WELCOME to Hong Kong! Main Conference: 21–25 Feb 2011 @Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) APRICOT Technical Workshop: 15–19 Feb 2011@Cyberport.

WELCOME to Hong Kong!WELCOME to Hong Kong!

Main Conference: 21–25 Feb 2011@Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

(HKCEC)APRICOT Technical Workshop: 15–19 Feb 2011@Cyberport

Why APRICOT-APAN.Asia 2011?Why APRICOT-APAN.Asia 2011?

• The first ever joint event of APRICOT and APAN making it the biggest Internet conference in Asia Pacific

• The 1st APAN meeting in Hong Kong and the 2nd APRICOT in Hong Kong (last one in 1997)

• Targeting 1,000 participants from all over Asia Pacific region

Welcome to Hong KongWelcome to Hong Kong

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Welcome to Hong Kong• http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/

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Invest in Hong Kong• http://www.investhk.gov.hk/UploadFile/

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• Liberal Visa Regulations– nationals of more than 170 countries can visit visa free

• Strong Network and Power Infrastructure– high availability, redundancy and stability

• Accessibility and Convenience– transportation hub located at the heart of Asia– the state-of-the-art Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap

Kok operates 24 hours a day

Hong Kong: Hong Kong: A Premier Conference DestinationA Premier Conference Destination

• Stable and Freely Convertible Currency– Hong Kong dollar is freely convertible– the stability of the Hong Kong dollar makes budgeting easy for

both conference organizers and delegates (1USD = 7.8HKD)

• Safety and Security Assurance– high standard for personal, food and health safety

Hong Kong: Hong Kong: A Premier Conference DestinationA Premier Conference Destination

Favourable Conditions Favourable Conditions for Delegates and Side Eventsfor Delegates and Side Events

• Superior Meeting and Sub-Meeting Infrastructure– a full spectrum of purpose-built convention centres and hotels with

function space– great conference experience, especially for companies to host

excursions or side events

• Exceptional Hotel Facilities– an extensive network of hotels ranging from superior deluxe to

modest tourist and economical business accommodations– Currently, there are over 47,000 rooms in 126 hotels. By 2010, Hong

Kong is projected to have over 58,000 rooms in 160 hotels

• Import Conditions for International Trade Exhibit– no trouble for conference participants and sponsors to ship giveaways

and materials to the destination– no customs tariff on goods imported into or exported from Hong

Kong. Import and export licensing are kept to a minimum

• Extensive Dining Experience– one of the world’s great dining capitals and there are more than

10,000 restaurants to choose from– offers a superb range of Asian and Western cuisine that can be suited

for economical or extravagant taste

Hong Kong: Hong Kong: A Premier Conference DestinationA Premier Conference Destination

• No Language Barrier– can communicate with people in English in most hotels,

restaurants and taxis

• Great Shopping and Excursion Varieties– offers some of the best shopping in the world. – the value, variety and quality service area unparalleled and

there is no sales tax or value-added tax (VAT)

Hong Kong: Hong Kong: A Premier Conference DestinationA Premier Conference Destination

Venue and VicinitiesVenue and Vicinities

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)

HKCECHKCEC

HKCEC: Function RoomsHKCEC: Function Rooms

HKCECHKCEC

• one of the two major convention and exhibition venues in Hong Kong, along with AsiaWorld-Expo

• located in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island

• built along the Victoria Harbour

• linked by covered walkways to nearby hotels, commercial buildings, Pier of Star Ferry and MTR Train Station

LocationLocation

• Hong Kong is the business hub of Asia, and the HKCEC is at the business hub of Hong Kong - bustling Wanchai district

• Overlooking famed Victoria Harbour, the Centre is conveniently linked by covered walkways to adjacent hotels

• Also close to the MTR - Hong Kong's modern subway system - the airport bus, city buses and ferries, banking, the main post office, and all the shopping and entertainment that Hong Kong is famous for

LocationLocation

LocationLocation

HotelsHotels

• The Harbourview Hotel• Renaissance Harbour View Hotel • Novotel Century Hong Kong • Fleming Hotel • Luk Kwok Hotel And more....group rate ranging from USD92/night and up

Note: price is subject to 10% service charge + government tax (now, 0%)

Target Keynote SpeakerTarget Keynote Speaker

Dr. Vinton G. Cerf Father of Internet

Technical Set UpTechnical Set Up

• Dual-band WiFi at the conference venue with >=1Gbps commodity Internet transit connection

• 10Gbps circuit specially for HD-VC used at APAN Medical Workshop and demonstrations of other high-bandwidth applications such as 4K video

Social EventsSocial Events

• Opening Social Event– Cafe Deco at the Peak (tentative) / 25-min bus ride– http://www.cafedecogroup.com/index.php?

_topRm=1&_room=3&group=restaurants

Social EventsSocial Events• Closing Social Event– Duetto (tentative) / 8-min walk from HKCEC– http://www.chiram.com.hk/restaurant/virtual_tour/duetto/main_flash.html

Registration FeeRegistration Fee

• One registration fee for all APRICOT and APAN sessions

• Special rate for the members of APAN (Primary/Associate), APIA and APNIC

• Special rate for students

Co-located Events:Co-located Events:• APNIC 31• Asia Future Internet Forum(AsiaFI) • APNG Camp• APTLD• AP* Retreat / DotAsia AGM• DotAsia Board Meeting• NetMission (Greater China version)And more…

APRICOT Technical Workshop APRICOT Technical Workshop (15 – 19 Feb 2010)(15 – 19 Feb 2010)

–VoIP–DNS/DNSSEC–Multicast

• Topics are:– IPv4/IPv6 Routing–Network Management– ISP Security

Want to Hold Co-located Want to Hold Co-located Events?Events?E.g. Asia Future Internet Forum (www.AsiaFI.net), APNG Camp, AP* Retreat, DotAsia AGM, APTLD, and etc…..

Please contact us at [email protected]

Want to Be a Sponsor?Want to Be a Sponsor?• APRICOT-APAN.Asia 2011, HONG KONG is a valuable platform, ideal for branding and allow sponsors

to convey high value messages to target audience. The limited sponsorship opportunities are currently available.

Please contact us at [email protected]

http://apricot-apan.asia/http://apricot-apan.asia/

[email protected]@apricot-apan.asia

See you all in Hong Kong!See you all in Hong Kong!