Proposal for Hosting 30th APAN Meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam August 2010 by National Center for Scientific & Technological Information (NACESTI)

Applicant’s Information Name: Dr. Ta Ba Hung ISO Country code: VN Organization Name: National Center for Scientific & Technological Information (NACESTI), Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST) Contact: Dr. Ta Ba Hung Address: 24 Ly Thuong Kiet street, Hanoi, Vietnam Tel: 844 9349123 Fax: 844 9349127 Email: bhung@vista.gov.vn Website: www.vista.gov.vn

About NACESTI The National Centre for Scientific and Technological Information (NACESTI), under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), was established on 24 September, 1990 on the basis of merging two organizations: The Central Library on Science and Technology (founded in 1960) and The Central Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) (founded in 1972)

About NACESTI NACESTI is carrying out following functions: Act as the central hub in the national network of STI services organizations Carry out STI provision, dissemination & promote S&T achievements; National registration of R&D projects Organize & manage technology markets (Techmart) Act as the National Library for Science and Technology Develop & manage the Vietnam Information for Science & Technology Advance - VISTA Network Develop & manage the Vietnam Research & Education Network (VinaREN) and TEIN2 activities in Vietnam Act as the Primary member of APAN

About NACESTI International events successfully organized by NACESTI: Techmart Vietnam 2003, 2005, 2007 (in Hanoi, HCM City, Danang City) Korea Technomart 2002, 2004 in Hanoi The 10th TEIN2 Meeting in Ha Long City, June 8, 2006 The 10th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries – ICADL, in Hanoi, December 2007

Launching Ceremony of TEIN2 & VinaREN June 8, 2006 in Halong City, Vietnam

Hanoi – City of long history It is founded in 1010 by King Ly Thai To (Ly Cong Uan), Ly Dynasty The year 2010 will be 1000-year anniversary of the City It is the Capital city of 3 dynasties Now Hanoi is the Capital City of Vietnam A city of rich historical and cultural heritage

Hanoi – the S&T, education center Major R&D institutions are located in Hanoi Vietnam Academy of S&T (VAST) Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) Most of largest Universities and colleges are located in Hanoi

Melia Hanoi Hotel The luxurious 5-star Melia Hanoi is located right in the city center of Hanoi, inside the diplomatic and financial district and close to main tourist attractions, entertainment and shopping areas: Most ministries and embassies are located within 1 km distance

Melia Hanoi Hotel 306 deluxe rooms, 68 of which are elegantly decorated Executive Suites. All rooms and suites are furnished with air-conditioning, large working desk with executive chairs, IDD telephone and fax line, spare connection line, Wireless Broadband Internet outlets and power points for your computer, voice mail and message light. Wireless Broadband Internet access is available at the lobby area, hotel restaurants, ballrooms, function rooms and Royal Service floors. It is easy to get connected to VinaREN

Meeting rooms Grand Ballroom: can be divided by movable partitions into 3 sections, each connects to a large foyer/exhibition area. At full capacity the Ballroom houses 1200 delegates for meetings and 800 guests for sit down banquet functions. Located right on the 1st floor, Grand Ballroom is easily accessed by 6 guest lifts or 2 escalators and has the ceiling height of 7m.

Meeting rooms 7 function rooms with capacities from 70 to 200 guests. These are the best venues for small and medium meetings. Some function rooms can be combined to extend the capacity.

Meeting room layout

Objectives APAN 30 will provide a forum for researchers and practitioners in Asia Pacific region to meet and share knowledge and experience on developing network and application technologies. The Meeting will feature tutorials, presentations and demonstrations covering advanced network technologies and applications

Co-organizers Vietnam National University, Hanoi www.vnu.edu.vn Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology www.vast.ac.vn

Participants Researchers, practitioners, decision makers, faculty members, students, etc. in the field of advanced network development and application Expected number of participants: 350, including 150 international participants and 200 local ones

Preliminary budget Total budgets: including: Organizers: Sponsorship: Registration Fee:

Welcome APAN 30’s participants in Hanoi-Vietnam Thank you !