In general, today’s program ran very well.

Participants were picked up at their respective pickup location (airport and train station), then taken to the Jogja Plaza Hotel where the registration team had been waiting to check it and record their arrival. Participants check in to their respective rooms and no problems are found. Pick up service was also provided for VIP guests, judges and speakers. There were some delays due to the flight delay, but the LO stayed around so that all the guests arrived at their respective hotels.

In preparation for the dinner, the logistics team had gone to dinner a few hours earlier and made sure everything was ready. All guests and participants were transported to Bale Raos on time and arrived at the restaurant just in time for the welcoming event. All 20 participants could attend the welcoming dinner event, and one team was immediately taken to the restaurant from the pick-up place. Here is the list of guests attending a welcoming dinner:

1. Mr. Nicholas Chan (workshop speaker)
2. Dr. Poppy Winanti (Vice Dean of FISIPOL)
3. Ibu Yuni Praptiwi (Dikpora DIY, on behalf of Governor Sri Sultan HB X)
4. Bapak Ponco (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
5. Visitama17 Team
6. Ms. Agustina Kustulasari (Manager GEO)

H.E. Djauhari Oratmangun’s flight was delayed, so he could not attend the welcoming dinner.

Dinner began (even though it was a little behind the scheduled time) with a traditional dance performance from the player at Bale Raos. The MC asked the host to give a few words, and then invited a representative from the participants to give a speech; His name was Jason and he was a participant from Vietnam.

The atmosphere at dinner was very pleasant, all the participants mingled well. It was observed that special needs participants received help from their friends to understand what the speaker was talking about. Another team from Vietnam was accompanied by his teacher. This was interesting because it indicates that there were some participants who were still in school attending and appreciating this socio-preneurship competition.

Some things to highlight during tomorrow’s press conference:

1. This year AYSPP received 470 registrations, twice the first time this event was held.
2. AYSPP this year welcomes participants from 7 ASEAN member states, and the Indonesian team counts 7 out of 20 semifinalists, this is 35% of participants, which means this year’s AYSPP has enabled more international participants. To 7 countries participating in this year’s competition: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand.
3. This year AYSPP is proud to welcome participants of special needs (deaf). This shows that this competition is open to anyone.

Today’s program was continued in direction for tomorrow’s program.