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Important Conference Information
By Rob | April 2, 2007
We are so excited you are coming to Bangkok very soon when we will gather for MinistryNet: 2007 Bangkok. Please be praying for the conference team as we make last minute preparations and for your fellow participants as they travel to Bangkok. Here is some useful information for you:
Please remember to bring your passport. Those who need visas should have that paperwork with them also.
When you arrive at the airport in Bangkok, you’ll go through immigration, pick up your luggage, and then go through customs. Be sure to exchange some currency - you can do this while you’re waiting for your luggage. The currency exchange counters and the cash machines at the airport will give you a good exchange rate. Our hotel also has a currency exchange service. Then proceed to Level 1 of the terminal to catch a metered, public taxi. We suggest you print the directions to our hotel (PDF) in both English and Thai to give to your driver. The cost of a taxi to the hotel will be 200 - 300 Thai baht. Tipping, for taxi drivers or any other service personnel, is not required, but is always appreciated. A tip of 20-50 baht is sufficient.
We are staying at the Radisson Bangkok at 92 Soi Saengcham, Rama 9 Road, Huay Kwang. Their website is www.bangkok.com/radisson; It is not recommended that you drink the tap water at the hotel or in any of the restaurants in town. The hotel will give you a bottle of water per person each day, and you can buy water at a fairly cheap price. Wireless internet will be available at the hotel as a part of your conference fee. You don’t need to pay for this on your own.
After arriving at the hotel, go to the front desk and check in. If it’s late at night, please be mindful that your roommate may already be in the room and asleep! Conference Registration will be in the hallway outside the hotel ballroom from 2 pm to 6 pm on Sunday, 15 April. Our meeting will begin at 7 pm in Ballroom A. Dinner is on your own each night except the 19th when we will have dinner together at the hotel. Breakfast is included with your hotel stay and we will have lunch together on 16 - 19 April. Please see the schedule for more details of our time.
The dress code is casual for the conference, but please make sure you dress neatly and modestly. The meeting rooms in the hotel can be cold, so you may want to bring a jacket or sweater. The weather in Bangkok is very warm and humid. You may want to bring shorts and comfortable walking shoes for our afternoon out on Wednesday. If you’re visiting the royal palace, you will need to have your feet, legs and shoulders covered. On the last evening, we will have a closing banquet; if you like, you can bring a dress clothes to wear that evening.
Other items to consider packing - an umbrella, a swimsuit if you plan to use the hotel pool, your Bible, a wireless-enabled laptop or a wireless card (if you have one) because wireless internet will be available, a power adapter (220 v), and any needed prescription medications. We will have a limited number of laptop computers you can use in our internet cafe if you are unable to bring your own computer.
You will need cash (baht) for the taxi to and from the hotel (approximately 300 baht), dinner each night (except 19 April), and any incidentals you may wish to purchase. When you get ready to leave Bangkok, please make sure that you have 700 baht available for a departure tax, which may or may have been included in the price of your airline ticket.
If you need to reach us before you arrive at the conference, you can email us.
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We are looking forward to seeing you soon!
