General Info

Men's Portugese Open 2003

Espinho, 23 - 27 July

General Info

Promoter & National Federation info                     Map of the area
Event Office & Venue info                                         Handy Tips
Main Draw Teams Hotel & Prize Money info          Qualification Teams Hotels
Schedule of Women's and Men's Event

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Promoter
Address: Tel: Fax: E-mails: Press Director	FEDERACAO PORTUGUESA DE VOLEIBOL Mr. Vicente de Araujo Rua de Henrique Pousao, 56 4100-278 PORTO +351 22 607 95 90 +351 22 606 54 77 fpvoleibol@fpvoleibol.pt José Fonte
Event Office		Venue
Address Date of Activation	Prai da Baía, Espinho fpvoleibol@fpvoleibol.pt TBD	Location Address	Praia da Baía, Espinho fpvoleibol@fpvoleibol.pt
Main Draw Teams Hotel		Prize Money & Bonus Pool
Address: Tel: Fax: E-mail	PRAIAGOLFE HOTEL Rua 6 4500-357 Espinho + 351 22 733 1000 + 351 22 733 1001 reservas@praiagolfe.com	Men’s Event Prize Money Bonus Pool Total	US$ 100,000 US$ 50,000 US$ 150,000
Schedule of Men Event
Date & Time
July 22	Arrival of Qualification Tournament teams
20.00h:	Preliminary Inquiry at Praia Golf Hotel for Qualification Tournament Teams (Mandatory attendance)
21.00h:	Technical Meeting at Praia Golf Hotel for Qualification Tournament Teams (Mandatory attendance)
July 23	Qualification Tournament
July 24	Qualification Tournament Arrival of Main Draw teams
20.30h:	Preliminary Inquiry at Praia Golf Hotel for Main Draw Teams (Mandatory attendance)
21.30h:	Technical Meeting at Praia Golf Hotel for Main Draw Teams (Mandatory attendance)
July 25	Main Draw Departure of players not qualified for the Main Draw
July 26	Main Draw
July 27	Semi-finals & Finals
July 28	Departure
Note: the FIVB & the promoter reserve the right to modify this schedule to accomodate media's needs

Map of the Area

Handy Tips

Tournaments’ Side Events: TBD

Ticketing: free admission for spectators. VIP packages TBD

Host Broadcaster:

Name: RTP – Radio Televisão Portuguesa

Web Site Address – www.rtp.pt

Tentative TV Programming: TBD

Weather Conditions (based on last year’s data for the same period) :

Minimum Temperature: 11ºC (average:14ºC)

Maximum Temperature: 33ºC (average 25ºC)

Sun Set: 20h50

Sun Rise: 06h30

GMT: + 1 hour

Currency used : € (Euro)

Tourist Office Web Site : TBD

Other recommended Hotels in the Area: TBD

Popular Attractions: TBD

Other useful information: TBD

Qualification Teams Hotels

PRAIAGOLFE HOTEL ****                                                          HOTEL NERY **
Rua 6                                                                                                  Avª 8, nº 812-826
4500-357 Espinho                                                                              4500 Espinho
Tel: + 351 22 733 1000                                                                       Tel: + 351 22 734 73 64
Fax: + 351 22 733 1001                                                                       Fax: + 351 22 734 85 96
E-mail: reservas@praiagolfe.com

APARTHOTEL SOLVERDE ***
Rua 21, 77
4500-267 Espinho
Tel: + 351 22 731 31 44
Fax: + 351 22 731 31 53
E-mail: hotapart.solverde@mail.telepac.pt