RIM recognizes that this is late notice for the change, and has reached out to let those already registered know that if they cannot attend DevCon Asia in Singapore, they can get a full refund on the fees they paid for registration. Those still wishing to attend the conference may be eligible for travel compensation, and should have been contacted by now with details on that.
As reported in the forums by CrackBerry member Thetnaung:
I have already contacted the devcon@burnaby-solutions.com which is the official agent for booking and I got the offer as below.RIM has posted a Q&A on the BlackBerry DevCon Asia registration site for those needing further information. I also wanted to mention that in October, RIM contributed one million Thai baht (approximately $32,000) and 50 BlackBerry smartphones to support the relief efforts and victims of the floods in Thailand. RIM has also stated that they "believe it is important to have a future BlackBerry DevCon Asia take place in Bangkok. Not only as it is a great location for the event, but also as we feel it is important to support the local economy as it recovers from the floods."
"The relocation incentive program being offered by RIM is to cover up to $550USD towards a flight and hotel if you book through official vendor "burnaby solutions.com" for those users who were registered prior to conference in Bangkok."
Source: BlackBerry DevCon Asia site
Reader comments
Update: BlackBerry DevCon Asia relocated to Singapore due to flooding in Thailand
Singapore Chicken Rice... so good.
Dim Sum at at Din Tai Fung is best in the world. I'd fly to Singapore just to eat that again. Amazing. I have dreams about their Dim Sum.
fortunately there are much more then only the singapore din tai fung ^^
Kevin, you haven't tasted anything yet if you said Dim Sum at Din Tai Fung is best in the world. If anyone's gonna come here for the devcon show I can recommend some places for you to pig out.
There are better Dim Sum here in SIngapore than Din Tai Fung IMO. ;) very tempted to go, interested in developing apps but have zero background in programming. i just wouldn't have a clue to what they are all talking about.
Hi, Im planing to attend DevCon @ SG, anyone else going ?
I am ^^
do you have a hotel yet?
a friend told me hotels are much more expensive then in Bangkok. . . :(
for a room with a window he said I would have to pay more then 100$
Cool, Not yet,
Yes, its much expensive, but you could get decent budget hotels for SGD 80, Hotels around Orchard Road are at SGD 350 onwards.
I will definitely be there :). All arrange and Set. Ready!!
Shall we organize a CrackBerry meetup?
sounds nice I would be in
I will be attending... Hotel rooms are 4 times more expensive... ohh well.... Crackberry meetup would be cool.. Count me in..
Anyone from CrackBerry Admin will be at DevCon? @Kevin?
does anyone know if alec saunders will show up?
couldn't find him on the speakers list
Im not a developer but im a blackberry fan. Can i came down and attend the devcon, just for the sake of gaining knowledge and the free playbook?
if you pay the attendance fee ^^ why not
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