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Accommodations
Residence Inn by Marriott Near Universal Orlando
Address: 5614 Major Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819, USA
This is the conference hotel (venue). You are strongly advised to choose this hotel.
The average price is $100-$150 per night for 2-4 people
To visit this hotel website, please click on the Hotel Name above.
Hyatt Place Across From Universal Orlando Resort
Address: 5976 Caravan Ct, Orlando, FL 32819, USA
This is hotel is only 0.8 miles or 17 minutes walk from the conference venue.
The average price is $100-$150 per night for 2-4 people
To visit this hotel website, please click on the Hotel Name above.
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel at the Entrance to Universal Orlando
Address: 55780 Major Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819,, USA
This is hotel is only 0.4 miles or 9 minutes walk from the conference venue.
The average price is $150-$200 per night for 2-4 people
To visit this hotel website, please click on the Hotel Name above.
Further Accommodation Guidance
If you please book the conference hotel with the secure link we provide on your invitation, you will be eligible for a discounted price. The conference hotel also provides free breakfast .
The other accommodation details provided above are guide only. For an actual price and availability, please contact a respective hotel.
If you are travelling with family, and/or thinking of staying at other locations of Orlando, you can make your choice of Hotel, Airbnb or homestay.
You can search on booking.com for a further suitable hotel within your budget.
You can search on AirBNB.com for suitable family accommodation.
You can search on VRBO.com for a homestay accommodation.
If you need any further guidance for an accommodation in Orlando, please feel free to contact us.
Conference Venue
The Conference Venue is Residence Inn by Marriott Near Universal Orlando, FL, USA.
Address: 5614 Major Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819, USA
Helpful Information
Travelling Directions
- If you are travelling from overseas and holding a passport of a country that allows you to enter the United States without a visa, please check with your travel agent if an ESTA form needs to be completed. If you are travelling from overseas, you will be arriving at Orlando International Airport. After arriving, please adjust your time to Orlando local time. If your mobile phone is not roaming, you can purchase a local SIM card with data facility from a money exchange outside the airport (next to the airport information). It may cost you approximately US$100 and will be valid for 30 days. However, it may give you unlimited calls and data facility within the USA (please confirm with the seller before you buy).
Before you travel, please take note that the US electric socket is different from that of any other countries in the world. Please try to purchase an international adaptor/converter from your home country that can be used in the USA. It will be also helpful if you carry a power bank.
If you are coming from another part of the United States, please check with your local travel agent for your travel arrangement. - Residence Inn by Marriott Near Universal Orlando is about 18.1 miles (about 22 minutes by car) from to Orlando International Airport. The physical address of the Hotel is: 5614 Major Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819, United States. It is 1.2 miles away from the Universal Studio, Orlando. You have few choices to arrive at the conference venue at Residence Inn by Marriott Near Universal Orlando:
a. If you are travelling with heavy luggage, you can choose an Uber or a Taxi that will take you directly to the conference venue.
b. You can take an airport shuttle from the Orlando International Airport. The transfer fess may vary depending on your destination. The further details can be found here.
c. You can catch public transport or a free bus to come to the conference venue. However, it may be very time consuming and it is advised that you make your choice carefully.
Conference/Research Networking Dinner
The Conference Dinner will be held at a nearby restaurant on Friday, August 16 at 7:00 PM. The conference secretariat will provide updates based on the registration to the dinner.
Reporting on Arrival
All delegates must report their arrival to the conference at the ‘Registration Desk’. The support staff(s) at the registration desk will provide you a package which will contain the following:
1. Your name badge
2. Your attendance certificate
3. Any other relevant documents
The registration desk will remain open within the following timetables:
Thursday, August 15, 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Friday, August 16, 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Name Badges
All registered delegates will receive a ‘name badge’ upon registration. This ‘name badge’ is the official pass and must be worn to obtain entry to all conference sessions. Please note that a name badge will not be prepared for any virtual presenter.
Parking
It is not recommended to bring your car to the conference venue, unless you have made prior arrangements by yourself. The Conference Secretariat will not be able to assist you on this matter. Public transports are available all over the city.
Restaurants
There are many restaurants near the conference venue. You can make your own choice. However, we would like to provide the names of a few restaurants.
Kabab House Orlando, 5667 Vineland Rd, Orlando, FL 32819, United States (it is just 0.5 mile or 12 minutes walk from the conference venue).
Lombard’s Seafood Grill, 6000 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819, United States (it is just 1 mile or 4 minutes drive from the conference venue).
American Grill – Restaurant and Bar, 5780 Major Blvd, Orlando, FL 32819, United States (it is just 0.4 mile or 9 minutes walk from the conference venue).
Tabla Indian Cuisine, 5847 Grand National Dr, Orlando, FL 32819, United States, (it is 0.7 mile or 17 minutes walk from the conference venue).
You can also visit many supermarkets, such as Walmart, and Target supermarkets in this area for your grocery shopping.
Mobile Phone
Mobile phones must remain silent while you are in a session.
Muslim Praying Facilities
A Muslim praying facility (Masjid Al-Rahim), is located in 4962 Old Winter Garden Rd, Orlando, FL 32811, United States. It is about 5.1 miles or 13 minutes by car from the Conference Venue.
Pre and Post Conference Tour
Please do not forget to make this beautiful city tour during your leisure time. You can make your trip to Orlando most successful by booking a sightseeing tour. For further information please visit Visit Orlando or Visit Florida. As a guide, you may consider visiting the following tourist destinations as part of your self-guided tour:
a. Universal’s Islands of Adventure: It is only 1.4 miles form the conference venue.
b. Discovery Cove: It is 7.3 miles from the conference venue.
c. Magic Kingdom Park: It is 16.5 miles from the conference venue.
d. Universal Studios Florida: It is only 1.7 miles from the conference venue.
e. Disney’s Animal Kingdom Theme Park: It is 16 miles from the conference venue.
f. Fun Spot America: It is only 1.4 miles from the conference venue.
g. Epcot: It is 13.8 miles from the conference venue.
h. Disney Springs: It is 10.7 miles from the conference venue.
i. SeaWorld: It is 7.8 miles from the conference venue.
j. Walt Disney World Resort: It is 8.7 miles from the conference venue.
k. Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon Water Park: It is 11.9 miles from the conference venue.
You can visit many other places in Orlando by bus. The confernce If you are in Orlando for the first time, please try to be familiar with the public transport network. The details of the public network can be found here.
People with Special Needs
If you will require special needs, please contact the registration desk and they will try their best to assist you.
Useful Telephone Numbers
Life Threatening Emergences (Police/Ambulance and Fire Brigade)
Dial 911
Taxis
Dial +1 407-422-2228
Transport Helpline
Dial +1 407-342-1122
Travel Insurance
Hospital facilities in the United States are not free for international travels. It is advised that travellers from other countries take travel insurance before they fly. It is the responsibility of delegate’s to arrange their own travel insurance. The conference secretariat does not solicit or have any arrangements with any companies on this matter. Please discuss with your travel agent in your own country about your travel insurance before you fly.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Answers
Answer: OABRC is an annual global networking event organised by Australian Academy of Business Research (AABR).
Answer: By attending an OABRC, you can get dual publication opportunities; your abstract will be published in the ‘Conference Proceedings’ and you can publish your papers in the journals associated with the conference. Your paper will also be included in the ‘Best Paper Award’ competition. Your paper will be professionally edited and formatted before publishing in a journal.
Answer: OABRC is open to all academics, students and practitioners, business personnel or an independent researcher.
Answer: Yes, you can attend at OABRC as an observer or as a poster presenter if you express an interest by completing the ‘Contact Us’ form. Such expression of interest will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and a letter of invitation will be issued based on applicant’s personal strength or his/her organisational affiliation. However, the decision of the authority will be final.
Answer: To participate at OABRC, you can submit just an abstract before the deadline. This is because you want to present your research idea at an international gathering to get feedback, make collaboration and networking. There is no need to submit a full paper to the conference. You can submit a full paper at the same time or before the full paper submission deadline for any of the reasons below:
- You want to get feedback on your paper.
- You want your paper to be included in the ‘Best Paper Award’ competition.
- You want to publish your paper in an affiliated journal with the conference.
Answer: Yes, you can make a virtual presentation even after arriving in the United States. You can do it from your place of intended stay in the United States. Please note that, a virtual presenter will not get a ‘name badge’ and a ‘certificate of attendance’.
Answer: An acceptance letter or a rejection email is given for all submitted abstracts/full papers to OABRC participants. Please check your junk mail folder if you have not heard anything. If you routinely check your junk mail folder and don’t see any communications from us, please send us an inquiry by completing the ‘Contact Us‘ form.
Answer: A single author can submit up to 4 abstracts/full papers. However, the authority reserves the right to make a variation of this matter on a case-by-case basis.
Answer: Please see the ‘Accomodations’ page of the conference for details of the accommodations.
Answer: If any of your co-authors intends to attend as well, s/he must also register. There is a registration category for a ‘co-author’.
Answer: Registration will include arrival tea/coffee, morning and afternoon tea/coffee and packet/buffet lunch during the day of presentations only.
Answer: Attendance for a conference dinner is optional. However, please be aware that the ‘Best Paper Awards’ and Certificates (if any) may be handed over during the conference dinner.
Answer: There are many ways to get discounts:
- Refer your colleague to the conference and both the attendees get a 10% discount.
- If 5 authors of the same or different papers register in a group, they can save a huge amount. Please see the ‘Fee Schedule’ page for fee information.
Answer: In general, you can make a request. Approval will be given based on the merit of the case.
Answer: In general, we do not allow this, and special consideration is given on a case-by-case basis.
Answer: No, you will have to carry your PowerPoint presentation in USB/Flash drive.
Answer: Yes, if your full paper is accepted to OABRC, it means that your paper is also accepted in an affiliated journal. However, if you want to have it published, you need to follow the author guidelines before submitting it to a conference and comply with reviewers’ suggestions after review. There may be a separate fee for publication in a journal.
Answer: Yes, this can be done if you inform us in advance. You can find a person by yourself to have it presented or we can do it from our side.
You can also either choose to make an online presentation or transfer your paper to another conference which will be held within 1 year.
Answer: Only abstract of the papers will be included in the online conference proceedings.
Answer: Yes, you can publish your paper(s) in an affiliated journal without attending a conference. Please visit the respective journal’s submission page on this matter.
Answer: There is no submission fee. However, there is an acceptance fee of US$100. This fee will cover managing the submission of your paper, setup costs, other “first-copy” costs of your paper; the cost of archiving your paper in the issue of the journal at the journal website; language editing and journal specific formatting of your paper. This fee will be waived only for solicited papers presented at OABRC.
Answer: Yes, we provide a ‘Peer Review Report’ on all registered full papers for re-submission to an affiliated journal.
Answer: Yes, you can. AABR does not hold the copyright on the paper submitted to OABRC.
Answer: AABR does not provide any fund to any participant to attend its conference.
Answer: You generally cannot change your mind, as immediately after receiving your full paper and completed registration, your paper joins the publication queue. If you would like to withdraw that paper for any compliance requirement, there will be an admin processing fee of US$100.
Answer: OABRC does NOT give registration fees refund either in full or in part. Please decide carefully before making your registration. If your visa application is denied, you can either choose to make an online presentation or transfer your paper to another conference which will be held within 1 year.
Visa Letter Request
Before making a ‘Visa Letter Request’, you will need to register for the conference and pay the registration fees. Your ‘Visa Letter Request’, will be sent within 5 business days from the day we receive your request. If you don’t receive it within the 5 business days, please check your spam folder, before contacting us again.