International
Federation of Training & Development
Organisations
HOST -
Universiti Teknologi MARA
1. INTRODUCTION
UiTM TO HOST 35th IFTDO WORLD CONFERENCE &
EXHIBITION 2006
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), will host the 35th
International Federation of Training and Development
Organisations (IFTDO) World Conference and
Exhibition 2006 (IFTDO 2006) from 22 - 25 August
2006.
The Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Abdullah
Ahmad Badawi, will give the Keynote Address and
officially open the conference and exhibition at the
Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre on 22 August.
This is the first time that a university is hosting
the IFTDO World Conference Series as the 35 year old
federation always gives NGOs the right to host the
conference. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad
Badawi is IFTDO 2006 Patron, and Dato’ Mustapa
Mohamed the Minister of Higher Education and Datuk
Seri Fong Chan Onn the Minister of Human Resources
are IFTDO 2006 Advisors. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
will be the Guest of Honor Speaker.
Themed: Education & Training Harmonized, the
conference has four sub-themes; Lifelong Learning,
Innovation, Social, Political and Economic Issues in
HRD, and Human Capital Management.
In the past, the role and influence of education and
training had moved along different paths. However,
in the changing world of today, the roles of
training and education need to be married and
synergised. Education and training must once again
be redefined. The world today demands that practical
experience in training be integrated with theories
and ideas in education to create practical yet
innovative new learning to benefit those who embrace
learning as a lifelong journey. The conference will
address these and related issues.
Well-known specialists in the areas of education and
training from various parts of the world, including
Canada, India, Indonesia, Australia, China, Britain,
Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Fiji, Nigeria, the US and
Malaysia, will be speaking at the conference. The
former prime minister of Malaysia, Tun Dr Mahathir
Mohamad is the special ‘Guest of Honor Speaker’.
Between 1,800 and 2,500 foreign and local
participants are expected to attend the conference.
In conjunction with the conference, the Board and
Annual General Meetings of the IFTDO will be held on
Sunday, 20, Monday 21st, and Wednesday 23rd..
The IFTDO was set up in Switzerland in 1972 and is
the sole global federation of organisations with
members from human resource development (HRD)
professionals and corporations representing the
industry in their respective countries.
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) was established in
1956 as a training centre and is today a
full-fledged university conducting 250 courses in
its 16 campuses throughout Malaysia.
2. ACCREDITATION
Accreditation is required for
journalists/photographers/broadcasters covering the
35th IFTDO World Conference & Exhibition 2006.
Please apply for an application form for
accreditation to cover the meetings from BERNAMA
Media Relations & Event Management at email address:
mediasec@bernama.com. You can also download the
accreditation form from the BERNAMA website at
http://www.bernama.com
Each media organisation is requested to appoint a
representative to co-ordinate accreditation and
accommodation arrangements for its team members.
Please duplicate the forms if more are required.
Accreditation is available to representatives of
recognised media organisations assigned to cover the
35th IFTDO World Conference & Exhibition 2006. Media
representatives should provide a letter of
assignment endorsed by their respective agencies
together with their application.
Foreign media are requested to return their
accreditation forms with one passport size
photograph directly to the 35th IFTDO World
Conference & Exhibition 2006. Media Secretariat at
the address provided below.
All members of the press corps accompanying Heads of
Delegation must complete an application form for
accreditation, attaching an official letter from the
Government concerned, listing the names of the media
representatives with their functional titles and
affiliation.
Accreditation forms and letter should be addressed
to the 35th IFTDO World Conference & Exhibition 2006
Media Secretariat at the following address:
MEDIA SECRETARIAT
35th IFTDO World Conference & Exhibition 2006
BERNAMA Media Relations & Event Management,
5th Floor, Wisma BERNAMA,
28 Jalan 1/65A, Off Jalan Tun Razak,
50700 Kuala Lumpur
Tel : 603 – 2694 1024 / 2696 2150
Fax : 603 – 2694 1021 / 2694 1022
E-mail :
mediasec@bernama.com
The closing date for application is August 15, 2006
Accreditation badges and information kits will be
available at the Media Secretariat when the 35th
IFTDO World Conference & Exhibition 2006 draws
nearer. Accreditation badges must be worn at all
times during the conference.
3. MEDIA FACILITIES
Media Centre
The Media Centre for the 35th IFTDO World Conference
& Exhibition 2006 is located in the exhibition hall
1 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).
The Media Centre will provide adequate working
space, communication facilities and other related
media services to meet the requirements of all
accredited journalists, broadcasters and
photographers. The Media Centre will be open to the
media from August 21, 2006. The operating hours are
from 8.00 am to 8.00 pm.
Internet access is also available on all personal
computers in the Press Working Area (PWA).
Documents produced by the 35th IFTDO World
Conference & Exhibition 2006 will be available in
the Media Centre, including press releases,
summaries of most sessions, copies of speeches,
background documents and reports.
Hard copies of all information related to 35th IFTDO
World Conference & Exhibition 2006 will be made
available at the information counter at the PWA.
Requests for interviews should be made through the
Media Centre Helpdesk and we will try to ensure
access to leading figures through press conferences.
4. ACCOMMODATION
Media representatives will have to be responsible
for their own travel arrangements and hotel
reservations. Media members are to deal directly
with their preferred hotels for the availability of
rooms, rates and payment procedures as the rates and
procedures may vary from hotel to hotel.
5. OFFICIAL NEWS AGENCY
BERNAMA, the Malaysian National News Agency, has
been appointed by S.F.R. Consultants Sdn Bhd to
manage the Media Centre. All BERNAMA reports will be
made available from workstations/personal computers
at the press working area (PWA).
6. ENTRY FORMALITIES
Visitors must have national passports or other
internationally recognised travel documents,
endorsed for travelling to Malaysia and must be
valid for at least six (6) months beyond the dates
of their stay in Malaysia. Please be informed that
nationals from certain countries may require
appropriate visas to enter Malaysia. These can be
verified from the nearest Malaysian Diplomatic
Mission or kindly log on to
http://www.kln.gov.my
All non-resident travellers are required to complete
a Travellers' Declaration Form to declare the amount
of foreign currency notes and travellers cheques
they are carrying upon their arrival and departure.
7. CUSTOMS CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS
Media representatives bringing in equipment into
Malaysia should complete Customs Importation Forms
with detailed inventory including model and serial
number of the equipment concerned.
8. MEDICAL
Vector surveillance is carried out in all ports and
airports to ensure that Malaysia is free from Aedes
Aegypti mosquitoes. As such, travellers without a
valid Yellow Fever vaccination certificate, approved
by WHO and administrated at an approved Yellow Fever
Vaccinating Centre, will be quarantined upon arrival
in Malaysia. Media Representatives, whose points of
departure for Malaysia are from Latin America or
African countries, should have a valid Yellow Fever
Vaccination Certificate.
The relevant hospitals in Kuala Lumpur have been
alerted to provide outpatient and inpatient
services. Ambulances will be provided, where
necessary, to ferry the sick to hospitals. There
will be doctors and paramedics to provide immediate
emergency services to delegates, participants and
media representatives attending the 35th IFTDO World
Conference & Exhibition 2006. Media representatives
can use the medical centre at the Kuala Lumpur
Convention Centre. However, they will be financially
responsible for all services beyond the scope of the
clinic including:
- references to medical specialists
- diagnostics tests
- medical supplies
- dental services
9. INFORMATION
Requests for accreditation forms and additional
information on media services and facilities should
be directed to::
The 35th IFTDO World Conference & Exhibition 2006
Media Secretariat:
