Venue

All activities of the conference will be held at Bel Azur Hotel situated in Hammamet town in the North eastern part of Tunisia. Welcoming participants, distribution of documents and check in will start on Sunday 18 December 2016 from 3.00 pm to 8.00 pm (for latecomers on Monday 19 December 2016 after official opening ceremony). Check out will be on Thursday 22 December 2016 after lunch.

Hammamet in a few words

Thanks to its beaches it is a popular destination for swimming and water sports, Hammamet is one of the most popular tourism attractions in Tunisia. This town used to be a small fishing town, and was redone to bring in tourists, making it unique from most of Tunisia. It is the first tourist destination in Tunisia. It is located in the south east of the northern peninsula of Cap Bon in the Governorate of Nabeul, on the northern edge of the Gulf of Hammamet.

One of the first things that someone will notice in Hammamet is that the entire town is mixed into a huge garden. Oranges, lemons and other citrus trees grow here, as well as olive groves. There is so much plant life in Hammamet that many people call it the “garden resort”. Hammamet is an incredibly relaxing environment, with its white sandy beaches and quiet atmosphere.

The reported number of inhabitants varies from 100,000 to 300,000 and the population quadruples due to tourists' arrival in the summer.

It is particularly known for jasmine, and this is how the tourist resort of Yasmine Hammamet got its name. All over Hammamet, souvenirs made of jasmine can be found.