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THE VIETNAM

ASSOCIATION OF GEODESY

CARTOGRAPHY AND

REMOTE SENSING

FIG 2019PREPARATION

UPDATED REPORT FIG 2019 PREPARATION

CONTENT REPORT

LOCAL

ORGANIZING

COMMITTEE

OVERVIEW

TIMING & VENUE

TRANSPORTATION

&

ACCOMMODATION

SOCIAL EVENTS AND TOURS

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1. LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE


1. LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Under the approval from the Government, it was established that the

Local Organization Committee includes:

• The Vietnam Association of Geodesy Cartography and Remote Sensing

• Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

o Department of Survey, Mapping and Geoinformation System of Vietnam

o National Department of Remote Sensing.

o Science Institute of Geodesy & Cartography

o General Department of Land Administration

• Defense Mapping Agency

• Hanoi University of Mining and Geology


FIG WORKING WEEK 2019 HANOI KEY VISUAL

“Geospatial Information for Smarter Life and Environment Resilience”

FIG WW2019 official website:

http://www.fig.net/fig2019/index.htm

http://www.fig.net/fig2019/index.htm


2. OVERVIEW – TIMING AND VENUE



CONFERENCE TIMING: 22 - 26 April 2019 in Hanoi, Vietnam.

At the end of Spring and the beginning

of Summer, Hanoi’s weather is cool and

dry with temperatures ranging from

18-24 degree C.


HANOI, VIETNAM


HANOI, VIETNAM



CONFERENCE VENUE: Vietnam National Convention Center

✓ One of the three biggest Convention Centers in Southeast Asia

✓ Main venue of FIG Regional Conference in Hanoi 2009

✓ Total area of over 60.000m2

✓ Modernly equipped

✓ Free internet access

✓ Almost the most massive national and international conferences hosted by

government were organized here.

✓ 5-star hotels within 5 km: JW Marriott Hanoi, Crowne Plaza, Grand Plaza,

Intercontinental Landmark 72

Large welcome lobby for registration

Large and modern meeting room for Opening Session

50 Modernly Equipped Meeting & Function rooms


Large exhibition areas enable for the set up of

a great number of standard exhibition booths

EXHIBITIONS




EXHIBITIONS




EXHIBITIONS




EXHIBITIONS

Standard booths

Special Design booths


DELEGATE RECEPTION

• A help desk at the airport

• Welcome table at all official hotels


o Venue option: Pool-side Daewoo hotel dinner

o Theme option: The Party is a buffet-styled dinner with authentic

Vietnamese food, a reminiscence of the traditional culinary culture with the

theme of “Vietnam Village market”

WELCOME RECEPTION


WELCOME RECEPTION


OPENING PERFORMANCE

Opening Performance in the Plenary Session of the First Day Program: performance of

54 ethnic customs & traditional music to welcome all delegates to Vietnam


VIETNAMESE CULTURE EVENING

• Venue: Hanoi Opera House

• Performance: Vietnamese folk music and contemporary

international chamber music by the Vietnam Traditional Orchestra


GALA DINNER• Venue: JW Marriott

• Party organized with the theme of “Contemporary Hanoi”.


FIG FOUNDATION DINNER


FIG FOUNDATION DINNER


3. TRANSPORTATION & ACCOMMODATION


VISA TO VIETNAM

• Enter Vietnam without a visa for up to 14 to 30 days***

• Get a visa to Vietnam in only 2-3 working days from your local Vietnamese Embassy

• Apply for a Visa on Arrival and collect at Noi Bai International Airport

3. TRANSPORTATION & ACCOMMODATION

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Easy To Obtain a VISA Vietnam

See more on FIGWW 2019 website

& Homepage for evisa: https://www.vietnam-

evisa.org

or https://e-visavietnam.org

Electronic Online Visa

Applied for 46 countries

Visa duration

Only 2 days

Visa Fee

Only from USD 35 to 50

for one month, single

entry

On Arrival & Free Visa

Applied for many countries

VISA TO VIETNAM


https://www.vietnam-evisa.org/

https://e-visavietnam.org/

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Europe Countries

Germany, England, Italy,

France, Spain. Sweden,

Norway, Denmark, Russia,

Finland - 15 days

ASEAN Countries

Brunei - 14 daysThailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos - 30 daysPhilippine - 21 days

Other Countries

Japan, Korea, 15 days

APEC Passport holders

Australia, Chile, New Zealand, China,

HongKong, Japan, Korea (South),

Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Malaysia,

Indonesia, Russia, Singapore,

Philippines, Brunei Darussalam,

Papua New Guinea, Mexico, Canada,

Peru, USA

60 days

VISA TO VIETNAM


Easy to access to Vietnam

Easy to access to Vietnam

M A N Y D I R E C T F L I G H T S

M A N Y D I R E C T F L I G H T S

FLY TO VIETNAM



Vietnam Airlines is the Official Carrier Of FIG WW 2019 Hanoi

Members of the VGCR and the participating delegates of the VGCR will get a discount

on airline tickets to participate in FIG WW 2019 Hanoi and tours

3. TRANSPORTATION – Carrier Partner

3. TRANSPORTATION – Noi Bai International Airport


• Total serving capacity of 25 million

passengers per year

• More than 30 Vietnamese and international

airlines daily,both conventional and budget


• 28 miles (45 km) from down town (30–45

minutes)

• 650 ha, second-largest airport in Vietnam

3. TRANSPORTATION – Noi Bai International Airport


• Public transport: Various choices of taxis and cabs, public bus transport

• Taxi and Motorcycle services: GrabCar, GrabBike, etc.

3. TRANSPORTATION – Public & Taxi


More than 3000 rooms within 2km around the Vietnam National Conventional

Center (VNCC) o Only 20 USD for boutique hotels

o 40 to 70 USD will easily boost the comforts.

o 4 star: 70 - 150 USD

o 5star: 170 USD and above

3. ACCOMMODATION


HOTEL PARTNERS

JW MARRIOTT HANOI

CALIDAS

LANDMARK 72

***All hotels are 5-10 minutes from the National Convention Center.

3. ACCOMMODATION – 5 Stars Hotel


GRAND PLAZA HANOI CROWNE PLAZA

HOTELS & RESORTS

***All hotels are 5-10 minutes from the National Convention Center.

3. ACCOMMODATION – 5 Stars HotelHOTEL PARTNERS


JW MARRIOTT HANOI



GRAND PLAZA HANOI



CALIDAS LANDMARK 72



CROWNE PLAZA HOTELS AND RESORTS


• Affordable apartments for short stay

and family rent

• Please contact the Organizer for

detailed rental information

3. Rental Apartments


4. SOCIAL EVENTS AND TOURS



HANOI – A TASTE OF HERITAGE & CULTURE


4. SOCIAL EVENTS AND TOURSHANOI – A TASTE OF HERITAGE & CULTURE


HANOI CHARITY RUN – HOAN KIEM LAKE

Join our Charity Run around Hoan Kiem Lake, the heart of Hanoi.



TECHNICAL TOURS: Daily o Ground Satellite Receiving Station, Department of National Remote Sensing -

www.rsc.gov.vn

o Vietnam Publishing House of Natural Resources, Environment and Cartography -www.bando.com.vn

o Vietnam Natural Resources and Environment Corporation - www.vinanren.vn


http://www.rsc.gov.vn/

http://www.bando.com.vn/

http://www.vinanren.vn/

TECHNICAL TOURS: 3 days 2 nights

3 days 2 nights: Ha Long Bay

With a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars, Ha Long Bay is one of

Vietnam’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visit the Bay and its open-pit coal

mine.



3 days 2 nights: Sapa, Fansipan Mt.

Fansipan, “the Roof of Indochina” is the highest mountain peak with an

altitude of 3,143m above sea level.



3 days 2 nights: Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park (Visit Paradise Cave)

Amazing limestone landscape, which includes very large caves and

underground rivers.


TECHNICAL TOUR: 6 days 5 nights

Ha Noi – Can Tho – Dong Thap – Ca Mau Southernmost Point

Visit Southern Vietnam’s mangrove forests and swamps and Tram Chim

National Park, home to the rare red-crowned cranes (Grus Antigone)


Ha Noi – Phu Yen – Ho Chi Minh City

Stop at Da Dia reef for geological

wonders and Dai Lanh Point (Mui Dien

Cape) – Vietnam’s Easternmost

point.



Ha Noi – Da Lat – Ho Chi Minh City

Le Service Géographique de L’Indochine



SOCIAL TOURS: Daily

Trang An Bai Dinh, Ninh Binh

Visit Bai Dinh Pagoda – the biggest Buddhist pagoda in Vietnam and

Trang An’s magnificent grottoes


SOCIAL TOURS: Daily

Bat Trang Ceramic Village

Bring home the finest Vietnamese handmade artworks with this 14th century

traditional porcelain and pottery village


SOCIAL TOURS: Daily

Van Phuc Silk Village

The Van Phuc Silk Village, just 15km from west Hanoi is the home to the

renowned Van Phuc’s Silk.


SOCIAL TOURS: Daily

City Tours (Old quarter cyclo ride & Street shopping, Water puppet shows)

Hanoi’s must-dos: Indulge in the Capital’s exquisite culture as you are

able to view all of Old Quarter’s antique beauty


SOCIAL TOURS: Daily

Cooking Tour

Learn about Vietnam’s extraordinary cuisine and how it’s made.


SOCIAL TOURS: Daily

Flamingo Dai Lai Resort


SOCIAL TOURS: 2 days 1 night

Mai Chau Hoa Binh Province

Amazing mountain views, terraced rice fields and tea hills.


SOCIAL TOURS: 6 days 5 nights

Ha Noi – Hue – Da Nang – Hoi An – Ho Chi Minh City

Visit 5 biggest and most attractive cities of Vietnam.


SOCIAL TOURS: 6 days 5 nights

Ha Noi – Ho Chi Minh City – Siem Reap Cambodia (Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom)

2 economical centers of Vietnam and the largest religious monuments of the world.



FIG PRE-EVENTTime: 2018 – 2019. Arrange at least 2 conferences through supporting from FIG

Purposes: Building awareness of local VGCR members about FIG, WW2019 and new technologies for geomatics, survey, mapping and construction.

Topics: Modern field data collection & Surveying in BIM Life Cycle etc.

• Topics for discussion:

o Future of geodata in Digital Economics

o Geodata for SmartTerritory and SmartCity

o Government strategies and goals

o Human capital for geoindustry

o Geo-infrastructure and platforms for economic

growth

o Science and technology competence

o Cadastre, land management and regulation

• Cooperation for future:

o Communication and networking

o Projects and opportunities

o Best practice exchange

MODERN GEOSPATIAL CHALLENGES OF RUSSIA

Welcome to the Russian session

at FIG Working Week 2019

in Hanoi, Vietnam!


THANK YOU!

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