Biennial Symposium on Community Environmental Education in Southeast Asian Regions 2019 (CEES2019)

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Call for Presentation and Participation

The Biennial Symposium on Community Environmental Education in Southeast Asian Regions (CEES) aims at gathering, every two years, regional-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from southeast Asian countries to exchange inspirations, ideas and experience on community environmental education.

The CEES symposium is initiated by ecobus生態巴士, a local non-profit organization on environmental education in Hong Kong. The venue of the first symposium is proposed to be Brunei Darussalam 26–30 June, 2019. Apart from the exchange and sharing, the symposium provides a good chance NGO representatives to explore the rich biodiversity and tropical ecology in the Heart of Borneo. It is anticipated that the gathering will allow participating NGOs to jointly achieve some goals on community environmental education and benefit environmental education efforts in different regions.

Date: 26–30 June, 2019 (5-day 4-night)

Venue: Brunei Darussalam

Tentative Rundown:
26 June 2019
AM Arrival of participants
PM Opening of the Symposium; Welcoming dinner
27 June 2019
AM Symposium meeting session 1
PM Field Trip 1: Night safari
28 June 2019
AM Field Trip 2: Visit to mangrove and forest habitat
PM Symposium meeting session 2
29 June 2019
AM Field Trip 3: Community green actions
PM Brainstorming and idea generation, Farewell dinner
30 June 2019
AM Conclusion of the Symposium
PM Departure of participants

Oral presentation of each participants will be arranged into different symposium meeting sessions.
The schedule will be confirmed later.

Targeted participants:

The representatives from regional-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for community environmental promotion, campaign or education. The field can be diverse: such as global warming and climate change, conservation on biodiversity and ecology, waste management, pollution and health, sustainability in commute and transportation, community resource sharing, soil conservation and sustainable agriculture and etc.

Estimated cost to participants:

Transportation to Brunei: Transportation to Brunei Darussalam should be arranged on your own.
GREAT NEWS We are very grateful that The Royal Brunei Airline becomes the Airline Sponsor for the Symposium of CEES 2019. They will provide special discount tickets for the participants. If you would like to arrange the discount tickets, please send email us with your name and contact, info@ecobus.org.hk. We will arrange you to contact with the local Royal Brunei Airline offices for quotation and booking. Destination that can support special rate tickets:
1 Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
2 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3 Kuching, Malaysia
4 Bali, Indonesia
5 Jakarta, Indonesia
6 Surabaya, Indonesia
7 Manila, the Philippines
8 Bangkok, Thailand
9 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
10 Singapore
11 Haikou, China
12 Hong Kong

Symposium Fee:
There are different symposium fee base on region, please see below:
Around BND 200.00 per person (Brunei) TBC
The fee includes symposium/meeting venues, field trips, 5-day lunch, 4-day breakfast, 2-day dinner (welcoming and farewell dinner)
Around USD 200.00 per person (Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam) TBC
The symposium fee includes 4-night accommodation (shared twin room), symposium/meeting venues, field trips, 5-day lunch, 4-day breakfast, 2-day dinner (welcoming and farewell dinner)
Around USD 400.00 per person (Singapore, China, Hong Kong, or any other regions) TBC
The symposium fee includes 4-night accommodation (shared twin room), symposium/meeting venues, field trips, 5-day lunch, 4-day breakfast, 2-day dinner (welcoming and farewell dinner)
Visa: For citizens from ASEAN countries, visa to Brunei is exempted for a maximum stay of at least 14 days. Citizens from other countries, for example, China, Bangladesh and Nepal, may need to apply visa on arrival or at the Consulate, depending on the nationality, which may take three working days and cost about USD 20.00.

Registration:

If you are interested in joining the CEES2019, please fill out the application online on or before 24 April 2019. We will notice you by email after reviewing your registration. We will announce the payment method after your registration confirmed.

https://goo.gl/forms/a7eExgx2DcWfbCAg2

Organizers:

ecobus 生態巴士