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24th APAN Meetings (XI’AN, China). Qinghui Tan CSTNET tanqinghui@cstnet.cn. Proposal Details. Proposed Date Aug 27~31, 2007 Proposed Venue Sofitel Convention Center on Renmin Square Xi’an Hosts CSTNET (China Science & Technology Network ) APAN-CN.
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24th APAN Meetings (XI’AN, China) Qinghui Tan CSTNET tanqinghui@cstnet.cn
Proposal Details • Proposed Date Aug 27~31, 2007 • Proposed Venue Sofitel Convention Center on Renmin Square Xi’an • Hosts CSTNET (China Science & Technology Network ) APAN-CN
Sofitel Convention Center on Renmin Square Xi’an • located in the center of Xi’an, 45 minutes from airport, minutes away from major shopping centers and cultural sites • Meeting rooms a ballroom accommodates 750 people 10 function rooms (each holds 20-350 people depending on layout) • Meeting facilities High speed wired & wireless internet connectivity Video & teleconferencing facilities High resolution LCDs
Grand Mercure on Renmin Square Xian • For participants • 5-star • Rooms : 202 • Approximately US$100 per night
Sofitel on Renmin Square Xian (back up) • For participants • 5-star • Rooms : 432 • Approximately US$120 per night
Xi’an People’s Hotel • For fellows • 3-star • Rooms :150 • Approximately US$60 per night
About Xi’an • capital of Shaanxi Province, northwest of China • an ancient city with fascinating history and culture, the start of the Silk Road and China’s capital for 2,000 years • best known for the Terracotta Warriors, massive city walls stretching some 12 miles and several important sites with pagodas, towers and temples all well preserved • a forward looking city that has made huge strides in the development of engineering and hi-tech industries, boasts some of China’s finest education facilities, with 5 universities in the top 100
Places of Interests City Walls of Ming Dynasty Huaqing Palace Terracotta Warriors Mt. Huashan Famen Temple WILD GOOSE PAGODA
Highlights • Beijing-Tibet Railway • From Beijing 21:30(1st day) ----Xi’an 9:21(2nd day) ----Tibet 20:58(3rd day)