19th Asian FEDERATION on Intellectual Disabilities CONFERENCE

19^th AFID Conference, Singapore 22 – 26 November 2009

Registration Information & Guidelines

I. General Information

1. All participants are required to register.

2. Participants are responsible for their own travel arrangements, accommodation, insurance and all bank charges.

3. Additional registration fee is required for the Pre-Conference Workshops.

4. If registering at the Conference venue, only cash payment is accepted, and in US or Singapore currencies.

5. ‘Early-bird’ concessionary registration fees apply until June 30, 2009 inclusive.

6. Cancellations must be made in writing to the Secretariat at secretariat@afid73.org.

7. Refunds:

a.      On or Before 31 July 2009 – 75% refund

b.      On or Before 31 August 2009 – 50% refund

c.      After 31 August 2009 – no refund

8. Participants are allowed to send replacement if they are unable to attend the Conference.

II. Registration Fee Per Participant

	On/before 30 June 2009	On/after 1 July 2009
Member of AFID	USD280.00/S$430.00	USD330.00/S$505.00
Non-member of AFID	USD330.00/S$505.00	USD380.00/S$585.00

Notes:

1. Singapore Dollar fees are applicable to Singaporean participants only.

2. Accompanying caregivers pay the same fees as participants.

3. Registration fees cover: (a) Conference materials; (b) Study tours; (c) Welcome Banquet; (d) Friendship Night; (e) Luncheons and tea-breaks on Nov 23-26, 2009 (box lunches only for Study Tours on 25 November); (f) Souvenirs.

4. Registration fees exclude fees for the Pre-Conference Workshops which are payable at the door.

5. 80% VCF funding for NCSS member VWOs. Please refer to Announcements on Conference Registration Fees for more details.

III. Pre-Conference Workshops

Date	Time	Fee for each workshop
22 November 2009	1400-1730 hours	S$50.00

Workshop 1 – "Portage Program – a home-based Early Intervention program for teachers and family members to implement”

by Professor Kaoru Yamaguchi, President of Seisa University and President of the Japan Portage Association

Workshop 2 – "Support services to families of intellectually disabled children"

by Professor Richard Rose, Professor of Special and Inclusive Education, University of Northampton, U.K

IV. Study & Cultural Tours

Please refer to Study & Cultural Tours for details.

V. Registration Guideline

1. Registration form (Registration Form) may be downloaded from the Conference website at http://www.afid73.org

2. The completed Registration form must be submitted via ONE of the following methods:

Email to:

Mail to:

Fax to:

secretariat@afid73.org

19^th AFID Conference

c/o MINDS

800 Margaret Drive

Singapore 149310

Attention: Ms Josephine Tan

(65) 6479 0706

Attention: Ms Josephine Tan

VI. Payment

For Overseas Delegates
By Telegraphic Transfer (US$ only)	By Demand Draft (US$ only)
Payee: MINDS-AFID	Payee: MINDS-AFID
Bank Name: DBS Bank Bank Account Number: 0107-000020-01-4-022 Bank Address: Shenton Way Branch 6 Shenton Way DBS Building Tower 1 Singapore 068809 Swift Code: DBSSSGSG Intermediary Bank: The Bank of New York Mellon, New York USD Swift BIC Code: IRVTUS3N Favouring: MINDS-AFID	Mail to: Secretariat 19^th AFID Conference 2009 c/o MINDS 800 Margaret Drive Singapore 149310 (Attention: Ms. Josephine Tan)

For Singapore Delegates
By Telegraphic Transfer (S$ only)		By crossed cheque / cashier’s order (S$ only)
Payee: MINDS-AFID		Payee: MINDS-AFID
Bank Name: DBS Bank Bank Account Number: 003-907204-0 Bank Address: Shenton Way Branch 6 Shenton Way DBS Building Tower 1 Singapore 068809		Mail to: Secretariat 19^th AFID Conference 2009 c/o MINDS 800 Margaret Drive Singapore 149310 (Attention: Ms. Josephine Tan)

(Remitter must include name of participant in the transfer order)