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Quarter Three, 2008
Professional Development
IB Asia Pacific 23rd Annual Regional Conference
“Educating for Social Responsibility”
17–20 October 2008
Shangri-la Kerry Centre Hotel, Beijing, China
Pre-Conference Workshop – Open for More Registrations! This introductory session is designed for school officials and leaders who are investigating the feasibility of bringing the IB into their schools. Due to overwhelming popularity, we have expanded the intake numbers and we have re-opened for more registrations. For more information, download the Registration Pack now and register online at http://www.ibo.org/events/conf1chin08/.
Conference registration is open until 19 September 2008. Register online at http://www.ibo.org/events/conf1chin08/.
The conference fee is USD775 per participant.
Selective Presentation Opportunities are available in the conference programme.
Each room can accommodate up to 50 people and we welcome individuals and companies that have interesting messages to share with the participants. Interested parties are invited to take up the offer @ USD2,000 for each presentation slot.
Please respond by email to ibapevents@ibo.org.
Participants. We are pleased to announce that over 500 participants have already registered for our upcoming conference! To date, participants from the following 22 countries have registered for the conference:
Australia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Exhibitors. Each year, the Events Team strives to improve the quality and diversity of the exhibitors. You can expect to meet exhibitors from publishers to recreation & health equipment, teachercare insurance, educational web vendors, international camp organizers, school management software and software solutions companies.
Presenters. Please click here to find a list of conference presenters: http://www.ibo.org/ibap/conference/
We look forward to your participation in our 23rd Annual Conference.
3rd IB Asia Pacific Teachers' Convention
“Assessment for Meaningful Learning”
17-19 March 2009
Furama Riverfront Hotel, Singapore
We invite you to submit a short proposal for a presentation on the conference theme by 1 Dec 2008. For more information on the Call for Papers, please visit http://www.ibo.org/ibap/conference/
IB Asia Pacific Regional Workshops 2008
There are available places for the following 2008 regional workshops. Please take advantage of your Professional Development needs for this calendar year by registering as soon as possible at http://www.ibo.org/events/
Beijing City International School, Beijing, China, 13 - 15 October
K International School, Tokyo, Japan, 31 Oct - 2 November
Cliftons Mumbai, India, 14 - 16 November
Cliftons Mumbai, India, 21 - 23 November
IB Asia Pacific Regional Workshops 2009
Registrations for the first six months of 2009 Regional Workshops are open. To qualify for Early Bird discounts, register today at http://www.ibo.org/events/
A copy of the Events Calendar 2009 can be downloaded from http://www.ibo.org/ibap/workshops/
If you would like to register for a workshop which is FULL, please send us an email for a request to be placed on the waitlist. We will contact you when a vacancy is available.
Ed Lawless, Professional Development Manager
Guy Roberts, Associate Professional Development Manager
Rosalyn Goh, Events Manager
Jasmine Fun, Events Associate
Serene Peter, Events Assistant
Email: ibapevents@ibo.org
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
As part of our continuing effort to provide seamless support for workshop registrations, we have published a document on the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for workshops in the Asia Pacific region. Please access it at http://www.ibo.org/ibap/workshops
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