Status Report of ISIT 2009 Seoul Korea

Status Report for ISIT 2009 2009 IEEE International Symposium

on Information Theory

Date: June 28 (Sun) - July 3 (Fri), 2009

Venue: COEX in Seoul, Korea

Homepage: http://www.isit2009.info

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Table of Contents

1. Organizing Committee and TPC ..………………….. 3

2. Venue ……………………………………………………. 4

3. Accommodations ……………………………………... 6

4. Room Reservations …………………………………... 7

5. Financial Details ………………………………………. 9

6. Tentative Program at a Glance ……………………. 11

7. Potential Sponsors ………………………………….. 14

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Organizing Committee and TPC

■ General Co-Chairs

◆ Jong-Seon No (Seoul National University, Korea)

◆ H. Vincent Poor (Princeton University, USA)

■ Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs

◆ A. Robert Calderbank (Princeton University, USA)

◆ Habong Chung (Hongik University, Korea)

◆ Alon Orlitsky

(University of California, San Diego, USA)

* Technical Program Committee Members in CFP

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Venue

COEX, Asia’s premier international convention and exhibition center, includes a 7,000-seat multifunction convention hall, an ultra-modern auditorium, a luxurious ASEM hall, a grand ballroom and up to 51 meeting rooms for a wide variety of meetings and events. Its facilities are also the most technologically innovative.

■ COEX (Convention & Exhibition)

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Venue

■ COEX from Incheon International Airport

Limousine Bus Line : COEX <-> Incheon International AirportBus stops : Stop No. 4 and 20 in the 1st floor of Incheon International AirportOperating time : 05:30 ~ 22:30 (Operating Interval : Every 10 ~ 15 minutes)

Single fare : 13,000 won/passenger Time between Incheon International Airport and COEX : 66~80 minutes

COEX ↔ Incheon Int. Airport COEX ↔ Gimpo Airport

Gimpo Airport

IncheonInternational Airport

IncheonInternational Airport

Gimpo Airport

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Accommodations

◆ The rates are subject to 10% service charge & 10% value added tax.

■ Room Rate and Information

　 Hotel No. of Rooms No. of Rooms Room Rate (USD)

Access to the Venue Access to the Venue Single Single Double Double

1 Grand Inter-Continental (Deluxe) 543 220 220 1 min. on foot

2 COEX Inter-Continental (Deluxe) 630 175 190 1 min. on foot

3 Renaissance Seoul Hotel (Deluxe) 494 155 155 5 min. by car

4 Lotte World Hotel (Deluxe) 505 155 155 10 min by subway

5 Hotel Riviera (1st Class) 181 110 110 3 min. by car

6 Ellui Hotel (Tourist) 136 110 110 3 min. by car

7 Ibis Seoul 300 105 105 10 min. on foot

8 Olympic Parktel (Tourist) 241 90 90 10 min by subway

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Room Reservations : Total 67,958,000KW (10%Tax Included)

■ Session Rooms (1USD = 1000KW)

Location (blocked)GrossArea

Capacity(Setting)

DatesTime

(for rent)Function

RentalFee (KW)

Grand Ballroom(101,102) 2X 299sqm 2x300(TH) June 28 08:00~17:30 Tutorial Rooms 4,040,000

Grand Ballroom(101) 299sqm 300(TH)

June 29~

July 3(5 days)

(July 1: half day)

08:00~17:30 Session Room(1) 8,990,000

Grand Ballroom(102) 299sqm 300(TH) 08:00~17:30 Session Room(2) 8,990,000

Meeting Room(203A) 108sqm 100(TH) 08:00~17:30 Session Room(3) 3,490,000

Meeting Room(203B) 108sqm 100(TH) 08:00~17:30 Session Room(4) 3,490,000

Meeting Room(208A) 108sqm 100(TH) 08:00~17:30 Session Room(5) 3,490,000

Meeting Room(208B) 108sqm 100(TH) 08:00~17:30 Session Room(6) 3,490,000

Meeting Room(209) 54sqm 50(TH) 08:00~17:30 Session Room(7) 1,820,000

Meeting Room(210) 54sqm 50(TH) 08:00~17:30 Session Room(8) 1,820,000

Auditorium(301) - 1058(TH) 08:00~12:00 Plenary Session 13,750,000

*Setting Style : TH (Theater) Sum 53,370,000

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Room Reservations

■ Banquet Room

Location (blocked)GrossArea

Capacity(Setting)

DatesTime

(for rent)Function

RentalFee (KW)

Grand Ballroom(104-105) 800sqm 400 June 28 18:00~22:00Welcome Reception

F.O.C.

Grand Ballroom(103~105) 1,219sqm 600(BQ) June 30 12:00~16:00 Luncheon F.O.C.

Grand Ballroom(103~105) 1,219sqm 600(BQ) July 2 18:00~22:00 Banquet F.O.C.

■ Functional RoomsLocation (blocked)

GrossArea

Capacity(Setting)

DatesTime

(for rent)Function

RentalFee (KW)

Meeting Room(203A) 208sqm - June 28 13:00~17:00 BOG Meeting 600,000

ASEM Hall Lobby - -

June 28~

July 3(6 days)

08:00~22:00 Registration F.O.C.

Meeting Room(207) 27sqm - 08:00~17:30 VIP Room 1,200,000

Meeting Room(202A) 27sqm - 08:00~17:30 Preview Room 1,200,000

Meeting Room(205) 54sqm - 08:00~22:00 Secretarial Office F.O.C

Meeting Room(204) 54sqm - 08:00~17:30 Internet Lounge 2,400,000

Meeting Room(206) 39sqm - 08:00~22:00 Storage 3,010,000

Sum: 8,410,000

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Financial Details

■ Registration Fee    2006(USD) 2007(USD) 2008(CD) 2009(USD)

 Member Advance 575 754 700 700

 On-Site 674 867 850 850

 Nonmember Advance 700 881 800 800

 On-Site 800 1041 950 950

 Student Advance 250 413 350 350

 On-Site 350 494 425 420

■ Number of Registration     2005 2007 2008 2009

 Member Advance  267 368 331 300

 On-Site  70 37 90 90

 Nonmember Advance  64 54 66 50

 On-Site 27 12 14 20

 Student Advance  117 290 318 200

 On-Site  25 26 61 40

 Total    630 787 880 700

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Financial Details

■ Income : USD 432,300 (Not Included financial supports from governments and Companies)

■ Expense

■ Surplus : $34,342

Meeting Rooms with Tax $67,958

A/V Equipments $20,000

Banquet 600 x $120 =  $72,000

Luncheon 600 x $70 =  $42,000

Reception 350 x $40 =  $14,000

Coffee 600 x $60 =  $36,000

Gift 700 x $20 =  $14,000

Promotion (CFP, Program) $20,000

Proceedings $20,000

Travel $10,000

Conference Administration (PCO) $50,000

Committee $12,000

Miscellany $20,000

Total  $397,958

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Tentative Program at a Glance

◆ 4 Tutorials: two in parallel, 9am to noon and 1pm to 4pm

◆ Opening reception and registration, 8am to 9pm

◆ BOG meeting

■ Sunday June 28th, 2009

■ Monday June 29th, 2009

◆ Opening remarks

◆ Plenary

◆ Morning sessions with coffee break

◆ Afternoon sessions with coffee break

◆ Spouses’ excursion

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Tentative Program at a Glance

◆ Plenary

◆ Morning sessions with coffee break

◆ Awards luncheon

◆ Afternoon sessions with coffee break

◆ Editor’s dinner

◆ Spouses’ excursion

■ Tuesday June 30th, 2009

■ Wednesday July 1st, 2009

◆ Plenary

◆ Morning sessions with coffee break

◆ Poster sessions : recent results

◆ Afternoon excursions - Palace Tour in Seoul - Korean Folk Village Tour - Buddhist Temple Tour

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Tentative Program at a Glance

◆ Shannon Lecture

◆ Morning sessions with coffee break

◆ Afternoon sessions with coffee break

◆ Spouses’ excursion

◆ Conference banquet - Reception, Dinner, Entertainment - Speech: General Co-Chairs, TPC Co-Chairs, Announcement of the 2010 Claude E. Shannon award winner

■ Thursday July 2nd, 2009

■ Friday July 3rd, 2009

◆ Plenary

◆ Morning sessions with coffee break

◆ Afternoon sessions with coffee break

◆ Closing ceremony

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Potential Sponsors

◆ Korea government agencies (KOSEF, MIC, etc)

◆ Samsung Electronics

◆ LG Electronics

◆ SK Telecom

◆ KTF

◆ Companies from foreign countries

◆ US government agencies (NSF, ONR, etc.)

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ISIT 2009, Korea

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