An Update Brief Introduction ofon iCEER-2005
Taipei: February
28, 2005
Tainan: March 1-5, 2005
Update
summary:
1.
Pre-Conference in Taipei on March 1
2. Overview of iCEER Program
2.
Registration deadline (January 11, 2005), transportation,
accommodation, technical and cultural tours
3.
Closing date for abstracts/papers
for Poster Session
Dear
Colleagues:
Greetings!
After
the great event of ICEE-2004 held at University of Florida, Gainesville,
Florida, U. S. A., I would like to remind you the upcoming event of iCEER-2005, to be held in TTaiwan this coming March. For iCEER-2005, the early
registration is due January 11, 2005. On behalf of iCEER-2005, I would like to ask you to vPlease visit the iCEER-2005 website: http://www.iaalab.ncku.edu.tw/iceer2005/ for registration and more information.
Here, I would like to take this opportunity to provide you a brief introduction
of the activities of iCEER-2005, which will be held
in Taiwan this coming March. Fir. First of all, I would like to I would like toshould point out that the period
of iCEER-2005 is extended to February 28 - March 5, 2005, which includes thea pre-conference workshop
held in Taipei on February 28. Meanwhile, I
should mention that for tFor the pre-conference workshop, there is an early
registration fee of 80 USD. As
Yyou will find, that it is going
to be a rewarding experience for you to attend the pre-workshop conference workshop, which includes
the technical and cultural programs.
In the following, I would like to update to you the information of iCEER-2005.
Pre-conference
workshop at Taipei on February 28:
Transportation:
Free shuttle bus service will be provided from Taipei CKS airport to Howard International House Taipei on February 27 and 28. Participants who would like to use the shuttle bus service please use the iCEER-2005 website to contact us and provide your arrival flight information. On March 1, free tour buses will be arranged to take all the participants from Taipei to Tainan via highway. For your information, the distance from Taipei to Tainan is about 300km, which will take about 3 and half hours by driving.
Accommodation:
We have reserved rooms at Howard International House Taipei on February 27 and 28 for iCEER-2005 participants. Please use our iCEER-2005 website to make room reservation.
An overview of the
pre-conference workshop program:
The technical program is
scheduled in the morning of February 28 at Howard International House
Taipei. 3-4 Keynote talks arewill be arranged following
the opening session. The workshop will be hosted by Professor Che-Ho Wei, the
President of Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET). The main theme
of the pre-workshop is on international engineering accreditation.
The cultural program
will be started in the afternoon, immediately after the closing of the
technical program. You will visit National Palace Museum, where is located at
the outskirt of Taipei City.
The Museum is famous for its collection, ranging from the ancient time
of China more than five thousand years ago to the Ching Dynasty late nineteenth
century. In the evening, dinner will be arranged at Howard International House
Taipei or some restaurant in Taipei City, which is subjected to later annwill be announced ouncementlater. In the morning of
March 1, you will visit Taipei 101 Tower first. Recently built Taipei 101 Tower recently built
is known as the highhighest building in the world at presentto date. It is a landmark of Taipei City,
situated in the East District, where I would reis referred to as one of the busiest areaplaces in Taiwan around the
clock, day and night. The tower is scheduled to be opened by the end of 2004. It
is going to be a delightful experience tofor you to havee a bird eye¡¦s view of
Taipei City from this newly opened tower. After the Taipei City tour, buses will take you to
Tainan. Conference registration will be started in the afternoon at TAYIHLANDIS Hotel, where the reception will
be served in the evening.
iCEER-2005 AT TAINAN ON MARCH 1-5:
Transportation:
On February
28 and March 1, arranged free shuttle bus service will
be provided at Kaohsiung (KHH) Airport to take participants to the hotels in
Tainan City. If your flight is booked to the KHH airport, please use the iCEER-2005 website to
provide us your arrival information. The
distance between the KHH
airport and Tainan City is about 50 kilometer, which normally takes about
one hour of driving via highway. On March 5, free bus service will be provided to
take participants to the Kaohsiung (KHH) and CKS airports. Further information on the schedules of
bus service mentioned above will be posted on the iCEER-2005 website later. If you would like to take the domestic flight from Taipei Songshan airport to Tainan airport, you
can take a taxi to your hotel in Tainan city at a cost about 250 NTD (about 8 USD).
On March 5, free bus service will be provided to take participants to the Kaohsiung (KHH) and Taipei (CKS) International Airports. Further information on the schedules of bus service mentioned above will be posted on the iCEER-2005 website later.
Accommodation:
iCEER-2005
has obtained special room rates of TAYIHLANDIS Hotel and Tainan Hotel for
participants. Please use the iCEER-2005 website for room reservation. A map
indicating the locations of these two hotels in Tainan City will be provided on
the website soon. .
TAYIHLANDIS Hotel is a five-star rated hotel, where the reception and banquet
on March 1 and March 3 of the iCEER-2005 will be held. During the conference,
scheduled shuttle bus service will be provided between these two hotels and the
conference site.
An overview of iiCEER-2005
program:
The
technical program of iCEER-2005 consists of keynote sessions, parallel sessions
for oral presentation and, poster sessions, and workshops on special topics.
Also, invited talks will be arranged, in the parallel sessionswhich will be announced later.
As anticipated, approximately 200 papers will be presented in the conference. The opening session of iCEER-2005
will be opened formallyheld in the morning of
March 2. For further information of the program, please visit the iCEER-2005
website: http://www.iaalab.ncku.edu.tw/iceer2005/.
A
technical tour of visiting Tainan Science Park is scheduled in the afternoon of
March 3. The Science Park is located about 15km from Tainan City, where the
world- class LCD companies and semiconductor industry are based. Last year the revenue of the companies in
the Science Park isreached about 45 billion USD in total. Furthermore,
the Science Park is rich in archeological findings. Recent excavations indicated, evidencing
that human activities in this region could be traced back to six thousands of
years ago. The technical tour will arrange you to tour around the park, including the archeological site and the facilities of the LCD
companies, and pay a
visit to the exhibition hall.would like to provide you the information of both
aspects mentioned above.
A cultural
tour is scheduled in the morning of March 5 to visit Luermen temple, known as
one of the largest temples in the Taiwan. Also, it is should be mentioned that
near the temple there was
a historical site concerningof General Koxinga¡¦s troop landing on Taiwan
in Ming Dynasty. This visit will provide the participantsyou more insights into the
history of Taiwan and the religious aspects of Taiwanese people.
For the Welcome Party, Banquet and Farewell party, delicious varieties of Chinese food will be served, during which some performance programs will be arranged, to be announced later. We wish that these social programs would give you more enjoyable experiences and memories about the conference.
Finally, I should mention a recent announcement made on the iCEER-2005 website that a poster session will be
arranged in the technical program, for those authors who would like to submit abstracts only. The due date of abstracts
submission is November 30, 2004. Please send the abstracts to iceer@conf.ncku.edu.tw. The accepted abstracts will also be included in the
Proceedings CD.
Again, oOn behalf of iCEER-2005,In summary, I would
like to take this opportunity to welcome you to participate in iCEER-2005., and wish Wish you have an
very enjoyable and rewarding
visit to Taiwan!
By the way, if you have any questions with iCEER-2005, please feel free to write me using e-mail: jjmiau@mail.ncku.edu.tw. I am looking forward to seeingSee you in the Conference.
Best regards,
Jiun-Jih Miau
Member of the National Organizing Committee of iCEER-2005
Professor,
Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
National Cheng Kung University
E-mail: jjmiauu@mail.ncku.edu.tw