Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section TENCON’07 - Taipei A presentation to R10 Meeting, April Chung-Hsien Wu Secretary, IEEE Tainan Section

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section Introduction Strong Sci-Tec Industries Semiconductor: IC Design Houses & Foundries Information: Computers and Communication Peripherals Active Academic Programs SOC VLSI/CAD IP 3C/IT Various Attractions Chinese Culture Gourmetic Cuisines Sight-seeing Spots, etc.

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section Tentative Executive Plan  Theme: To be decided  Venue: The Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC.  Tentative Time: Monday 15 October -> Thursday 18 October,  Local organization: Tainan Section and Taipei Section.

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section Conference Venue The Grand Hotel

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section Conference Venue and Facilities The Grand Hotel, Taipei  40 minutes from the international airport  Shuttle service available

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section Ballroom for keynote presentation and dinner/banquet Capacity for 800 people Audio and video equipment

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section Conference room for keynote presentations 4 Rooms with capacities for: 400, 500, 180, and 399 people Additional small rooms are also available ISDN connection 250 inch screen with video projector and audio equipment

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section Steering Committee Meeting Excellent view Audio and video equipment Privacy guaranteed

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section Accommodation at the Grand Hotel  Each of the eight floors represents a Dynasty in Chinese History distinctly reflected through the different paintings, furniture and overall décor.  More than 2,000 3 → 5 star hotel rooms nearby.  Exchange rate: $1.00USD = NT34

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section Taipei– Capital of Taiwan

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section Time Table  Tentative Conference Date: Monday 15 October -> Thursday 18 October, ‒ Paper submission: 31 March 2007 ‒ Tutorial proposals: 15 June 2007 ‒ Notification of Acceptance: 30 June 2007 ‒ Camera Ready Paper: 30 July 2007 ‒ Registration: 31 Aug 2007

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section Day 4: 3 parallel sessions, then plenary (to close the conference).. Schedule of Events MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursday Plenary CocktailsDinner Plenary PM AM Tutorials Day 1: Maximum of four parallel tutorials. Day 2: Plenary, then 3 parallel sessions, then cocktail reception. Day 3: 3 parallel sessions, then dinner.

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section Local Support and Sponsors IEEE  Tainan Section and Taipei Section  CAS/SP/SSCS Tainan and Taipei Chapter Academic  National Taiwan University  National Cheng Kung University  National Chiao-Tung University  National Tsing-Hua University  Other Universities Research  Industrial Technology Research Institute  Chunghua Telecommunication Laboratories Government  National Science Council  Ministry of Education Industry  TSMC  UMC  Etron Technology  VIA  Media Tek  ALi  MXIC  SiS

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section Successful Experiences  Significant experience with conference organization.  International Workshop on Frontiers in Handwriting Recognition (IWFHR)  International Symposium on Artificial Neural Networks (ISANN 1994)  The 13th Pacific Asia Conference on Language, Information and Computation (PACLIC 13)  2001 International Symposium on Communications (ISCOM2001)  International Conference on Comparative Assessment of Taiwan and Japan (ICCATJ 2003)  2004 IEEE Asia Pacific Conference on Circuits and Systems  IEEE Globecom 2002  Others  Local organisation committee will implement top- level logistics.

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section Local Organisation  Preliminary Conference Committee : –Committee Chair: Prof. Jhing-Fa Wang (Tainan Section Chair) –Committee Co-Chair: Dr. Jyuo-Min Shyu (Taipei Section Chair) –Committee Vice-Chair: Prof. Ching-Ting Lee –Committee Secretary-Treasurer: Prof. Chung-Hsien Wu Prof. Shih-Chieh Chang –Committee Member: Prof. Bin-Da (Brian) Liu Prof. Jar-Ferr Yang Prof. Liang-Gee Chen Prof. Cheng-Wen Wu

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section CONFERENCE BUDGET REVENUE –Registration fees: 300 persons x USD /person = USD 90, –Tutorial fees: 25 person x 4 x USD 50.00/person = USD 5, Total Revenue USD 95,000.00

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section CONFERENCE BUDGET EXPENSES (1) –Conference’s attendees cost: 300 person x 3 days x USD /person/day (venue, 2 coffee breaks, lunch) = USD 45, –Tutorial’s attendees cost: 25 person x 4 x USD30.00/person/day = USD 3, –Administrative cost:(Secretariat, publications, printing, etc) = USD 25, –Tutorial cost: (2 overseas tutors ) = USD 4, –Guest speakers: ( 2 overseas guest speakers) = USD 4,000.00

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section CONFERENCE BUDGET EXPENSES (2) –Internal Meeting expenses = USD 1, –Paper Selection Meeting expenses = USD 2, –Conference meeting expenses = USD 3, –Miscellaneous = USD 3, –Reserve = USD 5, Total Expenses USD 95,000.00

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section Transportation of the Grand Hotel The Grand Hotel provides free shuttle service. Available every 20 ～ 30 minutes.

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section The National Palace Museum  Protecting and preserving the 7000-year cultural legacy of China  From an Imperial Art Collection to a National Museum  The Exhibitions of the Museum: Shows of Originality and Beauty  15 minutes from the conference venue

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section The Yangmingshan National Park  30 minutes from the conference venue

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section About Taiwan

Chung-Hsien Wu, Secretary IEEE Tainan Section For Your Approval Thank You