Dear delegate, dear performing artist, dear educator/trainer, dear guest, dear student,
ladies and gentlemen

Please read this important information about registration and visa concerning the 35th ITI World Congress which will take place from Monday, 30 May to Saturday, 4 June, in Manaus / Amazonas / Brazil.

Who needs to register?
Everybody who likes to attend the 35th ITI World Congress. The Congress is open for ITI Members (from Centres, Cooperating Members and Committees), participating artists and educators, lecturers, keynote speakers, workshop leaders, observers and guests from all over the world.

Should I register if I am not sure if I can afford travel, room and board?
Yes, for visa purposes. If you find out, that you cannot attend at a later point, please let us know.

Need a visa or not?
To find out if you need a visa for Brazil, please check the Internet or call the Brazilian Embassy or Consulate in your country.

Visa Assistance
To make sure that you will be able to attend the Congress and will get the visa, it is mandatory that you are keeping the deadlines very strict. The visa assistance that the Manaus Congress Organizers can offer – in collaboration with the Foreign Ministry of Brazil – cannot be offered anymore after the deadlines.

What deadlines do you have to consider in a strict way?
Deadline Head of Delegations, Members of the Executive Council and Members of the General Secretariat independent if they need visa or not: 31 March 2016
Deadline for all other delegates, artists or guests who need visa: 1 May 2016
All delegates and guests can register until 20 May 2016. But no visa assistance after 1 May is offered anymore, meaning you risk not be able to enter Brazil if you try to get a visa after 1 May.
After 20 May 2016 only onsite registration is possible.

Can I receive official invitation letters?
Yes, just fill out the Registration Form and indicate to us if you need and official invitation letter from the ITI General Secretariat and/or the Manaus Congress Organizer.

What about the Zika virus?
Please consult the Internet about the situation with the Zika virus. Due to the Olympic Games that happen after the Congress, there should be ample information about.

Validity of your passport?
Please make sure that your passport is valid for more than six (6) months after 4 June 2016. If that is not the case you, as a foreigner, may be refused to enter Brazil – independent if you need a visa or not.

Priorities
At the moment we are pushing the registration and visa procedure. Very soon we will inform you about best travel routes, hotels, etc.

Regular information about the Congress
There will be regular information about the Congress on the ITI Congress website www.iti-congress.org and through the ITI Congress Newsletter. After you register your email goes into the list of the Congress Newsletter. You can also visit the Facebook page of the Congress: https://www.facebook.com/CongressITI/

How do you register?
The best way to register is to fill out the form on the next page.
If that is not possible, please go on the website to download the form, fill it out, and send it to iti.congress@gmail.com
If you have any questions about the Congress please write to info@iti-worldwide.org, Mr. TANG Yiming of the General Secretariat.

I hope that you make it to the Congress.

With best regards,

Tobias Biancone
DG ITI