20th APAN Meeting:Advanced Network Conference in
Taipei
23 ~ 27 August, 2005
Howard Plaza Hotel, Taipei
Conference Information
Date: Tuesday ~ Saturday, 23~ 27 August, 2005
Venue: Howard Plaza Hotel, Taipei
Local Contact: Academia Sinica Computing Centre (Secretariat)
Stella Shen, [email protected] Vicky Huang, [email protected]
Content
Hosts
Local Secretariat
Local Organizing Committee
Venue & Networking
Hotels
Local Arrangement
Hosts
Computing Centre, Academia Sinica (also main organizer)
Computer Center of Ministry of Education
National Center for High-Performance Computing
Taiwan Network Information Center
Local Secretariat
Overall coordination
Networking
Venue Facilities/ A-V equipment
Transportation & Social Events
Registration, Hotel & Visa
Local Promotion (Printing/ Publication)
Invitation Letter
Local Organizing Committee (1)
Chair: Ovid J.L. Tzeng, Academia Sinica Committee Members: (in last name’s alphabetic order)
Shan-Zheng Chang, Acer Inc.
Han-Chieh Chao, National Dong Hwa Univ.
Lih-Shyang Chen, National Cheng Kung Univ.
Wen-Sheng Chen, National Kaohsiung Univ. of Science and
Technology
Chi-Ping Ding, Planning & Evaluation Division, National Science
Council
Zhe-Nan Chuang, National Center for High- Performance Computing
Kai-Sheng Gao, The Directorate General of Telecommunications,
Ministry of Transportation and Communications
Yao-Huang, Guo, Computer Center of Ministry of Education
Local Organizing Committee (2)
Committee Members: (in last name’s alphabetic order)
Jian-Ming Ho, Planning & Evaluation Division, National Science Council Sheng-Hsiong Huang, Feipei Lai, National Taiwan University Hahn-Ming Lee, National Taiwan University Simon C. Lin, Academia Sinica Computing Centre Shyue-Ching Lu, Chunghwa Telecom Kuo-Wei Wu, National Information Infrastructure Enterprise Promotion Association Ruey-Bei Wu, National Taiwan University Li-Ming Tseng, National Central University Shian-Shiong Tseng, Taiwan Network Information Center
Venue & Networking
Venue: Howard Plaza Hotel, Taipei
Convenient accommodation in the same building
7 conference rooms (30 seats – 300 seats)
each room equipped with Wireless Internet access
1 Gbps+ upstream bandwidth for Internet
connection
Conference-designed Audio System
Video-conference Service
HotelsDesignated Hotels: (with discount rate)
A) Howard Plaza Hotel (venue)(S/NT$3,500;T/3,900)(S/USD$103; T/US$114) B) United Hotel (S/T: NT$3,700) (USD$108) C) San Wan Hotel (USD$110) D) Howard International House Taipei(S/NT$1,700;T/3,300)
(USD$50;US$97) E) Guest House of Academia Sinica (S/NT$800;T/1,200)(USD$24; USD$36)
To secure the discount rate - Book hotel through 20th APAN Secretariat (On-line system) Fellows accommodation will be at Guest House of Academia Sinica (Two-bed room: NTD 1,200 per night)
Other Choices: (within 5 ~ 15 minutes by car) Variety choices of hotels near the conference venue
Local Arrangement (1)
RegistrationRegistration Fee – USD$200 (NTD$6,800)
Transportation Shuttle buses will be arranged between
designated hotels and venue
Social EventsReception (Aug. 24)Banquet (Aug. 26)
Local Arrangement (2)Visa Application
With a passport valid for at least 6 months, 30 days visa waiver policy for following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.
Those need to apply Entry visa, please contact 20th APAN Secretariat.
Other Misc. Information
Post Conference TourOptionalRecommend Travel Agency will provide
information and services
Weather in August – 28 ~ 32°C (82 ~90°F)
Electricity – 110 Volts A.C
More of others will be on website soon.
Tour Examples (Optional)Half Day/ One Day/ 2-3 days Tours
Taipei City Tour & Night Market Tour Wulai Aboriginal Village Tour Northern Coast Tour Culture Tour & Folk Arts Tour (Half day) Yangmingshan National Part & Hot- Spring Tour East Coast & Taroko (Marble) Gorge Tour (One day) 3-Day Tour to Kenting, Kaohsiung & Taroko Gorge (Eastern & Southern coast of TW) Many more ...