WCA Family Americas Regional Conference 2008

Conference Tips

Conference Venue

Centro de Convenciones Vasco Nunez de Balboa (Vasco Nunez de Balboa Convention Center)

Location

Attached to Hotel El Panama, Via Espana y Via Venetto

Things to bring

Please let us remind you to bring the following accessories to the conference for your own benefit.

Name cards
Brochures
Giveaways with your company logo

Airport transfers

No complimentary airport transfers will be provided during this conference so you will be responsible for making your own arrangements or you can arrange transportation through at a cost of US$ 30 per person (roundtrip) or US$ 15 per person (one way). Please see the conference website for more details. Travelling time from the airport to hotels in the city center is approximately 20 minutes by taxi.

Public taxis are also available at the airport and the cost from the airport to downtown is approximately US$12 to US$15 per car.

Registration

After checking into your hotel, you may register for the conference at Centro de Convenciones Vasco Nunez de Balboa (Vasco Nunez de Balboa Convention Center)as per the following times (look for the WCA Family registration desk located towards the end of the hall):

Date	Time	Location
Tuesday, October 14	10:00 am – 6:00 pm	Salon Vasco Nunez de Balboa
Wednesday, October 15	9.00 am – 5.00 pm	Salon Vasco Nunez de Balboa

Welcome Package

A welcome package containing all the information you should need during the conference including welcome letter, conference agenda, One-on-One Scheduler information, and a name badge will be given to you during registration at the conference.

Name Badge

Please wear your name badge at all times in public areas around the conference venue. It will help other delegates to identify you as a forwarder and aid our staff if you have any questions. For security reasons, our staff are instructed not to allow delegates into any of the function areas unless they are wearing their name badge

One on One Scheduler

Important: Please ensure that you pick up the most updated One-On-One Schedule each morning before the meetings start. Schedules can be picked up from the WCA Family registration desk located in Salon Vasco Nunez de Balboa Exhibition Center.

The One-on-One meeting scheduler will first close on Tue, October 14, at 10 p.m. and then re-open as per the following schedule:

Date	Color	Pick Up Time	Scheduler Operating Times
Wed, October 15	Yellow	8.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.	10.00 a.m. – 10.00 p.m.
Thu, October 16	Blue	8.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m.

Sample One-On-One Schedule for
Wednesday

Time	[ID#.....]	Table No.









This schedule (yellow) is for use on Wednesday, October 15 only. Please be sure to pick up a BLUE schedule tomorrow morning between 8 am – 10 am from the registration desk.

Sample One-On-One Schedule for
Thursday

Time	[ID#.....]	Table No.









This schedule (blue) is for use on Thursday, October 16 only.

Important: Please note that out of respect for all delegates’ privacy, we will not reveal information about someone else’ One-on-One schedule to anyone other than that attendee.

If you would like to meet someone or reschedule/cancel your One-on-One meeting with him/her, please contact our registration desk. We will provide you with a “One-on-One communication sheet” which will allow you to leave messages for certain delegates to be delivered by our staff.