Institute of International Education
2008 U.S. Higher Education Fairs in Asia

Bangkok, Thailand
October 4, 2008 (Saturday)

India: New Delhi | Mumbai | Thailand: Bangkok | Indonesia: Jakarta | Japan: Nagoya | Tokyo

Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City | Hanoi | China: Hong Kong | Beijing | Shanghai

 

- Fair Schedule
- Fair Venue
- Who Attends the Fair?
- Fair Cost
- Shipping Information
- Visa Information
- Hotel Information
- Links to Country & City Guides
- Fair Coordinator Contact Information
- Return to 2008 IIE Fairs Main Page

Fair Schedule
8:00 am Registration
8:30 am
Briefing session
10:00 am
Set up
11:00 am Lunch
12:30 pm
Fair Opens
5:00 pm Fair Ends
Fair Venue

Imperial Queen's Park Hotel
199 Sukhumvit Soi 22
Bangkok 10110
Thailand
Tel: 662-261-9300
Fax: 662-261-9496

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Fair Costs
Date
Country
City
Price (US$)
IIE Member
Non-IIE Member
Literature Only
10/4 (Sat)
Thailand
Bangkok
825
850
350

Who Attends the Fair?

At the 2007 Fair, there were approximately 1,200 attendants. Bangkok fair attendants were high school and university students as well as their parents. Approximately 70 % of fair participants looked for graduate programs. There was an increasing number of fair participants who were interested in undergraduate programs.

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Shipping Information


OCS will be working with IIE again in 2008 as an official shipper of exhibitor materials.
Participating institutions shipping with OCS will not need to make any international shipments.
Instead, all boxes can be forwarded to our OCS trade fair hub in Boston.

From here, OCS will take care of the rest, including address labeling and export documentation.
OCS will pay all duties and taxes on your behalf overseas. You will have no customs clearance worries.
OCS performs all of these services seamlessly and automatically for all exhibitors shipping with OCS.
We will store all exhibitors’ materials in our overseas stations and deliver them on instruction from IIE, direct to the fair venue.

Complete shipping instructions will be emailed to all registered participants.
You can always contact OCS at fairs@shipOCS.com or by calling toll-free in the U.S. 1-877-2222-OCS.


Note: for participants NOT using OCS.

If you decide to use another carrier to ship directly overseas, your ship-to address will be the OCS agency address in each destination country. IIE has requested that OCS in each Fair city receive this type of “direct” freight.

After you register for the fair and complete the proper OCS forms, we will send you instructions on where to send boxes in each city, and what the charges will be.

Please do NOT ship any materials to the offices of IIE or the fair organizers.

It will be the responsibility of your carrier to deliver your materials “door-to-door” overseas to OCS.
Please make sure your carrier is able to clear customs in the countries you ship to, and make sure they can take care of duty and taxes for you. Please do NOT ship your materials as “cargo” or “door-to-airport”, because these services generally do NOT include customs clearance. Neither OCS nor IIE will be able to assist if your packages are delayed in customs or undeliverable due to improper labeling.

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Visa Information

Visitors from the United States can obtain 15-day transit visas at the airport. These may NOT be extended. If you overstay your tourist visa, you must pay 200 Baht per day. If you plan to stay more than 15 days you should apply for a 60-day tourist visa at the Royal Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C. or at the Consulates in New York, Chicago or Los Angeles at the addresses below:

The Royal Thai Embassy
1024 Wisconsin Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: (202) 944-3600
Fax: (202) 944-3611
E-mail: thai.wsn@thaiembdc.org
Website: http://www.thaiembdc.org

Royal Thai Consulate Office
611 North Larchmont Boulevard, 2nd Floor,
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: (323) 962-9574-77, 962-2060
Fax: (323) 962-2128, 962-2070
E-mail: thai-la@mindspring.com
Website: http://www.thai-la.net

Royal Thai Consulate-General
700 North Rush Street
Chicago, IL 60611-2504
Phone: (312) 664-3129
Fax: (312) 664-3230
E-mail: thaichicago@aol.com

Royal Thai Consulate Office
351 E. 52nd. St.
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 754-1770, 754-2536, 754-1896
Fax: (213) 754-1907
E-mail: thainycg@aol.com

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Hotel Information

The Imperial Queen's Park Hotel
199 Sukhumvit Soi 22,
Bangkok 10110
Thailand
Tel: +662-261-9000
Fax: +662-261-9530-4
www.imperialhotels.com
E-mail: niramol@imperialhotels.com
 

Novotel, Siam Square****
Contact:Jarunun Sripromma
Phone: (662) 255-6888 Fax: (662) 255-2445
E-mail: jarunun-sales@novotelbkk.com

Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel*****
Contact: Ms. Orawan Sornsawang
Phone: (662) 254-1234 Fax:(662) 254-6308
E-mail: Orawan.Sornsawang@hyattintl.com

The Westin Grande Sukhumvit****
Contact: Mr. Wuttipong Tanteraponchai
Phone: (662) 651-1000 Fax: (662) 651-1080
E-mail: wuttipong.tanteraponchai@westin.com

Landmark Hotel****
Contact: Ms. Amita Wongwai "Aor"
Phone: (662) 254-0404 Fax: (662) 253-4259
Email: amita@landmarkbangkok.com

The Arnoma Hotel****
Contact: Ms. Chayanit Srisamruan
Phone: (662) 255-3410 Fax: (662) 255-3456
E-mail: chayanit@arnoma.com

Four Seasons Hotel*****
Contact: Ms. Wijarana.Satasook "Oil"
Phone: (662) 250-1000 ext 1731
Fax: (662) 253-9195
E-mail: wijarana.satasook@fourseasons.com

The Ambassador Hotel (Tower Wing)***
Contact: Ms. Worarat Sae Tung
Phone: (662) 254-0444
Fax: (662) 254-7506
E-mail: salesbkk@amtel.co.th

Please note that as October falls in the high season, if you want to avail yourself of IIE Bangkok's hotel discount you should request IIE Bangkok's assistance at least two months in advance. And if you would like to make reservations directly from the US please indicate Institute of International Education or IIE in order to get the discount rates.

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Links to Country & City Guides
   

Tourism Authority of Thailand

Lonely Planet World Guide, Destination Thailand

Tourism Authority of Thailand Bangkok Guide

Lonely Planet World Guide, Destination Bangkok

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Fair Coordinator Contact Information

Dr. Chalintorn N. Burian
Regional Director for Southeast Asia
Institute of International Education
6th Floor, Maneeya Center North
518/3 Ploenchit Road, Pathumwan
Bangkok 10330
Thailand
Phone: (662) 652-0653
Fax: (662) 652-06332706
E-mail: iiethai@bkk.iie.org

Chutkeaw Ratanachamnong, "Art"
Program Officer - Advising and Educational Services
Institute of International Education
6th Floor, Maneeya Center North
518/3 Ploenchit Road, Pathumwan
Bangkok 10330
Thailand
Phone : (662) 652-0653 ext.122
Fax : (662) 652-0633
E-mail: chutkeaw@bkk.iie.org