Frequently Asked Questions

5. Meals

6. Transportation

6.1. By private transportation from Metro Manila
6.2. By public transport from NAIA
6.3. By public transport from Metro Manila

7. Volunteering for the Conference

7.1. Can I volunteer at the conference?
7.2. How else can I help?

1. General Information

Where will NC2023 be held?

The conference venue is the CCT Tagaytay Retreat & Training Center (CCT-TRTC) in Tagaytay City. On Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/kL8qwj2AgRU11KsYA

When does NC2023 start and end?

Participants may check-in from 2pm onwards on December 27. The Conference will begin at dinner time, 6pm on December 27 and will end after lunch at 1pm on December 30.

Participants arriving at the venue before the 2pm check-in may leave their luggage at a designated area while waiting for the 2pm check-in time. Early arrivals will have to eat lunch outside the CCT venue. Early arrivals should inform the NC Registrars by sending an email to nc2023@ivcfphil.org with subject line: Early Arrival.

Who should come?

IVCF leaders – board members, regional council members, student-leaders, graduate leaders, pioneers
IVCF frontliners – students, graduates, nurses, educators
IVCF staff, faculty advisors, ISCF counselors, graduate volunteers
IVCF partners and supporters
Members from fellow IFES movements
Anyone who shares IVCF’s vision and mission

What are the Conference goals?

To celebrate God’s faithfulness to IVCF the past 70 years
To reaffirm our commitment to establish student witness in every campus and graduate witness in every sphere of life
To grasp the national and global contexts in which IVCF is called to extend God’s kingdom and to sharpen IVCF’s focus in light of these contexts
To renew our fellowship with one another
To welcome new ministry partners

2. Conference Program

What is the Conference schedule?

What are the program highlights?

Opening Ceremony
Celebrate the diversity of the nine regional teams that make up our one movement.

Scripture Engagement
Corporately listen to God through expositions of Isaiah 61.

Contemplative Mornings
Practice group spiritual discernment by listening to God in silence and through the community.

Indigenous Worship
Corporately worship God through music and performing arts that reflect our distinctiveness as a Filipino student movement.

Inspiring Exhibits
Explore more concrete missions involvement through our partner mission organizations. Get a taste of the flavors of each of IVCF’s nine regional units.

Stimulating Seminars
Seminars Set A: IVCF in Society
Explore how to strategically bear the light and truth in the different pillars of society. Choose one from the following seminars: Public Office, Community Development, Home & Family, Religion, Media, Education, and Arts & Entertainment.

Seminars Set B: IVCF Specialized Ministry
Convergence, vision-casting, and mobilization of students and graduates for IVCF’s specialized ministries. Choose one from the following seminars: International Student Ministry, Digital Ministry, Ministry Among M Students, Faculty Ministry, Nurses Ministry, Workplace Ministry, Entrepreneurs Ministry, and Church Partnerships.

Student Witness in the Post-Truth World
Listen to students articulate what student witness looks like in a post-truth world.

Anniversaries
Celebrate 70 years of God’s faithfulness to IVCF and 40 years of God’s goodness to Balikatan.

Regional Meetings
Plan how to bring the National Conference proceedings to your regional stakeholders.

Closing Ceremony
Reaffirm our commitment to God, to one another, and to God’s mission.

Refreshing Spiritual Retreats (optional)
Retreat facilitators will guide participants who are in need of spiritual renewal and discernment in prayer, reflection, and group sharing.

Reunion Lunches (optional)
We love reunions – by IS/IVCF alumni chapters, by KC batches, etc.

Who are the resource persons?

Ms. Lisa Espineli-Chinn, Bible Expositor
Former National Director for International Students Ministry, IVCF USA

Mr. Lisman Komaladi, Student Witness in the Post-Truth World
Regional Secretary for East Asia, International Fellowship of Evangelical Students

Plus several more resource persons for the seminars.

Can I propose an activity/project to help meet the Conference goals?

Please share your ideas with us. All activities at the Conference have to go through the Program Directors to ensure that we are all working together towards meeting our Conference goals. Please contact our Program Directors, Madel Cañon (madel.canon@ivcfphil.org) and Lala Pla (laura.pla@ivcfphil.org).

Can I promote a related ministry at the Conference?

If you are a missions agency, a sending organization, or a ministry related to IVCF ministry you may promote your ministry at the Conference. Contact our Missions Exhibits Coordinator, “Nai,” by sending her a message here. Exhibitors who stay during the conference need to pay a fee.

Can I organize meetings with my KC mates (or other affinity groups)?

Yes you may, as long as you schedule the meeting only during meal times or outside the scheduled Conference activities and sessions. Register your meeting by December 19. REGISTER HERE

Can I sell stuff during the Conference?

It depends on what you are selling and why. Please coordinate with the NC Shop Coordinator, Jehanne Zabala. Send her an email at jehanne.zabala@ivcfphil.org.

3. Fees and Registration

How much is the Conference Fee?

Where do I register?

An initial deposit of P1,000 is needed to secure your registration and you will need to upload the proof of payment in the online registration form. The deposit is non-refundable but transferable.

Final payment is due on or before December 8, 2023.

What is covered by the registration fee?

The registration fee covers lodgings, meals from dinner on Dec 27 to lunch on Dec 30, handbook, materials, and access to all Conference events. It does not include snacks in between meals, conference shirt, and transportation to and from the venue. Snacks may be bought from the CCT-TRTC canteen. The conference shirt and other NC and IVCF memorabilia may be bought from the NC Shop.

How do I send payment?

Deposit your registration fee to any of the accounts below or send through Gcash or Maya.

IVCF BPI Peso Current Account 0421-0008-83
IVCF Metrobank Peso Account 032-3-01600377-8
IVCF Metrobank Dollar Account 032-2-03200020-1

GCash (please add service fee 2%)
GCash to BPI Peso Current Account 0421-0008-83 (with P15 service fee) (recommended over GCash to GCash)

Maya (please add service fee 1%)

Take a screenshot of the transaction or official receipt because you will upload this picture during your online registration.

Expect an acknowledgment of your payment.

Will couples and families register separately?

Yes. Couples and families have to register individually using the same online form as mentioned above (https://ivcfphil.org/nc2023/registration). The NC Registrar will be able to identify couples and families who have registered and will assign them to a couple’s room if there are still couple’s rooms available. Couples with children 12 years old and below will be prioritized when assigning couple’s rooms. If there are no more couple’s rooms available, couples will be roomed with single men or single women.

Do children have a different registration fee?

Young people 13 years old and above are considered high school delegates and will register just like any other student. Children below 13 years will be registered by their mother (if both parents are attending) or their father (if only the father is attending). Registration fees for children are as follows:

0 – 4 years old: Free
5 – 12 years old: Php 2,100.

4. Amenities

What other amenities does the venue offer?

CCT-TRTC offers laundry services but due to the cold December weather, it may take longer for clothes to dry. We recommend bringing enough clothes for four days.

Does the venue have wifi?

CCT-TRTC has wi-fi service in some of its buildings but it is recommended that you use your own internet service provider.

5. Meals

All meals will be served at the Dining Hall. Meals will be served “managed” buffet-style. CCT-TRTC observes the CLAYGO (clean-as-you go) practice which means guests are expected to tidy up their table after eating and bring their used plates and utensils to the designated area.

6. Transportation

You may find the venue on Google Maps: CCT Tagaytay Retreat and Training Center

By private transportation from Metro Manila

Via SLEX – Greenfields Exit (Exit 41):

From the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) take the Greenfields Exit.
Drive along Greenfields Parkway passing by Eton City, River Bend and Pramana
After Pramana, you will reach a fork in the road. Take the left road which is United Blvd.
Drive along United Blvd passing by Paseo de Sta. Rosa until you reach the Sta. Rosa – Tagaytay Road. The Rose and Grace Restaurant will be across it.
Turn left at the Sta. Rosa-Tagaytay Road and continue on until you reach the Tagytay-Calamba Road. The Tagaytay Public Market will be on the right side of the road.
Turn left on the Tagaytay-Calamba Road towards Picnic Grove.
Look out for the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) on the left side of the road and Picnic Grove on the right side.
Turn left on Kaykulot Road, a single lane road about 300 meters from DAP and just past the entrance to the Picnic Grove.
The Tagaytay Retreat and Training Center is 800 meters from this point.

Estimated time of travel from Greenfields exit to CCT is between 1 – 1½ hours.

Via SLEX – Sta. Rosa Exit (Exit 38):

From the South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) take the Sta. Rosa Exit. Expect heavier traffic here compared to the Greenfields Exit.
Drive along the main road until you reach Tagaytay–Calamba Road then turn left towards Picnic Grove. The Tagaytay Public Market will be on the right side of the road before you turn left.
Look out for the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) on the left side of the road and Picnic Grove on the right side.
Turn left on Kaykulot Road, a single lane road about 300 meters from DAP and.just past the entrance to the Picnic Grove
The Tagaytay Retreat and Training Center is 800 meters from this point.

Via Aguinaldo Highway:

Take Roxas Boulevard all the way to Baclaran.
Get onto the Coastal Road.
Get onto the Aguinaldo Highway passing by the Cavite cities of Bacoor, Imus, and Dasmarinas.
At the end of the Aguinaldo Highway is the Tagaytay Rotonda.
Turn left at the Rotonda and enter the Tagaytay–Calamba Road going to Picnic Grove.
Watch out for the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) on the left side of the road and Picnic Grove on the right side.
Turn left on Kaykulot Road, a single lane road just past the entrance to the Picnic Grove and about 300 meters from DAP.
The Tagaytay Retreat and Training Center is 800 meters from this point.

Estimated time of travel from Roxas Boulevard to CCT is between 2 – 2½ hours.

By public transport from NAIA

Ride the EDSA Carousel Bus from NAIA to PITX.
Ride a San Agustin Bus, DLTB, or any Tagaytay-bound bus and alight at the Tagaytay Rotonda.
Take a jeepney to Picnic Grove.
Alight at Picnic Grove.
Take a tricycle to CCT.

Estimated time of travel from Pasay-Taft to CCT is between 3 – 3½ hours.

By public transport from Metro Manila

Take a bus going to PITX from EDSA, Commonwealth Ave., Quezon Ave., or Taft Ave.
Ride a San Agustin Bus, DLTB, or any Tagaytay-bound bus and alight at the Tagaytay Rotonda.
Take a jeepney to Picnic Grove.
Alight at Picnic Grove.
Take a tricycle to CCT.

Estimated time of travel from Pasay-Taft to CCT is between 3 – 3½ hours.

7. Volunteering for the Conference

Can I volunteer at the conference?

Please do! We have two kinds of volunteers – fulltime volunteers and part-time volunteers. Full-time volunteers have considerable responsibilities and work alongside the IVCF staff from pre-conference to post-conference.

Part-time volunteers help by fulfilling specific tasks only during the Conference and only for a certain time block. These include:

small group facilitator
seminar session coordinator
seminar session photographer/documenter
hospitality volunteer (look after the needs of one speaker)
Childcare teacher (help the team during one program block)
Medical team (be one of the on-call physicians or nurses)
social media posters/tweeters
writers

Check the option for volunteering when you register. If you have already registered and was not able to check this option then, just email us at nc2023@ivcfphil.org that you want to volunteer. Indicate in the subject line: Volunteering to Help.

How else can I help?

Here are the other ways you can help:

Transportation: If you are bringing your own vehicle, consider taking a speaker or other participants with you. Contact our Transportation Coordinator, Mr. Ian Gabriz, at ian.gabriz@ivcfphil.org or at 0905-537-5393.

Accommodation: If you live in Metro Manila, consider hosting IVCF staff from the provinces who will be here in Manila from December 19, 2023 onwards for pre-Conference work. Some participants from outside Metro Manila might also arrive a day earlier and will need a place to stay overnight. Contact our Accommodations Coordinator, Lanilyn Arlegui by sending her a message here.

Sponsorship: Be one of our event sponsors. Advertise your company or organization. Sign up here or contact our Campaign Director, Mr. Eleazar Canonigo at eleazar.canonigo@ivcfphil.org.

Prayer: We need your prayers to do God’s work. Sign up here to receive a copy of our monthly praise and prayer guide.

8. Is NC2023 happening at the same time as the Balikatan Conference at the same venue?

Yes, it is. Balikatan is the fellowship of IVCF alumni and friends in North America and is IVCF’s enduring ministry partner. They chose to conduct their Conference at the same time as NC2023 so that its members and friends could get to know the IVCF leadership and staff better and to have fellowship with our Philippine-based IVCFP alumni.

The Balikatan Conference has its own target participants, goals, program, and schedule. But they do share some of NC2023’s goals hence the Balikatan Conference participants will join the NC2023 morning and evening sessions on December 28 and 29.

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