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“Sustainable and Inclusive Trade for Growth and Development”
13th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis
Bangkok, 10-12 June 2010
On behalf of the Organising Committee: Professor Allan Rae,
GTAP Fellow
Themes of 2010 Conference
Renewable energy sources, environment, urbanization and tradeTrade and the world food crisisGlobal and regional impacts of freer movements of peopleTrade, distribution and povertyAssessing options for efficient and sustainable trade liberalization
Partners
Economic and social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)Asia-Pacific Research and training Network on trade (ARTNeT)Poverty and economic Policy (PEP) / South Asian network on Economic Modelling (SANEM)and in collaboration with ARTNeT members
Organising committee
Chairpersons:– Ravi Ratnayake / Tiziana Bonapace, ESCAP– John Cockburn, PEP
Members:– Mia Mikic, Yann Duval, ESCAP / ARTNeT– Selim Raihan, PEP/SANEM– Allan Rae, Massey University, New Zealand– D.R. Khanal, IPRD, Nepal– Phouphet Kyophilavong, NUL, Lao PDR– Shunli Yao, CCER, China
More on venue
Facilities and Services at UNCC
Professional convention teamHosts many UN meetingsAll the usual conference administrative and logistical supportOther facilities– Post office– Banking– Travel agent– Medical– Great food!
Bangkok
Many good hotels in proximity of UNCC
Grand China Princess HotelSingle room 54 USD per nightDouble room 60 USD per night
Prince Palace HotelSingle room 45 USD per nightDouble room 50 USD per night
Royal Princess HotelSingle room 60 USD per nightDouble room 70 USD per night
Siam City HotelSingle / double room 90 USD per night
Century Park HotelSingle room 52 USD per nightDouble room 65 USD per night
Viengtai HotelSingle room 35 USD per nightDouble room 40 USD per night
And many more a reasonable ride away from the UNCC
Pre- and post-conference tours
Classical Thailand Tour – http://www.visit-mekong.com/thailand/tours/pk-
6Dclassical-thailand.html Kao Yai National Park - Wildlife discovery– http://www.visit-mekong.com/thailand/tours/pk-
2Dkhaoyai-wildlife-discovery.htm River Kwai Jungle Raft Tours – http://www.visit-mekong.com/thailand/tours/pk-
2Driver-kwai-junglerafts.html Thai beaches (too many to list here)
Budget (more detailed budget on a separate sheet)Expected number of participants 180
of which comes from developing countries (xUSD200) 60
of which students (xUSD200) 20
Conference Organisation Costs in USD Cost per participant
Print and communication
Total 4,178.00 23.21
Conference rooms
Support temporary employees 800.00
Total 800.00
Meals and Breaks
Total 30,600.00 170.00
Plenary Speakers
Air fares (six speakers)
Housing
Six speakers, three nights 3,816.00 212.00
Total 13,416.00
Miscellaneous
Total 4,250.00
Grand Total 50,088.00
Income from participants 51,000.00