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<title>Bid for ITP 2015</title>
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Mochou Lake Park<br>
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<a href="pics/ITP-najing-cit-walk.jpg">
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<img src="pics/ITP-najing-cit-walk.jpg" alt="City Wall" width="50%" height="18%" border=0></a>
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Nanjing city wall<br>
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"Elephant Road" of the<br> Ming tomb<br>
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<TD><H1>Bid to host ITP 2015 in Nanjing</H1></TD>
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<TD align="right" valign="top"><img src="pics/nanjing-map.jpg" width="42%" height="40%" alt="TUM" align="top"></TD>
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<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing">Nanjing</A> is situated
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in the heart of China &#8212; close to Shanghai and roughly
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equidistant between Beijing and Hong Kong. It is a former capital
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during the Ming Dynasty with a rich <A
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to hold the 5th ITP Conference in Nanjing. The organising committee
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would be chaired by Xingyuan Zhang and Christian Urban.
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<H4>Travel to Nanjing</H4>
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Nanjing is a major city in China.  There are international airline
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connections directly to <A
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HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing_Lukou_International_Airport">Nanjing
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Lukou Airport</A> and via transfer at airports in Hong Kong, Beijing,
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Shanghai and many others. There are also very convenient train
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connections from Shanghai and Beijing, which take slightly more than
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<H4>Venue and Accommodation</H4>
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The plan is to host the conference at the
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<A HREF="http://english.ctrip.com/hotels/nanjing-hotel-detail-66456/nanjing-hanyuan-mansion-center-of-academic-exchange/">Hanyuan
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Hotel</A>, which is inexpensive
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(ca. &#20803;350/&pound;35/$60/&euro;40 per night including breakfast)
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and in easy reach from the city centre (see <A HREF="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Hanyuan+Mansion,+20+Tongwei+Road,+Xuanwu,+Nanjing,+Jiangsu,+China,+210095&hl=en&ll=32.029617,118.838768&spn=0.204033,0.292854&sll=32.010405,118.824692&sspn=0.204076,0.292854&t=m&z=12">here</A>
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at Google Maps). It has the usual amenities for hosting conferences
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universities. There is also the possibility to use lecture rooms for
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free in Xingyuan's university at the other side of the road.  Hanyuan
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around the hotel and in downtown Nanjing, all usually very affordable.
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<A HREF="http://wikitravel.org/en/Nanjing#Sleep">hotels</A> in all price categories nearby.
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<H4>Advantages of Hosting ITP in Nanjing</H4>
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five years there have been popular
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with 50 or so student participants each. ITP (and TPHOLs) have
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with researchers from China and Asia, and for local researchers to become part of the
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ITP community.
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affordable food. It has several excellent
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<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing#Museums">museums</A>
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and tourist <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing#Tourism">attractions</A>.
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<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzhou">Suzhou</A>.
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<A HREF="http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/visa.htm">visas</A>
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to China should be easy to obtain for participants.
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<H4>Timing and programme</H4>
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We propose to hold the conference in late summer, for example in
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the last week of August (which is the usual time for ITP/TPHOLs) or
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first week of September. However we can be flexible and accommodate any
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other time in July and August.  As is the tradition, the conference
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would consist of 4 days of research presentations and invited
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talks. Like in previous conferences, we would allow ample time
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between the formal sessions for attendees to mingle and converse. We
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expect workshops to take place during one or two days before or after
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the main conference. Half a day will be dedicated to an excursion...
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We have two possible destinations for an excursion in mind: one is to
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<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangzhou">Yangzhou</A> (1h away
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from Nanjing by bus), and the other is a (more leisurely) tour of
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Nanjing and its attractions. The tour to Yangzhou would involve a walk
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around the Slender West Lake with its pavilions, the white Lotus
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Flower Pagoda and the Suzhou-style gardens.  One the way we would
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visit the <A HREF="http://arts.cultural-china.com/en/85Arts6286.html">Daming Temple</A>
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and the old Stone Pagoda of Yangzhou.  The day
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would finish with a dinner in the well-known
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<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuchun_Teahouse">Fuchun</A> restaurant.  The
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best tour around Nanjing is to go to the
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<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Mountain">Purple Mountains</A> passing by
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the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linggu_Temple">Linggusi</A> pagoda,
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the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Wall_of_Nanjing">city wall</A> and the
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<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_Xiaoling_Mausoleum">Ming tombs</A> (see pictures on
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the left). There is a wide selection of excellent restaurants around
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Nanjing's Confucius Temple for a conference dinner. If our bid is
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chosen, we would canvas for opinions about what participants would be
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most interested in.
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<img src="pics/Yangzhou2.jpg" alt="Yangzhou" width="98%" height="21%" border=0>
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<img src="pics/Yangzhou1.jpg" alt="Yangzhou" width="98%" height="21%" border=0>
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<img src="pics/Yangzhou3.jpg" alt="Yangzhou" width="98%" height="21%" border=0>
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<td colspan="3"><center><small>Yangzhou, Slender West Lake</small></center></td>  
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<H4>Finance</H4>
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<H4>Experience of the Programme Chairs and Local Organisation</H4>
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Xingyuan and Christian are regular participants at ITP. Christian was a
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in 2009 in <A HREF="http://isabelle.in.tum.de/nominal/activities/tphols09/">Munich</A>.
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organisation. There will also be a student team that helps with running the conference.
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