Paya Lebar Quarter (PLQ Mall)
A convenient choice for restaurants, casual meals and air-conditioned comfort after a long flight.
Open in Google Maps ↗Welcome to the 2026 SOA Session
Find your group
Day 1 · Sat 24 Oct · 3.30–6.00pm
World Café
Eleven delegations, eleven booths, and over an hour of conversation. Wander, listen, ask, and leave with ideas to take home.
Why we're here
Share, compare and learn from how different countries approach Olympic Education and Safe Sport.
Run of show
Where
Aiffi RoomAll 11 booths
FoyerTea break, just outside
Level 4Group reflection from 5.10pm
While you roam
- Tap Visit on the Booths screen at each booth you stop by.
- Jot your thoughts in My 3-2-1 as you go.
- Turn your 3-2-1 into a poster to keep and share.
First, who are you?
Pick your name so your booth visits and reflection are saved to you.
Room set-up
Aiffi Room
- Booth table
- 2 chairs behind
- Partition stays down
- You've visited
Tap a table to find that booth below. Tap a booth card when you've been there and it turns green here.
Your visits are saved to your name and collected as flags on your 3-2-1 poster.
For presenting delegations
Your booth, your story
Prepare a short presentation that covers these three areas.
1
Olympic Education programmes
Key initiatives that promote the Olympic Values: what they set out to do and the difference they make.
2
Safe Sport in practice
Strategies, policies or real cases that keep athletes safe, included and well.
3
Gaps and next steps
Challenges you still face in Olympic Education or Safe Sport, and where you'd like to improve.
Bring an artefact
Hand-drawn posterPrinted posterSlides on a laptop or tablet
On the day
- Pick one presenter. Choose which delegate presents in the list below.
- Set up from 3.45pm during the tea break.
- Open at 4.00pm. Share your key insights, take questions and get people talking.
Choose your presenter
Pick one delegate to present at your country's booth. Anyone can set it, and everyone sees it on the Booths screen.
Reflection card
Jot it down as you go
Your answers stay here whenever you come back. Share them with your group at the 5.10pm group reflection at Level 4.
3Big takeaways
2Borrow one, try one
1One challenge, one idea
On iPhone, you can also press and hold the poster to save it to Photos.
Your reflection is saved on this phone only. Nobody else sees it unless you share your poster.
People
Who's here
See everyone by working group or by delegation. Tap a name to open their pass.
Stay connected
Connect
Friendships beyond borders start here. Save the people you meet and keep the conversation going long after the Session.
- 1Who you are
- 2Your photo
- 3Access code
First, who are you?
Find your name so people on Connect know who you are.
Add your photo
Your photo sits beside your name on Connect so people can put a face to the name. Only people with the access code can see it.
Visiting Singapore
Your first night in Singapore
Food spots near the hotel, a few things worth knowing, and where to find more ideas for your free time.
Essential travel informationVisitSingapore · payments, weather, getting around
@visit_singapore on InstagramIdeas for places to see and eat
Food near the hotelGoogle Maps · Aqueen Paya Lebar
Where to eat near the hotel
Picks from the Aqueen Paya Lebar front office. Opening hours may vary.
Geylang Road
Lively evening eateries serving seafood, frog porridge, noodles and Singapore-style dishes.
Open in Google Maps ↗Haig Road Market & Food Centre
Try local favourites such as nasi lemak and mee rebus. Many stalls close early, so check before you go.
Open in Google Maps ↗Geylang Serai Market
Nasi padang, rendang and traditional snacks. A good choice for breakfast or lunch the next day.
Open in Google Maps ↗Singapore dishes to try
Chicken riceLaksaSatayChilli crabChar kway teowNasi lemak
Good to know
Money
Singapore dollars (SGD). Cards and contactless payment are accepted almost everywhere; some hawker stalls prefer cash or PayNow.
Getting around
Tap a contactless bank card or phone wallet on the MRT and buses. Paya Lebar MRT (East-West and Circle lines) is at PLQ Mall. Grab and taxis are easy to book.
Power plugs
Type G, three square pins, 230V. Bring an adapter if your plugs are different.
Weather
Hot and humid, around 25–32°C. Late October often brings afternoon thunderstorms, so carry a small umbrella.
Water
Tap water is safe to drink. Refill your bottle at the hotel and venues.
Emergencies
Police 999. Ambulance and fire 995. For anything else during the Session, call your group leader or the welcome desk.
Tipping
Not expected. Restaurant bills usually include a service charge and GST.
Local rules
No smoking in most public places, no eating or drinking on the MRT, and no chewing gum sales. Fines apply.
Need help? The hotel front office and the SOA welcome desk are happy to point you in the right direction.
Day 1 · Sat 24 Oct · From 7.30pm
Night outing
Four outings, each led by facilitators. Pick yours from the list below, next to your name. Everyone can see who's going where.
Admin · Registration desk
Check-in
Main committee members aren't on this list. The D0–D3 strip shows each person's expected days: green expected, amber arriving late or leaving early, grey crossed out not coming. Tap a name for room, dietary, schedule and contact details.
Admin · Hotel
Rooms
Who shares which room, night by night.
Admin · Day 1 · Sat 24 Oct
World Café
Admin · Groups
Group attendance
Admin · Day 1 night
Night outing set-up
Set where each outing goes and which facilitators lead it, then assign participants below. Saved details appear on everyone's Night outing tab.
Assign participants
Tap 1–4 to put someone in an outing. Participants can also join an outing themselves from their Night outing tab.