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Proposal for ISIT 2009 Korea

Proposal for ISIT 20092009 IEEE International Symposium

on Information Theory

Date: June 28 (Sun) - July 3 (Fri), 2009

Venue: COEX in Seoul, Korea

Proposal for ISIT 2009 Korea 2

Table of Contents

1. Organizing Committee ……………………………….. 3

2. Venue ……………………………………………………. 7

3. Accommodations ……………………………………. 12

4. Room Reservations …………………………………. 13

5. Financial Details ……………………………………... 15

6. Tentative Program at a Glance ……………………. 17

7. Potential Sponsors ………………………………….. 23

8. Tour Programs ….…………………………………… 24


Organizing Committee

■ General Co-Chairs

◆ Jong-Seon No

(Seoul National University, Korea)

◆ H. Vincent Poor (Princeton University, USA)


Organizing Committee (cont’d)

■ Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs

◆ A. Robert Calderbank (Princeton University, USA)

◆ Habong Chung

(Hongik University, Korea)

◆ Alon Orlitsky

(University of California, San Diego, USA)

Technical Program Committee Members : TBD



■ Organizing Committee Members◆ General Secretaries : - Hong-Yeop Song (Yonsei University, Korea) - Dong-Joon Shin (Hanyang University, Korea)

◆ Registration :

- Wonjin Sung (Sogang University, Korea)

- Saejoon Kim (Sogang University, Korea)

◆ Finance :

- Mung Chiang (Princeton University, USA)

- Jun Heo (Korea University, Korea)

- Jin-Young Kim (Kwangwoon University, Korea)

◆ Local Arrangement :

- Jeongseok Ha (ICU, Korea)

- Kwang Soon Kim (Yonsei University, Korea)

- Yoan Shin (Soongsil University, Korea)



■ Organizing Committee Members◆ Publication :

- Jaejin Lee (Soongsil University, Korea)

- Jungwoo Lee (Seoul National University, Korea)

◆ Tutorial :

- Sae-Young Chung (KAIST, Korea)

- Michael Gastpar (UC Berkeley, USA)

- Young-Han Kim (UC San Diego, USA)

◆ PCO (Professional Conference Organizer) :

- Jae Choon Park (JC International, Korea)


Venue

■ Seoul in KOREA

Jeju Island

JAPAN

CHINA

KOREA

Seoul

Busan


Venue

■ Quick Facts about Seoul

◆ The biggest city of Korea taking pride in its 600-year long history as the capital city◆ Political, cultural, commercial, and financial center of Korea

◆ Area : 605 square kilometers

◆ Population : over 10 million

◆ Han River across the city surrounded by 4 mountains

◆ Expected temperature during the week of ISIT : Daily high 27°C, low 21°C


Venue

■ Map of Seoul City

COEX


Venue

COEX, Asia’s premier international convention and exhibition center, includes a 7,000-seat multifunction convention hall, an ultra-modern auditorium, a luxurious ASEM hall, a grand ballroom and up to 51 meeting rooms for a wide variety of meetings and events. Its facilities are also the most technologically innovative.

■ COEX (Convention & Exhibition)


Venue

■ COEX from Incheon International Airport

Limousine Bus Line : COEX <-> Incheon International AirportBus stops : Stop No. 4 and 20 in the 1st floor of Incheon International AirportOperating time : 05:30 ~ 22:30 (Operating Interval : Every 10 ~ 15 minutes)

Single fare : 13,000 won/passenger

Time between Incheon International Airport and COEX : 66~80 minutes

COEX ↔ Incheon Int. Airport COEX ↔ Gimpo Airport

GimpoAirport

IncheonInternational Airport

IncheonInternational Airport

GimpoAirport


Accommodations

◆ The rates are subject to 10% service charge & 10% value added tax.

■ Room Rate & Information

Hotel No. of RoomsNo. of RoomsRoom Rate (USD)

Access to the VenueAccess to the VenueSingleSingle DoubleDouble

1 Grand Inter-Continental (Deluxe) 543 220 220 1 min. on foot

2 COEX Inter-Continental (Deluxe) 630 175 190 1 min. on foot

3 Renaissance Seoul Hotel (Deluxe) 494 155 155 5 min. by car

4 Lotte World Hotel (Deluxe) 505 155 155 10 min by subway

5 Hotel Riviera (1st Class) 181 110 110 3 min. by car

6 Ellui Hotel (Tourist) 136 110 110 3 min. by car

7 Ibis Seoul 300 105 105 10 min. on foot

8 Olympic Parktel (Tourist) 241 90 90 10 min by subway


Room Reservations

■ Session Rooms

Location (blocked) GrossArea

Capacity(Setting) Dates Time

(for rent) Function RentalFee (KW)

Grand Ballroom(101) 299sqm 300(TH) June 28 08:00~17:30 Tutorial Room 1,930,000

Grand Ballroom(101) 299sqm 300(TH)

June 29~

July 3(5 days)

08:00~17:30 Session Room(1) 9,650,000

Grand Ballroom(102) 299sqm 300(TH) 08:00~17:30 Session Room(2) 9,650,000

Meeting Room(203A) 108sqm 100(TH) 08:00~17:30 Session Room(3) 3,650,000

Meeting Room(203B) 108sqm 100(TH) 08:00~17:30 Session Room(4) 3,650,000

Meeting Room(208A) 108sqm 100(TH) 08:00~17:30 Session Room(5) 3,650,000

Meeting Room(208B) 108sqm 100(TH) 08:00~17:30 Session Room(6) 3,650,000

Meeting Room(209) 54sqm 50(TH) 08:00~17:30 Session Room(7) 1,900,000

Meeting Room(210) 54sqm 50(TH) 08:00~17:30 Session Room(8) 1,900,000

Auditorium(301) - 1058(TH) 08:00~12:00 Plenary Session 13,100,000

*Setting Style : TH (Theater) Sum 52,730,000


Room Reservations

■ Banquet RoomLocation (blocked) Gross

AreaCapacity(Setting) Dates Time


Grand Ballroom(101) 299sqm June 28 18:00~22:00 Welcome Reception F.O.C.

Grand Ballroom(103~105) 1,219sqm 600(BQ) June 30 12:00~16:00 Luncheon F.O.C.

Grand Ballroom(103~105) 1,219sqm 600(BQ) July 2 18:00~22:00 Banquet F.O.C.

■ Functional RoomsLocation (blocked) Gross

AreaCapacity(Setting) Dates Time


ASEM Hall Lobby - -

June 28~

July 3(6 days)

08:00~22:00 Registration F.O.C.

Meeting Room(202A) 27sqm - 08:00~17:30 Preview Room 1,140,000

Meeting Room(204) 54sqm - 08:00~22:00 Secretarial Office 2,280,000

Meeting Room(205) 54sqm - 08:00~17:30 Internet Lounge 2,280,000

Meeting Room(206) 39sqm - 08:00~22:00 Storage 1,680,000

Sum: 7,380,000


Financial Details

■ Registration Fee (USD)

2006 2007 2009

Member Advance 575 754 650

On-Site 674 867 750

Nonmember Advance 700 881 780

On-Site 800 1041 880

Student Advance 250 413 280

On-Site 350 494 380

■ Number of Registration (USD)

2006 2007 2009

Member Advance 331 300

On-Site 90 90

Nonmember Advance 66 50

On-Site 14 20

Student Advance 318 200

On-Site 61 50

Total 880 710


Financial Details

■ Income : $394,100■ Expense

■ Surplus : $54,100

Meeting Rooms $60,000

A/V Equipments $20,000

Banquet 500 x $100 = $50,000

Luncheon 500 x $60 = $30,000

Reception 500 x $30 = $15,000

Coffee 600 x $60 = $36,000

Gift 700 x $20 = $14,000

Promotion (CFP, Program) $20,000

Proceedings $20,000

Travel $10,000

Conference Administration (PCO) $50,000

Committee $9,000

Miscellany $20,000

Total $340,000


Tentative Program at a Glance

◆ 4 Tutorials: two in parallel 9am to noon and 1pm to 4pm

◆ Opening reception and registration 8am to 9pm

◆ BOG meeting

■ Sunday June 28th, 2009



◆ Opening remarks

◆ Plenary

◆ Morning sessions with coffee break

◆ Afternoon sessions with coffee break

◆ Spouses’ excursion

■ Monday June 29th, 2009



◆ Plenary


◆ Awards luncheon


◆ Editor’s dinner


■ Tuesday June 30th, 2009



◆ Plenary


◆ Poster sessions : recent results

◆ Afternoon excursions - Palace Tour in Seoul - Korean Folk Village Tour - Buddhist Temple Tour

■ Wednesday July 1st, 2009



◆ Shannon Lecture




◆ Conference banquet - Reception, Dinner, Entertainment - Speech: General Co-Chairs, TPC Co-Chairs, Announcement of the 2010 Claude E. Shannon award winner

■ Thursday July 2nd, 2009



◆ Plenary



◆ Closing ceremony

■ Friday July 3rd, 2009


Potential Sponsors

◆ Korea government agencies (KOSEF, MIC, etc)

◆ Samsung Electronics

◆ LG Electronics

◆ SK Telecom

◆ KTF

◆ Companies from foreign countries

◆ US government agencies (NSF, ONR, etc.)


Tour Program

■ Half Day ToursPalace TourRoyal palace-National Museum-Buddhist Temple-Insadong (Antique street).

Korean Folk Village TourOften referred to as a living museum, the Folk village recreates the daily lives of Koreans in the past. You can find bygone Koreanlife in all its diversity reenacted before you.

Buddhist Meditation Tour Buddhism is one of the major religions inKorea. It affects Koreans in their daily lives, culture, music, literature and custom. From this tour, you will learn and practice theZen Meditation and enjoy Green Tea in temple.


Tour Programs

■ Full Day Tours

DMZ tourOne of the most unusual destinations in the world, you will visit the DMZ (demilitarized zone) where you will experience reality of the divided Korean peninsula.

Korea Taekwondo ExperienceWorld Taekwondo Headquarter building accommodates Taekwondo Academy and World Taekwondo Federation office as well as various facilities such as stadium, classrooms, offices, cafeteria, shower rooms, and dressing rooms.

Seoul City tourSeoul is the capital of Korea with over 600 years of history. It is the heart of Korea’s culture and education as well as politics and economics. Seoul isunique in that historical sites such as Gyeongbokgung Palace and modern cultural facilities coexistin harmony. Seoul is a world-class city with numerous amenities and shopping districts such as Myeong-dong and Apgujeong.


Tour Program

■ Full Day Tours

Gyeongju, The Smile of Shilla

Gyeongju, the ancient capital city of the Shilla Kingdom, is one of Korea's major tourist attractions and is called "The Museum without a wall". With itscountless relics, it is the site of historical interest and reminiscence of 1,000 years of the Shilla Kingdom's remarkable past. UNESCO has recognized the value of Korean culture by including the eighth-century Bulguksa Temple and the Seokguram Grotto on its World Heritage List.

Jeju Island

Jeju Island, one of the nine provinces of Korea, is only an hour's flight south of Seoul. As a result of its isolated location and romantic tropical image, Jeju Island has become a favorite retreat with honeymooners and tourists. The island has mild marine climate and four distinct seasons.


ISIT 2009, Korea

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