IEEE Region 10 GOLD Congress 2006

July 14 and 15

High-tech Mansion Beijing University of Post and Telecom

Information Kit

Table of Contents

1.     General Information

2.     Introduction to R10 GOLD Congress 2006

3.     Meeting Arrangement in Airport

4.     Accommodation

5.     General Information

6.     Life in Beijing

7.     GOLD Congress Program

If you need more information, please feel free to contact Y W Liu, ywliu@ieee.org,

Tel:        Before July 13 (852) 9126 4486,

from July 13, (86) 130 5817 4290

In case you need to change your itinerary, please make sure informing the Treasurer Mr. Liu immediately.

1.  General Information

Name         IEEE Region 10 GOLD Congress 2006

Organizer IEEE Asia Pacific Region and IEEE Beijing Section

Date           14th July 2006 (FRI) – 15th July 2006 (SAT)

Venue        High-tech Mansion Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications

No.10, Xitucheng Road

Haidian District, Beijing China

Tel：(86) 10-62258866       Fax：(86) 10-62281965

http://www.bykjds.com/htdocs/main.htm

Official webpage   http://www.r10sc2006.org

R10 GOLD Congress 2006 Committee

Chair:                             Yasuharu Ohgoe (yasuharu@ieee.org)

Vice Chair:                    Li Dan (smartantenna2000@yahoo.com.cn)

Treasurer:                     Y W Liu(ywliu@ieee.org)

GC - SC Liaison:          Ji Xingrui (chocobo_green@126.com)

2.  Introduction to R10 GOLD Congress 2006

2.1.  Overview

The 1st R10 GOLD Congress will be organized together and in parallel with the Student Congress in 2006. GOLD members and Student Branch delegates are invited to attend this congress. The main purpose of the GOLD Congress is that GOLD members and student members mutually share the knowledge and skills, and inspire leadership commitment. This congress has several international speakers; they, too, span industry and academia. The GOLD Congress will feature a diverse and exciting program. Also featuring will be workshops, and breathe taking social activities. GOLD members and Student Branch leaders are working together on a joint effort to discuss the aspects of Student Branch organization and leadership, as well as the transitional issues of GOLD. The GOLD Congress will be able to give the student delegates the great opportunity to meet other IEEE members and discuss all affairs of their branches. It is important to bring together student branch and GOLD members from the whole Region 10 for this congress.

3.  Meeting Arrangement in Airport on 13/7

Delegate shall take a Taxi to the Congress Hotel.

Student Congress provides a meeting point on July 13.  You can approach them to seek assistance.

Meeting Point: No.2 Arrival Hall International Exit, Beijing Capital International Airport

Meeting Time: July 13^th 8:00 - 20:00

3.1.  Taxi

l        Please show the information card below to the taxi driver if you have any problems in language.

l        Tips is optional and you can pay the amount indicated on the screen of the taximeter at the end of journey.

l        The nominal cost for Taxi from Airport the High-tech Mansion BUPT is RMB 80-120

The local currency is RMB.  Other currency is not accepted.  Delegates are strongly recommended to change the required RMB in the airport.  Most shops do not accept Credit Card. 

4.  Accommodation

All delegates registered in the GOLD Congress have already been booked into the High-tech Mansion BUPT according to the arrival and departure day in the Registration Form.

If your schedule is changed, please inform Treasurer Mr. Liu immediately to update the Hotel booking.

All GOLD Congress primary delegates (i.e. the first delegate of each Section) are sponsored maximum 3 nights hotel standard room in High-tech Mansion BUPT. 

For delegates other than the primary delegates and additional stay in the hotel, delegates shall pay the room charges by themselves.  All incidental charges shall be pay when check out.  The High-tech Mansion accepts most common Credit Cards.

Breakfast on July 14-17 and meals on July 14-15 will be provided by GC and has been arranged.

In the afternoon on July 15, we plan to visit the Great Wall after GC closing at 1:30 pm.  If you cannot attend, please inform Treasurer Mr. Liu.

The High-tech Mansion BUPT room charge is round US$43 / RMB 350 per night. 

There is a travel agent next to the Hotel Lobby.  They can arrange local tours for you.

5.  General Information

5.1.  Electronic Applications

Electricity in China is 220V, 50 cycles, AC. Two-pin and three-pin sockets are in use. The corresponding plugs are “straight two-pin plugs” and “triangular 3-pins plugs”, which are shown in the following pictures.

Fig 1 The Socket and Corresponding Plug

Please check your electronic applications’ plugs. If they are not compatible, it is recommended you to bring your own socket adapter. You are liable for compensations for any damage or losses resulted from fire, electric shock or electricity suspension caused by your use of an incompatible or overloading electrical appliance in the residential room.

5.2.  Dress Code

Smart casual.

5.3.  Currency

The exchange rate of RMB to United States Dollar

RMB8.00 ≈ USD $1.00

The currency in circulation mainly includes 100 RMB note, 50 RMB note (two types), 20 RMB note, 10 RMB note, 5 RMB note (two types), 0.5 RMB note and coins, 0.2 RMB note, 0.1 RMB note and coins.

5.4.  Casual Money

Each participant shall have extra RMB200 to pay for incident expenses.

Here are some prices in Beijing for your reference

Newspaper: RMB1.00

McDonald’s Hamburger: RMB10.00

6.  Life in Beijing

6.1.  Climate

Beijing is located in the temperate zone affected by continental monsoon. The summer is hot and dry, sometimes showers. It is recommended that you should take an umbrella while going outdoors because the sunshine is a bit strong. The temperature of July is about 25^oC ~ 33 ^oC.

More information about climate can be obtained from the homepage China Meteorological Administration http://211.147.16.25/ywwz/.

6.2.  Health and Safety

The major health problem will be calenture in July of Beijing, because the weather is hot and dry. So stay away from direct sunshine at noon and keep yourself in rooms that possess air conditioning. And you would better take some calenture medicine with you while going outdoors.

The second major health risk will be diarrhea, caused by unsanitary food. So make sure that the food you eat has been cooked and the water is distilled.

Public security in Beijing is actually assurance. To ensure that you have a pleasant lift in Beijing, please pay attention to the following points:

1)     Keep your money and valuable baggage in a safe place.

2)     Beware of some people taking away your belongings, especially in crowded place.

3)     Whenever and wherever you meet troubles, just ask the nearest police for help.

6.3.  Language

People in Beijing mainly speak Chinese，and lots of people can speak English well. So if you need help, you can try to speak English with him (or her).

6.4.  Banks and Stores

Banks are open weekdays 9:00 am - 5:00 pm and weekends 9:00 am - 16:30 pm. Cash machines are plentiful.

Stores usually open around 9:00 am and stay open until 9:00 or 9:30 pm, especially in tourist and residential areas.

6.5.  How to make phone call in China

GSM networks (GSM 1800 and 900) and CDMA network provide coverage in every city of China. Cellular phones from other countries work in China. Mobile phone rental service is hardly available in China.

It is easy to buy a local GSM SIM card in China. Shenzhouxing, issued by China Mobile and Ruyitong, issued by China Unicom are recommended for foreign travelers in China, since they require no document. A SIM card costs from 35-100 RMB depends on its provider and combination of numbers ( if you buy it in the airport it is more expensive). Prepaid charging card in amount of 50 RMB and 100 RMB are available in post offices, stores, newsstands and super markets. It is easy to use with bilingual prompt. However, an international call via a mobile phone is very expensive.

Most public telephones you see in China are IC telephones, which are for local, long distance call and IDD. The 201 phone card, which can be used on the 201 phone machine in the apartment in the campus, is available on some of them. The rate for IDD is very expensive, and IP phone card can not be used on them.

The more cheap and convenient way to make long distance and international phone calls for students is to make phone calls in the special IP telephone business office which is usually available in the campus.

To make an international call from China please uses the following procedure:-

e.g. to dial USA  

00                 +        1    +               215      +            999 9999

(to get an international line) (country code) (area code without any zeros) (ph number)

                                         Domestic calls              0773    +   999 9999

                                                      (area code) (phone number)

Some Useful Telephone Numbers

6.6.  Flavor

The highly sophisticated food culture is a unique characteristic to Chinese culture. It is probably also the best-known feature of Chinese culture by foreigners.

For centuries Beijing has been the capital of China. Emperors of different dynasties all had the best cooks at their service ,so it is inevitably influenced by the imperial cooking and diverse in nature.

Beijing Roast Duck (Peking Duck) is the most famous dish for Beijing, usually prepared for a minimum of six people, of which the crisp skin is the most prized part. Roast Duck's pieces are wrapped in thin pancakes with onions or leeks, cucumber, turnip and plum sauce. Upon request, the remainder of the duck meat can be saute with bean sprouts, and the bones made into a wonderful soup with cabbage.

Hot pot is also a favorite dish for foreigners and local residents alike. People gather around a small pot boiled with charcoal, pour the slices of mutton for a while, then eat the meat with a specially made sauce. However, it may not be a good dish because of the hot weather in summer.

Rice, dumplings, noodles or buns are widely eaten in Beijing. Zhajiang noodle in Beijing is well known in China.

You can have a taste of some genuine Beijing snacks too. For example, Lvdagun (sticky rice with sweetened bean paste), zhagao (made with sticky rice), wandouhuang (made with bean) are yummy treats in Beijing, for these, you’d better go to Gu Lou, the Drum Tower.

Beijing Cuisine is notable for its hundreds of dishes with special flavors that will not be found elsewhere in China. The cuisine does not emphasize strangeness or even uniqueness, just delicious food made from common ingredients and providing very agreeable tastes

6.7.   Culture & Arts

The Chinese take their tea seriously. No doubt about that. Tea is consumed in liters: cups upon cups of the lovely, steaming, fragrant stuff. While most everyday tea is just a matter of water sloshed over tea leaves, a true Chinese tea aficionado knows there are meticulous details of brewing time, water temperature, quality of water, types of tea pots and cups that make a big difference in the result. So, don’t forget to have a try.

With over 5,000 years of existence, China has developed its own distinctive culture. This is very apparent when you view the traditional theater forms. Shadow Puppets, Peking Opera, Acrobatics can’t be missed, in which art and artistry are bound up.

To know more about the life of people in Beijing, you’re advised to have a visit to old hutongs. A hutong is an ancient city alley or lane typical in Beijing, where hutongs run into the several thousand. Surrounding the Forbidden City, many were built during the Yuan (1206-1341), Ming (1368-1628) and Qing (1644-1908) dynasties. The main buildings in the hutong were almost all quadrangles--a building complex formed by four houses around a quadrangular courtyard. You can try the new pastime -- roaming through Beijing's old, narrow streets, hutongs, by old-fashioned pedicab to visit siheyuan, the old quadrangles, and learn about the daily life of ordinary Beijing citizens. It’ll be very interesting. 

6.8.  Shopping

Beijing has more than 100 shopping centers. Xidan, Wangfujing and Qianmen are well- known commercial districts in Beijing, where you can buy whatever you intend, such as clothes, Beijing snacks and also some folk artistic works.

Shopping Center:

1.)     New World Shopping Center 新世界商场           Add: Chongwenmen

2.)     Beijing Department Store 北京百货大楼            Add: 255, Wangfujing Dajie

3.)     Xidan Shopping Center & Xidan Market 西单商场     Add: North Xdan Avenue

4.)       Beijing Friendship Shopping Center 北京友谊商店  Add: No.17 Jian Wai Avenue

Free Markets

1.)     Silk Market ( Xiushuishichang) 丝绸市场（秀水市场）

    Add: Jianwaidajie, to the east of the Friendship Store

2.)     Yabaolu Market 雅宝路市场   Add: Yabaolu, Chaoyang District

3.)     Hongqiao Market  虹桥商场  

Add: North Gate of the Temple of Heaven, Chongwen District

Duty Free Shop

Add: Departure lounge of the Capital International Airport

Century-old Stores

1.)     Qianmen Area 前门地区

Liubiju (Pickled vegetables) 六必居 （主营：酱菜）

Duyichu ( Steamed dumpling) 都一处 （主营：稍麦，包子）

Zhangyuyuan ( Tea) 　张一元　（主营：茶叶）

Tongrentang ( Chinese medicine) 同仁堂 （主营：中药）

Neiliansheng ( Cotton shoes)　内连升　（主营：中国传统布鞋）

Ruifuxiang ( Silk and satin)　瑞蚨祥　（主营：丝绸）

2.)     Liulichang Area 琉璃场地区

Yidege( Ink. brush)  一得阁 （主营：墨汁，毛笔）

Rongbaozhai ( Ink, brush, slab)  荣宝斋 （主营：墨汁，毛笔，书画）

3.)     Xidan Area 西单地区

Donglaishun ( Hotpot mutton)   东来顺 （主营：涮羊肉） Add: 16, Jinyu Hutong

6.9.  Tourist Attractions

A thrilling and unforgettable experience awaits visitors in Beijing to see heritage and elegant sites including Forbidden City, Temple of Heaven, Summer Palace, Lama Temple, Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Peking Man Site, Beihai Park and Tiananmen Square..

 The Great Wall          The Palace Museum      Temple of Heaven

The Ming Tombs        The Summer Palace           Yuanmingyuan

The Ancient Beijing Observatory    Tian'anmen Square        Peking Man Cave

See more information about Beijing on the website:

http://www.ebeijing.gov.cn/Tour/

7.  GOLD Congress Program

14th July 2006 (Friday) High-Tech Mansion BUPT

Student Congress and GOLD Congress Joint Function

08.30  All participants and invitees take seat in Auditorium

09.00  Speech by Chair of Organizing Committee (Ms. Wang)

09.10  Opening Speech by R10 Director S. Takeuchi

09.20  Opening Speech by BUPT President

09.30  Coffee/Break

10.00  Short Address by IEEE Beijing Section Chair (Prof. Tan) and Introduction of IEEE President Mike Lightner

10.10  Special Lecture by IEEE President, Michael Lightner

10.45  Special Lecture on “Student Activities” by SAC Vice Chair, Jim Reiss

11.20  Joint Special Lecture by GOLD RAB Chair on “What is GOLD?” (Darrel Chong)

12.00  Photo Session

12.15  Lunch

13.10  Training Sessions/Special Lectures – Introduction by R10 SAC Chair (Prof. Marzuki Khalid)

13.15  Special Presentation by Prof. G.S. Kuo (Beijing Univ PT)

13.30  Special Lecture I: on “On IEEE Technical Activities?” – (Celia Desmond, VP Tech. Activities)

13.55  Special Lecture II: “On RAB and Its Activities” - (C. Jankowski, RAB MD)

14.20  Special Lecture III: “Ethics Competition and the ieeeTV” – (M. Apter, Past RAB            Chair)

14.50  Q&A Sessions with IEEE President, R10 Director, RAB Past Chair, RAB MD, Tech Activites VP, SAC Vice Chair, R10 SAC, GOLD and Staff

15.40  Tea Break

16.00  Tour of BUPT by IEEE VIPs/Speakers (30 minutes) – VIPs may return to Hotel

16.00  GOLD-Student Interaction (60 minutes) – Organized by Yasuharu Ohgoe Special lecture for student: "Organizing the transition from student membership to GOLD and WIE" by Dr. Mini S.Thomas

17.00  Tour of BUPT

17.30  Ends

19.00  SC2006 Formal Dinner and Awards Presentations

15th July 2006 (Saturday) High-Tech Mansion BUPT

08.30  Opening

08.40  Region 10 GOLD AF Group Activities, Part 1(Affinity Group Chair)

²       Bombay Section (Vint Kotak)

²       Karachi Section (Syed Kashif Ali Alvi)

²       Singapore Section (Qing Jeffrey Tan)

²       Lahore Section (Nauman Saeed Anwar)

²       Kerala Section (Aju Thomas Abraham)

09.55  Break

10:05 Region 10 GOLD AF Group Activities, Part 2 (Affinity Group Chair)

²       New South Wales Section (Filita Kin Barker)

²       Bangalore Section (Vinay Bhardwaj)

²       Malaysia Section (Fairuz Bin Abdullah)

²       Western Australia Section (Vi Nguyen)

²       Hong Kong Section (Chan Ken Tsz Kin)

10.20  Tea Break

10:40  Training Workshop No.1 by Past GOLD RAB Chari (Gerald Anleitner)

            “Managing a GOLD affinity group/GOLD operation”

11:20  Training Workshop No.2 by Past R10 GOLD Coordinator (Tuptim Angkaew)

            “Stretching yourself to reach greater heights in affinity groups organizing support for GOLD groups from industry”

12.00  Closing and Lunch

13:30 – 21:00  Great Wall Tour and dinner