The Second Annual Coastal Forum Building Resilience to Climate Change Impacts: Coastal Southeast Asia Information Note on proceedings in Soc Trang Province Venue: Provincial Conference Centre, Soc Trang City, Soc Trang Province, Viet Nam Date: 15 18 October, 2013 1. Travel arrangements in Soc Trang Province Timing bus departs from hotel to conference centre: Buses depart at for hotels which do not serve breakfast and at 8:00AM for hotels that serve breakfast. After breakfast, the buses will transport you directly to the conference centre. We request you to please be punctual, as the buses will depart on time. For those staying in Tin Hoa 2 hotel and Que Huong hotel, the conference centre is within a short walking distance of approximately 05 minutes. Volunteers will accompany Tin Hoa 2 hotel guests to the conference centre in the morning. Since Que Huong hotel is also the location of the conference centre venue, voluntary assistance will not be provided here. Hotel name Phuong Hue hotel Viet Nghia hotel Minh Phuong hotel Ngoc Lan hotel Thien Duong hotel Tin Hoa 1 hotel Bus pick-up time from hotel 8:00AM 8:00AM Time bus departs from the conference centre back to the hotel: At 5:15PM. Volunteers will accompany you on your return back to the hotel at the end of the day. Please note: If you wish to stay on in conference centre after the sessions for the day on 15 or 16 October, please return to the hotel by taxi at your own expense. 2. Transportation To travel around Soc Trang town, you can use a taxi from one recommended taxi company: Mai Linh taxi (telephone: +79 368 6868). Fares are around 18,000 VND/km (~1USD/km). 3. Accommodation Hotel rooms have been reserved for you during the Coastal Forum. Participants will stay at 8 different hotels.
Please refer to the map in your conference pack for the locations of the hotels where all participants will be staying. Check-out procedure: On 18 October, the check-out timing for all guests is just before your bus departs from the hotel in the morning to the conference centre. Please refer to the table below for further details. No. Hotel name, address and telephone Participants staying in hotel Check-out timing 1. Thien Duong hotel 221-223 Hung Vuong street Tel: +79 3829966/3629966 2. Phuong Hue hotel 89 Le Loi street Tel: +79 3827788 3. Viet Nghia hotel 04 Dao Duy Tu street Tel: +79 3889888/3889889 Vietnamese participants, including Vietnamese media persons Vietnamese participants Thai and Cambodian participants Media persons from Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam 7:00AM - 7:30AM 4. Tin Hoa 2 hotel 01-03 Xo Viet Nghe Tinh street Tel: +79 3898999 Cambodian participants Check-out on 19 October 5. Minh Phuong hotel 294 Phu Loi street Tel: +79 6292929/3829009/3645888 6. Que Huong hotel 128 Nguyen Trung Truc street Tel: +79 3616122 7. Tin Hoa 1 hotel 20 Le Duan street Tel: +79 3897777/3619666 8. Ngoc Lan hotel 182 Le Hong Phong Street Tel: +79 3616122 Cambodian and Vietnamese participants, IUCN Asia staff including IUCN SEA Vietnamese participants Thai and Vietnamese participants, SDF, CARE International and Raks Thai Foundation GIZ and IUCN Viet Nam 7:00AM 8:15AM 7:00AM 7:30AM Departures from Soc Trang Province: You will depart directly from the conference centre on 18 October at 1:00PM. Contact your country focal person (information provided in this sheet) if you require further details on departures. Please note: We will not be returning to the hotels after you have checked out, so do ensure your luggage is loaded onto your respective bus before leaving your hotel in the morning. For Cambodian participants information: All Cambodian participants will stay overnight in Soc Trang and check out from their hotels on 19 October.
4. Breakfasts and other meals Breakfast will be served in Tin Hoa 2 hotel, Que Huong hotel, Thien Duong hotel and Tin Hoa 1 hotel from 6:00AM onwards. Please note: If your hotel is not mentioned in the above list, you will be taken by bus to a breakfast venue in the morning. This bus will depart from your hotel at. Please be sure to pre-order your breakfast at the hotel reception on the night before. Lunch will be served at the conference centre on October 15, 16 and 18. A welcome dinner will be held on October 15 from 6:00PM 8:30PM at Ngoc Suong hotel. A bus will drop you back to your hotel from the conference centre at around 5:15PM. The bus will wait for 30 minutes at your hotel, and will then depart for the dinner venue at 5:45PM sharp. The bus will drop you back to your hotel after the dinner at around 9:00PM. 5. Field trip There will be a full day field trip to the coastal zone on 17 October. Please refer to the field trip information sheets in your conference pack. You are advised to take along a wide brim hat, raincoat, long sleeve shirt, and suitable shoes. Please be aware that it may be muddy in the field site. Do also carry insect repellent with you. The buses for the field trips will depart from the conference centre at 8:30AM. Lunch will be provided at a local restaurant. Your field trip bus will drop you back to your hotel on return. You will have the option to choose one field trip visit. Please note: Registration for field trips is on a first come first serve basis and registrations will open on 15 October during the afternoon coffee break. 6. Voluntary assistance Most local people do not speak English and only converse in Vietnamese. There will be a team of local volunteers to assist you in case you need help with interpretation. The volunteers can help you to visit tourist spots, gift shops, order food, buy items and medicine etc. They will also provide guidance on directions to and from the hotel as well as inside the conference centre. Hotel name Tin Hoa 1 Volunteers assigned (Team leaders in bold) Thai Thi Kim Ngoc Nguyen Doung Kieu Khoa Pham Thi Hoa Mo Trang Bao Thanh Contact number (Vietnam mobile) +84 989 686 834 +84 168 779 7170 +84 169 531 0213 +84 919 199 204 Tin Hoa 2 Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai Nguyen Hoang Vu Huynh Thi Ngoc Thao +84 907 420 246 +84 164 732 0329 +84 949 300 687 Minh Phuong Nguyen Thi Minh Phuong Tran Hai Dang +84 914 674 787 +84 166 638 4888
Quach Yen Loan +84 986 582 505 Thien Duong Phan Thi Tu Anh +84 983 473 111 Viet Nghia Tran Quach Phi Hung Tran Thi My Dung Diep Thi Nhu Huynh +84 166 525 9195 +84 164 584 4663 +84 168 989 6500 Phuong Hue Bui Thi Hong Mo +84 913 223 330 Ngoc Lan A volunteer has not been assigned here. For any queries, please contact the persons in the Contact Information section of this sheet. Que Huong A volunteer has not been assigned here. For any queries, please contact the persons in the Contact Information section of this sheet. 7. Restaurants A list of local restaurants is provided below. Please note: All restaurants in Soc Trang Province serve only Vietnamese food. Thanh Thao 3 204 Phu Loi street Ngoc Thu 2127km, 1A Highway Cao Xanh Next to 100 Phu Loi street Hung Avenue 28 Hung Vuong 268 262 Phu Loi street Hang Ky 67 Hung Vuong Bia Set 304 Phu Loi Khanh Vi 43 Le Duan 36 433 Quoc lo 1 168 93 Le Duan Sai Gon Beer 189 Hung Vuong Co-opmart Supermarket 6 Hung Vuong Vuong Tri Ngon Nhu Y Vegetarian Food Phong Lan II 187 Hung Vuong 153 Hung Vuong 103 Truong Cong Dịnh, Ward 2 133, Nguyen Chi Thanh Thien Tam Vegetarian Food Hung Loc Phat Hai Tuong Garden Restaurant 101 Truong Cong Dinh, Ward 2 20D, Tran Hung Dạo Block 6, Residential 5A, Mac Dinh Chi, Ward 4 Khanh Duy 43, Le Duan, Ward 3 Bảy Gành 22 Le Hong Phong, Ward 3 Lau mam Cay Dua (Hot pot) 203, Hung Vuong, Ward 6
8. Gift shops Please see below a list of shopping centres and souvenir shops in Soc Trang City. Co-opmart Supermarket Cho Lon Electronics and Furniture Supermarket Soc Trang Market Ho Nuoc Ngot Night Market Fruit Night Market Tan Hue Vien Rest stop Cong Lap Thanh Rest stop 6 Hung Vuong 64A, Minh Chau Residential area, 1A High way, Ward 7 Nguyen Van Linh, Ward 2 Ho Nuoc Ngọt, Ward 6 Ward 4 No. 153, 1A Highway, An Hiep Commune, Chau Thanh District No 388, 1A Highway, An Hiep Commune, Chau Thanh District Khanh Hung Market Bong Sen Market Ward 2 Market Sung Dinh Market Ward 8 Truong Cong Dinh Street, Ward 6 Yet Kieu, Hung Vuong, Ward 6 Nguyen Trung Truc, Ward 2 Ward 5 Market Ton Duc Thang, Ward 5 Khai Thanh Computer Souvenir shop 95 Xo Viet Nghe Tinh, Phuong 1 8. Exchange rates, banks and ATMs The currency in Viet Nam is the Viet Nam Dong (VND). 1 USD 21,000 VND (Twenty one thousand dong) 1 THB 659 VND (Six hundred fifty nine dong) 1 KHR 5.22 VND (five dong) 1 EUR 28,000 VND (Twenty eight thousand dong) 1 GBP 33,500 VND (Thirty three thousand five hundred dong) The following banks and currency exchange outlets are located close to the conference centre. Bank name Bank name Vietcombank 03 Tran Hung Dạo Viettin bank 139 Tran Hung Dao Sacombank 65 Phu Loi, Ward 2 Agribank 20B Tran Hung Dạo Techcombank 201-203 Phu Loi, Ward 2 BIDV Dong A Bank 5 Tran Hung Dao No. 257, 1A Highway, Residential Group 1, Ward 7 Please note: ATMs are also located at the Conference Centre in Que Huong hotel. 9. Dialling codes and emergency telephone numbers Country code & Provincial code: +84-79 Police 113 Fire 114 Ambulance 115
10. Contact information In case you require any further information or if you require medical assistance, please contact any of the following persons -: Ms Nguyen Thi Phuong Thanh Field Facilitator Mobile (Vietnam): + 84 904 693 093 Email: thanh.nguyenthiphuong@iucn.org Mr Tang Phuong Gian Field Facilitator Mobile (Vietnam): + 84 986 868 679 Email: gian.tangphuong@iucn.org Ms Nguyen Thu Trang Finance and Administrative Assistant Mobile (Vietnam): +84 988 278 345 Email: trang.nguyenthu@iucn.org Country focal persons are -: For Thailand: Mr Jonathan Shott Ms Yaowalak Chanthamas For Cambodia: Mr Kong Kimsreng Mr Sun Kong