2003 International Conference on CYBERWORLDS

Conference Hotel

The conference will be held at a five-star Marina Mandarin hotel in the prime city area. The hotel has one of Southeast Asia's largest landscaped Atriums with life singing birds, swimming pool, tennis courts, sauna and jacuzzi and other guest services. Deluxe hotel rooms booked for the conference participants have individual private balconies with beautiful views of Marina Bay or the City skyline. The rooms are well equipped and connected to the Internet. The conference sessions venue is Marina Mandarin ballroom and tutorial rooms at level 1. The conference lunches and banquet will be held in Marina Mandarin Les Oiseaux restaurant (Level 5). There will be an entertainment program during the banquet.

We also offer three hotels (four and three-star) in vicinity.

Shopping and entertainment nearby:

Marina Square - Walking distance - Southeast Asia's largest shopping complex
Millenia Walk - Walking distance - Upmarket boutiques including Southeast Asia's largest DFS
Suntec City Mall - Walking distance - Shopping and dining centre
Marina Cineplex - Walking distance - Cinemas located next to hotel
Orchard Road - 5 mins drive - Tourist belt of shopping centres, entertainment outlets and restaurants
Boat Quay - 5 mins drive - Pubs, restaurants; a part of the city that never sleeps.

Download the Hotel Reservation Form in 
MS WORD or PDF formats. 
Contact Mrs. Michele Tan-Khoo at cw2003@ntu.edu.sg if you have any problem with hotel reservation.

Singapore

Singapore has everything to make your stay a most memorable experience. Situated at one of the most important crossroads of the world, Singapore is a vibrant and cosmopolitan city where tradition and modernity, East and West, meet and mingle most agreeably and harmoniously. As Asia's convention and exhibition capital, Singapore offers superb facilities and excellent support in every aspect of event planning and co-ordination. The various luxury hotels, offering impeccable standards of Asian service and hospitality, and modern shopping malls dotting this tropical island are well-connected by the efficient Mass Rapid Transit network, and Singapore's bustling port, world-renowned Changi Airport, and thriving business, are all testimonies to Singapore's standing as one of the leading financial, economic and trading centres in the region. When it comes to fun, Singapore is your tropical playground, where there is so much to discover and experience. To whet your appetite there is a wide choice of cuisine from all over the world found right here in this gourmet paradise. Besides this, a wide choice of leisure experiences awaits you, from spa treatments to pub-hopping, sightseeing, non-stop shopping and attraction galore. And for your entertainment pleasure, there is an array of cultural and modern dance, theatre concerts and world-class musicals found in this City for the Arts. This trendy city keeps you entertained non-stop, where the world comes together for pure enjoyment. Singapore is also the number one family vacation destination, especially since Singapore is known to be one of the safest cities in the world.

The climate is warm and welcoming all year round with temperatures ranging between 30 C in the day and 23 C in the night. English is a widely spoken and the common business language of all. 

Further information on Singapore can be found here.

Singapore incentive isle video (requires RealPlayer):

Attractions in Singapore:

  • Jurong bird park and Jurong Reptile park (two places are one opposite another, 20 min by taxi from the hotel)
  • Singapore zoo (20 min by taxi)
  • Night safari (20 min by taxi, go there around 8-9 pm)
  • Sentosa - Singapore's resort island  (15 min by taxi)
    Best place for swimming there is at Tanjong Beach (ask taxi driver to drive you straight to the Tanjong Beach parking place, near Dolphin Lagoon)
    The water will be high and still +/- 1 hour of the high tide times:
    2 Dec: 06:50, 18:13
    3 Dec: 07:41, 19:50
    4 Dec: 08:22, 21:05
    5 Dec: 08:24, 22:03
    6 Dec: 09:22, 22:50
    7 Dec: 09:50, 23:31
  • Arab Street - 4 km
  • Chinatown- 5 km
  • Haw Par Villa (Tiger Balm Gardens) - 8 km
  • Tang Dynasty Village - 12 km
  • Singapore Zoological Gardens - 20 km
  • Victoria Memorial Hall - 1 km Clifford Pier - 2 km
  • Mount Faber - 3.7 km
  • Orchard Road - 5 km
  • Little India - 6 km
  • Public Golf Courses - 6 km
  • Sea food at Long Beach Restaurant and Jumbo Seafood restaurant at East Coast Beach - 20 min drive. There are many other sea food restaurants there as well, but these two a very popular places.

Singapore street directory

Singapore yellow pages

Currency Exchange

Do not exchange more than for a taxi ride (~S$20) at Changi airport--the exchange rate is low there. The conference hotel is surrounded by shopping centres, and the nearest--Marina Square Shopping Mall--is adjoining it. You can find exchange booths there as well as in other shopping centres across the road (Suntec City Mall, Millenia Walk). The shops open at ~10am and close at 10pm.

Nanyang Technological University

Visit the Virtual Campus of NTU: a multi-user virtual community where you can travel in the campus and meet local students as well as visitors from other countries. The University campus is about 30 min drive from the conference hotel. There will be a site-visit to NTU on Saturday morning.