotel services :

-Facilities for persons with disabilities

-Doctor and dentist on call

-Security & fire protection systems

-Laundry and dry cleaning service

-Children service

-Money exchange service

-24 hour room service

-Luggage store room

-Safe deposit boxes

-Selective range of gift shops

Special Features:

-Health Club & Fitness Center

-3 indoor restaurants & 2 outdoor in the summer

-2 indoor bars & 2 outdoor bars in the summer

-3 tennis courts 2 with lightning

-Squash court

-Jogging track of 1 km in 13 acres of garden

-Indoor & outdoor swimming pools

-Convention and Exhibition Center

Istanbul HYATT Hotel *****

Guest room information:

360 guest rooms including 28 suites 2 Floors housing 71 Regency Club Rooms and Suites, a private launge and two board rooms.

Guest room facilities:

-Air conditioning
-Individual climate control
-In-room electronic safe deposit box
-Direct dial telephone with voice mail & PC data port
-Multi-channel satelite TV
-Minibar
-Glass enclosed rain showers and separate bath tubs
-5 guest elevators

Hotel Facilities:

-Express check out
-24 hours medical service
-Multilingual staff
-Safe deposit boxes
-Laundry & Valet
-24 hours room service
-Outdoor pool and gardens
-Gym, sauna, Turkish bath, massage
-Juice Bar
-Floodlit tennis court
-3 restaurants, 2 bars

ACCOMMODATION

HOTEL ACCOMMODATION

KONGRESIST International Convention Management Inc. is responsible for reserving your hotel room with specially negotiated rates for ICC2006. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton İstanbul and İstanbul Hyatt.

All reservations must be made by 30 April 2006 accompanied by one night deposit to be guaranteed. The deposit will be charged to your credit card upon receipt.

Cancellation clause:
For cancellation requests received on/by 24 May 2006, one night room fee will be charged, i.e., the one night deposit will not be returned. Cancellations after 24 May 2006 will incur an additional charge of 2 nights and will be debited to your credit card.

Hotel List

1.	Istanbul Hilton ***** Price 180.- + VAT
	Headquarters hotel and meetings hotel jointly with ICEC (Istanbul Convention & Exhibition Center)

2.	Hyatt Regency ***** Price 180.- + VAT
	(BoG related meetings hotel) 10 minutes walk from Congress Center

Please click Registration & Hotel Reservations for online registration.

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!

The IEEE Communications Society has contractual obligations to fill guaranteed guest room blocks at the Conference Headquarters Hotel Hilton Istanbul and the BoG-related meetings hotel the Istanbul Hyatt. Significant financial penalties will be assessed the Society should ICC 2006 fall short of the expected number of rooms guaranteed. By staying at either hotel, you'll enjoy logistical conveniences and additional networking opportunities in valued support of IEEE ComSoc's financial obligations.