1. EMDC REGISTRATION

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 and some are post-EMDC. 

2. EMDC LODGING/HOTEL

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.  Housing payment is still made later to Horizon here based on the Housing Quote you received.  
2. Local/off site: 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.
3. Disclaimer: 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.   We 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.  If this is a problem for you, please do not attend.  If you are registered and want to withdraw, please let us know at steve@emdc.info.
4. Housing at Horizon: Housing will fill up quickly at Horizon.  We have created triple rooms to stretch the number as far as we can.  Below are four important announcements about housing:

A. Rooms. If you saw there were only triples available and decided to go off site, please keep reading before you book elsewhere.  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.  If you want to try this, please write housing@emdc.info.

B. Costs. 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.  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.

C. Roommates. 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.

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

3. VISAS

See if you need a visa here .  Our team can help you if you start the process early. Travel insurance for visas?  See #36 Travel Insurance below. 

4. TRAVEL

Horizon Free airport pickup : If you are booked at Horizon, please see the travel information on the EMDC site. You can send that information to reservations@horizonvillage.net. Travel insurance for visas?  See #36 Travel Insurance below. 

5. WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS

If you would like to propose a one-hour seminar/breakout at EMDC,  please write to info@emdc.info. See the bios of the previous presenters here.

6. DISPLAY SPACE

7. “MINI MINUTE-AT-THE-MIC”

If you would like 30 seconds to explain your ministry, or call attention to your booth, please read this information and send your name to minute@emdc.info so 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 to minute@emdc.info. Yes…. this used to be a minute-at-the-mic but we have so many people now.

Hey…be creative and win the “Minnie”!!

8. POST-EMDC TRAINING

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 (just like pre-EMDC and EMDC). This will be the same format as pre-EMDC (with the addition of the short Sunday Service).

9. WORSHIP BAND

10. TIME AND DATES

For pre-EMDC training please arrive at least on Tuesday 09 May start at 8:30 on 10 May.

For EMDC please arrive at least on Sunday 14 May for start at 8:30 on 15 May.

For post-EMDC training please arrive at least by 9:30 for start at 9:30 on 19 May.

The evening of 18 May will be the EMDC 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.

       ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE DATES

• Pre-EMDC Training and EMDC Conference – If you are coming for pre-EMDC+EMDC, arrival date is Tuesday 09 May. Training start at 8:30 on 10 May. Departure on 19 May morning.

• All 3 events (pre, EMDC and post) – If you are coming for all 3 events, arrival date is Tuesday 09 May. Training start at 8:30 on 10 May.  Departure on 23 May morning.

11. NEW GADGETS/NEW SOFTWARE/NEW PRODUCTS

If you have a new gadget or new language/Scripture software or product that you want to share, please send that information to newgadgets@emdc.info and we will let you know if it fits and how much time you get to present it during the workshop.

12. AFFINITY GROUPS

Much of the networking at EMDC happens in the Affinity Groups and Communities of Practice. Here are the names for the person facilitating Affinity Groups for 2023. We will inform you on how the Affinity Groups/CoPs will convene meetings

13. SCHEDULE

EMDC 2023 Schedule is available here. pre-EMDC Schedule can be found here and post-EMDC Schedule here.

EMDC Breakout Sessions are listed here. The speaker bios is available here.

14. “COMING ATTRACTIONS” FILM PREVIEWS

On Monday night 15 May, 2023 at EMDC we will preview several new film products. Full description of the process is here. The deadline for film submission is 30 April.  Part of the team that produced the feature film “No Vacancy,” (#3 highest per screen average and was #10 at the box office in theaters) will be at EMDC 2023. Contact Steve@CreateMobile.org

15. IT SUPPORT & HELP DESK

The IT support team kindly asks you to limit your on-line devices while at EMDC. Please turn OFF the wi-fi feature of your unused devices. This will help all of us. We have done a lot of work to upgrade the Internet for EMDC, and it should work very well in our hot spots.  The IT Support Desk is just inside the main hall and team members are almost always there.

16. CONNECTBOX / LIGHTSTREAM POCKET

For EMDC 2023 we will not do pre-registration for either the ConnectBox or LightStream Pocket units. However some limited units may be made available at EMDC for purchase on a first come first served basis. More info later. 

17. EMDC WEB SITES

Please see emdc.info to better understand the 5 platforms of EMDC. Visit emdcon.org for this conference.

18. TOURS ON 14 May 2023

For those coming to pre-EMDC (or if you arrive early enough for EMDC) you may have the possibility of different tours. If we had time to set them up, these tours can be found here.

19. PRAYER COORDINATOR

People will be praying for EMDC during the conference. If you would like to be involved in those prayer times, or if you would like to submit a prayer request, please write to Jennifer at jennifer_baughman@sil.org. There will be a small box for prayer requests at the registration table and by the stage. Prayer time is each evening at 19:00-19:30 in a room near the Main Hall lobby. Do you know others who would pray? If so please tell them to write Jennifer. They can put their initials on the digital online chart to pray and get daily updates for prayer. 

20. KALAAM MEDIA (Free hosting of a minority-language website)

If you would like to speak with leaders of Kalaam Media to know how they will help you build a web site (that they will host for free), please make an appointment with them during EMDC. Write to jim@kalaam.org.