1. Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea Status Report for ISIT 2009 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Information Theory Date: June 28 (Sun) - July 3 (Fri), 2009 Venue: COEX in Seoul, Korea Homepage: http://www.isit2009.info

2. Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea 2 Table of Contents 1. Organizing Committee and TPC..………………….. 3 2. Venue ……………………………………………………. 4 3. Accommodations ……………………………………... 6 4. Room Reservations …………………………………... 7 5. Financial Details ………………………………………. 9 6. Tentative Program at a Glance ……………………. 11 7. Potential Sponsors ………………………………….. 14

3. Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea 3 Organizing Committee and TPC ■ General Co-Chairs ◆ Jong-Seon No (Seoul National University, Korea) ◆ H. Vincent Poor (Princeton University, USA) ■ Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs ◆ A. Robert Calderbank (Princeton University, USA) ◆ Habong Chung (Hongik University, Korea) ◆ Alon Orlitsky (University of California, San Diego, USA) * Technical Program Committee Members in CFP

4. Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea 4 Venue COEX, Asia’s premier international convention and exhibition center, includes a 7,000-seat multifunction convention hall, an ultra-modern auditorium, a luxurious ASEM hall, a grand ballroom and up to 51 meeting rooms for a wide variety of meetings and events. Its facilities are also the most technologically innovative. ■ COEX (Convention & Exhibition)

5. Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea 5 Venue ■ COEX from Incheon International Airport Limousine Bus Line : COEX Incheon International Airport Bus stops : Stop No. 4 and 20 in the 1st floor of Incheon International Airport Operating time : 05:30 ~ 22:30 (Operating Interval : Every 10 ~ 15 minutes) Single fare : 13,000 won/passenger Time between Incheon International Airport and COEX : 66~80 minutes COEX ↔ Incheon Int. AirportCOEX ↔ Gimpo Airport Gimpo Airport Incheon International Airport Gimpo Airport

6. Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea 6 Accommodations ◆ The rates are subject to 10% service charge & 10% value added tax. ■ Room Rate and Information Hotel No. of Rooms Room Rate (USD) Access to the Venue SingleDouble 1Grand Inter-Continental (Deluxe)543220 1 min. on foot 2COEX Inter-Continental (Deluxe)6301751901 min. on foot 3Renaissance Seoul Hotel (Deluxe)494155 5 min. by car 4Lotte World Hotel (Deluxe)505155 10 min by subway 5Hotel Riviera (1st Class)181110 3 min. by car 6Ellui Hotel (Tourist)136110 3 min. by car 7Ibis Seoul300105 10 min. on foot 8Olympic Parktel (Tourist)24190 10 min by subway

7. Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea 7 Room Reservations : Total 67,958,000KW (10%Tax Included) ■ Session Rooms (1USD = 1000KW) Location (blocked) Gross Area Capacity (Setting) Dates Time (for rent) Function Rental Fee (KW) Grand Ballroom(101,102)2X 299sqm 2x300(TH)June 2808:00~17:30Tutorial Rooms4,040,000 Grand Ballroom(101) 299sqm 300(TH) June 29 ~ July 3 (5 days) (July 1: half day) 08:00~17:30Session Room(1)8,990,000 Grand Ballroom(102) 299sqm 300(TH)08:00~17:30Session Room(2)8,990,000 Meeting Room(203A) 108sqm 100(TH)08:00~17:30Session Room(3)3,490,000 Meeting Room(203B) 108sqm 100(TH)08:00~17:30Session Room(4)3,490,000 Meeting Room(208A) 108sqm 100(TH)08:00~17:30Session Room(5)3,490,000 Meeting Room(208B) 108sqm 100(TH)08:00~17:30Session Room(6)3,490,000 Meeting Room(209) 54sqm 50(TH)08:00~17:30Session Room(7)1,820,000 Meeting Room(210) 54sqm 50(TH)08:00~17:30Session Room(8)1,820,000 Auditorium(301)- 1058(TH)08:00~12:00Plenary Session13,750,000 *Setting Style : TH (Theater) Sum53,370,000

8. Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea 8 Room Reservations ■ Banquet Room Location (blocked) Gross Area Capacity (Setting) Dates Time (for rent) Function Rental Fee (KW) Grand Ballroom(104-105) 800sqm400June 2818:00~22:00 Welcome Reception F.O.C. Grand Ballroom(103~105)1,219sqm 600(BQ)June 3012:00~16:00LuncheonF.O.C. Grand Ballroom(103~105)1,219sqm 600(BQ)July 218:00~22:00BanquetF.O.C. ■ Functional Rooms Location (blocked) Gross Area Capacity (Setting) Dates Time (for rent) Function Rental Fee (KW) Meeting Room(203A)208sqm-June 2813:00~17:00BOG Meeting600,000 ASEM Hall Lobby- - June 28 ~ July 3 (6 days) 08:00~22:00RegistrationF.O.C. Meeting Room(207)27sqm-08:00~17:30VIP Room1,200,000 Meeting Room(202A)27sqm -08:00~17:30Preview Room 1,200,000 Meeting Room(205)54sqm -08:00~22:00Secretarial OfficeF.O.C Meeting Room(204)54sqm -08:00~17:30Internet Lounge 2,400,000 Meeting Room(206)39sqm -08:00~22:00Storage 3,010,000 Sum:8,410,000

9. Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea 9 Financial Details ■ Registration Fee 2006(USD)2007(USD)2008(CD)2009(USD) Member Advance575754700 On-Site674867850 Nonmember Advance700881800 On-Site8001041950 Student Advance250413350 On-Site350494425420 ■ Number of Registration 2005200720082009 Member Advance 267368331300 On-Site 7037 90 Nonmember Advance 6454 66 50 On-Site2712 14 20 Student Advance 117290318200 On-Site 2526 61 40 Total 630787880700

10. Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea 10 Financial Details ■ Income : USD 432,300 (Not Included financial supports from governments and Companies) ■ Expense ■ Surplus : $34,342 Meeting Rooms with Tax$67,958 A/V Equipments$20,000 Banquet600 x $120 = $72,000 Luncheon600 x $70 = $42,000 Reception350 x $40 = $14,000 Coffee600 x $60 = $36,000 Gift700 x $20 = $14,000 Promotion (CFP, Program)$20,000 Proceedings$20,000 Travel$10,000 Conference Administration (PCO)$50,000 Committee$12,000 Miscellany$20,000 Total $397,958

11. Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea 11 Tentative Program at a Glance ◆ 4 Tutorials: two in parallel, 9am to noon and 1pm to 4pm ◆ Opening reception and registration, 8am to 9pm ◆ BOG meeting ■ Sunday June 28 th, 2009 ■ Monday June 29 th, 2009 ◆ Opening remarks ◆ Plenary ◆ Morning sessions with coffee break ◆ Afternoon sessions with coffee break ◆ Spouses’ excursion

12. Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea 12 Tentative Program at a Glance ◆ Plenary ◆ Morning sessions with coffee break ◆ Awards luncheon ◆ Afternoon sessions with coffee break ◆ Editor’s dinner ◆ Spouses’ excursion ■ Tuesday June 30 th, 2009 ■ Wednesday July 1 st, 2009 ◆ Plenary ◆ Morning sessions with coffee break ◆ Poster sessions : recent results ◆ Afternoon excursions - Palace Tour in Seoul - Korean Folk Village Tour - Buddhist Temple Tour

13. Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea 13 Tentative Program at a Glance ◆ Shannon Lecture ◆ Morning sessions with coffee break ◆ Afternoon sessions with coffee break ◆ Spouses’ excursion ◆ Conference banquet - Reception, Dinner, Entertainment - Speech: General Co-Chairs, TPC Co-Chairs, Announcement of the 2010 Claude E. Shannon award winner ■ Thursday July 2 nd, 2009 ■ Friday July 3 rd, 2009 ◆ Plenary ◆ Morning sessions with coffee break ◆ Afternoon sessions with coffee break ◆ Closing ceremony

14. Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea 14 Potential Sponsors ◆ Korea government agencies (KOSEF, MIC, etc) ◆ Samsung Electronics ◆ LG Electronics ◆ SK Telecom ◆ KTF ◆ Companies from foreign countries ◆ US government agencies (NSF, ONR, etc.)

15. Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea 15 ISIT 2009, Korea THANK YOU !