1. Proposal for Hosting 30th APAN Meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam
August 2010
by National Center for Scientific & Technological Information (NACESTI)

2. Applicant’s Information
Name: Dr. Ta Ba Hung
ISO Country code: VN
Organization Name: National Center for Scientific & Technological Information (NACESTI), Ministry of Science & Technology (MOST)
Contact: Dr. Ta Ba Hung
Address: 24 Ly Thuong Kiet street, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Fax:
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3. About NACESTI
The National Centre for Scientific and Technological Information (NACESTI), under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), was established on 24 September, 1990 on the basis of merging two organizations:
The Central Library on Science and Technology (founded in 1960) and
The Central Institute for Scientific and Technical Information (CISTI) (founded in 1972)

4. About NACESTI NACESTI is carrying out following functions:
Act as the central hub in the national network of STI services organizations
Carry out STI provision, dissemination & promote S&T achievements; National registration of R&D projects
Organize & manage technology markets (Techmart)
Act as the National Library for Science and Technology
Develop & manage the Vietnam Information for Science & Technology Advance - VISTA Network
Develop & manage the Vietnam Research & Education Network (VinaREN) and TEIN2 activities in Vietnam
Act as the Primary member of APAN

5. About NACESTI International events successfully organized by NACESTI:
Techmart Vietnam 2003, 2005, 2007 (in Hanoi, HCM City, Danang City)
Korea Technomart 2002, 2004 in Hanoi
The 10th TEIN2 Meeting in Ha Long City, June 8, 2006
The 10th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries – ICADL, in Hanoi, December 2007

6. Launching Ceremony of TEIN2 & VinaREN June 8, 2006 in Halong City, Vietnam

8. Hanoi – City of long history
It is founded in 1010 by King Ly Thai To (Ly Cong Uan), Ly Dynasty
The year 2010 will be 1000-year anniversary of the City
It is the Capital city of 3 dynasties
Now Hanoi is the Capital City of Vietnam
A city of rich historical and cultural heritage

9. Hanoi – the S&T, education center
Major R&D institutions are located in Hanoi
Vietnam Academy of S&T (VAST)
Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS)
Most of largest Universities and colleges are located in Hanoi

10. Melia Hanoi Hotel
The luxurious 5-star Melia Hanoi is located right in the city center of Hanoi, inside the diplomatic and financial district and close to main tourist attractions, entertainment and shopping areas: Most ministries and embassies are located within 1 km distance

11. Melia Hanoi Hotel
306 deluxe rooms, 68 of which are elegantly decorated Executive Suites.
All rooms and suites are furnished with air-conditioning, large working desk with executive chairs, IDD telephone and fax line, spare connection line, Wireless Broadband Internet outlets and power points for your computer, voice mail and message light.
Wireless Broadband Internet access is available at the lobby area, hotel restaurants, ballrooms, function rooms and Royal Service floors.
It is easy to get connected to VinaREN

12. Meeting rooms
Grand Ballroom: can be divided by movable partitions into 3 sections, each connects to a large foyer/exhibition area. At full capacity the Ballroom houses 1200 delegates for meetings and 800 guests for sit down banquet functions. Located right on the 1st floor, Grand Ballroom is easily accessed by 6 guest lifts or 2 escalators and has the ceiling height of 7m.

13. Meeting rooms
7 function rooms with capacities from 70 to 200 guests. These are the best venues for small and medium meetings. Some function rooms can be combined to extend the capacity.

14. Meeting room layout

15. Objectives
APAN 30 will provide a forum for researchers and practitioners in Asia Pacific region to meet and share knowledge and experience on developing network and application technologies.
The Meeting will feature tutorials, presentations and demonstrations covering advanced network technologies and applications

16. Co-organizers Vietnam National University, Hanoi
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

17. Participants
Researchers, practitioners, decision makers, faculty members, students, etc. in the field of advanced network development and application
Expected number of participants: 350, including 150 international participants and 200 local ones

18. Preliminary budget Total budgets: including: Organizers: Sponsorship:
Registration Fee:

19. Welcome APAN 30’s participants in Hanoi-Vietnam
Thank you !