CCTeam Arrival Kit (for teamsters)

for teamsters

AIESEC International Congress 2012, Russia will be hosted in Moscow between 17th and 26th of August 2012. GN Premeeting will take place between 16th and 17th of August 2012.

17-26 August, Moscow

delegates

45 000 virtual participants

countries

3 conferences

6 special events

over global & national

partners

International Congress for AIESEC leaders: This is an educational platform for leaders of AIESEC national committees to: Develop personal skills, run strategic planning of the organization unti l the year 2015, discuss global issues and create community development projects to address them Participants: 700 AIESEC leaders and 45 000 virtual participants from 500+ leading universities of 110 countries Duration: 10 days

Global Youth Voice Conference: The conference will gather talented youth for joint project creation. The platform is a beginning for cooperation between organizations and young entrepreneurs all over the World. Participants: 300 Heads of social and business projects from around the world Duration: 5 days

AIESEC Alumni International Meeting: The Global Alumni Congress is a 4-day event designed to provide a platform for alumni of AIESEC to network, re-connect and reminiscence. Participants are over 400 AIESEC Alumni of different generations from all over the world. Duration: 4 days

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ABOUT IC

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RUSSIA Here is more about Russia h/p://ic2012.ru/ic/about-‐russia

Some quick facts about Russia •  Russian Federa,on came into being a3er former Soviet Union disintegrated in 1991, into 15 separate geopoli,cal en,,es. •  Russia is the largest country in the world, stretching over an area of 17.1 million square kilometer. •  It covers 1/7th of the total land of our planet and neighbors more countries than any other country on earth. •  Russia is a transcon,nental country, extending halfway around the northern hemisphere and covering much of eastern and north-‐eastern Europe and the whole of northern Asia. •  The official language of Russia is Russian and the country’s main religion is Russian Orthodoxy. •  Russia boasts of the Urals, the oldest mountains in the world, and Lake Baikal, the world’s deepest lake and the largest reservoir of fresh water on earth. •  Russia houses more than 100 different ethnic groups, represen,ng a mul,plicity of na,onal histories and cultures and dis,nct language groups, including Indo-‐European Slavic, Turkic, Finno-‐Ugric and others. •  Russia is the only country with 12 seas on its territory.

LIFE IN MOSCOW

Moscow is the capital of Russian Federa,on. The city area is about 30 km. in diameter and the popula,on reaches to almost 10 million people. Nowadays Moscow is the most important poli,cal and financial center of Russia and is home to the government and the parlament. Being the capital of the largest country on the planet, Moscow is supposed to be something impressive and it really is. It's a totally insane city full of raw and chao,c energy, concentra,ng 80% of the country's money and 10% of its popula,on. Moscow is uncomfortable and charming, filthy rich and desperately poor, fast-‐paced and lazy, trendy and kitschy – all at the same ,me. Unlikely contrasts are everywhere: fancy shops on Tverskaya streetneighbor concrete shacks le3 from the Soviet ,mes; crowds of stargazing happy hipsters mix with rugged ,red people with solemn and unhappy faces; Bentleys and BMWs share the busy chao,c traffic with halfdestroyed old Ladas; and so on... As everywhere in Russia it's like a mix of two worlds: Europe and Asia, Top: Spasskaya Clocktower, St. Basil's Cathedral Center: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Ostankino Tower, Monument to Yuri Dolgoruki,Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building, House on Embankment by Boris Iofan Boeom: Moscow Interna,onal Business Center democracy and communism, joy and grief, prosperity and poverty.

Moscow could be just another capital, but it isn't. Rather, the city is an exaggerated version of everything you can get in Russia, as if conforming to the local stereotype: take everything to extremes. The main historical center of Moscow is Kremlin (on photo), which is located in the core of the city. Tverskaya street, which is the main avenue of the city, starts from the Kremlin and heads north to become Leningradskoye Shosse, which leads directly to St. Petersburg (750 km). Moscow has a radial structure, and the Garden Ring road defines the center of the city. A smaller Boulevard Ring defines the city's downtown. To be able to find the right building on any street, it's useful to know that in Moscow house numbering starts from the center. Also, the oddnumber houses are located to the le3, and the even-‐number houses – to the right. So, if you're looking for Tverskaya st.,№2, for example, it will be located very close to the Kremlin, on your right-‐hand side (if you turn your back to the Kremlin). More use fu l i n fo rma,on you can find a t : hep : / /moscow.inyourpocket.com/ hep://www.waytorussia.net/

The local currency is Russian Rouble. It is the only currency used in Russia for all cash transactions. There are coins in 1, 5, 10, 50 kopeika & 1, 2, 5, 10 rouble. Banknotes come in the amount of 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 5000. You can change your money in practically any bank, but be prepared to show your passport in order to make the change. 1 USD ($) = 32 roubles 1 EUR (€) = 40 roubles P.S.: You'd better keep in mind that these numbers change everyday

Moscow is located in the middle of the continent, so the temperature is continental, which means hot weather in Summer and cold weather in Winter. Average weather in Moscow: January -7.5oC | February -6.7oC|March -1.4oC | April +6.3oC | May +12.8oC | June +17.1oC | July +18.4oC|August +16.4oC | September +10.8oC | October +5oC | November -1.6oC |December -5.6oC

Moscow serves as the reference point for the timezone used in most of Central Russia, including Saint Petersburg. The areas operate in what is referred to as Moscow Standard Time (MSK, мск), which is 4 hours ahead of UTC, or UTC+4. Daylight saving time is no longer observed.

The official language in Russia is Russian. English is commonly spoken. Be ready to learn some Cyrillics to understand signs

Moscow is no more dangerous than any average European city. Russian drivers are your biggest danger, so cross the road carefully and don't assume cars will stop just because you're on a zebra crossing. Other dangers include dodgy electrical fittings, temperamental gas stoves, uncovered manholes and absinthe. The city's water is treated with chlorine to clean it from bacteria, parasites and heavy metals, so you can use it to brush your teeth or wash fruit. For drinking or to make tea, it is better to stick bottled water, or clean the tap water with a filter and give it a good boil first.

Money Climate Time Language Health & Security

MOSCOW PRICES

20 rub 250 rub* 50 rub* 50 rub 45 rub 40 rub 70 rub 200 rub*

88 rub 45 rub 25 rub 40 rub 120 rub

Vodka comes in prices starting from 100 rub up to 9000. Generally, 300-400 rub is nice quality

50 rub 55 rub

Average cost of simple and necessary (*-‐ per kilo)

MOSCOW PRICES Your going out expectaIons

Moscow has tons of cafes, restaurants and bars. But as any other megalopolis – it can, and most probably will, be pretty expensive to dine out.

Sandwich price starts from 150 and hits usual 200-250 in cafes

Soups start from 150, the usual is 200-250 Pasta starts from 200 und can hit 350 Meat dishes in a middle-price place usually are around 400 rub

Starting price for cocktails is Usually 250 and usual is 350

The next after the cheap option is 450-550 rubles a glass

The Congress Committee will work out of a fully functional & self-sufficient office. The team will be provided with accommodation and food free of charge. Expenses with regards to food and accommodation are covered, as well as all work related travel within Moscow. This will be subject to, and governed by, commonly agreed upon financial policies. All other expenses, such as travel expenses from your country to Russia, will be covered by you. CC life is filled with fun and social activities, which will both be organized by the Core CC and the team itself. We promise you that it’s impossible not to have fun whilst living with over 70 AIESECers from many different countries!

Team leaders are expected to arrive in Moscow by June 16th 2012.

Teamsters are expected to arrive in Moscow by July 16th 2012.

The CC team is expected to stay in Moscow

until August 29th 2012.

The Congress Committee will have an accommodation which will host all of us and it will be covered by CC budget.

The CC team will be provided with accommodation and food free of charge, and work related travel within Moscow will be reimbursed. So, all work-related expenses (domestic travel, mobile phones) will be covered. This will be agreed upon financial policies.

LIFE OF THE CCTEAM of IC 2012 in Moscow, Russia

CondiIons • CC house is in special part of dormitory on the 2nd floor and consists of several blocks. • One block has 2 rooms for 3 people each and one bathroom for 6 people. Bathroom includes shower, sink and toilet). • Dormitory provides a bed linen, but not very good quality. If you want, you can bring you’re a bed linen.

There are some washing machines, which you can use a3er buy special card for washing. Good to cooperate with another CC teammates. More informa,on will be in the next booklet.

There is a kitchen with 2 cookers (4 burners each) and 2 fridges, so you can use them in case of cooking something

Officially CC budget covers accommodation from 16th of July. But you can start living in the dormitory before 16th. You just need to pay 140 RUR (around 4 EUR). All questions to Anya Nickiforova)

!You need to pay 500 rubles for your staying during process of registra,on at the dormitory. A3er your leaving dormitory will return this sum if there are no any damages to inventory. So please change the money beforehand and take care of your living place.

LIFE OF THE CCTEAM

LocaIon It's located in the North-‐East of Moscow. Metro sta,on: VDNKH (Orange line in the north), 10 min from Metro ring, 16 min from Moscow center by metro. Address: Borisa Galushkina, 9/2. 10 min to metro sta,on on foot. Dormitory of Chernomyrdin's Moscow State Open University.

CCFOOD 3 times food: breakfast, lunch and dinner is provided in format of lunch boxes in CC office. Please give information about your food restriction here, if you haven`t done it yet.

Now we are still looking for CC office. Hopefully it'll be in 10-15 minutes from CC house on foot. CC provides table, chair, internet and electricity access. Please bring your laptops with you.

If you are foreigner, that means CC team has already spent time and money (400 rubles per each) to prepare Invitation letter for you. We kindly ask you to respect your decision to be a part of CC team and be aware because of job Core CC is doing for you. In case you reject you participation in CC team, you should pay back 400 rubles, which CC already spent for you.

As a foreigner you have to be officially registered in Russia at migration office during 7 working days after arriving to Moscow. Responsible for official registration is Anna Nickiforova, CC VP DS. In order to be registered you have to: • Take migration card in the plane, fill in it and save • Give an international passport and a migration passport to CC VP DS during first 2 days after arriving. • In 7 days receive your passport, migration card and official registration from CC VP DS.

CCOFFICE

CCREGISTRATION CCVISA

Study tours for IC delegates will be started on 26th of August, directly the Congress finishes. So, we won`t be able to be a part those one with a reason of having post stay meeting on 27-28th of August.

There is info about approximate prices for activities that we are planning to organize before/after IC*.

I Excursion around Moscow. Info is here. That will cost around 40 EUR (instead of 50 EUR as for IC delegates).

II Trip to Saint-Pete. Info is here. That will cost around 125 EUR for the weekend (75 EUR – train Msc-Saint-Pete-Msc, 22 EUR – accommodation, other – meal.)

*Dates will be nego,ated in the beginning of July

III Trip to other places in Russia should be negotiated personally. Even Siberia, Kazan, Rostov-on-Don (IC post tours` places) will cost much more. A l l these quest ion you can address to Ju l ia Karpacheva , CC VP IM&IS . [email protected]

CCTRAVEL

Now that you're packing for the CC term, it's likely that you have prepared for hot climate. You may be surprised to find out that the weather in Moscow is actually can be different day. Light clothing is generally recommended in Moscow in the summer. Also we advise that you bring a warm sweater and/or a light jacket for evenings and cooler days. Temperatures may range from 11-26°C during the summer, and you might experience occasional rains.

Please make sure that you bring: • A towel (or two, depending on your needs). • Sneakers (for outdoor activities) and comfortable clothes to go with. • Corporate clothes (in case of any meetings as well as for Opening Ceremony, Y2B, meetings with our partners during pre-stay). • Formal attire(for Gala dinner). • Bathing suit/swimming trunks . • Any hair products or cosmetics you may need. • A couple of passport size photos in case of emergencies. • An adaptor for your laptop (we will provide universal multiplugs in the CC house, but the adaptor can still come in handy). Voltage in Russia is 220. • Extension for your room (at CC house). • Warm clothes & pyjamas (Moscow can get quite cold, especially at night) • Student cards to get discounts on tourist attractions • Your personal laptop. • Food, drinks (also alcohol) and cultural items from your country for CC Global Village • Any medicine you may require (simple things such as pain killers etc can be bought here). • Bed linen (in case you`d like to have homes one).

Plug that we use in Russia

WHAT TO PACK

For those teamsters, who have submitted their arrival details, you can see who is responsible for your picking up here. There are also contact phone of CC responsible, please contact them by e-mail in advance to confirm your arrivals. If your flight is delayed/cancelled, please let us know in good time (you can text your CC responsible and Anna or Egor to above numbers). Core CC team has to be sure that you will be picked up. Зlease expect the news about your pick ups by 11th of July. If you haven`t submitted your arrivals yet, please do it as soon as possible here. Make sure you save the phone number of your CC VP. You can find them here. Aside from that, you can also save Egor’s (+79853181905) and Anna’s (+79160010557) phone numbers just in case.

If you do not have Russian Rubles with you, you can change it at the airport (about 1000 rubles or 25 Euro). You can find a more favorable exchange rate elsewhere, but you are better off having some local money with you for the first couple of days, as the nearest exchange facility is not within walking distance from the CC house.

UPON ARRIVAL

MONEY ISSUES

How arrival process looks like? 1) Coming to the airport (one of 3) to Railway 2) Way from Airport to Railway stations by Aeroexpress (it`s special train that goes every 45 minutes directly from the airports to railway stations) 3) From railway stations to CC house by metro.

If you are coming by train, then CC responsible will meet you in railways station in the platform of your train.

First 2 steps you need to do by yourself. Cause Core CC will be waiting for you at railway stations. After you arrived from the airport by aeroxpress. On the next page you can find detailed explanation of your way.

YOUR ARRIVAL

Be aeen,ve there is your first challenge at IC`2012 – YOUR ARRIVAL! Follow your scenario!

You are coming by plane

-‐  Change 25 EUR into 1000 RUB (you`ll need money for buying ,cket to aeroexpress for 9 EUR).

Find a way to aeroxpress at your airport:

You are coming to Vnukovo airport

You are coming to Sheremetyevo airport

You are coming to Domodedovo airport

Map is here. Print it and take with you



Come to aeroexpress and buy Icket -‐ Ticket costs 350 RUB (like 9 EUR).

Come to aeroexpress and buy Icket -‐ Ticket costs 350 RUB (like 9 EUR).

Come to aeroexpress and buy Icket

-‐ Ticket costs 350 RUB (like 9 EUR).

You are coming to Kievsky Rail staIon So CC member that is responsible for picking you up (check her/him here) will be wai,ng for you near the entrance from Aeroexpress platorm.

You are coming to Paveeltsky Rail staIon So CC member that is responsible for picking you up (check her/him here) will be wai,ng for you near the entrance from Aeroexpress platorm.

You are coming to Belarussky Rail staIon So CC member that is responsible for picking you up (check her/him here) will be wai,ng for you near the entrance from Aeroexpress platorm.

CCP: Manana Papiashvili -‐ [email protected] CCVP Finance Evgenya Meshkova -‐ [email protected] CCVP CommunicaIons: Victoria Rakhimova -‐ [email protected] CCVP InformaIon systems and InformaIon Management: Julia Karpacheva -‐ [email protected] CCVP Special Events: Egor Utkin – [email protected] CCVP Delegate Servicing: Anna Nickiforova -‐ [email protected] CCVP LogisIcs: Ekaterina Kovalchuk -‐ [email protected] CCVP External RelaIons: Danil Salyukov -‐ [email protected] CCVP Global Youth Voice conference: Maria Balioz -‐ [email protected] CCVP AIESEC Alumni InternaIonal MeeIng: Alsu Kashapova -‐ [email protected]

Core CC Team

CONTACTS

See you soon in Russia!

Documents

CCTeam Arrival Kit (for teamsters)