Venue

Bella Center is the leading conference center in Denmark, with facilities capable of hosting any type of event, including fairs, exhibits, meetings of all sizes, international conferences, and upscale functions.

Bella Center opened in 1965. Today, the center is Scandinavia's largest exhibition and congress center and has provided its services to some historic events, such as the 1993 and 2002 E.U. summits, the first free democratic elections for Iraqi, 2005, and the 1992 United Nations Ozone Conference.

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Accommodations

Travel and hotel reservations are the responsibility of Summit participants and are not included in the registration fee. To facilitate participants' arrangements, preferential room rates are available at several hotels in Copenhagen. Different locations and price ranges will be available. Hotel booking services is available through the Summit registration site.

Transportation

Copenhagen International Airport to Central Copenhagen and Bella Center:

For detailed information on transportation to and from Copenhagen International Airport, please click here. Here is a summary on how to get to and from the Copenhagen Airport by taxi and Metro:

Taxi

Travel by taxi from Copenhagen Airport to central Copenhagen (Kongens Nytorv) takes 25 minutes and the fare is of approximately 200-250 DKK. Travel from the Copenhagen Airport to the Bella Center takes 10 minutes and the fare is of approximately 100-150 DKK.

Metro

For information on timetables of Metro, please click visit www.m.dk. Travel by Metro from the Copenhagen Airport to central Copenhagen takes 15 minutes and the fare is approximately 32 DKK. Travel by Metro from the Copenhagen Airport to the Bella Center takes 10 minutes and the fare is approximately 21 DKK. Please be aware that traveling by Metro to the Bella Center from the airport you will have to transfer from the line M2 to the line M1. See map:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Copenhagen to Bella Center

Taxi

Travel by taxi from the central Copenhagen to Bella Center takes 15 minutes and the fare is approximately 100-150 DKK.

Metro

Travel by metro from the central Copenhagen (Kongens Nytorv) to Bella Center takes 15 minutes and the fare is approximately 21 DKK. Please choose Metro line M1.

Car

The Bella Center is located by the highway with direct connection to Sweden. Follow the highway to the airport on route E20. Take exit 19 to Center Boulevard and follow the sign saying "Ørestad" in bold print and "Bella Center" below.

Parking

Bella Center parking lot has 5,000 parking spaces.

Parking fees as of July 2, 2008:

Parking fees are charged every day from 08:00-20:00. 20 DKK/hour. Minimum 15 DKK and maximum 80 DKK for a full day. The following forms of payment are accepted: Cash: coins in DKK; Euro Cards: Dankort, Visa, Euro/Master Card, American Express, Diners Club, Q8, HydroTexaco, OK, Metax. Mobile phone/Easy Park: users can sign up with the area code 3533.

Travel to and from Copenhagen

The SAS Group is the Official Airline for the World Business Summit on Climate Change and offers you a special discount. Simply quote event code DK0917 when calling your local SAS office and save up to 20% on your ticket. When flying with one of the SAS Groups airlines, you will naturally earn points on your journey to Scandinavia, if you are a member of EuroBonus or one of the Star Alliance airlines frequent flyer programs.

SAS conference discounts are valid on flights operated by SAS, Blue1, airBaltic, Widerøe, Spanair, Estonian*, and SAS/Lufthansa code share flights from Germany. In addition discounts are offered when using SAS codeshare domestic USA flights operated by United in connection with SAS transatlantic flight.
*exceptions apply for Estonian

Telephone numbers for SAS call centers:

• Denmark: 7010 3000
• Norway: 05400
• Sweden: 0770 727 727
• Finland: 06000-258 31
• Europe: +44 208 990 7270
• USA: 1-800 221 2350
• Australia: 1 300 727 707
• China: 010 8527 6100
• Japan: 03-5400 2331
• Singapore: 6235 2488
• Thailand: 02 645 8200

For more information and flight booking, visit: www.flysas.com/delegates.

 

Weather Forecast

Want to know what clothes to pack? Will you need an umbrella? Click here for the six-day weather forecast for Copenhagen provided by the Danish Meteorological Institute.

Accompanying person program

Sunday, May 24
Countryside and sights outside Copenhagen
10:00am - 5:00pm
Price: 945 DKK

Copenhagen is situated on the island of Sealand in Denmark and surrounded by beautiful countryside which you will see on this full day tour. The price includes lunch and all admissions.

Drive north along the scenic coast – the "Riviera road"
Pick up in central Copenhagen

Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Louisiana
Located in northern Zealand, the museum is surrounded
by its own sculpture park, from which you have a
panoramic view across the Øresund sea

Traditional Danish lunch

Kronborg Castle, Elsinore, the setting of Shakepeare's Hamlet
After a relaxing walk in charming Elsinore your bus will take you
back to Copenhagen.

Monday, May 25
Guided tour of the city of Copenhagen
9.30 am - 16.00 pm
Price: 795 DKK

A guided bus tour with several stops at wonderful cultural landmarks is a fantastic way to get an overview of this attractive and vibrant city. During the day you will see some of the city's main attractions including Tivoli Gardens, Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, and the Little Mermaid. The price includes lunch and call aspects of the day.

Bus tour
Pick up in central

Copenhagen Opera House
The Operaen, as it is called in Danish, is the national opera house of Denmark, and
among the most modern opera houses in the world. It is also one of the most
expensive ever built with construction costs well over 500 million U.S. dollars

Amalienborg Palace and the Royal Guard
Next stop will be Amalienborg Palace which is the royal family's winter residence and major architectural work. Indeed, it is probably the most outstanding piece of Rococo in Denmark.

Traditional Danish lunch

Canal boat tour
A canal boat will take you through the popular and scenic canals.

Please note:

• All tours will be conducted in English;
• Full-day excursions include lunch;
• Excursions will be confirmed if a minimum of 35 participants is achieved;
• Full refunds will be made if an activity is cancelled due to lack of participants;
• MCI reserves the right to adjust or change the program if necessary.

Greening the event

Recognizing that events of this nature have a significant environmental impact, the organizers are seeking out more sustainable ways to deliver the Summit. As the Greening Partner for the Summit, SAS will pay the CO₂ compensation for all delegates traveling on Scandinavian Airlines. Delegates will be encouraged to register their travel for this purpose. If you want to calculate your CO₂ emission for traveling, click here.

Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the largest city in Scandinavia by area. It is situated on the Zealand and Amager Islands, and is separated from Malmö, Sweden by the strait of Øresund. The metropolitan area is home to 1.8 million inhabitants.

Perched on the sea and with a developed the harbor, Copenhagen is vulnerable to rises in sea levels that could result from global warming. This gives Copenhageners a natural incentive to care about climate change.

With COP15, the World Business Summit on Climate Change and the many other COP15 related events taking place in Copenhagen in 2009, the city of Copenhagen will become a hotspot for addressing this important issue and may come to represent a historic landmark on the path towards a low-carbon economy.

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