PRE-SEMINAR GUIDELINES FOR PARTICIPANTS

“Best Practices & Remedies to Avoid COA Disallowances”

Venue

- Palawan Function Room, Lower Lobby of Tower Wing

EDSA Shangri-La Hotel, Mandaluyong City, Philippines

Date & Time

- Friday, March 22, 2019 – 9:00 am to 5:30 pm

Registration Procedure:

- Registration onsite starts at 8:00 am. Program starts at exactly 9:00 am.
- The registration counter is outside the function room. Participants’ names are arranged
alphabetically by surname and divided into batches that are also displayed on signholders for
your guidance. To facilitate registration, please state your name to the registration staff and sign
on the attendance sheet that contains your name
- For documentation, participants have to sign in on the attendance sheet.
- The names printed on the registration sheet are based on what is written on the registration list
that is submitted to our office. Please check that your names are correct and spelled correctly.
Should there be any changes, please inform the registration staff immediately so the appropriate
changes (especially in the IDs and certificates of attendance) can also be made immediately

For Registrants with Onsite Payments

-Resource materials and a seat will be reserved for those who will be making their payments
onsite up to 8:45 am. After this time, resource materials and seats will be given on a first-come,
first-served basis.

Food

- Included in the registration fee

- There will be a 15-minute morning and afternoon snack break on each day. Lunch buffet will
be from 12:00nn to 1:00 pm (please note that the time schedules for lunch and snack breaks may
be adjusted by a few minutes depending on the flow of the discussion)

Resource Materials

- Resource materials and ID tags will be given upon registration

Parking

- Parking is available at the basement level of the hotel. The hotel’s standard parking fee (P 100
for the first 3 hours and P 90 for every succeeding hour) shall apply and is to be paid upon exit
from the carpark. Parking is also available in the carpark buildings adjacent to Shangri-La mall
- A very limited number of complimentary car passes are also available at the registration
counter on a first-come, first-served basis
Seating and eating arrangements

- Participants are free to choose their seats. However, we encourage participants to arrive and
register on time to be able to get a good seat. Since the seats correspond to the number of
participants, we would also like to request attendees to refrain from putting their things
(bags, briefcases, umbrellas, etc.) on the chairs beside them to avoid inconvenience to
others

Other matters

- Please ensure that your mobile phones are fully charged as phone chargers will not be
available
- To avoid inconvenience, please wear the ID tag—face up—issued at all times. The ID will
also serve as your meal pass
- We suggest that participants bring a jacket or shawl in case the air-conditioning inside the
venue tends to get cold
- To avoid interference and other problems with electronic equipment inside the function
room, please do not remove cords that are already plugged into outlets. Please ask CGBP
staffers or hotel banquet staff for assistance should you need an outlet
- Please use a pen (there is one included in the resource kit), not a pencil, to fill out the
evaluation form
- We strongly encourage attendees to network among each other and exchange calling cards as
we do not provide a list of participants
- Please do not leave your belongings unattended inside the function room and ensure that
you do not leave anything behind at the end of the seminar

In the tradition of best practices, we encourage participants to give out and exchange calling
cards with each other. There is value in collaboration and there are opportunities in
networking. Please bring a lot of calling cards, make friends, and have fun!

For further inquiries, please contact: Paula Nicole A. Zaldivar

Senior Program Leader
Center for Global Best Practices
(+63 2) 842-7148 or 59

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