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PARTNERS
EVENT POLICIES
FOR INTERNATIONAL DELEGATES
1. REGISTRATION
The registration process for international and local participants is managed by the Global Peace Foundation Philippines through the Global Peace Festival 2013 Philippines Secretariat or GPF2013PHL SECRETARIAT.
GPF2013PHL SECRETARIAT
Address: Global Peace Foundation Philippines
205 Cedar Executive Bldg. II
26 Scout Tobias Street Corner Timog Avenue
1103 Quezon City, Philippines
Website:www.globalpeacephilippines.org
Email:gpfphil2013.secretariat@gmail.com
Telephone:(632) 384-6908
Fax: (632) 351-7652
1.1. Room reservations with discounts are open until October 31, 2013 only. Kindly register on or before this date. Registration made after October 31 shall be regarded as Day Guests and participants are not guaranteed a room in Manila Hotel, thereby they shall be responsible for their own hotel accommodation.
1.2. Please send your Registration Form to: gpfphil2013.secretariat@gmail.com
1.3. Please deposit your Registration Fee to:
Bank Name: PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK TIMOG BRANCH
Account Name:GLOBAL PEACE FESTIVAL FOUNDATION PHILIPPINES INC.
Account Number:413990100014
Swift Code:PNBMMPH
1.4. Cancellation: If you wish to cancel your registration and expect for 100% refund, then a written notification must be submitted to GPF2013PHL Secretariat before October 31, 2013. Failure to do so will forfeit any refund.
2. EVENT PACKAGES
By registering, you indicate that you have read, understood, and agreed to comply with the policies laid out in this packet. If you have any questions, please contact GPF2013PHL Secretariat:
By email: gpfphil2013.secretariat@gmail.com
By office phone: (632) 384-6908, (632) 738-1465 [between 10AM to 5PM GMT/UTC-5 Eastern Time,
Monday through Friday]
By mobile phone:(63) 905-268-1861
3. AIR TRAVEL
3.1. Delegates must make their own flight arrangement. GPF2013PHL Secretariat will not be responsible for this.
3.2. Arrival in Manila and hotel check-in is contingent to one’s chosen package.
3.3. Flight departures should be scheduled in the afternoon of November 22.
4. LANGUAGE
The events of the Global Peace Festival 2013 Philippines will mostly be conducted in English with translation in selected languages (depending on the availability of translators). Please write your translation request on the registration form.
5. OPTIONAL SIGHTSEEING
GPF2013PHL Secretariat will not be responsible for organizing sightseeing programs. Participants need to make their own tour schedule by themselves before and after the official schedule and pay for the tour cost.
6. INSURANCE AND LIABILITY FOR LOSS
Participants are responsible to arrange their own travel insurance. The Global Peace Festival 2013 Philippines (and any other sponsoring or hosting organization) is not responsible for loss of private property (such as lost luggage) or for personal medical condition. Please consult your health insurance carrier about international travel and prepare all the necessary documents that would be needed in the event of an emergency. This should include but not limited to the exact contact information for your doctors, prescription details, etc.
7. PROGRAM SESSION PROTOCOL
In the spirit of collegial exchange, all participants agree to respect the program speakers’ right to speak uninterrupted. Conference participants may use designated question and answer periods for questions and comments. Mobile phones must be set to silent mode as courtesy to the speaker and fellow participants.
8. Registering requires acceptance of the following:
8.1. You understand that the Global Peace Festival 2013 Philippines (and all other sponsoring or hosting organizations) is not responsible for lost or damaged personal items.
8.2. You agree to permit the use of any photographs, slides, videotapes, sound recordings, and similar items that might contain your image and/or voice, for use in promotional and or informational activities that are deemed appropriate by the Global Peace Festival 2013 Philippines or any sponsoring organization.
8.3. You will demonstrate at all times respect for the religious beliefs and culture of others in the host country, as well as your fellow participants.
8.4. You agree with the Program Session Protocol.
8.5. In case of a medical emergency, you give permission to the staffs of the Global Peace Festival 2013 Philippines to have you medically treated.
8.6. You understand and agree that there are unavoidable risks in travel overseas and hereby waive and release any and all claims against the Global Peace Festival 2013 Philippines, its directors, officers, agents, employees, and affiliated organizations, arising out of or relating to your participation in any Global Peace Festival 2013 Philippines events, including, but not limited to, claims for any injury, loss, or damages.
8.7. You also agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Global Peace Festival 2013 Philippines, its directors, officers, agents, employees, students, residents, and their affiliated organizations, from and against any and all liabilities, claims, lawsuits, judgments, losses, damages, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of any financial obligations or liabilities that you may personally incur, or any damage or injury to the person or property of others that you may cause, while participating in the said program.
8.8. You agree that if there is any dispute concerning your participation in the program or the interpretations of this Agreement, any disagreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws of the Republic of the Philippines.
8.9. The terms and conditions of this Waiver and Release of Liability represent your complete understanding of the subject matter hereof, and supersede any previous or contemporaneous understandings you may have had with the Global Peace Festival 2013 Philippines on this subject, whether written or oral, and cannot be changed or amended in any way without the written concurrence of both the Global Peace Festival 2013 Philippines and yourself.
8.10. You agree that should any provision or aspect of this Agreement be found to be unenforceable, that all remaining provisions of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
8.11. YOU HAVE CAREFULLY READ THE ABOVE CONVENTION POLICIES, RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND HAVE FULLY UNDERSTOOD THIS DOCUMENT’S CONTENTS. YOU FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH COUNSEL OF YOUR CHOICE PRIOR TO EXECUTING THIS RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THIS RELEASE SHALL BE BINDING UPON YOU, YOUR SURVIVORS, HEIRS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS. YOU ARE AWARE THAT THIS RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY IS A RELEASE OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENCE, INDEMNIFICATION, AND YOU AGREE TO IT ON YOUR OWN FREE WILL. THIS RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY IS IN ADDITION TO AND DOES NOT REVOKE OR MODIFY ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR RELEASE WHICH YOU MAY EXECUTE IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROGRAM.
8.12. You have read all of the above information and consent to all of the foregoing provisions.
