Air Travel (Direct From/To Vientiane, Laos):

  • Osaka, Japan
  • Seoul, Korea
  • Singapore
  • Bangkok, Thailand
  • Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Kunming, China
  • Guang Zhou, China and more.


Visa Requirements:

https://laoevisa.gov.la/info (Please check your country's regulations as well)


Main Conference Hotel:

LAO Plaza Hotel, 63 Samsenthai Road, P.O. Box 6708, Vientiane. Lao P.D.R.

Booking of LAO Plaza Hotel: 

  • Go to "Documents" tab and fill up the "APRIA Hotel Reservation Form", and send it to the hotel.

*APRIA special rate: Early Bird USD$85/night (before April 30). After April 30 will be USD$90/night.

*Go to "Documents" tab and fill up the "APRIA Hotel Reservation Form", and email to the hotel for booking.



Airport Transportation (6km From/To The Conference Hotel):

15 minutes by taxi (or app based car services; see below)

* The Hotel offers an airport pick up service, please email them at reservation@laoplazahotel.com


University Transportation (10km From/To The Conference Hotel):

  • 30 minutes by bus.
  • The bus leaves hotel at 8.30am (arranged by NUOL).
  • Otherwise, you can travel by yourself using car services.


Local Car Services Via Online Applications:

  1. Loca: https://blog.loca.la/post/how-to-use-loca-to-request-a-taxi-or-private-ride-to-get-around-in-vientiane-laos
  2. InDriver: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sinet.startup.inDriver&hl=lo&gl=US
  3. Xanh (EV Car): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gsm.laos.driver&hl=en_US&pli=1
  4. Kokkok (EV Car): https://www.laosmartmobility.com/

Conference Information

Plenary Session/Concurrent Session Location:

  • A Large (200+ paxes) conference room
  • 5 small conference rooms


Registration Fee Payment:

  • Online/Credit card payment