final DELEGATES BOOKLET

LATIN AMERICAN CONFERENCECOLOMBIA 2016

CONTENTCONTENT- CC MESSAGE- ABOUT LATCO- COLOMBIA- FEE & PAYMENT- PLACES TO VISIT- IMPORTANT INFO- CHECK LIST- VENUES- YSF TO VILLAVICENCIO LOGISTIC- MIGRATION INFO- VACCINES- LATCO NIGHTS- SECURITY- STUDY TOURS- PARTNERS- CONTACT

CC MESSAGEHey AIESEC!

This is the very first shot of what LATIN AMERICAN CONFERENCE will be. More than 300 young leaders gathered during a whole week working to create the re-gional strategy for AIESEC 2020.

21 countries represented by the youth: the first AIESEC 2020 generation that will use engage and develop every young person in Latin America through concrete actions. Because we know that we can think about a thousand solutions but we need to ACT.

WELCOME TO LATCO!

CC parceLina Orozco

CCP

Juan Camilo Garcés

CCVP MKT&COMM

Juliana García

CCVP ER

Alejandra Niño

CCVP Logistics

Ivonne López

CCVP DelegatesAndrés Torres

IT Manager

Sara Martinez

ER Manager

Ana Feliciano

ER Manager

Brayan Olmos

ER Manager

Lina Garzón

ER Manager

Milena Caraballo

Delegates Manager

Catalina Escobar

Logistics Manager

Sharon Gordon

Logistics Manager

Santiago Hanabergh

ConferenceManager

Margarita Vesga

CCVP Finance

latcoThe congress will take place in Bogota, Colombia from April 8th to April 14th, 2016. Its directed towards:Member Committee PresidentsMember Committee VicepresidentsLocal Commitee PresidentsLocal Commitee VicepresidentsNational/Regional/Global Support Team Members

The fee (350 USD) covers accomodation and food during the days of the conference (April 8-14). The venue has all necessary services, including internet access.

The conference will take place in Villavicencio (a city near Bogotá), but your flight must arrive to Bogotá’s airport, ElDorado international airport. It is the city’s only airport.

colombiaLocated in South America between the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean, it hosts 48 million people and close to 10% of the world’s biodiversity, making it the second most bio-diverse country in the world.

Colombia is known for its natural lands, coffee, food and music, but mostly for the friendship and kindness of its people.

The capital, Bogota, is the main city of the country and the third biggest city of South America. It holds around 7 million people and it is the administrative, economic, and touristic center of the country. Colombia is: passion, diversity, development, joy, folk, magic, happiness, warmth and love.

vILLAVICENCIOThe Llanos (flats) region is the heart of the cattle industry in Colom-bia, so you can imagine that Villavicencio has a culture of cowboys

and tough activities. Here, in the capital of the Meta department, the mountains from the Oriental range give way to the 'Llanos Orientales'.

'Villavo' welcomes you with its typical dance, the Joropo. 3 hours away from Bogota by car, this hot and calm little city contrasts with the giant and cold Bogota, being just a couple hours away, showing

Colombia's diversity in climate floors.

The Llanos offer a lot of ecoturism. Caño Cristales, or as you may have heard “the world’s most beautiful river” is only one of the many

nature attractions you may find in this zone of Colombia.

This is the price every delegate must pay and that in-cludes all the accomodation and food during the conference.

Each MC is in charge of paying the total amount of all the individual fees of the delegates of their country to the CC

via international transaction (deadline March 31). That means you must pay your fee to your MC and then each MC will pay the total amount of the whole

delegation to the CC. The international transaction tax/fare must be covered by the MC.

Colombians: you must pay the fee via transaction to the same account. The change fare, taken as of February 19, is of 3.356,78 COP per USD. Therefore, the fee in Colombian pesos is of 1’174.873.

ACCOUNT DETAILS:Country: COLOMBIA | Bank: BANCOLOMBIA | Bank Address: CARRERA 43 A No. 3-101

SWIFT code: COLOCOBM | Bank account/bank account number: 04820703451 Cuenta de ahorros

Any questions, don’t hesitate to contact our CCVP Finance: margarita.vesga@aiesec.net

$350 usd.CONFERENCE FEE & PAYMENT

PLACES TO VISITNEAR BOGOTA

la candelaria

zipaquira salt cathedral

monserrate salto del tequendama

where to stay?If you arrive and/or stay several days before/after the conference for tourism, you can stay in any of these hostels that we looked for you:

Name & web pagewww.hostal-laquinta.comhttp://www.explorahostels.comwww.bellavistahostelbogota.comwww.hostalfatima.comwww.1212hostels.com.cowww.crankycroc.comwww.anandamayihostel.com

price per nightUSD $7USD $8USD $9USD $9

USD $10USD $11USD $12

important infoTIME ZONE | GMT -5CURRENCY | Colombian Peso COP (USD$1 = COP$3.100 approx). The recent inflation on the local currency has made it cheaper for foreigners coming to the country.OFFICIAL LANGUAGE | SpanishWEATHER | in Bogotá: 7°C - 25°C. Mainly a cold city, temperature and rain can be very changing! In Villavicencio: around 32°. It is a hot city, so bring summer clothes.VOLTAGE | 110 V - Power Sockets A and B

MEANS OF TRANSPORTATIONThe SITP (Integrated Public Transport System), includes the TRANSMILENIO: the mass trans-port system, which consists of several interconnected bus lines that you can use for about a dollar per trip. The Moovit app allows you to add destinations and check routes: http://ww-w.sitp.gov.co/publicaciones/planifica_tu_viaje_en_el_sitp_con_moovit_pub

QUICK ADVICEOn the streets, don’t leave your things unattended and be careful who you speak to.

AIRPORT ORIENTATION, ARRIVING & HOSTING | The CC offers orientation at the airport ONLY for del-egates arriving on april 6 and 7 (just orientation, not transport to your hotel) and from 8am to 8pm. We recommend to arrive these days. Additionally there is optional and limited hosting for the days prior to the conference (april 6 & 7) and the day the conference ends (april 14). It is limit-ed and therefore you may have to pay a hostal for your stay if you arrive before the conference starts. Study Tours will be the 2 days before the conference.

MEDICAL INSURANCE | You must buy an international medical insurance that covers your stay in Colombia or check that your actual medical insurance covers international trips. You must pres-ent a document that validates it at the check-in of the conference. We will be selling medical in-surance at the check-in, but it will only cover the days of the conference (at about USD$2.5 per day)

TROPICAL DISEASES | You may haveheard about Zika, a virus spread bymosquitoes, like the dengue. It is spreadingnow in south america, and though thezone is safe, we recommend tobuy a bug repellent when youarrive.

Check list- Clothing suited both for cool and hot weather, jeans and comfort-able shoes- Business casual outfit- Suit/dress for gala night- AIESEC t-shirts- Personal care products- Umbrella (buy it here when you’re going to the street)- National products and elements from your country for the Global Village- Bug repellent (buy one here when you arrive)- Towel for the pool party.

venuesThe first day of the conference will be Youth Speak in Bogotá. This will be at a confer-ence centre called Corferias. The biggest events in Colombia take place here!

Dress code for Youth Speak Forum: business casual.

After Youth Speak, still on day 1, we will travel to the venue where the rest of the conference will take place. At Villavicencio, a little city 3 hours away from Bogotá, the Wyndham Garden

awaits us surrounded by the landscapes of the colombian ‘Llanos’ or flats. Its 133 Kms away, but since Bogotá is in the Andes and Villavicencio is in the flats, the road is very curvy since it borders the mountains. If you’re not used to curvy trips, bring some pills against diz-

ziness!

YOUTH SPEAK TO VILLAVICENCIO LOGISTICAs you know, all day 1 (april 8) will be at Youth Speak Forum (in Bogotá) and at night we will all go to the venue in Villavicencio. This transport is included in the fee for all the delegates even if you arrive later that same day, as long as you arrive to Youth Speak Forum.

However, if you arrive late on april 8 and we have already gone to Villavicencio, you have to arrive by your own means and this transport is not included in the fee. The total cost of the 3 parts of the trip should not be more than $100.000 COP ($30USD). Here is what you should do:

1. Take a taxi from the airport to the ‘Terminal Salitre’3. Take a taxi from the Villavicencio transportterminal to the venue.

2. There, buy a bus ticket to Villavicencio (we recommend the companiesBolivariano, Macarena or Velotax)

These are the countries that need to request a visa in order to enter Co-lombia (amongst others):

China, Egypt, India, Iran, Morocco, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, Ukraine and Vietnam.

For more info, visit: http://www.cancilleria.gov.co/sites/default/files/tra-mites_servicios/visas/nacionalidades_a_las_cuales_colombia_exige_visa_10oct2015.pdf Ta

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migration info: incomingREQUIEREMENTS TO ENTER THE COUNTRY:

COMUNIDAD ANDINA and MERCOSUR(Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Perú, Uruguay, Venezuela): ID Card or National Identi-

ty Document (DNI), Tarjeta Andina Migratoria (immigration control document of mandatory use for statisti-cal purposes, look at your country migration web page to know how to request it. It is the paper in the

picture). We highly recommend you to bring your passport as well. Eventhough we will send you an invita-tion letter, you should enter as a tourist.

REST OF THE COUNTRIES IN LATAMPassport (valid for a minimum period of 6 months from the date of entry into Colombia) & return ticket.

CANADAIf you have canadian citizenship, you must pay $160.000 COP (around USD$ 50)

IF YOU ARE FROM NICARAGUA OR A COUNTRY THAT REQUIERES VISA:you need a TP12 visa that must be requested at a colombian consulate before your trip. You must pres-

ent your flight tickets amongst other papers to ask for this visa. We will send you the recquired invita-tion, please contact the CC at latco2016@co.aiesec.org

migration info: outgoingAirport tax for international departures is USD$35

Argentina, Brasil, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela need to present the Tarjeta Andina Migratoria that you were given when entering the country.

If you are living in a different country than your nationality, you need a signed letter by the legal representa-tive of the entity explaining what AIESEC is and why you live there.

VACCINE: Your home country may ask for the Yellow Fever Vaccination Certificate after being in Colombia. Please check if your country policies require for you to have the vaccine. If you must have it, it is very important to apply it in your home country at least 10 days prior to your trip. Do not plan to apply it during your stay in Colombia, since it must be applied at least 10 days before your trip back.

VACCINESThis is stated in other parts of the booklet since the 1st version, but we want to dedicate a page to it so you don’t miss it.

Depending on your country’s politics, you may have to apply the Yellow Fever vaccine.

We recommend to apply it, not because there is danger of Yellow Fever in Colombia, but be-cause airport authorities at the airport of YOUR country may ask for it when you travel back. Please check if your country requieres for you to apply it, and if there is no informa-tion available, please apply it before your trip, maximum on april 5 (it must be applied with a minimum of 10 days before your trip BACK to your home country).

LATCO NIGHTSOur amazing partner FREAKY DRINKS will be with us every night, offering you the best cocktails and shots, so you make LATCO nights the best of your life!

night 1: pijamas

night 2: colombian night

Prepare your best pijama for a sleep over, LATAM style! An easy night for the par-ceros that haven’t slept much from their trip. Don’t worry! The heavy parties will come, but tonight is pijamas, talking and relax with the beauty of the colombian llanos.Dress code: Pijamas.

The night where you will have a true taste of how colombians party. Our music, dance, outfits and drinks will surely make you have one of the best nights of your life (not for nothing we are called the happiest country on earth!). Come prepared to dance as you have never danced before!Dress code: colombian outfit (you can buy the poncho+sombrero outfit at our store).

night 3: drinking village

night 4: chill night

Since the Global Village will be this day, we will dedicate the night to taste all the cul-tural richness our LATAM drinks have to offer :) You better prepare for this night!

Dress code: typical outfit (what you bring for the Global Village).

After the drinking village, we know the best is to just have a chill night were we can now each other in another environment. The venue offers us open spaces in the grass with a beautiful sky view. It’s a night to enjoy our beautiful venue!Dress code: casual.

night 5: pool partySince our awesome venue has a big pool, we want to enjoy it this night! Bring your coolest attitude to cool this hot colombian day, and bring a towel!

Dress code: swimming suit.

night 6: ASSIST CARD AWARDS gala + graffiti nightHosted by our amazing partner Assit Card, its the night were we will recognize the leading entities of our region. After the awards, being the last night of the confer-ence, we will have the graffiti night. Bring a white plain t-shirt and prepare to create your conference souvenir. Everybody must wear a white t-shirt and everybody will have markers. The rules: you can write messages over everybody’s t-shirt! And you must allow to be written over your t-shirt :) Use a t-shirt you don’t mind to be stained with marker!

Dress codes:1: fancy outfit for gala.2: white t-shirt (that you don’t mind damaging) and markers.

SECURITYIs Colombia a safe place?

Little by little, people discover and fall in love with its nature, its food, its culture and its people; beauties long overshadowed by years of violence and conflict. Cities in Colombia are receiving, year by year, more and more foreigners. Eventhough you can find domestic crime and unsafe zones, they have no major difference to any other latinamerican cities.

Probably you have seen images of drug trafficking and war-like violence in series and novelas. Is it real? Yes, it was a cruel reality some years ago. Nowadays, the overall environment is much better and a peace treaty with the armed groups is on its way. Tourism in cities and in rural areas is completely safe. The history of Colombia is living a breaking point with the possible end of a 50 year-long internal conflict and AIESEC in Colombia is being a protagonist of this story. Come live the rebirth of a country!

STUDY TOURSGet to know Bogotá with our amazing Study Tours! Various options from free to payed activities offer you the opportunity to enjoy Bogotá before and after LATCO. Don’t miss them! Find them in our web page.

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contact us!Questions? Suggestions? The booklet wasn’t clear enough? Reach us at:

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