This document provides information for attendees of conferences in Tehran, Iran in October 2011. It discusses transportation options within Tehran, including the metro, buses, taxis, and new Bus Rapid Transit system. It also recommends visiting nearby historic sites like Isfahan and Shiraz. Over 470 papers will be presented at the Tehran Congress, more than the last three combined. The Rah Kar Tejarat Company can provide registration, accommodation, and other assistance for conference participants.

1. Message from The IRNCID Secretary Useful Information about Tehran
General
Those who travel to Tehran for the first time
Dear Friends and Colleagues: may be interested to get acquainted with Tehran
Doing the honors of the glorious city traditions, rules, and regulations which shall
events, I am pleased to invite you be followed up in this issue and the next one, so
to the 21st ICID International that dear delegates get informed and enjoy
Congress on Irrigation and themselves during their stay in Tehran event.
Drainage Congress; 62nd IEC
Meeting; 8th International Micro-irrigation • Introduction
Congress; as well as, FAO Meeting on Water Tehran is the capital city of Iran. A bustling
Management Modernization; Special Meeting of metropolis of 14 million people, it is situated at
Australian Professional Board; and a Special the foot of the towering Alborz mountain range.
Meeting of Investment on Water and Energy Tehran is the largest city in the Middle East.
Sector in the African Countries founded by FAO to Tehran is a cosmopolitan city, with great
be held simultaneously during October 15-23, museums, parks, restaurants, and warm friendly
2011 in Tehran, I. R. Iran. people. It deserves at least a few days of your
During the great Tehran events, you will Iranian itinerary.
engage not only in a very high level of technical, Tehran is also a city of parks and possesses
scientific, and experimental phenomena but also more than 800 of them, all well-kept. The city is
in recreational and enjoyable tourism schedules in nearly a mile high above sea level and as a result
green attractive regions on the north of Iran; is cooler than other cities in the Middle East.
4000 year ancient historic structures on the south; Summer temperatures are around 32°C or about
Isfahan and Shiraz cities with wonderful 90-95°F. The air tends to be very dry.
architectures before and after Islam era; as well A combination of factors make Tehran a
as, special recreational tour for the accompanying pleasant place to visit: The dry climate which is
persons that satisfies the whole spectrum of constantly cool (at least in the evenings), the
tastes of dear participants. proximity of the mountains, the parks and
Thus, on behalf of the Congress Organizing gardens where flowers blossom all through the
Committee, I cordially invite the interested year, the alleys of trees in the avenues or even
colleagues and friends, honorable professionals, smaller streets, and even the water that runs
professors and students, as well as, down from the upper city along deep and wide
accompanying persons to attend such memorable gutters which look like small rivers during spring.
unique events. The Alborz range on the north of Tehran, which
Due to time constraints, it is recommended hosts the highest peak in Iran, provides fantastic
that the interested delegates complete the conditions for ski lovers in the winter. In winter,
registration form and the visa application form the mountain hotels and ski-clubs at Shemshak,
accessible in the Congress Website and send them and Dizine are full several days a week. Some
to the Congress secretariat office as soon as specialist skiers consider the snow value in
possible by e-mail icid.congress@gmail.com northern Tehran to be one of the most excellent
Looking forward to meeting you soon in one in the world.
Tehran event during October
15-23, 2011.
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2. (Terminal-e-Shargh) and South of Tehran (Rah
Ahan square) directly to the North of Tehran
(Tajrish square).
• Get around
Getting around traffic-clogged, sprawling
Tehran is a true test of patience. While taxis are
your best bet, they are pricier here than the rest BRT has a lot of stations near main streets
of the country. A large local bus network will also (especially near the congress venue to south). The
take you almost anywhere you need to go, as long women and men seats and queues are separate.
you can make sense of the routes and Persian line • By taxi
numbers. The true star of Tehran's transport The color of taxi is yellow or green. In each square
system however, is the brand new metro. you will find certain places where the private taxis
• By metro are lined up in a queue and drivers call for
Tehran's new metro system is comprised of passengers to a destination; you can also call taxi
four lines that will whisk you quickly from one end on streets. But the best way is to go directly to the
of the city to the other without having to deal hotel reception and ask them to call for a taxi.
with the noise, pollution and chaos of Tehran
traffic. Each train has two women-only wagons at Do You Know?
the ends. But it does not mean that women  The Congress Venue is one of the most
cannot use the other wagons. equipped centers of holding congresses, on
the north of Tehran near the gorgeous Alborz
mountain;
 Some tourists prefer visiting Isfahan and
Shiraz which shall also be arranged for them
to fulfill their desires;
 The number of summary papers received for
Tehran Congress is approximately equal to
the sum of 18th, 19th and 20th Congress
papers in 2002, 2005, and 2008 respectively,
• By bus that is, equal to 470 summary papers.
Tehran has an expansive bus network. Each
Facilities for the participants
bus line has certain and almost invariable path. If
Rah Kar Tejarat Company is responsible for
you get in a bus and looking for a certain station
registration, visa formalities, accommodation,
or address to alight, ask one to help you-you will
Exhibition, Sponsorships, etc. Those interested in
surely find many people willing to help you find
receiving further information may access the
your way most of the time!
•
following e-mail or telephone number:
• BRT (Bus Rapid Transit)
;;
icid.congress@gmail.com
The BRT buses are colored in red. BRTs have
U U
Phone: +98 21-2236-6948, +98 21-2236-6948
special lines and travel very quickly from west of Fax: +98 21-2236-6789
Tehran (Azadi square) directly to the East
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