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WELCOME to Hong Kong!

WELCOME to Hong Kong!. Main Conference: 21–25 Feb 2011 @Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) APRICOT Technical Workshop: 15–19 Feb 2011@Cyberport. Why APRICOT-APAN.Asia 2011?.

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WELCOME to Hong Kong!

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  1. WELCOME to Hong Kong! Main Conference: 21–25 Feb 2011 @Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) APRICOT Technical Workshop: 15–19 Feb 2011@Cyberport

  2. Why APRICOT-APAN.Asia 2011? • The first ever joint event of APRICOT and APAN making it the biggest Internet conference in Asia Pacific • The 1st APAN meeting in Hong Kong and the 2nd APRICOT in Hong Kong (last one in 1997) • Targeting 1,000 participants from all over Asia Pacific region

  3. Welcome to Hong Kong

  4. Video Clips - Hong Kong Welcome to Hong Kong • http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/interactive/video/index.jhtml Invest in Hong Kong • http://www.investhk.gov.hk/UploadFile/TVC_384k.WMV

  5. Hong Kong: A Premier Conference Destination • Liberal Visa Regulations • nationals of more than 170 countries can visit visa free • Strong Network and Power Infrastructure • high availability, redundancy and stability • Accessibility and Convenience • transportation hub located at the heart of Asia • the state-of-the-art Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok operates 24 hours a day

  6. Hong Kong: A Premier Conference Destination • Stable and Freely Convertible Currency • Hong Kong dollar is freely convertible • the stability of the Hong Kong dollar makes budgeting easy for both conference organizers and delegates (1USD = 7.8HKD) • Safety and Security Assurance • high standard for personal, food and health safety

  7. Favourable Conditions for Delegates and Side Events • Superior Meeting and Sub-Meeting Infrastructure • a full spectrum of purpose-built convention centres and hotels with function space • great conference experience, especially for companies to host excursions or side events • Exceptional Hotel Facilities • an extensive network of hotels ranging from superior deluxe to modest tourist and economical business accommodations • Currently, there are over 47,000 rooms in 126 hotels. By 2010, Hong Kong is projected to have over 58,000 rooms in 160 hotels

  8. Hong Kong: A Premier Conference Destination • Import Conditions for International Trade Exhibit • no trouble for conference participants and sponsors to ship giveaways and materials to the destination • no customs tariff on goods imported into or exported from Hong Kong. Import and export licensing are kept to a minimum • Extensive Dining Experience • one of the world’s great dining capitals and there are more than 10,000 restaurants to choose from • offers a superb range of Asian and Western cuisine that can be suited for economical or extravagant taste

  9. Hong Kong: A Premier Conference Destination • No Language Barrier • can communicate with people in English in most hotels, restaurants and taxis • Great Shopping and Excursion Varieties • offers some of the best shopping in the world. • the value, variety and quality service area unparalleled and there is no sales tax or value-added tax (VAT)

  10. Venue and Vicinities Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)

  11. HKCEC

  12. HKCEC: Function Rooms

  13. HKCEC • one of the two major convention and exhibition venues in Hong Kong, along with AsiaWorld-Expo • located in Wan Chai North, Hong Kong Island • built along the Victoria Harbour • linked by covered walkways to nearby hotels, commercial buildings, Pier of Star Ferry and MTR Train Station

  14. Location • Hong Kong is the business hub of Asia, and the HKCEC is at the business hub of Hong Kong - bustling Wanchai district • Overlooking famed Victoria Harbour, the Centre is conveniently linked by covered walkways to adjacent hotels • Also close to the MTR - Hong Kong's modern subway system - the airport bus, city buses and ferries, banking, the main post office, and all the shopping and entertainment that Hong Kong is famous for

  15. Location

  16. Location

  17. Hotels • The Harbourview Hotel • Renaissance Harbour View Hotel • Novotel Century Hong Kong • Fleming Hotel • Luk Kwok Hotel And more....group rate ranging from USD92/night and up Note: price is subject to 10% service charge + government tax (now, 0%)

  18. Target Keynote Speaker Dr. Vinton G. Cerf Father of Internet

  19. Technical Set Up • Dual-band WiFi at the conference venue with >=1Gbps commodity Internet transit connection • 10Gbps circuit specially for HD-VC used at APAN Medical Workshop and demonstrations of other high-bandwidth applications such as 4K video

  20. Social Events • Opening Social Event • Cafe Deco at the Peak (tentative) / 25-min bus ride • http://www.cafedecogroup.com/index.php?_topRm=1&_room=3&group=restaurants

  21. Social Events • Closing Social Event • Duetto (tentative) / 8-min walk from HKCEC • http://www.chiram.com.hk/restaurant/virtual_tour/duetto/main_flash.html

  22. Registration Fee • One registration fee for all APRICOT and APAN sessions • Special rate for the members of APAN (Primary/Associate), APIA and APNIC • Special rate for students

  23. Co-located Events: • APNIC 31 • Asia Future Internet Forum(AsiaFI)  • APNG Camp • APTLD • AP* Retreat / DotAsia AGM • DotAsia Board Meeting • NetMission (Greater China version) And more…

  24. APRICOT Technical Workshop (15 – 19 Feb 2010) • VoIP • DNS/DNSSEC • Multicast • Topics are: • IPv4/IPv6 Routing • Network Management • ISP Security

  25. Want to Hold Co-located Events? E.g. Asia Future Internet Forum (www.AsiaFI.net), APNG Camp, AP* Retreat, DotAsia AGM, APTLD, and etc….. Please contact us at sec@apricot-apan.asia

  26. Want to Be a Sponsor? • APRICOT-APAN.Asia 2011, HONG KONG is a valuable platform, ideal for branding and allow sponsors to convey high value messages to target audience. The limited sponsorship opportunities are currently available. Please contact us at sec@apricot-apan.asia

  27. http://apricot-apan.asia/ sec@apricot-apan.asia See you all in Hong Kong!

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