24th APAN Meetings (XI’AN, China) Qinghui Tan CSTNET, CAS, China Jan 25th, 2007

1. Meetings Details Date Aug 27~31, 2007 Proposed Venue Sheraton Xi’an Hotel Proposed Registration Fee $300 <July.31< $320 Hosts CSTNET (China Science & Technology Network ) APAN-CN

2. Conference Venue--Sheraton Xi’an Hotel 45 minutes from Xi'an Xian Yang International Airport minutes away from the city center and the Xi'an Developing Zone of High Technology Industries

Meeting rooms a ballroom accommodates 350 people 13 function rooms (each holds people depending on layout) Meeting facilities High speed wired & wireless internet connectivity Video & teleconferencing facilities High resolution LCDs Meeting facilities

Meeting Room Capacity

Floor Plan

Meeting Rooms

3. Accommodation--Sheraton Xi’an Hotel For participants 5-star Rooms : 411 Approximately US$100 per night All guest rooms are equipped with a wide range of deluxe amenities including 24 hour room service, IDD phone, internet access, satellite TV, hairdryer, in-room electronic safe, complimentary in-room coffee/tea and mineral water. Non smoking rooms available. Newly renovated Deluxe, Executive Club & Lounge and Suite Rooms including Presidential Suite.

For fellows 3-star Rooms :100 Approximately US$50 per night

4. Visa No Visa-Exempt Entry or Landing Visa Invitation Letter

5. Flights Direct Flights to Xi’an Japan, Korea, Thailand, HK Need Transfer Beijing: Singapore HK: New Zealand, Australia, TW Guangzhou: Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam Shanghai: India

6. About Xi’an capital of Shaanxi Province, northwest of China start of the Silk Road and China’s capital for 2,000 years Terracotta Warriors, massive city walls, pagodas, towers and temples all well preserved a forward looking city with huge strides in the development of engineering and hi-tech industries, boasts some of China’s finest education facilities, with 5 universities in the top 100

Famous Food & Gifts

7. Optional Tours A full day Xi’an city tour Bell Tower and Drum, City wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda,etc. A full day tour to east line of Xi’an Terra-cotta Warriors museum, Huaqing Hot Spring, etc. A full day tour to west line of Xi’an Qian Ling Mausoleum, Mao Ling Mausoleum, Famen Temple Terracotta Warriors Famen Temple City Walls of Ming Dynasty Huaqing Palace Wild Goose Pagoda

Tibet Tour (6-8 days) By Train Beijing 21:30(1st day)--Xi’an 9:21(2nd day)--Tibet 20:58(3rd day) By Plane Xi’an—Tibet, Mon. Wed. Fri. Sun., 13 ： ： 50 Entry to Tibet application with passport, visa and invitation letter, 15 days in advance

See You in Xi ’ An