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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 Why APRICOT-

• APAN.Asia 2011?

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

• 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

Welcome to Hong Kong Welcome to Hong Kong

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• Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Welcome to Hong Kong

• http://www.discoverhongkong.com/eng/inter

active/video/index.jhtml Invest in Hong Kong

• http://www.investhk.gov.hk/UploadFile/TVC_

384k.WMV

• Liberal Visa Regulations

– nationals of more than 170 countries can visit visa free

• Strong Network and Power Infrastructure

high availability, redundancy and stability

Hong Kong: Hong Kong: A Premier Conference Destination A Premier Conference Destination

– 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

• 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)

Hong Kong: Hong Kong: A Premier Conference Destination A Premier Conference Destination

• Safety and Security Assurance

– high standard for personal, food and health safety

Favourable Conditions Favourable Conditions for Delegates and Side Events 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 – 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

• Import Conditions for International Trade

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– 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.

Hong Kong: Hong Kong: A Premier Conference Destination A Premier Conference 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

• No Language Barrier

– can communicate with people in English in most hotels, restaurants and taxis

• Great Shopping and Excursion Varieties

Hong Kong: Hong Kong: A Premier Conference Destination A Premier Conference Destination

• 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)

Venue and Vicinities Venue and Vicinities

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)

HKCEC HKCEC

HKCEC: Function Rooms HKCEC: Function Rooms

HKCEC 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

• built along the Victoria Harbour
• linked by covered walkways to nearby hotels,

commercial buildings, Pier of Star Ferry and MTR Train Station

Location 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 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

• ffice, and all the shopping and entertainment that Hong Kong

is famous for

Location Location

Location Location

Hotels Hotels

• The Harbourview Hotel
• Renaissance Harbour View Hotel
• Novotel Century Hong Kong

Fleming Hotel

• 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%)

Target Keynote Speaker Target Keynote Speaker

• Dr. Vinton G. Cerf

Father of Internet

Technical Set Up Technical Set Up

• Dual-band WiFi at the conference venue

with >=200Mbps commodity Internet upstream connection upstream connection

• 10Gbps circuit specially for HD-VC used at

APAN Medical Workshop and demonstrations of other high-bandwidth applications such as 4K video

Social Events 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&grou p=restaurants

Social Events Social Events

• Closing Social Event

– Duetto (tentative) / 8-min walk from HKCEC

– http://www.chiram.com.hk/restaurant/virtual_tour/duetto/main_flash.html

Registration Fee Registration Fee

• One registration fee for all APRICOT and

APAN sessions

• Special rate for the members of APAN
• Special rate for the members of APAN

(Primary/Associate), APIA and APNIC

• Special rate for students

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• located Events:

located Events:

• APNIC 31
• Asia Future Internet Forum(AsiaFI)
• APNG Camp

APTLD

• APTLD
• AP* Retreat/ DotAsia AGM
• DotAsia Board Meeting
• NetMission (Greater China version)

And more…

APRICOT Technical Workshop APRICOT Technical Workshop (15 (15 – – 19 Feb 2010) 19 Feb 2010)

–VoIP –MPLS –Multicast

• Topics are:

–IPv4/IPv6 BGP Routing –Network Management –ISP Security

Want to Hold Co Want to Hold Co-

• located

located Events? 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

Want to Be a Sponsor? 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 ideal for branding and allow sponsors to convey high value messages to target audience. The limited sponsorship

• pportunities are currently available.

Please contact us at sp@apricot-apan.asia

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See you all in Hong Kong! See you all in Hong Kong!