HOUSEKEEPING
Housekeeping Notes
ARRIVING IN EKURHULENI On arrival at O.R. Tambo International Airport, collect your luggage. If you booked your transport with Birchwood, the bus will be waiting for you; if not, take an e-hailing service to Birchwood Hotel, which is 8 km away.
HOTEL ACCOMMODATION Special rates were arranged with Birchwood Hotel, inclusive of breakfast. The special rates were on a first come, first served basis.
DEPARTURE FROM EKURHULENI ON FRIDAY On Friday, the day of departure, delegates must check out of Birchwood Hotel and bring their luggage to the main entrance, where there is a luggage storage facility. Those who have not stayed at Birchwood may bring their luggage to the storage facility at Birchwood.
CPD ACCREDITATION Delegates can earn one full CPD point per day for attending the conference and all sessions. Full attendance, including a technical tour, will earn delegates 2.5 CPD points. Registration for CPD accreditation will be done via the IMESA Registration staff at the entrance of the Plenary. The onus is on the delegate to ensure they scan their name tag, which has a unique barcode, to log their CPD points. Delegates may contact IMESA Head Office for a certificate of attendance two weeks after the conference.
PARKING & TRANSPORT – ENTRY AT GATE 4 OR 5 The distance between O.R. Tambo International Airport and Birchwood Hotel is approximately 8 km. Parking at the hotel is FREE.
For those flying out from O.R. Tambo, there is a free shuttle from Birchwood – departing from outside the Plenary at 12h45 / 13h45 / 14h45.
ACCOMMODATION The IMESA Local Organising Committee has secured special rates for IMESA delegates at the Birchwood Hotel. Should you be staying elsewhere, please make your own transport arrangements. Everyone attending the conference (members and non-members) is invited to the IMESA AGM. The AGM, which will run for approximately one hour, will take place in the Plenary on Wednesday, 2 November 2022 at 17h30-18h30 (after close of the last session).
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If you are travelling to Birchwood daily, use GATE 5 to access the Plenary and Exhibition parking. On SET UP days, Exhibitors must enter through GATE 4, while larger trucks and cars may enter at GATE 5 solely to offload materials/goods at Terminal 1 of the venue. Vehicles must then either depart or park in the designated parking area. Please note that Birchwood Hotel does not provide any trolleys.
SMOKING Smoking is not permitted within any closed area or within close proximity to the exit. There is a parking lot outside the Plenary and Exhibition Hall where smoking is permitted.
