INACRAFT 2008

(my-indonesia) INACRAFT to be held on April 23-27, 2008, attain the age of ten years. In spite of annual event, it has many expriences and improvement for the the future to be full of challenges.

From the first INACRAFT in April 1999 through the ninth, INACRAFT has indicated its own characteristics a right showcase for promoting handicraft products for entrepreneur/ exporter/ craftmen from Indonesia and handicraft producing countries within Asia. Moreover, INACRAFT has been weel known by domestic and overseas buyers as an exhibition to be necessarily visited to find high quality and favorite handicraft product. The 10^th Jakarta International Handicraft Trade Fair ( INACRAFT 200) will be held on:

Date : April 23 - 27, 2008 Opening Hours : 10.00 am - 09.00 pm
Exhibition Hall : Hall A & B, Lobby A & B, Cendrawasih Hall, Plenary Hall, Assembly Hall &  Main Lobby  Balai Sidang Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta - Indonesia
Hall Area : ± 24.080 M2 (gross)
Focuused Products : Indonesian Handicraft (Gifts, Housewares & Fashion Product)

Exhibited Products

• Gift Item
  Ballpoint & Wooden box, Candy jar, Woven blanket throw, Key accessories, Lighter box, Jewelry box, Small photo frame, Cigarette box, Aromatherapy, Stationery item, etc.
• Housewares, Home & Garden Decorative
  Artificial flower, dried flowers, ceramic flowers vase, candle holder, lighting lamp, wood carving, ornament, craft silver, table cover embroidery, cushion cover, place mate, embroidery bed cover, Wooden furniture, rattan furniture, fiber furniture, coconut furniture, bamboo furniture, garden furniture,A kitchen wares, basket wares, table wares, bathroom wares, carpet, painting, candle, glass item, natural stone, pottery, bird house & accessories, umbrella, wind chime, doormat, garden ornament, plan terrace set, self watering hanging planter, garden bridge, garden statue, etc
• Toys & Game
  Wooden toys, soft toys, game board, inflatable toys, toys box, footballs, jigsaw puzzles, education games, etc
• Jewelry
  Gold jewelry, silver jewelry, pearl jewelry, shell jewelry, precious stones, etc
• Batik
  Painting batik, Printing batik, Stamped batik, Silk, etc
• Fashion Garment & Embroidery
  Fashion embroidery garment, Moslem dress, Indonesian ikats, Indonesian songket, Indonesian ulos, Hand oven fabric, etc

Product Zoning

• Main Lobby & Plenary Hall : Gifts & Housewares, Toys & Games,  Miscellaneous Crafts
• Hall  A : Fashion, Embroidery, Batik, Jewelry & Accessories
• Assembly Hall 3 : International Hall/ Export Hall
• Hall  B & Lobby  B : Dinas, Pemkab & Pemda, Dekranas dan Dekranasda serta produk penunjang (mesin dan alat bantu pembuatan barang kerajinan)
• Lobby  A : Sponsorship        

                                     
Supported
•    National Agency for Export Development, Ministry of Trade of the
     Republic of Indonesia
•    Ministri of Industry of the Republic of Indonesia
•    Ministry of Culture and Turism of the Republic of Indonesia
•    State Ministry for Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises of the
     Republic of Indonesia
•    State Ministry for State Owned Company of the Republic of Indonesia
•    Asean handicraft Promotion and Development Association (AHPADA)
•    Indonesia Exhibition Companies Association (IECA)

For more information click http://www.inacraft2008.com 

Ministry of Culture and Tourism Republic of Indonesia Parallel Events on the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2007 at Bali. (December 3-14, 20

(my-indonesia) The Ministry of Environment, Republic of Indonesia will host The Conference of the Parties (COP) Thirteenth Session and Conference of the Parties as the meeting of the parties the Kyoto Protocol, Third Session (COP-13/MOP-3), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at Bali on 3-14 December 2007.  

Tourism not only contributes to climate change but is affected by it as well. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Republic of Indonesia will actively involve on these events which focus on issues of global climate changes, as a consequence to these issues significance effect on Indonesia’s tourism, particularly on Indonesia inbound tourism market and the impact on various nature attraction in Indonesia.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism in coordination with UNWTO and Secretariat of UNFCCC to held side event “Conference on Climate Change and Tourism – Responding to Global Challenges” which will be held on:

Day/Date : Tuesday, December 11 2007
Time : 01.00 pm – 03.00 pm (GMT+8)
Venue : Grand Hyatt Hotel, Nusa Dua, Bali
Speakers : 1. Dr. Daniel Scott
    2. Dr. Shardul Agrawala
    3. Mr. Andrew Skeat
    4. Mr. Peter de Jong
The seminar is a routine agenda from UNFCCC and has been published on UNFCCC website.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has arranged the following parallel events on the UNFCCC conferences:

a. Seminar on the Impact of Climate Change to Indonesia’s Tourism, hold on:

     Day/Date : Monday, December 10, 2007
     Time : 08.00 am – 05.00 pm (GMT+8)
     Venue : Grand Bali Beach Hotel, Sanur Bali
     Speakers  : International:
                       1. Secretary General of UNWTO, Mr. Geofrey Lipman
                       2. Dr. Daniel Scott
                       3. Dr. Tery de Lacy
                       National:
                       1. Minister of Culture and Tourism, H.E. Ir. Jero Wacik, S.E.
                       2. Minister of Environment, H.E. Dr. Rachmat Witoelar
                       3. Indonesia Tourism Industry Representative
      Participants : 1.   Central and Provincial Government of Indonesia
                            2.   Indonesia Tourism Associations/Industries
                            3.   Tourism Education Institution
                            4.   Press Media

b. Post Conference Tour, will be held at Samboja (East Kalimantan), Pulau Komodo,  and Bali on 15 – 17 December 2007.

c. Exhibition, exhibit tourism products and facilities of Indonesia, will be held at Pulau Besar, Bali on 8 – 14 December 2007.

d. Function/Hospitality/Cultural Performance, will be held at Grand Bali Beach Hotel on 10 December 2007. Welcoming 500 speakers and delegates from UNWTO, government official, environmental expert, tourism associations/ industries, tourism education institutions.

e. Press Conference, will be held at Grand Bali Beach Hotel on December 10, 2007 following the grand opening of “Seminar on the Impact of Climate Change to Indonesia’s Tourism”.

f. Advance Seminar on Integrated Tourism Development, hold on:
   Day/Date : Tuesday and Wednesday/ December 18–19, 2007
   Place  : Hotel Le Meridien, Jakarta
   Participants :  1. Central and Provincial Government of Indonesia
      2. Tourism Associations/Industries
      3. Tourism Education Institution
      4. Press Media
   Speakers :  1. Minister of Culture and Tourism, H.E. Ir. Jero Wacik, SE
      2. Minister of Home Affairs, H.E. Mr. Mardiyanto
      3. The Industry and Environmental Expert

g. “A Thousand Trees Planting”, will be held at Bali on December 11, 2007 (tentative). This event will be commence by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and attended by government institution, tourism industry/association, tourism education institution, etc.

Related Link:
www.unfccc.int
www.climate.web.id

taken from : http://www.my-indonesia.info/page.php?ic=7&id=3135

ECOTOURBIZ 2007

The 3rd Internasional Ecotourism Business Forum 2007 (ECOTORBIZ 2007) invites you to attend the conference, which will be held at Wonosobo, Central Java on 30th November to 3rd December 2007, The three-day conference will bring together ecotourism associations and networks from around the world, along with each other interested organizations and individuals. tourism academics, tour operators, travel agents, hoteliers, officials of tourism associations, tourism offices, and NGOs.

International and national keynote speakers, informative, concurrent sessions and discussion panels will ensure that delegates have access to the latest information on how to plan, manage and market Ecotourism.

In an effort to inform the public and media about ecotourism in Indonesia, Ecotourbiz was enhanced by Public Exhibition along with Publicity and Promotion programs. Around 38 exhibitors are participating in this exhibition, opened for any visitors interested in sustainable environment and tourism.

" ECOTOURBIZ 2007"

Third International Eco-Tourism Business Forum

PLANNING, MANAGING & MARKETING ECOTOURISM


TENTATIVE PROGRAM

30 November - 3 December 2007

Gallery Hotel Kresna, Wonosobo, Central Java - Indonesia

Day 0: Friday, 30 November 2007: ARRIVAL

Arrival & Registration

Time Description Remarks

09:00 – 18:00 Arrival of all delegates Venue:

Registration for buyers, Sellers, Speakers Kresna Hotel

Participants & Exhibitors



Day 1: Saturday, 1 December 2007 PRE-TOUR, WELCOME DINNER
Arrival & Registration

09:00 – 18:00 Arrival of all delegates Venue
Registration for Buyers, Sellers, Speakers, Kresna Hotel
Participants, Media & Exhibitors
- Familiarization Tour of Ecotourism Organized by:
Destinations Central Java
- Exhibitors set up booths Province Government

19:00 – 21:30 Welcome Dinner Venue:
Hosted by Governor of the Central Java Tentative
Province, Drs H.Ali Mufiz,MPA


Day 2: 2 December 2007 ECOTOURISM FORUM
VENUE: Gallery Hotel Kresna Ballroom
Morning Session: Ecotourism Forum

07:00 – 09:00 Final Registration Venue:
Pringgodani Ballroom Foyer

09:00 Opening Ceremony

09:00 – 09:10 Report Speech by International Promotion
Director, Department of Culture and Tourism,
Tatang Rukhiyat

09:10 – 09:20 Welcome Speech by Head Of Wonosobo
Regency, HA Kholiq Arif

09:20 – 09:35 Opening Speech by Director General of
Marketing, Department of Culture and Tourism,
Thamrin B. Bachri

09:35 – 10:00 Keynote Speaker:
Joop Ave, Former Indonesian Minister of Tourism,
Post and Telecommunication of The Republic Of
Indonesia. (confirmed)

10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break (Held in Exhibition area) . Venue:
Pringgodani Ballroom Foyer

11.00 – 13.00 PANEL PRESENTATION 1 :
Theme planning: Managing and Marketing
Ecotourism
Moderator : Prof.Dr.Wiendu Nuryanti, M.Arch
Executive Diretor, Yogyakarta Tourism Development
Board Indonesia

11:00 – 11:15 Speaker 1: Mr Jose Ma Lorenzo (Lory) Tan
Vice-Chairman, World Wide Fund (WWF) Philippines
“Planning Ecotoursm” (tba)

11:15 – 11:30 Speaker 2 : Ari Suhandi
Director INDECON (Indonesia)
“Managing Ecotourism in Indonesia” :
Opportunity & Challenge (tba)

11:30 – 12:45 Speaker 3: I.B Ngurah Wijaya
Head Of Bali Tourism (Indonesia)
Marketing Ecotourism (tba)

11:45 – 12:00 Speaker 4: Dwi Windari Widyastuti
Director of Tlogo Plantation (Indonesia)
“Planning, Managing, Marketing Ecotourism:
Tlogo Plantation Cases (tba)

12:00 – 13:00 Question and Answer/ Discussion Moderator

12:30 – 12:40 Conclusion and Recommendations Conclusion Team

12:40 – 12:50 Conference Closing Session by Head
Of Banjarnegara Regency,
Drs. H.Djasri, MM

12:50 – 14:00 Lunch Break
Certificate Distribution at Committee Desk Venue :
Maespati Restaurant

AFTERNOON SESSION: ECOTOURISM MART
13:30 – 14:00 Buyers & Sellers briefing in Exhibition area – Venue :
Compulsory session Kendalisdo Room

14:00 – 16:30 TABLE TOP:SELLERS MEET BUYERS Venue
Exhibition area only for Buyers & Sellers Ballroom Free Function

Coffee available in the exhibition room

Evening : Free program to explore Wonosobo

EXHIBITION OPEN FOR PUBLIC: 10 am – 17 pm
10:00 – 17:00 Exhibition Open for Public Venue :
Pringgodani Ballroom Foyer


DAY 3: Monday, 3 December 2007 BUSINESS SESSION & DEPARTURE
VENUE : Kresna Hotel

EXHIBTION OPEN FOR PUBLIC: 10:00 am – 17:00 pm Committe

08:00 – 10:00 Follow up Business Session Venue :
(buyers and sellers only) Pringgodani Ballroom Foyer
(Individual optional basis)

10:00 – 17:00 Exhibition Open for Public

All Day Hotel Check Out by 12:00 noon
Departure of Delegates


Contact :
Ecotourbiz - International Ecotourism Business Forum
Jl. Lingkar Utara 234
Yogyakarta - Indonesia 55281
Phone: (62 274) 520 907
Fax: (62 274) 583 783
e-mail: ecotourbiz@gmail.com

taken from: http://www.my-indonesia.info/page.php?ic=7&id=3140

Jiffest 2007

The 9th Jakarta International Film Festival showcases the best films from around the world. The Festival will be held from 7 - 16 December 2007 and this year, Jiffest will show more than 200 films from over 30 countries at :
Djakarta XXI
Erasmus Huis
GoetheHaus
Kineforum TIM 21
Blitz Megaplex in Grand Indonesia
The festival will showcases World Cinema that shows big films with big names behind them and in them; Panorama shows equally good films, but with lesser-known directors and actors. House of Docs showcases top documentaries and the Variety section screens quality short films from all over the world.
Once again, JiFFest is hosting Indonesian Feature Film Competition where all Indonesian films released from end of 2006 to 2007 will be screened for FREE.
JiFFest is proud to present the World Premiere of Chants of Lotus, an omnibus film by Indonesian female directors: Nia Dinata, Upi, Lasja F. Susatyo and Fatimah Tobing.
Most JiFFest films are temporarily imported only for festival purpose. After the screenings end, the prints will be shipped out of the country, and you may never see them again. So take the whole week off , have fun, and enjoy JiFFest!
Membership
Similar to previous years, JiFFest 2007 applies a membership system to enable its screenings legally classified as non-commercial screenings. More importantly, audiences can easily secure seats to see films of their choice. No admission tickets are sold. Instead, viewers purchase membership cards and receive free passes for festival screenings. This year, the membership system is classified based on film categories (World Cinema, Panorama, House of Docs, Variety) for one-time screening.
HOW TO WATCH FILMS AT JIFFEST
JiFFest audiences can choose from these types of membership:
WORLD CINEMA & PANORAMA, membership fee of Rp. 20.000 for one membership card and one Blue entry pass for one desired screening time. The same membership is applicable for CLOSING FILM (limited seats only), with membership fee of Rp 25.000.
HOUSE OF DOCS & VARIETY, membership fee of Rp. 10.000 for one membership card and one Green entry pass for one desired screening time.
FREE SCREENINGS, no membership fee. Obtain one membership card and one White entry pass for one desired screening time.
The membership card and the White entry pass for Free Screenings is distributed one hour before the screening time. Each person is allowed only one membership card and one White entry pass.
For members of Garuda Frequent Flyer (GFF), receive a 5% discount of membership fee upon presenting a valid GFF card. Please note that the discount offer is not applicable for Closing Film. Win 5 (five) return tickets Jakarta-Bali-Jakarta from Garuda Indonesia when you register for all paid JiFFest membership! Write down your name and contact details at the back of the membership card.
Drop the card after the end of each screening to our Info Desk in all JiFFest venues. Winners will be notified via phone or email based on the information given on the membership card.
Membership Card Regulations:
Membership Cards must be shown at the entrance to the cinema.
Membership is valid only for JiFFest 2007 and cannot be extended.
How to obtain a Membership Card:
Viewers fill out a membership form (WORLD CINEMA, PANORAMA, HOUSE OF DOCS & VARIETY), which also serves as an order form for his or her choice of films. Note that the membership form is not applicable for FREE SCREENINGS.
Upon completion of the form, JiFFest registration staff will issue both the Membership Card and the Entry Pass as chosen.
Membership Registration Venues and Time:
Djakarta XXI, Jl. M.H. Thamrin No. 9 Jakarta Pusat. Phone: (021) 3156725. November 22 to December 6, 2007. 12 pm to 8 pm. December 8 to December 16, 2007. 12 pm to 9.30 pm.
Blitz Megaplex, Grand Indonesia, Jl. M.H. Thamrin No. 1 Jakarta Pusat. Phone: (021) 23580200. December 3 to December 7, 2007. 12 pm to 8 pm. December 8 to December 16, 2007. 12 pm to 9.30 pm.
(ak.’sa.ra) Bookstore, Jl. Kemang Raya 8B Jakarta 12730. Phone: (021) 7199288. November 22 to December 6, 2007. 11 am to 8 pm.
Plaza Senayan XXI, Jl. Asia Afrika No. 1 Jakarta Selatan. Phone: (021) 572553. November 24 to November 25, 2007. 12 pm to 8 pm. December 1 to December 2, 2007. 12 pm to 8 pm.
21 Cineplex, Cilandak Town Square, 3rd Floor, Jl. TB Simatupang Kav. 17, Jakarta Selatan. Phone: (021) 75920347. November 22 to December 7, 2007. 12 pm to 8 pm.
Copyright @ 2007 Jakarta International Film Festival. All Right Reserved.
* All information are gathered from http://www.jiffest.org/

taken from : http://www.my-indonesia.info/page.php?ic=7&id=3141

Tabot Festival (1 Muharam Moslem New Year)

The traditional ceremony to commemorate the death of grandchildren of the Prophet Muhammad, Hasan and Husein, in defending and preserving the religion. Highlight during the festival include various kinds of contests and handicrafts exhibitions.
For further information, please feel free to contact these numbers below.T : (62-736) 21 272F : (62-736) 342 200

taken from: http://www.budpar.go.id/page.php?ic=661&id=3299