Important Information

Dress Recommendations

* Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.

Continuing Education

CLE/CPD CREDIT — Continuing education credits MAY be available for practitioners from the United Kingdom, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Australia, New Zealand, USA, and other countries and regions.

FICPI can provide, upon request, Certificates of Attendance and may use QR code scanning to confirm your attendance at various sessions if so required.  However, please confirm requirements with your own jurisdiction in advance of the conference.  FICPI does not obtain CLE/CPD pre-approval from these or any other jurisdictions.

Climate

Budapest, situated in the heart of central Europe, is characterised by a continental climate.

In September the weather is generally pleasant; it is considered one of the best times to visit the city, with sunny but cool days. 

Daytime temperatures usually range between 20-25°C/68-77°F at the beginning of the month, dropping to 15-18°C/59-64°F towards the end. Nights begin to cool down, with temperatures between 10-14°C/50-57°F.

September is a relatively dry month; on average, there are about 4-5 days of rainfall.

Currency HUF

The official currency in Hungary is the Hungarian Forint/HUF. 

Hungary is one of the EU countries that has not yet adopted the Euro. The local currency is the Hungarian Forint/HUF. The exchange rate is subject to change, but as a guide we can say that 300 HUF are roughly equivalent to 1 Euro/€. 

Officially, you can pay everywhere by debit/credit card (mainly Visa/Mastercard), but in markets and small shops it is good to have some cash. 

You are advised to change money in a bank or at an official exchange bureau, checking the exchange rates of MNB (Hungarian National Bank) beforehand - www.mnb.hu.

Dietary Requirements

Special dietary requests (e.g. gluten-free, lactose-free, vegetarian) may be accommodated.

Please clearly indicate any special requests – in particular food allergies - when completing your registration. Unfortunately, we will not be able to accommodate dietary requirements which have NOT been indicated in advance.

A vegetarian option will be provided to those guests who have restrictions related to meat or fish, that will be normally served at meals.

Language

All of the Open Forum working sessions and all of the optional tours and excursions will be held in English.

On-site Organisers at the Corinthia Hotel Budapest

FICPI & Enic Meetings & Events - Boardroom I & Boardroom II

Power Connection

Hungary operates on a 230V supply voltage and 50Hz frequency. 

For Hungary there are two associated plug types: C (which has two round pins) and F (which has two round pins with two earth clips on the side).

Registration Desk

The Registration/Information Desk will be open as follows:

Transportation for Social Events, Optional Tours & Optional Excursions

Transportation for the social events and the optional tours and excursions will depart from and return to the Corinthia Hotel Budapest exclusively.

The meeting point will be in the lobby of the hotel.

Please be punctual and show up 10 minutes before departure/starting times!