The first session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held on 30 and 31 May 2023, at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in Santiago, Chile (Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura).

The meeting is open to all member and associate member countries of ECLAC.
The purpose of this document is to provide delegations with useful information to facilitate their work at the meeting.

Participant registration will be conducted online through the event website
Credentials will be available to collect at the headquarters of ECLAC on Monday, 29 May from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Tuesday, 30 May from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The meeting coordinators will be available to answer any questions concerning logistical or organizational matters before or during the event.

Meeting venue
The meetings of the first session of the Regional Conference on South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place in the Raúl Prebisch conference room at ECLAC headquarters, located at Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura, Santiago. ECLAC has a limited number of parking spaces. Only official automobiles of diplomatic missions will be authorized to drop off and pick up their delegations. To do so, please send driver and vehicle details (model and licence plate number) to the following email addresses: carolina.jara@un.org and cencoseg@cepal.org.

Meeting coordination
The meeting is being organized by ECLAC. The contacts are:

• Luis Fidel Yánez (overall coordination)
  Secretary of the Commission
  Office of the Secretary of the Commission
  ECLAC, United Nations
  Tel: (+56) 2 2210 2275
  Email: luis.yanez@un.org, with a copy to secretariadelacomision@un.org
   
• Enrique Oviedo (coordination)
  Political Affairs Officer
  Office of the Secretary of the Commission
  ECLAC, United Nations
  Email: enrique.oviedo@un.org
   
• Luis Flores (accreditation)
  Research Assistant
  Office of the Secretary of the Commission
  ECLAC, United Nations
  Tel: (+56) 2 2210 2084
  Email: luis.flores@un.org
   
• Margarita de Igarzábal (logistics)
  Acting Supervisor
  Conference Services Unit
  ECLAC, United Nations
  Tel: (+56) 2 2210 2588
  Email: margarita.deigarzabal@un.org

Registration

Registration Online registration for all participants will be available from 26 April until 26 May 2023 on the meeting website (conferenciacss.cepal.org/1).

After registration, the system will send an automatic confirmation of receipt. Once the registration request has been approved, a “confirmation of acceptance” email is sent, which must be presented along with an identification document when picking up credentials.

Online registration of government representatives does not exempt delegations from the formal requirement to provide official notification indicating the names of the head of delegation and of all accompanying members.

Officials of United Nations system entities will be able to enter the meeting with their United Nations pass, which must be previously activated, but are still required to register online. To activate a pass, please send images of both sides of the credential to the following email: cencoseg@cepal.org.
Credentials can be collected at the main entrance of ECLAC (Av. Dag Hammarskjöld 3477, Vitacura), on Monday, 29 May from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. and Tuesday, 30 May from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Credentials must be picked up in person and an identification document is required. For security reasons, participants will be required to wear their badges in order to attend meetings. Badges must remain visible during the meeting.

Participants are advised to arrive at least 30 minutes before the start of meetings in order to complete the accreditation process and United Nations security protocols.

Should further information on registration and accreditation of participants be required, please do not hesitate to contact  Luis Flores (luis.flores@un.org).