24th APAN Meetings (XI

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24th APAN Meetings (XIAN, China)
Qinghui Tan CSTNET tanqinghui_at_cstnet.cn
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Proposal Details

• Proposed Date
• Aug 2731, 2007
• Proposed Venue
• Sofitel Convention Center on Renmin Square
  Xian
• Hosts
• CSTNET (China Science Technology Network )
• APAN-CN

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Sofitel Convention Center on Renmin Square Xian

• located in the center of Xian, 45 minutes from
  airport, minutes away from major shopping centers
  and cultural sites
• Meeting rooms
• a ballroom accommodates 750 people
• 10 function rooms (each holds 20-350 people
  depending on layout)
• Meeting facilities
• High speed wired wireless internet
  connectivity
• Video teleconferencing facilities
• High resolution LCDs

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Meeting Room Capacity
 Room name Ceiling Height Floor Area Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity Capacity
 Room name Ceiling Height Floor Area Theatre U-shape Board-room Class-room Banquet
GRAND BALLROOM 6.00m 1100 750 180 0 500 700
PARIS 3.60m 350 250 80 100 150 220
AVIGNON 3.10m 80 60 20 20 40 0
BORDEAUX 3.60m 280 180 60 60 80 180
CANNES 3.10m 80 60 20 20 40 60
DIJON 3.10m 80 60 20 20 40 60
LYON 3.10m 80 60 20 20 40 0
MARSEILLES 3.10m 80 60 20 20 40 0
NICE 3.60m 200 0 0 60 0 0
SAINT TROPEZ 3.10m 45 30 0 30 0 0
TOULOUSE 3.10m 80 60 20 20 40 60
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Proposed Accommodation ----Renmin Square Hotels
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Grand Mercure on Renmin Square Xian

• For participants
• 5-star
• Rooms 202
• Approximately US100 per night

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Sofitel on Renmin Square Xian (back up)

• For participants
• 5-star
• Rooms 432
• Approximately US120 per night

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Xian Peoples Hotel

• For fellows
• 3-star
• Rooms 150
• Approximately US60 per night

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About Xian

• capital of Shaanxi Province, northwest of China
• an ancient city with fascinating history and
  culture, the
• start of the Silk Road and Chinas capital
  for 2,000 years
• best known for the Terracotta Warriors, massive
  city walls
• stretching some 12 miles and several
  important sites with
• pagodas, towers and temples all well
  preserved
• a forward looking city that has made huge
  strides in the
• development of engineering and hi-tech
  industries, boasts
• some of Chinas finest education facilities,
  with 5 universities in the top 100

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Places of Interests
City Walls of Ming Dynasty
Huaqing Palace
Terracotta Warriors
Famen Temple
Mt. Huashan
WILD GOOSE PAGODA
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Highlights

• Beijing-Tibet Railway
• From Beijing 2130(1st day)
• ----Xian 921(2nd day)
• ----Tibet 2058(3rd day)

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Famous Food Gifts

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• See You in XiAn 2007