ADVISORY: Checking in to the Opening Ceremony of the Bangkok Forum on 24 October 2018
1. CHECK-IN TIME
All participants intending to attend the opening ceremony of the Bangkok Forum are required to arrive for check-in between 6.30 and 7.30 am. This is to allow enough time for all participants to be seated in the auditorium before 8.00 am when the entrance will be closed. Anyone arriving after 8.00 am will not be permitted to enter the auditorium. This is in line with the royal protocol.
2. TWO DIFFERENT CHECK-IN AREAS
- Diplomatic corps and those who registered for the entire conference (24-25 October) are requested to check in at the glass hall at the back of CU Auditorium (close to Faculty of Engineering) in order to obtain conference badge and package. Please show your photo ID to staff upon check in.
- Those who registered only for the opening session (morning session of 24 October) via Zipevent’s application are requested to check in at Boromrajakumari Building at the Faculty of Arts in order to obtain a conference button. Please show your QR Code (either in your phone or print-out) and your photo ID upon check in.
Note: The organizers have sent a QR code to the email address you provided in the registration form.
3. PROPER ATTIRE
Dress code is formal, determined according to royal protocol in presence of HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. Civil servants and university employees who will line up to receive Her Royal Highness shall wear their white uniform. Other participants shall wear formal attire or national costumes, if they so wish. Ladies must wear knee-length skirts or dresses, not trousers. Sleeveless tops and mini-skirts will not be allowed.
4. SECURITY MEASURE
Due to strict security measures, those who have not pre-registered online and checked in with proper identification documents will not be allowed to enter the auditorium.[br bottom=”30″]
Program for the Opening Session Bangkok Forum 2018 “Integrating Knowledge for Social Sustainability24 October 2018 Chulalongkorn University Auditorium | |
| 06.30 – 07.45 am | Registration at Ground Level, Boromrajakumari Building at the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University (Breakfast will be provided at Prachumkorn Court, next to the Auditorium.) |
| 08.00 am | Entrance closed. All participants to be seated inside the Main Auditorium |
| 09.00 am | Arrival of Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn. |
| 09.05 am | Report and welcome address By Professor Dr. Bundhit Eua-arporn, President, Chulalongkorn University |
| 09.15 am | Welcome address By Mr. Park In-kook, President, Korea Foundation for Advanced Studies |
| 09.25 am | Opening address by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn |
| 09.35 am | Special keynote by Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn |
| 09.55 am | Video presentation “Chulalongkorn University and Social Sustainability” |
| 10.00 am | Keynote I: “Future Governance for Sustainable Asia” By Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Former Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO); Former Secretary-General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) |
| 10.20 am | Keynote II: “Towards an Inclusive and Sustainable ASEAN” By Dr. Noeleen Heyzer, UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Board Member on Mediation; Former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations |
| 10.40 am | Keynote III: “The Challenges of SDGs in the Asia Pacific Region” By Dr. Hongjoo Hahm, Officer-in-Charge, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) |
| 11.00 am | End of opening session |
