GENERAL INFORMATION

IMPORTANT:   

Pre-registration and Welcome Reception on 20 June 2004 is held in Pan Pacific Hotel

Pre-conference Tutorial on 20 June 2004 is held in Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre

Registration and technical sessions from 21 to 24 June 2004 are held in Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre

 

Conference Venue

Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre

Theater, Level 3
1 Raffles Boulevard
Suntec City
Singapore 039593

The conference venue is located about 20 minutes (by car) from the Singapore Changi International Airport; and is only a 3-minute walk (via covered walkways) from the Pan Pacific Hotel.

Click here for the location map of the conference venue.

Click here for directions to the conference venue.

Please note that there are 2 entrances to the Theater (at Level 2 and 3). The registration counter is located on Level 3. Please follow the directional signs to LEVEL 3, Meeting Rooms 309 – 307.

 

 

Pre-Conference Tutorial

Data-Driven Modelling In Water-Related Problems
 Dr. D.P. SOLOMATINE, UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, Delft, The Netherlands
Date Sunday, 20th June 2004 Time 09:00 - 16:45 hrs
Venue Room 320, Level 3
Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre  

Registration for Tutorial is from 08:00 – 09:00 hrs, outside Room 320, Level 3.

Full-paying delegates would be entitled to the following:

 

Conference Pre-registration

Date Sunday, 20 th June 2004
Time 17:00 – 19:00 hrs
Venue Level 4, Keyaki Japanese Restaurant,
Pan Pacific Hotel
7 Raffles Boulevard Marina Square
 

Name badges, original receipts, programme book and conference bags will be distributed during the Pre-Conference Registration. Please proceed to the Secretariat Room (Room 310) to collect a set of the conference proceedings on Monday, 21 June 2004.

Welcome Reception

Date Sunday, 20 th June 2004
Time 18:30 – 20:00 hrs
Venue Level 4, Keyaki Japanese Restaurant,
Pan Pacific Hotel
7 Raffles Boulevard Marina Square
Dress Code Casual

 

Registration

The registration desk is located on Level 3, just outside the Theatre. The counter will be opened during the following hours:

Monday, 21 st June 07:30 – 12:00 hrs
Tuesday, 22 nd June 08:00 – 12:00 hrs
Wednesday, 23 rd June 08:00 – 12:00 hrs

For assistance beyond the above hours, please proceed to the Secretariat Room (Room 310, Level 3)

Name badges, original receipts, programme book and conference bags will be distributed at the Registration Counter. After Registration, please proceed to the Secretariat Room (Room 310) to collect a set of the conference proceedings.



Full-paying delegates/students would be entitled to the following:

Instructions for Presenters

All oral presentations are limited to 15 minutes with 5 minutes Q & A. We would appreciate if all presenters can adhere strictly to this time limit.

Presentations must be carried out using either Microsoft PowerPoint OR overhead projectors. No slide projector will be made available in the rooms.

 

For speakers using Microsoft PowerPoint, they should bring their files on a CD ROM or thumb-drive and upload their file in the room that they are presenting from 08:00 – 09:00 hrs daily, during the daily teabreak sessions and lunches. There will be an assistant in each room to help with the uploading.

 

Presenters can check their presentation slides at the Conference Secretariat Room (Room 310, Level 3).

Click here for the Floor Plan of Level 3, Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre

For easy reference, please save your file using your session code, followed by your family name, eg PS11D-01_LIONG

 

 

Presentations – Room Allocation

Keynote Lectures Theatre, Level 3
Parallel Session PSX A Theatre, Level 3
Parallel Session PSX B Room 309, Level 3
Parallel Session PSX C Room 308, Level 3
Parallel Session PSX D Room 307, Level 3

 

Tea breaks

Daily tea breaks will be held at the foyer outside Rooms 307 – 309.

 

Lunches

The lunches will be held at the following venues:

Monday, 21 st June 2004 Ballroom 1, Level 2
Tuesday, 22 nd June 2004 Concourse, Level 3
Wednesday, 23 rd June 2004 Concourse, Level 3
Thursday, 24 th June 2004 Ballroom 1, Level 2

 

Exhibition

The exhibition is located at the foyer outside Rooms 307 to 309. It will be opened from 09:00 – 18:00 hrs, 21 st – 24 th June 2004.

List of Exhibitors:

Delft Hydraulics
DHI Water & Environment
Harmon IT Project
IFNet, IDI Japan
International Water Association
UNESCO – IHE Institute for Water Education
Wallingford Software

 

 

Secretariat Room

The Secretariat Room is located at Room 310, Level 3. Opening hours are: 08:00 – 18:00 hrs, 21 st – 24 th June 2004.

 

Internet Access

Internet access is located at the Secretariat Room (Room 310, Level 3). As there are limited PCs available, please limit your usage time to a maximum of 15 minutes per person.

 

Conference Banquet

Date Wednesday, 23 rd June 2004
Time 18:00 – 22:00 hrs
Venue

Asian Civilisation Museum
1 Empress Place, Singapore 179555

Dress Code Casual

The conference banquet will be held at the Asian Civilisation Museum, the first museum in the region to present a broad yet integrated perspective of pan-Asian cultures and civilisations. The museum is about 15-minutes walk from the conference venue. No transport will be provided. Directions to the museum will be provided in the conference materials.

A guided tour of the museum will commence at 18:00 hrs. This would be followed by pre-dinner cocktail. Dinner will commence at 19:30 hrs.

Additional dinner tickets can be purchased at SGD 80.00 per person. ONLY CASH payments are acceptable on site for the purchase of additional dinner tickets.

 

Conference Hotels

Pan Pacific Hotel

7 Raffles Boulevard Marina Square
Tel: (65) 6336 8111

Carlton Hotel

76 Bras Basah Rd #01-00
Tel: (65) 6338 8333

Marina Mandarin Hotel

6 Raffles Boulevard Marina Square
Tel: (65) 6845 1000

Summerview Hotel

173 Bencoolen St #01 - 173
Tel: (65) 6338 1122

Swissotel, The Stamford

2 Stamford Place
Tel: (65) 6338 8585

Chinatown Hotel

12/16 Teck Lim Rd
Tel: (65) 6225 5166

Mandarin Singapore (Orchard)

333 Orchard Road
Tel: (65) 65 6737 4411

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Public Transport

The conference venue and the official hotel are located in the downtown Marina Centre, which is a short distance to the central business and financial districts and the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT). There is direct access to 1,000 shops, 300 restaurants and the region's centre for performing arts, The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay.

 

Transportation to conference venue from

from

km

mins

via

Changi Int'l Airport

20

20

Taxi

Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)

1

10

Walking

Singapore Rail Station

4.8

8

Taxi

World Trade Centre

8

13

Taxi

 

Facilities

Under the same roof as the conference venue is Singapore’s largest shopping mall – Suntec City Shopping Mall. Here, you can find over 270 retail, dining and entertainment outlets to meet all your needs. Some of the essential services are listed below:

Bank & Money Changer

Medical Facilities

Hypermart

Carrefour, #01-197/221 & #02-107/127, Entertainment Centre, Tel: (65) 6333 6868

 

For enquiries / assistance, please contact:

HIC 2004 Secretariat
C/o Integrated Meetings Specialist Pte Ltd
1122A Serangoon Road
Singapore 328206
Tel: (65) 6295 5790
Fax: (65) 6295 5792
Email: hic2004@inmeet.com.sg

 

*Please note that the secretariat’s operating hours are from 09:00 – 18:00 hrs, Mondays to Fridays.