1. ICRA 2010
Anchorage
May 3-7, 2010

2. Why Anchorage? Excellent meeting facilities World-class hotels
Strong local support
Pre and post activities

3. Convenient to many locations
Why Anchorage?
Convenient to many locations

4. Nonstop or Direct Flights to over 30 US cities
Direct or nonstop
Taipai
Tokyo
Seoul
One stop from most European Cities
Nonstop or Direct Flights to over 30 US cities
Ten direct flights to Mexico
Direct to 6 cities in Canada
Frankfurt

5. IEEE experience (only a few examples):
Why Anchorage?
IEEE experience (only a few examples):
WCCI
1998
1200
Lithography
1999
250
Photovoltaics
2000
900
Infocom
2001
800
IMTC
2002
400
Parallel Arch
350
Automatic Control
1100
ICC
2003
Geoscience
2004

6. Conference Committee Videos: Jing Xiao General Chair: Wesley Snyder
Finance: Ron Lumia
Industrial liaison: Bill Townsend
Program: Vijay Kumar
Local Arrangements chair ICRA 1987, Org. Chair ICNN 1989 (over 2K attendees), General Chair CBMS 94
Local Arrangements: Mike Willmon

7. Hotels are first quality and reasonably priced

9. Hotels Hotel Distance to Egan Center Rooms
Rates (2004) 8% hotel tax, no sales tax
Captain Cook
3 blocks
(4 min)
547
115
Hilton
2 blocks
(3 min)
600
109
Marriot
4 blocks
392 92
Sheraton
7 blocks
(12 minutes)
375 95
Westmark
1 block
(2 min)
130 79

10. Plenaries at the PAC Adjacent to Egan

11. Egan Center Next to Performing Arts Center
Up to 25 simultaneous sessions
Capacity for large or small meetings
Capacity for banquets and exhibits
Central to Anchorage and hotels
Rental fee waived

12. Opening Reception at Anchorage Museum of History and Art

13. Tutorials at Alyeska

14. Exhibits/coffee/banquet at Egan

15. Roboditarod

19. Well, Anchorage is only 5 minutes from Alaska.
Why Anchorage?
Well, Anchorage is only 5 minutes from Alaska.