{"id":5957,"date":"2024-01-15T11:30:16","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T11:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emdcon.org\/?page_id=5957"},"modified":"2025-03-14T14:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T14:24:10","slug":"emdc-2023-info-letter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/emdcon.org\/archive\/emdc-2023-info-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"EMDC 2023 Info Page"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. EMDC REGISTRATION<\/h3>\n

You will need to pay (or make sure you have a waiver, or transfer) to be completely registered. If you started this registration and are no longer planning to come please let us know. Please take notice that some Tracks are pre-EMDC<\/strong><\/a> and some are post-EMDC<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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2. EMDC LODGING\/HOTEL<\/h3>\n
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  1. In previous years we sent registrants to a Horizon Village special page to book their housing. We have now changed so that room preference is made on the same site as your EMDC registration. This is just reserving your room.\u00a0 Housing payment is still made later to Horizon here<\/a> based on the Housing Quote you received.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
  2. Local\/off site:<\/strong> If you are living near or staying near Chiang Mai, you will need to pay for any meals you take as well as a stay out guest fee (coffee\/Internet) explained on the EMDC site<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  3. Disclaimer:<\/strong> If you feel that booking at Horizon will compromise your security (based on the country that you live in), please book\/stay somewhere else. We are taking significant security precautions at EMDC, but we cannot guarantee anonymity for all.\u00a0 \u00a0We are doing many things to make EMDC a secure venue, but we need to state clearly here that it is very possible that your home government learns of your participation at EMDC.\u00a0<\/strong> If this is a problem for you, please do not attend.\u00a0 If you are registered and want to withdraw, please let us know at steve@emdc.info<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  4. Housing at Horizon:<\/strong> Housing will fill up quickly at Horizon.\u00a0 We have created triple rooms to stretch the number as far as we can.\u00a0 Below are four important announcements about housing:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    A. Rooms.<\/strong> If you saw there were only triples available and decided to go off site, please keep reading before you book elsewhere.\u00a0 It is possible that you would only have a triple during the EMDC dates, but could have a single or double in pre-EMDC or post-EMDC.\u00a0 If you want to try this, please write housing@emdc.info<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    B. Costs.<\/strong> If you do have a split room (in a triple during EMDC days and a single in post-EMDC) you will pay the cost of a single room on the days you are alone.\u00a0 The same if your roommate leaves a day earlier than you do, you would then pay the higher rate. Horizon Village will calculate your bill for you, and it is up to you to confirm that what you are billed matches what you expected to be paying.<\/p>\n

    C. <\/strong>Roommates<\/strong>. The EMDC registration site has a place for a roommate prefernce. If you give a name of a roommate, we will do our best to honor that.<\/p>\n

    E. Transportation.<\/strong>\u00a0 If you are staying at Horizon, they will pick you up free of charge from the airport.\u00a0 It is your job to notify them (not us) of your flight details.<\/em>\u00a0 After 20 January 2023, you can send that information to reservations@horizonvillage.net<\/a>.\u00a0 See #4 Travel<\/em><\/a> below.<\/p>\n

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    3. VISAS<\/h3>\n

    See if you need a visa here<\/a> .\u00a0 Our team can help you if you start the process early. Travel insurance for visas?\u00a0 See #36 Travel Insurance<\/em> below.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>
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    4. TRAVEL<\/h3>\n

    Horizon Free airport pickup : If you are booked at Horizon, please see the travel information on the EMDC site<\/a>. You can send that information to reservations@horizonvillage.net.<\/a>\u00a0Travel insurance for visas?\u00a0 See #36 Travel Insurance<\/em> below.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    5. WORKSHOPS\/SEMINARS<\/h3>\n

    If you would like to propose a one-hour seminar\/breakout at EMDC,\u00a0 please write to info@emdc.info<\/a>. See the bios of the previous presenters here.<\/a>
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    6. DISPLAY SPACE<\/h3>\n
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    If you are interested in a display table at EMDC, please go to this page<\/a> for more information. We make an effort to get product and service information to field workers.\u00a0 If you make the reservation\u00a0before 30 April, the table is free<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 After that time it is $25.\u00a0 Most display tables will be in the foyer of a break-out room (free space to you).\u00a0 For EMDC 2023, there is room for fifteen display tables in the prime lobby spot of the main hall.\u00a0 These will be rented for $200 per table on a first come first served basis.\u00a0 \u00a0This will help us offset our costs.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The tables are approximately 45 cm x 180cm (1.80 m). For a reservation and any questions, write to display@emdc.info.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    7. “MINI MINUTE-AT-THE-MIC”<\/h3>\n

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    If you would like 30 seconds to explain your ministry, or call attention to your booth, please read this information<\/a> and send your name to minute@e<\/a>mdc.info<\/a>\u00a0so we can get those lined up each day. You can send us on-screen graphics or a 20 second video—which gives you 10 seconds to talk! Please send your request in early<\/strong><\/em> to minute@emdc.info<\/a>. Yes…. this used to be a minute-at-the-mic but we have so many people now.<\/p>\n

    Hey…be creative and win the “Minnie”!!<\/p>\n

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    8. POST-EMDC TRAINING<\/h3>\n

    We have decided that it will start one hour later on 19 May. A short, joint-Track Sunday service will take place on 21 May. You need to register for post-EMDC<\/strong> (just like pre-EMDC<\/strong> and EMDC). This will be the same format as pre-EMDC (with the addition of the short Sunday Service).
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    9. WORSHIP BAND
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    10. TIME AND DATES<\/h3>\n

    For pre-EMDC training<\/em><\/strong> please arrive at least on Tuesday 09 May start at 8:30 on 10 May<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    For EMDC<\/strong><\/em> please arrive at least on Sunday 14 May for start at 8:30 on 15 May<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    For post-EMDC training<\/em><\/strong> please arrive at least by 9:30 for start at 9:30 on 19 May<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    The evening of 18 May will be the EMDC<\/strong><\/em> closing ceremony and departures after breakfast on 19 May (or stay for post-EMDC Tracks– see #8 above). If you do not understand the difference between pre-EMDC (or post-EMDC) Training and EMDC here is a brief explanation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE DATES<\/strong><\/p>\n