THIRD NOTICE
VIII UAI Urantia Book International Conference
April 28, 29, 30, May 1, 2012
MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA
Organizers:
PLACE OF THE CONFERENCE: Hotel Intercontinental
ADDRESS: Calle 16 # 28 – 51 Variante Las Palmas
THE URANTIA BOOK: THE ART OF TEACHING AND DISSEMINATION
SLOGAN: "IN THE LIGHT OF LOVE"
Dear Urantian friends around the world,
UAI and URANCOL invite readers of The Urantia Book worldwide to participate in the VIII Urantia Book International Conference.
The first notice provided you with general information about the conference and how to submit presentations.
The second notice provided you with information about airline travel into Medellin with Avianca discounts.
In this third notice we request that you complete your conference registration and then use the appropriate link to pay for the conference, make your reservation at the Intercontinental Hotel, get information about your flight, to know the possible air routes to get to Medellin and the tours after the conference.
The single payment is USD 280 per person for 4 days, includes: 2 meals daily, wines, official translators, a city tour, a tour outside the city, park Tutucan entrance and musical shows for three nights, conference kit, reception at the airport, salons decorations, etc.
Payment of conference fee must be made by March 15, 2012.
SECOND NOTICE
UAI and URANCOL invite readers of The Urantia Book worldwide to participate in the VIII UAI Urantia Book Interntional Conference.
The first announcement contained information about the conference and the presentations for the conference.
In this second announcement we want to give you the possible air routes to Medellin to facilitate your travel arrangements. The official airline of the conference is Avianca, a Colombian airline that has offered discounts to participants who are travelling to Medellin for the conference. Following is a list of discounts for the different routes.
| From |
Economy Class |
Business Class |
EUROPE (Madrid, Barcelona) |
8% |
10% |
CENTRAL AMERICA (Panamá, San José de Costa Rica, El Salvador y México) |
15% |
15% |
CARIBBEAN (Aruba, Curazao y Santo Domingo) |
15% |
15% |
NORTH AMERICA (Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Nueva York y Washington) |
10% |
15% |
ANDES (Quito, Caracas, Valencia, Guayaquil y Lima) |
10% |
15% |
SOUTH (Buenos Aires y Santiago de Chile) |
10% |
10% |
SOUTH (São Paulo) |
8% |
4% |
The airline tickets can be obtained from travel agencies or via phone; but the discount does not apply if tickets are purchased through the internet. At the moment of purchse the individual must present a special code given to us by Avianca in order to access the discount given specifically for those participating in the conference. The code is:
The discount will also apply to airlines who have connections with Avianca, mainly Aerogal and Taca.
One may reach Medellin via Bogota; however we recommend that you select direct flights to Medellin. There are direct flights to Medellin by Avianca and other airlines from cities such as: Miami, New York, Panamá, Fort Lauderdale, México, Madrid, Lima, Quito, Caracas, among other.
We also recommend that all participants and their families take a tour of the Caribbean Coast after the conference. It would be ideal if you could visit for three days the historic city of Cartagena and afterwards visit Tayrona Park in Santa Marta, a natural park world renowned for its scenery near the ocean. After this tour one can fly to Medellin or Bogota to board your flight back home.
Those who would like to take this tour please email us and we will send you detailed information of this tour and the costs which will be very modest.
The third announcement will be made in January 2012 and we will publish the link to pay the conference fees to the UAI account in Chicago and a link to make your reservations at the Hotel Intercontinental. We will also provide a link to request a reservation at a three-star hotel.
FIRST NOTICE
Dear Urantian friends around the world,
The Urantia National Association of Colombia and the UAI, invite you to participate in the VIII International Conference of Urantia Association International. This International Conference will be held from April 28th to May 1st, 2012. at the Intercontinental Hotel in Medellin, Colombia, link video Medellin
The success of any Conference depends upon the presentations and workshops. Those wishing to make a presentation should send us your articles. Deadline for submitting articles for the Conference proceedings and inclusion is December 1, 2011.
The two official languages at the Conference will be Spanish and English, with the simultaneous translation of each presentation by official translators. Those who wish to serve as translators in the Conference, please let us know by e-mail.
COST ESTIMATES
| Intercontinental Hotel |
Costs |
Accommodation per night double occupancy, breakfast, hotel insurance.
|
US$ 60 |
Reservation is to be booked by each person via Internet with their Credit Card. You will find the link in the next announcement and you can book more days if you want to.
You will pay personally at the hotel upon your arrival in Medellin. |
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| CONFERENCE REGISTRATION |
Costs |
Includes meals, sightseeing trips, night activities, meetings, workshops, Conference package/kit, etc., Per person per day |
US$ 70 |
Conference for four days |
US$ 280 |
We invite you to pre-register for the Conference in order to calculate the number of participants and reserve the rooms at the hotel. .
The Conference registration link and the hotel reservation link will be available in the next months.
The notice about the VIII Urantia Book International Conference will be published in our website: www.urantiacolombia.com
The Conference registration link and the hotel reservation link will be available in October 2011.
E-mail the VIII International Conference at: urantiacolombia@gmail.com
