FAQs
1. When is the Asia Leadership Research and Development Roundtable 2011? 2. Where is it being held and where will participants stay?
3. Do I need a visa to visit Thailand?
4. How will we get from the airport to the conference venue?
5. How do I book a hotel room?
6. Who is sponsoring the Asia Leadership Research and Development Roundtable 2010?
7. Any suggestion on hotels in Bangkok before and/or after the Asia leadership Roundtable meeting?
8. Who is attending?
9. What are the goals of the Roundtable?
10. Do I need to write a paper for the Roundtable?
11. Will I make a presentation of my paper?
12. When is my paper due?
13. Will there be visual audio aids for presentation?
14. What will be the weather in Thailand?
15. What is the contact number and e-mail for the Roundtable?
16. How should we dress for the Roundtable?
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Sunday -Tuesday, March 13-15, 2011
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| 2. | Where is it being held and where will participants stay? | |
| The Roundtable is going to be held at the Rose Garden Riverside Thailand which is around 1.5 hours away from Bangkok airport. Participants will stay in this resort as well. Address: Km 32 Pet Kasem Road, Sampran, Nakorn Pathom, 73110 Thailand Tel: + 66 34 322544 Fax: + 66 34 322775 E-mail: inquiry@royalpark.com.hk Website: www.rosegardenriverside.com |
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| 3. | Do I need a visa to visit Thailand? | |
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| 4. | How will we get from the airport to the conference venue? | |
Participants are advised to take Public Taxi from the Bangkok International Airport to the venue of the Asia Leadership Roundtable 2011 - Rose Garden Riverside. It will approximately cost Th Baht 800 to Th Baht 1, 000. Please see the “Transportation Guide for Taking Taxi to Rose Garden Riverside” for information. Please note that Public Taxi cannot issue receipt. If you would like to have receipt for the Airport-Rose Garden Riverside Transfer, you can think of taking the AOT Limousine. It will approximately cost Th Baht 1800 to Th Baht 2,000. Please see the “Transportation Guide for Taking Limousine to Rose Garden Riverside” for information. |
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| 5. | How do I book a hotel room? | |
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| 6. | Who is sponsoring the Asia Leadership Research and Development Roundtable 2010? | |
| National Institute for Educational Development of Teachers and Educational Personnel (NIDTEP) of the Ministry of Education, Thailand, and Asia Pacific Centre for Leadership and Change (APCLC) of The Hong Kong Institute of Education will co-host the Asia Leadership Roundtable 2011. |
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| 7. | Any suggestion on hotels in Bangkok before and/or after the Asia leadership Roundtable meeting? | |
We suggest that you stay in the hotel in Sukhumvit area which is the central shopping district.We have NOT made any arrangements with any of them since we couldn't anticipate how many people would wish to stay in them. Internet rates will be your best option in making reservations.
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| 8. | Who is attending? | |
| Participation is by-invitation-only, and limited to 60 scholars, training managers, policymakers, and principals from 15 countries / territories in the region and beyond. | ||
| 9. | What are the goals of the Roundtable? | |
Our goals for the Roundtable 2011 are to:
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| 10. | Do I need to write a paper for the Roundtable? | |
| While we request participants to develop short papers on educational reform and change in their own national contexts, these papers will not be presented during the Roundtable . They will be published as Occasional Papers under the joint logos of the APCLC and NIDTEP. A selection of papers will submitted for consideration in special issues of international journals. We request that participants submit papers from 1,500 to 5,000 words in length on the topic of educational reform and change in their own national contexts. | ||
| 11. | Will I make a presentation of my paper? | |
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| 12. | When is my paper due? | |
| The abstract is due on February 15 th 2011, and the full paper is due on June 1 st 2011. | ||
| 13. | Will there be visual audio aids for presentation? | |
| For the opening speech, provocateur session, and keynote speech, computer generated projectors will be provided. For the Breakout Discussion session, whiteboard and markers will be provided. If you want us to print any handouts or poster for you, please send to us (APCLC@ied.edu.hk) no later than March 8, 2011. |
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| 14. | What will be the weather in Thailand? | |
| A tropical city known for its hot climate and plentiful sunny weather, temperatures in Bangkok regularly stay well above 30°C / 86°F all through the year. Click here for most updated Bangkok 7-day Weather Forecast. | ||
| 15. | What is the contact number and e-mail for the Roundtable? | |
| General Enquiry | ||
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+852 2948 6257 (Hong Kong) | |
| +66 8 9381 2192 (Thailand March 12-15, 2011) | ||
| +66 8 1881 1667 (Prof. Philip Hallinger) | ||
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+852 2948 8634 | |
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APCLC@ied.edu.hk | |
| 16. | How should we dress for the Roundtable? | |
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