Just received the following email and if anyone goes, it'd be nice to know what was shared.

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You are invited to attend a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday. Ambassador

Eric G. John, along with other officials from the Embassy, will be

present to discuss the current situation in Bangkok.

 

The Town Hall meeting for American citizens only will be held on

Tuesday, May 18, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at the S31 Hotel, 545 Sukhumvit 31,

Bangkok, in the large ballroom. The S31 Hotel can be reached at

66-2-260-1111, or at http://www.s31hotel.com.

 

Bring your passport or other form of U.S. citizenship! You must present

proof of U.S. citizenship at the door in order to be allowed in to the

Town Hall meeting. You will not be admitted without proof of U.S.

citizenship.

 

Acceptable forms of U.S. citizenship are:

--U.S. passport,

--U.S. birth certificate plus photo identification,

--Consular Report of Birth Abroad plus photo identification, or

--Naturalization Certificate.

 

This opportunity is intended for American citizens and is an

off-the-record meeting intended to inform American citizens about the

latest developments in Bangkok.

 

The American Citizen Services Unit of the U.S. Embassy can be reached by

phone at 66-2-205-4049 and by e-mail at ACSBKK@State.gov.

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AMERICAN TOWN HALL NOTICE

 

Due to ongoing security and safety concerns, the Town Hall meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 18 at 2pm has been re-formatted into a virtual Town Hall meeting to be held on-line. This will allow for a greater number of American citizens residing in Thailand to participate in a discussion with the Ambassador, the Embassy Security Officer and our American Citizens Services Chief. We regret any inconvenience this may cause but believe this will be a more effective means of reaching the greatest number of people without putting them in harm

That sounds like a good way to hold the meeting...will give many more a chance to participate, and won't subject those in Bangkok to added danger. Good Idea!!