Books: Latest edition of 'Jakarta Meeting Planner's Guide' released
Books: Latest edition of 'Jakarta Meeting Planner's Guide' released
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Jakarta Meeting Planner's Guide 2005/2006
Chief Editor Indra Sukirno,
PT Ventura Perdana Utama for the Jakarta Convention and
Exhibition Bureau,
September 2005,
216 pages
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Good news for all meeting organizers and planners: the latest
edition of the Jakarta Meeting Planner's Guide is now out and it
is crammed full of useful information.
The 216-page guidebook covers a wide range of topics, from
meeting venues to media outlets, government offices and flight
schedules.
"It is hoped that this book will help all meeting planners,
either local or foreign, with various aspects should they want to
organize events in the city," said Indra Sukirno, the executive
director of the Jakarta Convention & Exhibition Bureau, the
guidebook's publisher.
Certainly, the book will help the Jakarta administration
fulfill its ambition of making the city a center for conventions.
From the first page all the way through to the last, the book
is full of color. It opens with a table of contents, divided into
several sections including the Jakarta Convention and Exhibition
Bureau, Indonesia at a Glance, Welcome to Jakarta, Venues,
Offices and Accommodations, Convention and Exhibition Support
Services, Other Professional Services, Jakarta's Art and Culture
Scene, Jakarta: Spice of Life, Beyond Jakarta, Important
Directories and Planning Your Activities: Trade Show.
The information about airlines at the domestic and
international terminals is quite comprehensive. It also includes
the location of airline offices at Soekarno-Hatta International
Airport, the country's main gateway.
Finding a good master of ceremonies, conference interpreter,
professional convention organizer, exhibition organizer or stand
designer are among the challenges faced while planning a
convention. Thanks to this guidebook, planning a convention will
be so much easier because it provides a comprehensive list of
people and companies that provide all the services and equipment
needed for a convention.
Most businesspeople like to mix work and pleasure when at a
convention, and this guidebook provides a list of golf courses
and travel agents that can arrange outings.
Foreigners can find a brief dictionary of common Indonesian
words on pages 36 and 37. These include numbers, days of the
week, common phrases and time.
Regarding the information about the media in Jakarta, the
publisher should have separated the English-language and
Indonesian media, which would have been more useful for foreign
executives.
There are also a few corrections that need to be made in the
book. For instance, instead of the People's Advisory Assembly
(MPR) it should be the People's Consultative Assembly, which
consists of the House of Representatives (DPR) and the Regional
Representatives Council (DPD).
Mahkamah Agung (Supreme Court) and Kejaksaan Agung RI (which
should be translated as Attorney General's Office rather than
Attorney General) should be in the Judicial Bodies section
instead of the People's Consultative and Legislative Assembly.
The Cabinet Secretariat is also mistakenly placed in the People's
Consultative and Legislative Assembly, while in fact the
secretariat belongs to the Cabinet.
Despite such defects, the information provided in this 216-
page book is very helpful, which makes it a must-buy for all
convention planners.