1. APAN25 1 N C H C 27 th APAN Conference (Mar 2-6), 2009 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Li-Chi Ku 2008 / 01 / 23

2. APAN25 2 Applicant’s Information  Name: Dr. Eugene Yeh, Director  ISO Country Code: TW  Organization Name: National Center for High-performance Computing (NCHC)‏  Contact: Mr. Li-Chi Ku  Address: #7, R&D 6 th Rd. Hsinchu Science Park, Hsinchu, Taiwan  Phone: 886-35776085 ext. 208  Fax: 886-3577-3620  Email: lku@nchc.org.tw

3. APAN25 3 HPC Asia + APAN  We've got a chance to host HPC Asia in the same time with APAN27. Time: Feb/19-23 Mar/2-6 Place: HiLai Hotel (Not Changed)‏

4. APAN25 4 What is HPC Asia  An conference held every 18 months in Asia-Pacific region.  for HPC researchers, developers and users throughout the world to exchange ideas, case studies and research results.

5. APAN25 5 What is HPC Asia Focus on:  High Performance Computing  Scientific & Engineering Applications  Grid Computing & e-Science  Network & Network Applications

6. APAN25 6 What is HPC Asia  2001 Australia  2002 India  2004 Japan  2005 China  2007 Korea  2008 Taiwan

7. APAN25 7 Advantages  Great opportunity for network people to find applications and collaborations!  Both HPC and network topic sessions running at the same time.  Reduce the cost (by sharing indirect costs).

8. APAN25 8 HPC Asia + APAN Number of participants:  HPC Asia: 300  APAN: 200

9. APAN25 9 About Kaohsiung  Second largest city in Taiwan (population:1.5 m)‏  The harbor is at the south-western coast of Taiwan. It is the sixth largest port in the world  Kaohsiung Metro Rapid Transit to be completed in 2008  90 min away from Taipei by High-Speed Rail  Scenic attractions: museums, cultural centers, beaches, lakes, the Love River, shopping.  The hotel selected is 20 min away from the Kaohsiung International Airport; 10 min from the Kaohsiung Train Station by car.  Site of the 2009 World Games (July 16-26)‏

10. APAN25 10 About Kaohsiung (Cont'd)‏ The weather in March  Usually sunny  Temperature: (Day) 20-25 o C (70-80 o F)‏ (Night) 15-20 o C (60-70 o F)‏

11. APAN25 11 Harbor Love River

12. APAN25 12 About Kaohsiung (Cont'd)‏ The Kaohsiung Rapid Transit (KRT) and the Taiwan High-Speed Rail (THSR) will be ready.  The KRT is scheduled to be completed in 2008.  The THSR has been operational in January 2007.

13. APAN25 13 About Kaohsiung (Cont'd)‏ The KRT connects the airport and the THSR to the venue.

14. APAN25 14 About Kaohsiung (Cont'd)‏ The THSR serves as the backbone of the west Taiwan traffic.

15. APAN25 15 Grand Hi-Lai Hotel

16. APAN25 16 Grand Hi-Lai Hotel Guest Room --- --- Banquet Room

17. APAN25 17  Neoclassical architecture; at a height of 186 meters  Located in Kaohsiung's bustling commercial center. Nearby is the largest department store in southern Taiwan.  Conference center – an assortment of meeting rooms in various capacity. More than enough for APAN’s needs.  550 comfortable guest rooms. Modern amenities  Good food -- 17 eastern and western restaurants Grand Hi-Lai Hotel

18. APAN25 18 Room Layout and Capacity 180 300 ---- 96 ---- 72 9F Banquet Rooms

19. APAN25 19 Room Layout and Capacity 30 15F Meeting Rooms 423072

20. APAN25 20 Uplinks: 1 or 2 GE connection to TWAREN (with 10Gbps backbone, totally 5 Gbps to Internet2 and 450 Mbps to commodity Internet)‏.  IPv6 enabled  Lightpath may be possible (not confirmed). Wireless Networks: Covers all meeting rooms in 9F and 15F. Laptop Bar will be provieded. Network Environment

21. APAN25 21 Governmental Origins: Proposals will be submitted to multiple Taiwan governmental authorities. The grant should be confirmed during March~June. Registration fees: USD 300/person is proposed. It might be able to be reduced according to the grant we get. Donations: The donation from commercial vendors will be confirmed before the end of 2008. Fundings and Fees

22. APAN25 22 More information can be found: Hi-Lai Hotel: http://www.grand- hilai.com.tw/english/index.htm http://www.grand- hilai.com.tw/english/index.htm Taiwan High-Speed Rail http://www.thsrc.com.tw/en/index.htm Full story of THSR (wiki)‏ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_High_Speed_Rail References

23. APAN25 23 Thank you for your attention Kaohsiung welcomes you