ICOTA 2001
The 5th International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and Applications

December 15-17, 2001
Hong Kong

Information Sheet

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Welcome to The Fifth International Conference on Optimization: Techniques and Applications (ICOTA)!

Abbreviations:

Kowloon-Canton Railway
 KCR
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
 CUHK
     Ho Sin Hang Engineering Building (H25 of the campus map)
 SHB
     Lady Shaw Building (H24 of the campus map)
 LSB
     United College “9 to 5” Canteen
 UC
     Chung Chi College Student Canteen
 CCCSC
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
 PolyU

Please note that SHB and LSB are linked by a footbridge. By “conference venue”, we mean SHB and LSB both. Please check with the program book for details. Signs are available, and helpers are around to assist participants.

On-site Registration (ICOTA Registration Desk)

In Royal Park Hotel
 From 4:00pm to 8:00pm opposite Level 3 (L3) Derby (coffee shop)
In Regal Riverside Hotel
 From 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the hotel lobby registration desk
In Room 120 (1/F) of SHB at CUHK
 8:45 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Useful telephone numbers

General office of the Dept. Systems Engineering and Engineering Management of CUHK:    2609 8313

Internet Services

Saturday December 15,  Sunday December 16,  Monday December 17
From 8:30am to 7:00pm, the computer lab 114A and 114B on the 1st floor of SHB is opened for all ICOTA participants. Both Unix and PC platforms are available. Please use the following login ID and password to logon.
Login ID : icota                Password : icota

Phones

There are public phones available at the Ground floor of SHB, they accept Phone Cards and coins (HK$). You can buy phone cards in any 7-11 stores. On the 5th floor of SHB, there are line phones available which can make local calls only.

Bank

The Hang Seng Bank (CUHK branch) is located at the John Fulton Centre (H29 of the campus map). It opens on Saturday morning 9:00am-1:00pm, and on Monday 9:00am-5:00pm.

Transportation between Hotels and Conference Venue (free of charge)

From Royal Park Hotel to the conference venue at CUHK
 8:30 a.m. departure
From Regal Riverside Hotel to the conference venue at CUHK
 8:30 a.m. departure
From the conference venue at CUHK to Regal Riverside Hotel & Royal Park Hotel
 6:15 p.m. departure
From Royal Park Hotel to the conference venue at CUHK
 8:00 a.m. departure
From Regal Riverside Hotel to the conference venue at CUHK
 8:00 a.m. departure
From the conference venue at CUHK to Regal Riverside Hotel & Royal Park Hotel
 6:30 p.m. departure
From Royal Park Hotel to the conference venue at CUHK
 8:00 a.m. departure
From Regal Riverside Hotel to the conference venue at CUHK
 8:00 a.m. departure
The conference banquet at 7:00pm will be held at PolyU, please see below for the transportation arrangements.

Shuttle Bus Services within CUHK (free of charge) – Round Trip

From KCR “University Station” to Conference Venue
 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
From Conference Venue to KCR “University Station”
 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
From KCR “University Station” to Conference Venue
 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
From KCR “University Station” to Conference Venue
 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
From Conference Venue to KCR “University Station”
 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Please note that the Shuttle bus stop at the KCR “University Station” mentioned above is located at the left hand side of the “CUHK Exit” of the KCR University Station. The shuttle is a mini-bus with a capacity to carry 28-30 people.

Bus and mini-bus Services within CUHK provided by CUHK

There are bus services provided by the University from the KCR “University Station”. The bus terminal is located on the right hand side when you get out of the “CUHK Exit” of the KCR University Station. The closest bus stop to the conference venue is the “Sir Run Run Shaw Hall” bus stop. Alight at this bus stop and then look out for the “ICOTA” sign for directions to the conference venue. This bus service is free of charge except on Sunday (HK$ 1 exact change), but it is far less frequent (approx. 1 hour) especially in the Saturday afternoon and on Sunday. You can also take the mini bus provided by the University from the KCR “University Station” just next to the Shuttle Bus stop provided by ICOTA. The bus fare is HK$4.5. You need to inform the driver specifically to alight at the “Ho Sin Hang Engineering Building”.

Transportation for Lunches  (within CUHK)

Please note that the lunch arrangements are not for all participants. Only those participants with lunch coupons are entitled to the lunch arrangements provided by ICOTA.
From the conference venue to UC
 12:10 p.m. departure
From UC to the conference venue
 1:15 p.m. departure
From the conference venue to CCCSC
 12:10 p.m. departure
From CCCSC to the conference venue
 1:15 p.m. departure
From the conference venue to UC
 12:20 p.m. departure
From UC to the conference venue
 1:20 p.m. departure
From the conference venue to CCCSC
 12:20 p.m. departure
From CCCSC to the conference venue
 1:20 p.m. departure
From the conference venue to UC
 12:20 p.m. departure
From UC to the conference venue
 1:20 p.m. departure
From the conference venue to CCCSC
 12:20 p.m. departure
From CCCSC the conference venue
 1:20 p.m. departure

Transportation for Banquet

(Please note that the Banquet will be held at the 4th Floor of the Communal Building at PolyU at 7:00pm).
From the conference venue (CUHK) to Royal Park Hotel
 5:45 p.m. departure,
 6:15 p.m. departure
From the conference venue (CUHK) to Regal Riverside Hotel
 5:45 p.m. departure,
 6:15 p.m. departure
From Royal Park Hotel to PolyU
 6:35 p.m. departure
From Regal Riverside Hotel to PolyU
 6:35 p.m. departure

Information on the Local Tour

As announced earlier, a local tour is arranged on Tuesday, 18 December 2001. To join it, please take the following notes:
  1. Please make sure to inform the conference organizers by no later than Saturday, 15 December that you will join the tour (either on your registration form or at the registration desk).
  2. There is no extra cost for the local tour for each participant who paid the standard registration fee.
  3. If you have paid HK$350 for each companion (if any), a refund of HK$150 per companion will be made in cash. Please ask the registration desk for the refund.
  4. If you wish to add any companion for the tour, please pay HK$200 at the registration desk no later than Saturday, 15 December.
  5. The tour buses will depart from the Royal Park Hotel in Shatin at 9:30am (sharp) on Tuesday, 18 December. Please be sure to wait at the hotel lobby before that time.
  6. The tour includes visits to Victoria Peak, Repulse Bay, and Aberdeen fishing village on the Hong Kong Island, led by English-speaking tour guide, followed by lunch at a restaurant in Kowloon (if you are a vegetarian, please let us know in advance).
  7. The guided tour ends after the lunch at around 2:00pm. You may either take the tour bus back to the Royal Park Hotel in Shatin, or follow your own agenda.
  8. If you have any queries, please contact the registration desk or any of the conference organizers and helpers.

Information on the POP (Pacific Optimization Research Activity Group)

In recent years, intensive research activities in optimization have taken place in the Pacific Region. Many international conferences on optimization have been and will be held in this region. To further enhance optimization research in the region, we have established The Pacific Optimization Research Activity Group (POP, taken the first letter of the first word ``Pacific'' and the first two letters of the second word ``Optimization''). We welcome all those who are interested in further promoting optimization research activities in this region to join the Group. They may or may not live in the region. We would like to particularly encourage young researchers and students to join the Group. There are no membership fees. POP was established one year ago. It has 313 members from 33 countries now and the number is growing steadily. Along with many young optimization researchers, many prominent optimization researchers, who either are in this region, or are from this region, or are interested in promoting optimization research activities in this region, have joined POP. POP has endorsed thirteen international conferences in 2001-2002, including ICOTA 2001. POP has established its e-Newsletter - Optimization Research Bridge (ORB). For more information about POP and ORB, please check their homepages:
http://www.polyu.edu.hk/~ama/links/pop/an1.html and http://www.polyu.edu.hk/~ama/links/orb/issue1.html
Those interested in joining POP but have not yet joined are requested to fill up the following form, and to submit it to ICOTA2001 registration officers, or to send it to Ms. Eva Yiu (maevayiu@polyu.edu.hk ).
 

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