A. Day One: Icebreaker Event

(a) The Ice-Breaker event will be held in the Lobby of the Hotel Pokhara Grande from 18:30-20:30.

B. Day Two: Inauguration Session:

(a) The inauguration session starts exactly at 9:00 AM. The 35th HKT workshop is going to be inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Gandaki Province Therefore, for security reasons, all the participants must be seated by 8:45 AM.

(b) All the participants are, therefore, requested to arrive by 8:00 AM at the Conference Venue, Hotel Pokhara Grande (http://www.pokharagrande.com).

(c) There will be NO registration facility before 10:30 AM at the Conference Venue on the second day (2nd November)

C. Arrangement for Early Registration and Collection of Workshop Package

All the participants, who are arriving early in Pokhara, are strongly advised to register and collect their workshop packages on the 1 st of November at the following location. Your cooperation in this regard will greatly facilitate us all.

1. Registration on or before 2nd November

Registration Desk will be available at the following venues and times:
(a) Venue: Hotel Pokhara Grande, Pokhara
Time: 4-6 PM
Contact Person: Mr. Ashish K.C. (treasurer of the NGS)

2. Registration on 2 nd November: After 10:30 AM only, at the Workshop Venue

D. About Oral Presentation Slides:

(a) Oral Presentation Slide Format: PC-based MS Windows Power Point 97-2003 compatible version only. Please bring it in a Pen Drive (aka Jump Drive).

(b). Naming your Oral Presentation File: Please name your PowerPoint File (session and your family name)

(c) Presentation File submission: Please hand over your presentation file in a Pen Drive or in a CD at the Registration Desk. Contact Person: Sunil Lamsal (Cell: 9867833270)

E. About Poster Presentations:

(a) Poster Size: The size of the poster should be A0 preferably in portrait orientation.

(b) Poster Pasting: The poster will be displayed 2nd and 3rd day only. The poster boards will be aligned in the lobby of the hotel (we indicate the place properly). You will be requested to paste your poster on the board assigned to you (please look for the name of the presenter posted at the top of the board).

(C). Please paste your poster at least 30 minutes before the poster session begins on the day you have been scheduled. The time for poster sessions begins at 9:00 am on the second day.

F. Pre-Conference Excursion (Ex-1) (Kathmandu-Pokhara)

Date: The 1st of November 2022

Departure time: 6:15 Sharp (Assemble latest by 6:00 am and depart at 6:15 am)
Meeting place: Central Thamel (Taxi stand) in front of Fire and Ice Pizza (across from North Face
shop). We presume most participants will be staying in and around Thamel.

Contact Person: Prof. Dr. Bishal Nath Upreti, bnupreti@gmail.com, Cell: 9851010917

G. Post-Conference Excursions

Please contact the Following Excursion Leaders during the workshop. If you have any queries now,please write to them.

(a) Excursion-3 (Pokhara-Jomsom)Departure Date: 5 November 2022
Contact Persons: Prof. Dr. Lalu Prasad Paudel, Email: lalupaudel67@yahoo.com,
Cell: 9841521513

Contact Persons during the Workshop:

Dr. Ananta Prasad Gajurel, President – Cell: 9841888116

Dr. Lok Bijaya Adhikari, General Secretary – Cell: 9858050888

Mr. Ashish KC, Treasurer –Cell: 9841359387

Dr. Kabi Raj Paudyal, Convener – Cell: 9841528891

Dr. Basanta Raj Adhikari, Co-Convener – Cell: 9851133510