“Sustainable Networking” 26 th APAN meeting, 4-8 August, 2008 Queenstown, New Zealand
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“Sustainable Networking”26th APAN meeting, 4-8 August, 2008Queenstown, New ZealandJulie Watson, Communities Manager
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Sustainable Networking APAN 26
Date: 4 – 8 August 2008
Venue: Millennium Hotel Conference Centre and Copthorne Resort
Three themes embodied by Sustainable Networking:
• Environmental Sustainability• Regional Sustainability• Operational Sustainability
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Programme ideas
• Next generation networks, lamda BOF• Ocean/Coastal observing systems• Astronomy & survey• Biomedical apps• Environmental sensor networks• IPV6 deployments• Indigenous languages & culture• e-Cinema• Infectious diseases, biosecurity• Disaster Mgmt• Agriculture, horticulture; genomics
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Meeting Facilities
• Millennium Hotel Conference Centre and Copthorne Resort
• Located in the heart of Queenstown• Main meeting room seats 288 classroom style
or can be made into three smaller rooms• Break out rooms are available for smaller
meetings• High speed wired & wireless internet
connectivity (1Gbps)• IPV6, multicast, jumbo frames• 155mb and 622mbs international links• Video & teleconferencing facilities – video
endpoints will be available in each session room
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Millennium Hotel Conference Centre
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Room sizes
Lecture Classroom Boardroom Galaxy Rooms combined 600 288 80 Galaxy Room 1 200 96 35 Galaxy Room 2 200 96 35 Galaxy Room 3 200 96 40 Meeting room 1 20 12 10 Meeting room 2 10 - 5 Meeting room 3 10 - 5 Meeting room 4 20 12 10
Millennium Conference Centre
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Copthorne Resort
• Across the road from the Millennium• Additional Accommodation• Additional conference facilities
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Room sizes
Lecture Classroom Boardroom ‘U’shape
Banquet
Conference Room 1 120 56 40 70 Conference Room 1 & 2
200 100 74 140
Conference Room 2 60 32 25 50 Conference Room 3 70 44 30 50
Copthorne Resort
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Accommodation
• Rooms have been reserved at both hotels• Millennium has rooms with mountain views US$140
~ US$180 per night• Copthorne Resort has rooms with lake views US
$150 per nightBoth have:• Audio visual equipment including internet access
and technician onsite • Business centre available 24 hours• Multi-lingual assistanceAccommodation for Fellows will be available nearby
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Budget and sponsorship
Item Amount
Income
Registration (250 participants x US$350) US$87,500
Registration (50 students/fellows x US$217)
US$10,850
Sponsorship US$99,000
Total Income US$197,350
Expenses
Meeting room rentals US$37,728
Catering US$50,304
Conference Dinners and reception US$43,290
Miscellaneous expenses US$10,000
Publications US$19,000
Administration expenses US$36,800
Total expenses US$197,122
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Queenstown
• Southern Hemisphere’s finest four season alpine and lake resort
• Rugged mountains, majestic lakes, national parks, historic region
• Wide range of accommodation options, compact town layout• Adventure capital of NZ• Well connected to NZ’s R&E backbone• Convenient stopover access to NZ universities and research
institutes
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Travel
• Visa requirements on our website• Can apply for a visa now• Daily flights from Auckland International
Airport• Air NZ and Qantas fly directly from Australia• Other flights into Christchurch International
Airport
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Conference social
• Welcome dinner at the Skyline Restaurant, perched high above Queenstown
• Conference dinner at the Walter Peak High Country Farm
• Skiing, mountain biking, walking, rafting, jet boating…nearby and on demand!
activities
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Jump!
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…or pat sheep!
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Pre and post-conference activities
• Tour Christchurch to Queenstown via Aoraki
• Wine and History Trail, Central Otago
• Milford Sound, Fiordland• Golf at the Millbrook Resort • Stewart Island• Dunedin and Otago Peninsula• Bungy jumping, Shotover jet,
mountain biking trails, skiing, rafting
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Converge on Queenstown for the 26th APAN Meeting
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Contacts and information
• In Hawaii:– Julie Watson
Communities Manager
+64 21 674 954
– Donald ClarkChief Executive
+64 21 536 090
– Nevil BrownleeAssociate Professor (Data Networks), Auckland University
+64 9 373 7599 ext 88941
• In New Zealand– www.karen.net.nz/reannz-team/
• Website– www.karen.net.nz/home/
• Newsletter– www.karen.net.nz/hyphen/
• Blog / RSS– www.karen.net.nz/blog/