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IEEE R10 Meeting 2009 Proposal IEEE Vietnam Section. IEEE R10 MEETING. First time for IEEE Vietnam Melia Hanoi Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam February 28 – March 1, 2009. About Hanoi the Capital of Vietnam. Hanoi seen from satellite. History of Hanoi.
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IEEE R10 Meeting 2009 Proposal IEEE Vietnam Section
IEEE R10 MEETING • First time for IEEE Vietnam • Melia Hanoi Hotel, Hanoi, Vietnam • February 28 – March 1, 2009
About Hanoithe Capital of Vietnam Hanoi seen from satellite
History of Hanoi • In1010, King Ly Thai To, the first ruler of the Ly Dynasty, moved the capital of Đại Việt(大越,the Great Viet, then the name of Vietnam) to the site of the Đại La Citadel. Claiming to have seen a dragon ascending the Red River, he renamed itThanglong(昇龍, Ascending dragon) - a name still used poetically to this day. • In1802, when the Nguyen Dynasty was established and then moved the capital down to present-day Hue, it was renamed asHanoi(河内,can be translated as Between Rivers or River Interior). • Hanoi was occupied by the French in1873and passed to them ten years later. • The city was occupied by the Japanese in1940,and liberated in1945, when Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the independence of Vietnam. • During Vietnam war, Hanoi was the capital ofNorth Vietnam. • Following the end of Vietnam war, Hanoi becamethe capital ofVietnamwhen North and South Vietnam were reunited onJuly 2, 1976. • OnAugust 1, 2008, Hanoi absorbed the neighboring province of Hatay, Vinhphuc’s Melinh district, and three communes from Luongson, Hoabinh, effectivelytripling its size.
Some pictures of Hanoi The Center of Hanoi The Temple of Literature
Some pictures of Hanoi Old Town West Lake
Hanoi Cuisine Nem Pho
Prospective Venue: Melia Hanoi Hotel Melia Hanoi Hotel (5*) Located in the city center: 28km from Hanoi International Airport (30-40 minutes by car) Add: 44b Ly Thuong Kiet StreetTel.: VN +84 49343343 Call Fax: (84-4) 9343344www.meliahanoi.com
Noibai International Airport, Hanoi • The airport is located 28 km from the city's downtown. • Vietnamese and other international airlines operate from Noi Bai Airport: Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, AirAsia, Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Airlines, Thai Airways, Lao Airlines, Nok Air and Tiger Airways. http://www.hanoiairportonline.com/
Halong Bay • Aprroximately 300 km from Hanoi, Halong Bay is a National Landscape Site of Vietnam, covering an area of 1,553 km2 with 1,969 islands. • Halong Bay has been recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Area for its universal values of landscape, geology and geomorphology.