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27th APAN Conference(Mar 2-6), 2009

Kaohsiung , Taiwan

Li-Chi Ku

2008 / 01 / 23

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Applicant’s Information

Name: Dr. Eugene Yeh, Director ISO Country Code: TW Organization Name: National Center for

High-performance Computing (NCHC) Contact: Mr. Li-Chi Ku

Address: #7, R&D 6th Rd. Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Phone: 886-35776085 ext. 208 Fax: 886-3577-3620 Email: lku@nchc.org.tw

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HPC Asia + APANWe've got a chance to host HPC

Asia in the same time with APAN27.

Time: Feb/19-23 Mar/2-6Place: HiLai Hotel (Not Changed)

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What is HPC AsiaAn conference held every 18 months

in Asia-Pacific region.for HPC researchers, developers and

users throughout the world to exchange ideas, case studies and research results.

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What is HPC AsiaFocus on:High Performance ComputingScientific & Engineering

ApplicationsGrid Computing & e-ScienceNetwork & Network Applications

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What is HPC Asia

2001 Australia2002 India2004 Japan2005 China2007 Korea2008 Taiwan

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AdvantagesGreat opportunity for network

people to find applications and collaborations!

Both HPC and network topic sessions running at the same time.

Reduce the cost (by sharing indirect costs).

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HPC Asia + APAN

Number of participants:HPC Asia: 300APAN: 200

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About Kaohsiung Second largest city in Taiwan (population:1.5 m) The harbor is at the south-western coast of

Taiwan. It is the sixth largest port in the world Kaohsiung Metro Rapid Transit to be completed

in 2008 90 min away from Taipei by High-Speed Rail Scenic attractions: museums, cultural centers,

beaches, lakes, the Love River, shopping. The hotel selected is 20 min away from the

Kaohsiung International Airport; 10 min from the Kaohsiung Train Station by car.

Site of the 2009 World Games (July 16-26)

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About Kaohsiung (Cont'd)

The weather in March

Usually sunny

Temperature:

(Day) 20-25oC (70-80oF)

(Night) 15-20oC (60-70oF)

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Harbor

Love

River

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About Kaohsiung (Cont'd)

The Kaohsiung Rapid Transit (KRT) and the

Taiwan High-Speed Rail (THSR) will be ready.

The KRT is scheduled to be completed in 2008.

The THSR has been operational in January 2007.

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About Kaohsiung (Cont'd)

The KRT connects

the airport and the

THSR to the

venue.

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About Kaohsiung (Cont'd)

The THSR serves as

the backbone of the

west Taiwan traffic.

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Grand Hi-Lai Hotel

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Grand Hi-Lai Hotel

Guest Room ---

--- Banquet Room

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Neoclassical architecture; at a height of 186 meters

Located in Kaohsiung's bustling commercial center. Nearby is the largest department store in southern Taiwan.

Conference center – an assortment of meeting rooms in various capacity. More than enough for APAN’s needs.

550 comfortable guest rooms. Modern amenities

Good food -- 17 eastern and western restaurants

Grand Hi-Lai Hotel

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Room Layout and Capacity

180

300

---- 96

---- 72

---- 72

---- 72

9F Banquet Rooms

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Room Layout and Capacity

30

15F Meeting Rooms

42 30 72

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Uplinks:

1 or 2 GE connection to TWAREN (with 10Gbps backbone, totally 5 Gbps to Internet2 and 450 Mbps to commodity Internet).

IPv6 enabled

Lightpath may be possible (not confirmed).

Wireless Networks:

Covers all meeting rooms in 9F and 15F.

Laptop Bar will be provieded.

Network Environment

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Governmental Origins:

Proposals will be submitted to multiple Taiwan governmental authorities. The grant should be confirmed during March~June.

Registration fees:

USD 300/person is proposed. It might be able to be reduced according to the grant we get.

Donations:

The donation from commercial vendors will be confirmed before the end of 2008.

Fundings and Fees

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More information can be found:

Hi-Lai Hotel: http://www.grand-hilai.com.tw/english/index.htm

Taiwan High-Speed Railhttp://www.thsrc.com.tw/en/index.htm

Full story of THSR (wiki)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_High_Speed_Rail

References

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Thank you for your attention

Kaohsiung welcomes you