<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"><html><head><title>ITP 2015 in Nanjing</title><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <style type="text/css"> #map_canvas { width: 500px; height: 400px; } </style> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?sensor=false"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> 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 type="text/css"> 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="Linggusi" border=0></a><br>Linggusi pagoda<br></p><p align=center><a href="pics/ITP-Mochou.jpg"><img src="pics/ITP-Mochou.jpg" alt="Mochou" width="88%" height="18%" border=0></a><br>Mochou Lake Park<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>Nanjing city wall<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>"Elephant Road" of the<br> Ming tomb<br></p><p align=center><a href="pics/Nanjing3.jpg"><img src="pics/Nanjing3.jpg" alt="Nanjing's skyline" width="80%" height="13%" border=0></a><br>Nanjing's skyline<br></p><p align=center><a href="pics/Nanjing4.jpg"><img src="pics/Nanjing4.jpg" alt="Science and Technology Museum" width="80%" height="18%" border=0></a><br>Science and Technology<br> Museum<br></p> </TD><!-- right column --><TD BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" WIDTH="75%" VALIGN="TOP"><TABLE><TR><TD><H1>ITP 2015 will be in Nanjing: Our bid has been accepted!</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 situatedin the heart of China — close to Shanghai and roughlyequidistant between Beijing and Hong Kong. It is a former capitalduring the Ming Dynasty with a rich <AHREF="http://www.cityofnanjing.com">cultural heritage</A>. We proposeto hold the 5th ITP Conference in Nanjing. The organising committeewould be chaired by Xingyuan Zhang and Christian Urban.<H4>Travel to Nanjing</H4>Nanjing is a major city in China. There are international airlineconnections directly to <AHREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanjing_Lukou_International_Airport">NanjingLukou Airport</A> and via transfer at airports in Hong Kong, Beijing,Shanghai and many others. There are also very convenient trainconnections from Shanghai and Beijing, which take slightly more than1h from Shanghai and about 4h from Beijing. Travel within Nanjing canbe 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/">HanyuanHotel</A>, which is inexpensive(ca. 350元/£35/$60/€40 per night including breakfast)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>at Google Maps). It has the usual amenities for hosting conferences(Wifi, conference rooms, etc) and has links to neighbouringuniversities. There is also the possibility to use lecture rooms forfree in Xingyuan's university at the other side of the road. HanyuanHotel includes a restaurant and there are innumerable <AHREF="http://www.chinatour.com/nanjing/nanjing-food.htm">restaurants</A>around the hotel and in downtown Nanjing, all usually very affordable.<center><table style="width: 75%"><tr><td><img src="pics/hotel1.jpg" alt="hotel" width="98%" height="21%" border=0></td><td><img src="pics/hotel2.jpg" alt="hotel" width="98%" height="21%" border=0></td><td><img src="pics/hotel4.jpg" alt="hotel" width="98%" height="21%" border=0></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><center><small>Hanyuan Hotel</small></center></td> </tr> </table></center>There are also many additional<A HREF="http://wikitravel.org/en/Nanjing#Sleep">hotels</A> in all price categories nearby.<H4>Advantages of Hosting ITP in Nanjing</H4>There are several groups in the ITP area that are active in China. For example for the lastfive years there have been popular<A HREF="http://sts.thss.tsinghua.edu.cn/APSSFM_2013">summerschools</A> in China about Coqwith 50 or so student participants each. ITP (and TPHOLs) have<A HREF="http://www.cs.uwyo.edu/~ruben/itp-2014/Main/History">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 excellent<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 nearby vicinity are touristic hotspots like<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangzhou">Yangzhou</A>,<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hangzhou">Hangzhou</A>,<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wuxi">Wuxi</A> and<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzhou">Suzhou</A>.Travelling<A HREF="http://www.travelchinaguide.com/embassy/visa.htm">visas</A>to China should be easy to obtain for participants.<H4>Timing and programme</H4>We propose to hold the conference in late summer, for example inthe last week of August (which is the usual time for ITP/TPHOLs) orfirst week of September. However we can be flexible and accommodate anyother time in July and August. Our preference for late summer is becausetemperatures in Nanjing will then be more moderate than in the high season.<p>As is the tradition, the conferencewould consist of 4 days of research presentations and invitedtalks. Like in previous conferences, we would allow ample timebetween the formal sessions for attendees to mingle and converse. Weexpect workshops to take place during one or two days before or afterthe main conference. Half a day will be dedicated to an excursion...<H4>Excursion</H4>We have two possible destinations for an excursion in mind: one is to<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangzhou">Yangzhou</A> (1h awayfrom Nanjing by bus), and the other is a (more leisurely) tour ofNanjing and its attractions. The tour to Yangzhou would involve a walkaround the Slender West Lake with its pavilions, the white LotusFlower Pagoda and the Suzhou-style gardens. One the way we wouldvisit the <A HREF="http://arts.cultural-china.com/en/85Arts6286.html">Daming Temple</A>and the old Stone Pagoda of Yangzhou. The daywould finish with a dinner in the well-known<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuchun_Teahouse">Fuchun</A> restaurant. Thebest tour around Nanjing is to go to the<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purple_Mountain">Purple Mountains</A> passing bythe <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linggu_Temple">Linggusi</A> pagoda,the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_Wall_of_Nanjing">city wall</A> and the<A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming_Xiaoling_Mausoleum">Ming tombs</A> (see pictures onthe left). There is a wide selection of excellent restaurants aroundNanjing's Confucius Temple for a conference dinner. If our bid ischosen, we would canvas for opinions about what participants would bemost interested in.<center><table style="width: 75%"><tr><td><img src="pics/Yangzhou2.jpg" alt="Yangzhou" width="98%" height="21%" border=0></td><td><img src="pics/Yangzhou1.jpg" alt="Yangzhou" width="98%" height="21%" border=0></td><td><img src="pics/Yangzhou3.jpg" alt="Yangzhou" width="98%" height="21%" border=0></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><center><small>Yangzhou, Slender West Lake</small></center></td> </tr> </table></center><H4>Finance</H4>We will seek to keep costs low by negotiating discounts withthe hotel and by trying to find sponsoring where sensible. <H4>Experience of the Programme Chairs and Local Organisation</H4>Xingyuan and Christian are regular participants at ITP. Christian was aco-organiser of the TPHOLs conferencein 2009 in <A HREF="http://isabelle.in.tum.de/nominal/activities/tphols09/">Munich</A>.We will make use of the infrastructure available at Xingyuan's university for localorganisation. There will also be a student team that helps with running the conference.</TD></TR></TABLE><hr><a href="http://validator.w3.org/check/referer">[Validate this page.]</a></body></html>