24th APAN Meetings (XI’AN, China)

Qinghui TanCSTNET, CAS, China

apan2007xian@cstnet.cnJan 25th, 2007

1. Meetings Details

• Date

Aug 27~31, 2007

• Proposed Venue

Sheraton Xi’an Hotel

• Proposed Registration Fee

$300 <July.31< $320

• Hosts

CSTNET (China Science & Technology Network )

APAN-CN

2. Conference Venue--Sheraton Xi’an Hotel

45 minutes from Xi'an Xian Yang International Airport

minutes away from the city center and the Xi'an Developing

Zone of High Technology Industries

Meeting rooms

a ballroom accommodates 350 people

13 function rooms

(each holds 30-160 people depending on layout) Meeting facilities

High speed wired & wireless internet connectivity

Video & teleconferencing facilities

High resolution LCDs

Meeting facilities

Meeting Room Capacity

Floor Plan

Meeting Rooms

3. Accommodation--Sheraton Xi’an Hotel

For participants

5-star

Rooms : 411

Approximately US$100 per night

All guest rooms are equipped with a wide range of deluxe

amenities including 24 hour room service, IDD phone, internet

access, satellite TV, hairdryer, in-room electronic safe,

complimentary in-room coffee/tea and mineral water. Non

smoking rooms available. Newly renovated Deluxe, Executive

Club & Lounge and Suite Rooms including Presidential Suite.

For fellows3-star

Rooms :100

Approximately US$50 per night

4. Visa

No Visa-Exempt Entry or Landing Visa

Invitation Letter

5. Flights

Direct Flights to Xi’an

Japan, Korea, Thailand, HK

Need Transfer

Beijing: Singapore

HK: New Zealand, Australia, TW

Guangzhou: Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam

Shanghai: India

6. About Xi’an

• capital of Shaanxi Province, northwest of China• start of the Silk Road and China’s capital for 2,000 years• Terracotta Warriors, massive city walls, pagodas, towers an

d temples all well preserved• a forward looking city with 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

Famous Food & Gifts

7. Optional Tours A full day Xi’an city tourBell Tower and Drum, City wall, Big Wild Goose Pag

oda,etc.

A full day tour to east line of Xi’anTerra-cotta Warriors museum, Huaqing Hot Spring,

etc.

A full day tour to west line of Xi’anQian Ling Mausoleum, Mao Ling Mausoleum, Famen

Temple Terracotta Warriors

Famen Temple

City Walls of Ming Dynasty

Huaqing Palace Wild Goose Pagoda

Tibet Tour (6-8 days)

By Train

Beijing 21:30(1st day)--Xi’an 9:21(2nd day)--Tibet 20:58(3rd day)

By Plane

Xi’an—Tibet, Mon. Wed. Fri. Sun., 13 ： 00--15 ： 50

Entry to Tibet

application with passport, visa and invitation letter, 15 days in advance

See You in Xi’AnSee You in Xi’An