FAIR INFORMATION PACKAGE

Date: March 9-12, 2017
Venue: Novotel Hotel Danang, Melia Hotel Hanoi and Gem Centre Ho Chi Minh City
Location: Danang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Target Audience: K-12, language and post-secondary students, parents
Sector: Education

The Annual Canadian Education Spring Fairs in Vietnam is organized by Canadian Education International – Vietnam (CEI-Vietnam). The Fairs are organized the 3 main cities in the central, north and south regions of Vietnam and attract over 2,000 visitors in total. These fairs provide the opportunities to recruit Vietnamese students for the Fall and Spring intakes. Please complete the attached the Fair registration form or participants can register online at ………... For further information please contact [email protected].

Why you should participate:

Vietnam remains an important recruitment market, with outbound mobility growing significantly over the past few years. With steady growth in both the number of students arriving from Vietnam and the size of the economy, Vietnam looks set to continue as a strong growth market. Vietnam’s economic development will also enable parents from its growing middle and upper classes to send their children to study overseas at a younger age.

[ ] Danang

Cost: $CA2,000.00
Thursday, March 9, 2017
Venue: Novotel Hotel – 36 Bach Dang, Hai Chau District, Danang City
Expected number of visitors: 300
Maximum number of participants: 30

Note: The event will be organized in Danang if the minimum number of institutions is 15

[ ] Hanoi

Cost: $CA2,500.00
Saturday, March 11, 2017
Venue: Melia Hotel – 44B Ly Thuong Kiet, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
Expected number of visitors: 700
Maximum number of participants: 45

[ ] Ho Chi Minh City

Cost: $CA2,500.00
Sunday, March 12, 2017
Venue: Lotte Legend Saigon Hotel- 2A-4A Ton Duc Thang, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Expected number of visitors: 1,000
Maximum number of participants: 45

Fairs include:

Maximum 2 representatives per booth
Table top setting with 4 chairs
Back panel (2m x 2m) including school logo, pictures, testimonial and 5 highlight programs
Electrical outlet
Lunch and Coffee breaks
Photocopy service
Institution profile in the Fair Guide and CEI website

Registration deadline

Friday – January 23, 2017

BOOTH SAMPLE

Please note that we will provide the booth backdrop with the information you provide us, including:
•    School name
•    Logo
•   5 highlight programs,
•   Student testimonial
•   4 high resolution pictures.
You do not have to bring your own banners.

Additional Activities

[ ] Agent Fair Free

• This is an opportunity to meet local education agents at your booth prior to the public Fairs
• Duration: Two hours in the morning of Fair days

[ ] Airport Pick Up/ Drop off after Hanoi Fair Free

• We will provide a bus to pick you up at Melia hotel after the Hanoi Fair and a bus to bring you from Tan Son Nhat Airport to your hotel

[ ] Advertising in Fair Guide $CA300/page

•   2,000 copies will be printed and distributed to Fair visitors
•   A5-Size -148mm(W) x 210 mm(H)
•   Full color

Payment information

We can only accept payments by bank transfer.
Account Name: CANADA CO., LTD
Account Number (CAD): 200014851162180
Bank name: Vietnam Export Import Bank
Bank address: 66 Pho Duc Chinh, Nguyen Thai Binh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam
Swift Code: EBVIVNVX1CB
Tel: +84 8 38210055, 39144375 – Fax: +84 8 38216903
Website: www.eximbank.com.vn

Promotion plan

•   Advertisement in major local newspapers (Tuoi Tre, Thanh Nien, Vietnam News, Hanoi Moi, Saigon Giai Phong – Chinese, Tien Phong, VTM, etc)
•   Online promotion: VNexpress, Mangduhoc, Dantri, Tuoi Tre online, facebook, google, yahoo
•   Direct mailing to parents/students, local education agents, principals, reporters and other partners.
•   Banners and standees at street intersections, local schools and education agent offices
• 80,000 Flyers, 400 Posters to local schools, education agents and parent’s houses
• 3,000 Fair guides
•   Brand–name SMS to student and parents databases
•   TV announcement (HTV9, VTV1)

Shipping of materials

Ho Chi Minh & Danang City	Ha Noi
Ms. PHUONG NGUYEN (Administrative Assistant) Canadian Education International (CEI-VN) Travel House Building, 1st Floor, Room 1-1 170 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Ward 6, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Tel: +84 (8) 3 930 5875 Email: [email protected]	Ms. NGA LE (Administrative Assistant) Canadian Education International (CEI –VN) Ru Blue Building, 3rd Floor, 223 Doi Can, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel/Fax: +84 (4) 3 718 5497 Email: [email protected]

Please mark your boxes:
•   Printed Promotional Materials Only, No Commercial Value, Not for Resale
•   Name of Institution & event must be clearly marked on at least 2 sides of the boxes
•   Please identify and label the number of all boxes shipped (i.e. 1 of 3, 2 of 3, 3 of 3)
•   Customs and taxes: All taxes and duties are the responsibility of the SENDER. Lately, for some shipments it took up to 3 or 4 weeks to clear customs. CEI Vietnam will not be responsible to any shipments that do not clear customs in time for the Fairs.
•   CEI Vietnam also provide printing service if you you do not ship your materials to Vietnam
•   Deadline for materials to arrive: Feb 20, 2017
•   We will also have a Gift Corner at Fairs for all visitors. It would be appreciated if you could send us some school give away items such as stuffed animals, USBs, pens, pencils, notebooks, cups, etc., so we could display at these corners. Please send gifts together with your materials

Visa

Visitors to Vietnam are required to have an entry visa. If you need assistance in obtaining your visa please contact us.

Hotel booking

The recommended hotels for Danang, Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City are the Novotel Hotel, Melia Hotel and some hotels in Ho Chi Minh City downtown. Please see attached the hotel reservation forms for more details. Please complete these hotel booking forms and send them to hotels directly. We can assist you in booking your hotel rooms if you have any problems with this.

Flights

Flights on Vietnam Airlines from Ho Chi Minh City to Danang or Danang to Hanoi (one way) is approximately 2.5 million dong for economy class and Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City (one-way): Airfare is approximately 3.5 million dong for Economy class and 6.7 million dong for Business class. These fares may change for 2017. It takes 1 hour to fly between Ho Chi Minh City and Danang or Danang and Hanoi and it takes 2 hours to fly from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City. From Danang center to airport takes 10 – 15 minutes, from Hanoi Center to airport takes 40–60 minutes; While from the Ho Chi Minh Airport to downtown is between 15–20 minutes.

PROPOSED SCHEDULE

DANANG

Thursday, March 9, 2017

Venue: Thuy Son Ballroom – Level 2

Novotel Hotel – 36 Bach Dang, Hai Chau District, Danang City

13:30 – 14:00
14:00 – 16:00
16:00 – 16:30
16:30 – 19:30
19:30

Booth set up
Meeting with local education agents
Break time
Fair open to the public
End of Fair, Dismantling

HANOI

Saturday, March 11, 2016

Venue: Ballroom 1 – Level 2

Melia Hotel – 44B Ly Thuong Kiet, Hoan kiem District, Hanoi

08:30 – 09:00
09:00 – 09:30
09:30 – 11:30
11:30 – 13:00
13:00 – 17:00
17:00
17:30

Booth set up
Fair briefing
Meeting with local education agents
Lunch
Fair open to the public
End of Fair, Dismantling
Departure toNoiBai International Airport (Please concentrate at Melia hotel lobby)

HO CHI MINH

Sunday, March 12, 2017 (Fair Day in Ho Chi Minh City)

Venue: Castor 1&2 – Level 5

GEM Centre – 8 Nguyen Binh Khiem, Dist 1, HCMC

09:00 – 09:30
09:30 – 11:30
11:30 – 13:00
13:00 – 17:00
17:00

Booth Set up
Meeting with local education agents
Lunch
Fair open to the public
End of Fair, dismantling

Contact Information

Canadian Education International – Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh Office:

Travel House Building – Room 1-1

170 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street

Ward 6, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

T: (84-8) 3930 5875

F: (84-8) 3930 5874

Hanoi Office :

Sky City Towers, Building a, Floor 6

88 Lang Ha, Dong Da District, Hanoi, Vietnam

T: (84-4) 3718 5497

F: (84-4) 3237 3263

Quang Nguyen – General Director

Cell: 0918 264121/ Email: [email protected]

Tram Tran – Director, Student Counselling

Cell: 0903 837910/ Email: [email protected]

Ngoc Nguyen – Director, Communications

Cell: 0985 606269/ Email: [email protected]

Bich Nguyen – Director, Operations

Cell: 0909 973120/ Email: [email protected]

Ngoc Hoang – Director, Hanoi Branch

Cell: 0925 035216/ Email: [email protected]