UPDATED REPORT FIG 2019 PREPARATION

By THE VIETNAM ASSOCIATION OF GEODESY CARTOGRAPHY AND REMOTE SENSING

CONTENT OF REPORT

Government Support

1 FIG WW 2017 Preparation and Social Events

2 Accommodation Transportation and other services

3 Topics

4

LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Under the approval and full support from the Government, it was established that the Local Organization Committee includes:

The Vietnam Association of Geodesy Cartography and Remote Sensing

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

Department of Survey and Mapping of Vietnam

National Department of Remote Sensing.

Science Institute of Geodesy & Cartography

General Department of Land Administration

Defense Mapping Agency

Hanoi University of Mining and Geology

CONFERENCE TIMING

Apr 22 to 26, 2019

The end of Spring and the beginning of summer

Weather condition: cool and dry

Temperature ranges from 18 to 24 C degree

CONFERENCE VENUE Vietnam National Convention Center

One of the three biggest Convention Centers in Southeast Asia

Main venue of FIG Regional Conference in Hanoi 2009

Total area of over 60.000m2

Modernly equipped

Free internet access

Almost the most massive national and international conferences hosted by government were organized here.

5-star hotels within 5 km: JW Marriott Hanoi, Crowne Plaza, Grand Plaza, Intercontinental Landmark 72

EXHIBITION

Large exhibition areas enable for the set up of

a great number of standard exhibition booths

WELCOME RECEPTION Venue option: A Roof Top restaurant, where Hanoi can be seen with a full panorama view

Theme option: The Party is a buffet-styled Dinner with authentic Vietnamese food, a reminiscence of the traditional culinary culture with the theme of “Vietnam Village market”

VIETNAMESE CULTURE EVENING

Venue: Opera House

Performance: Vietnamese folk music and contemporary international chamber music by the Vietnam Traditional Orchestra

GALA DINNER

Potential Venue: JW Marriot

Party organized with

the theme of

“Contemporary

Hanoi”.

OPENING PERFORMACE

Opening Performance in the Plenary Session of the First Day Program: performance of 54 ethnic customs & traditional music to welcome all delegates to Vietnam

FIG FOUNDATION DINNER

Potential venue: A traditional Vietnamese restaurant

Art Performances that serve to introduce the intangible cultural heritages of Vietnam

HOTEL LOCATION

Around Conference areas

Hanoi Old Quarter

ACCOMMODATION AROUND VNCC more than 3000 rooms within 2km around the Vietnam National Conventional Center (VNCC) Price of as little as 20 USD.

40 to 70 USD will easily boost the comforts.

3 star: 50 - 80 USD

5star: 280 USD and above

5* PARTNER HOTELS AROUND VNCC

ACCOMMODATION

5* HOTEL PARTNERS

Takes around 5 - 10 minutes to travel to the National Convention Center on foot or by Taxi)

1,905 rooms in total

JW Marriott Hanoi

Grand Plaza

Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts

CALIDAS

LANDMARK72

DELEGATE RECEPTION A help desk at the airport

Welcome table at all official hotels

TRANSPORTATION Shuttle bus from the airport to official hotels

Shuttle bus from official hotels to the convention center

Shuttle bus from official hotels to dinner venues

NOIBAI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Total serving capacity of 25 million passengers per

year

More than 30 Vietnamese and international airlines

daily, both conventional and budget

28 miles (45 km) from down town (30–45 minutes)

650 ha, second-largest airport in Vietnam

Easy to access

CONNECTION & ACCESS TO THE WORLD

TOURS Pre tours: Ha Long Bay Tour (2 Days 1 Night)

Daily tours:

Bat Trang Ceramic Village & Co Loa Old Citadel Tour

Van Phuc Silk Village & Tay Phuong Pagoda:

Hanoi Cultural & Cooking Class Tour:

Hanoi Old Quarter Cyclo Ride & Shopping Tour, Water Puppet Shows

POST TOURS A combination of Excursion Tours with Technical Tours

The World Heritage Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park – Paradise Cave the longest cave of Asia & Visit the tomb of the legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap (2 days 1 night)

Technical:

- Introduction of 3D Laser Scanner applications for the Cave and Historical Relics

- Satellite Image of the Ground Station

Cat Ba Island & Cam Pha Mines Tour ( 3 days 2 night)

Technical: Mining Survey, calculating the mineral resources based on the volume of waste output.

Xuan Thuy National Park (2 days 1 night)

Technical: threat of sea level rising, climate change.

Other tours: Hanoi – Sapa; Hanoi – Hoi An – Ho Chi Minh

VISAS TO VIETNAM

Easy To Obtain a Vietnam Visa:

Visa application duration: 2 working days

Visa fees: From 100 to 150 for a business visa

Free – visa nations for a duration of 14 up to 90 days Brunei - 14 days; Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos 30 days; Philippine 21 days

Japan, Korea, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Finland - 15 days

Germany, England, Italy, France, Spain - 15 days (to be updated after June 30, 2017

APEC passport holders 60 days

See more on FIGWW 2019 website

HANOI

The cheapest city in the world for a 1-night stay in a 4star hotel, food & beverages, and taxi transport

(Trip Index by TripAdvisor 2012)

One of TOP 10 cities for food in the world

(Sherman travels)

No. 4 in TOP 25 destinations for 2015

(TripAdvisor)

One of the Top 10 cities for shopping in Asia

(Smart Travel Asia)