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Registration Information
Registration is now closed. Should you need to change your registered information, please log-in to the websites below with your ID and password.

Registration website: https://mice.jtbgmt.com/rce2014/

Registration website for UNU-IAS funded participants: https://mice.jtbgmt.com/rce2014fd/

9th Global Conference!

The Okayama Convention Center Address: 14-1 Ekimoto-machi, Kita-ku, Okayama-shi Okayama, 700-0024 Japan
Website: http://www.mamakari.net/en/

Hotels

Hotels can be booked through the registration website by 21 October 2014.
Travel Information
Visa
It is participants’ responsibility to obtain an appropriate visa to enter Japan. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA) provides information on visa requirements. Please keep in mind that visa applications can often take a number of months to be processed. Please contact the nearest Japanese Embassy or Cousulate of your region when applying for a visa. Please refer to the website for more information. For those who need visa support documents, please complete the Visa Support Request Form, and send it to the Global RCE Service Centre (rceconference@unu.edu) with a scanned copy of your passport (For RCE members only).

MOFA:http://www.mofa.go.jp/j_info/visit/visa/

Financial Support (For RCE members only)
UNU-IAS will provide financial support for selected RCE representatives, including youth, who are willing to act as resource persons for the Conference. Applications are now closed.

Weather in Okayama
It will be autumn in Okayama in November. The highest is around 17 degree celsius and the lowest is around 8 degree celsius. Please bring warm clothes and be prepared for changing weather conditions. You can check the weather in Okayama on the website below.

The Weather Channel:
http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Okayama+Japan+JAXX0065

Airport and Shuttle Bus information
There are several airports you can use to access Okayama Prefecture. If you arrive at Osaka, you can use shuttle buses or trains to access Okayama Prefecture. If you arrive at Okayama Airport, you can take a shuttle bus to Okayama City. Please find more information from the websites below.

Airport
Narita International Airport(NRT): http://www.narita-airport.jp/en/index.html
Haneda International Airport(HND):http://www.tokyo-airport-bldg.co.jp/en/
Chubu Centrair International Airport, Nagoya (NGO): http://www.centrair.jp/en/
Kansai International Airport(KIX): http://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/index.asp
Osaka International Airport(ITM): http://osaka-airport.co.jp/en/
Okayama Airport(OKJ): http://www.okayama-airport.org/en/

Shuttle bus
From Osaka (Kansai International Airport) to Okayama City: http://www.kate.co.jp/pc/e_time_table/e_okayama_tt.html#from
From Okayama Airport to Okayama City: http://www.okayama-airport.org/en/access/okayama/
Things to see and do in Okayama
Okayama is famous for the Okayama Castle and the Korakuen Garden. For those who would like to explore Okayama, please visit the website below for more information.

Discover Okayama of Japan
http://www.okayama-japan.jp/en/
Okayama Visitors and Convention Association
http://okayama-kanko.net/sightseeing/index.php?lg=en