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“Sustainable Networking”
th APAN meeting, 4-8 August, 2008
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Queenstown, New Zealand
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Julie Watson, Communities Manager
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Sustainable
Networking APAN 26
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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
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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
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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
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Millennium Conference Centre
Galaxy Rooms combined
Galaxy Room 1
Galaxy Room 2
Galaxy Room 3
Meeting room 1
Meeting room 2
Meeting room 3
Meeting room 4
Lecture
600
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Classroom
288
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Boardroom
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Copthorne
Resort
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• Across the road from the Millennium
• Additional Accommodation
• Additional conference facilities
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Room
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Copthorne Resort
Conference Room 1
Conference Room 1 &
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Conference Room 2
Conference Room 3
Lecture
Classroom
120
200
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Banquet
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100
Boardroom
‘U’shape
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Accommodation
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• 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 night
Both have:
• Audio visual equipment including internet access and technician onsite
• Business centre available 24 hours
• Multi-lingual assistance
Accommodation for Fellows will be available nearby
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Budget
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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
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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
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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
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activities
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Welcome dinner at the Skyline Restaurant, perched
high above Queenstown
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Conference dinner at the Walter Peak High Country
Farm
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Skiing, mountain biking, walking, rafting, jet
boating…nearby and on demand!
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Jump!
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…or
pat sheep!
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Pre
and post-conference activities
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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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th APAN
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Contacts
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In Hawaii:
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– Julie Watson
Communities Manager
+64 21 674 954
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[email protected]
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– Donald Clark
Chief Executive
In New Zealand
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www.karen.net.nz/reannz-team/
Website
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www.karen.net.nz/home/
Newsletter
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www.karen.net.nz/hyphen/
Blog / RSS
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www.karen.net.nz/blog/
+64 21 536 090
[email protected]
– Nevil Brownlee
Associate Professor (Data Networks), Auckland University
+64 9 373 7599 ext 88941
[email protected]
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