<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head><title>Bid for ITP 2015</title><style> #map_canvas { width: 500px; height: 400px; } </style> <script src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script> <script> function initialize() { var Latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(32.060255, 118.796877); var map_canvas = document.getElementById('map_canvas'); var map_options = { center: Latlng, zoom: 0, mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.HYBRID } var map = new google.maps.Map(map_canvas, map_options) var marker = new google.maps.Marker({ position: Latlng, map: map, title: 'Nanjing' }); } google.maps.event.addDomListener(window, 'load', initialize); </script><style> body { font-size: 14px; font-family: "trebuchet ms", helvetica, sans-serif; }</style></head><BODY TEXT="#000000" BGCOLOR="#4169E1" LINK="#0000EF" VLINK="#51188E" ALINK="#FF0000" onload="initialize()" onunload="GUnload()"><TABLE WIDTH="100%" BGCOLOR="#4169E1" BORDER="0" FRAME="border" CELLPADDING="10" CELLSPACING="2" RULES="all"><!-- left column --><TR><TD BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" WIDTH="20%" VALIGN="TOP" ROWSPAN="2"><p align=center><a href="pics/ITP-Linggusu.jpg"><img src="pics/ITP-Linggusu.jpg" width="50%" height="12%" alt="Linggusu" border=0></a><br><b>Linggusu</b><br></p><p align=center><a href="pics/ITP-Mochou.jpg"><img src="pics/ITP-Mochou.jpg" alt="Mochou" width="88%" height="15%" border=0></a><br><b>Mochou</b><br></p><p align=center><a href="pics/ITP-najing-cit-walk.jpg"><img src="pics/ITP-najing-cit-walk.jpg" alt="City Wall" width="50%" height="18%" border=0></a><br><b>Nanjing city wall</b><br></p><p align=center><a href="pics/Nanjing1.jpg"><img src="pics/Nanjing1.jpg" alt="City Wall" width="80%" height="13%" border=0></a><br><b>??</b><br></p><p align=center><a href="pics/Nanjing2.jpg"><img src="pics/Nanjing2.jpg" alt="City Wall" width="80%" height="13%" border=0></a><br><b>??</b><br></p> </center></TD><!-- right column --><TD BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" WIDTH="75%" VALIGN="TOP"><TABLE><TR><TD><H1>Bid to host ITP 2015 in Nanjing</H1></TD><TD align="right" valign="top"><img src="pics/nanjing-map.jpg" width="42%" height="40%" alt="TUM" align="top"></TD></TR></TABLE><BR><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing">Nanjing</A>is situated in the heart of China — close to Shanghai and roughly equidistantbetween Beijing and Hong Kong. It is a former capital during the MingDynasty with a rich<A HREF="http://www.cityofnanjing.com">cultural heritage</A>. We propose to hold the 5th ITP Conference in Nanjing. The organising committee would be chaired byXingyuan Zhang and Christian Urban.<H4>Travel to Nanjing</H4>Nanjing is a major city in China.There are international airline connections to <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing_Lukou_International_Airport">Nanjing Lukou Airport</A> directlyand via transfer at airports in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and many others. Thereare also very convenient train connections from Shanghai and Beijing, whichtake slightly more than 1h from Shanghai and about 4h from Beijing.Travel within Nanjing can be done cheaply via taxi and public transport.<p><center><div id="map_canvas" style="width: 300px; height: 170px"></div></center><H4>Venue and Accommodation</H4>The plan is to host the conference at the<A HREF="http://english.ctrip.com/hotels/nanjing-hotel-detail-66456/nanjing-hanyuan-mansion-center-of-academic-exchange/">Hanyuan Hotel</A>, which is in easyreach 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">link</A> at Google Maps). It has the usual amenities for hostingconferences (Wifi, conference rooms, etc) and has links to neighbouring universities.<center><table style="width: 50%"><tr><td><img src="pics/hotel1.jpg" width="98%" height="21%" border=0></td><td><img src="pics/hotel2.jpg" width="98%" height="21%" border=0></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2"><center><small>Hanyuan Hotel</small></center></td> </tr> </table></center>There are also many nearby hotels in all prize categories (link?). Hanyuan Hotel includesa restaurant and there are innumerable<A HREF="http://www.chinatour.com/nanjing/nanjing-food.htm">restaurants</A>around the hotel and in downtown Nanjing, all usually very affordable.<H4>Advantages of Hosting ITP in Nanjing</H4>There are several groups active in China active in the ITP area. For the lastfive years there has been a popular<A HREF="http://sts.thss.tsinghua.edu.cn/APSSFM_2013">summershool</A> about Coq taking place in Chinawith 50 or so student participants. ITP (and TPHOLs) have<A HREF="http://itp2013.inria.fr/history.html">never</A> been hosted inChina, and this might be an opportunity for the ITP community to foster relationswith researchers from China and Asia, and for local researchers to become part of theITP community.<p>Being in China, Nanjing offers the usual conveniences of good andaffordable food. It has several<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing#Museums">museums</A>and tourist <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing#Tourism">attractions</A>.In the near vicinity are touristic hotspots like Hangzhou ... (??).Travelling<A HREF="http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/visa.htm">visas</A>should not be difficult to obtain for nearly all researchers from theITP community.(anything else to add?)<H4>Timing and programme</H4>As is the tradition, the conference will consist of 4 days of researchpresentations and invited talks. Like inprevious ITP conferences, we would allow ample time between the formalsessions for attendees to mingle and converse. We expect workshops totake place during one or two days before or after the mainconference. Half a day will be dedicated to an excursion.<H4>Excursion</H4>We have two possible destinations for excursions in mind: one is toYangzhou, and the other is more leisurly inside the city...<H4>Finance</H4>We will seek to keep costs low by negotiating discounts withthe hotel and try to find sponsoring where sensible. <H4>Experience of the Programme Chairs</H4>Xingyuan and Christian are regular participants at ITP having the good fortune to havepapers accepted at all ITPs so far. Christian was a co-organiser of the TPHOLs conferencein 2009 in <A HREF="http://isabelle.in.tum.de/nominal/activities/tphols09/">Munich</A>.</TD></TR></TABLE><hr><a href="http://validator.w3.org/check/referer">[Validate this page.]</a></body></html>