Registration

The Scripture Union Global Gathering will start from the evening meal at 6pm on Monday 4th March and finish after breakfast on Friday 8th March 2024 — or after 4pm on Friday 8th March 2024 if you are staying on for the Community Group meetings.

Important - official registration is now closed! However, you are still able to access your registration form if you have saved it to add further information (flight times for example). If you have already submitted your form and can no longer access it, please email any information to be added or changed to [email protected] (do not submit another registration).

Our meetings will take place at The Everly Putrajaya Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia located here:

What to expect

The Global Gathering is where the global Scripture Union community gets to meet face to face and only takes place once every six to ten years. It will be a time of considering together what the next few years will hold for Scripture Union, as we hold relevant and strategic conversations regarding our global collaboration and ministry development.

Our hope is that this will be a truly Scripture Union experience: coming together around the Bible and prayer, listening to God, listening to others, and consecrating ourselves once again to become 'servants of a world in need', as we continue to help children, young people, families and communities find themselves in God’s Big Story!

Who is invited

Besides National Leaders and Chairpersons, we also welcome to the Global Gathering any person who works or volunteers with an SU movement, our partner agencies, our supporters, and our friends.

Additionally, we are inviting 50 young leaders from around the world - see our Young Ambassadors page.

We anticipate around 300 people at this Global Gathering, hopefully with representatives from every SU movement.

Here are some aspects to consider when planning who might participate from an SU movement:

Not everyone from an SU movement will be able to come. Who is able to contribute to such an international gathering and has an awareness of the issues SU is facing? Who will be able to reflect on what they experience and help their whole movement benefit and grow?
Voting Member SU movements need someone to represent their movement at the General Assembly session - this is typically the Chairperson, although a proxy can be formally nominated if the Chairperson is unable to attend.
Participants need to communicate in one of the three major conference languages (English, French or Spanish) – or be confident that someone else attending can interpret for them.
Participants must be over the age of 18.

Children and other family members

Registration Form

Important Information

Costs

The cost of the meeting is GBP £765 (USD $975) per person (based on a shared room) or GBP £925 (USD $1,180) (based on a single room). This includes your accommodation and all meals from Monday dinner to Friday breakfast.

If you live or wish to stay nearby and would like to commute in each day, then the cost is GBP £385 (USD $490) which covers access to the full conference including lunches, dinners and refreshments as indicated in the program.

The meeting cost does not cover the following expenses, which you are responsible for:

If you are likely to need financial support to attend, please discuss this with your Field Development Director.

Extra Nights and Meals

The costs above cover the cost of accommodation and food from Monday 4th March dinner to Friday 8th March breakfast.

If you intend to arrive earlier or stay later than this (unless you have been invited to attend other SUI meetings), there will be an additional fee at the hotel of RM270 (GBP £50) per room per night, which includes breakfast. This will need to be booked directly with the hotel with this link using the discount code SUIGA24.

Any additional meals you require can be purchased locally. A lunchbox meal will be provided on Friday 8th March for those staying on for the Community Group meetings.

Cancellations

SU Global Gathering T Shirts

We are sourcing high quality and ethically produced T shirts for sale. However, to ensure we produce the right amount and avoid wastage, these need to be pre-ordered, and collected and paid for at check in. The cost per t shirt is US$20 or US$50 for three.

Please note: the cut-off date for pre-orders is 12th January 2024.

Choose your colour and size – carefully checking the chest measurements required as indicated.

Colours

Black
Yellow
Cream

Sizes

To place your order, please email [email protected]

Additional Meetings

There are a few additional meetings before and after the main conference. Apart from the Community Group meetings, these are all by invitation only.

Young Ambassadors

Global Board Meeting

Community Groups

Francophone Dynamique

Digital Consultation

Travel Information

Where should I travel to?

When should I book my flights?

Our advice is that you book your tickets as soon as possible. Ticket costs typically go up in price the closer you get to the time of flying, so it is always best to book them as soon as possible and certainly before Christmas.

If you are not sure if you will be able to attend, or if you think you might have other issues e.g., in obtaining a visa, you might wish to consider booking a refundable ticket.

Planning flights

Please consider the following before you purchase your flights:

Arrivals

Main participants should plan to arrive in Kuala Lumpur on Monday 4 March, aiming to arrive no later than 13:00 (1pm) local time at the airport to ensure adequate transfer time to the venue for the evening meal and our opening meeting.
Young Ambassadors and Global Board members should plan to arrive in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday 3 March, aiming to arrive no later than 18:00 (6pm) local time at the airport.

Departures

Main participants and Young Ambassadors should plan to depart from the hotel after breakfast on Friday 8 March. Allow 1-2 hours for transfer to the airport.
People staying on for Community Group meetings should plan to depart from the hotel after 16:00 (4pm) local time on Friday 8 March. Allow 1-2 hours for transfer to the airport.
Those who are staying on for the Dynamique Francophone or the Digital Consultation meetings should aim to depart the hotel after 16:00 (4pm) local time on Saturday 9 March.

Transiting

Please allow sufficient time to transit between connecting flights when arranging your schedule.
If you book travel that includes transit via the United States of America, please allow 2-3 hours to clear immigration. Please take this into account when booking connecting flights.
Some people will require transit visas if you need to change planes in certain countries en-route to Malaysia. Please check here if this applies to your journey. https://visaguide.world/transit-visa/.

Immigration

Passing through immigration at Kuala Lumpur International Airport can take anything from 15 minutes to three hours.
Ensure that you take water with you as it can be very hot whilst waiting.

Important Notes for Registration Form

At any point you can save this Registration Form by simply clicking the Save button at the bottom of the form. Please note that you need to have added at least your email address in order to do this. You will then receive an email with a link to continue your registration when you are ready to do so.
Please complete a separate registration form for each person who will be attending.