Some updates after mtg: 1.1 Accommodation - The venue hotel is the recommended accommodation with negotialted rate. - 150 rooms for apan participants - most TH participants not stay in the hotel - 5 other hotels are provided as 2nd choice 1.2 Venue - only use one floor (6 floor watergate ballroom) 5 mtg rooms Secition A- calssroom size 150 Section B - classroom size 130 Section C - classroom size 150 Bangkoknoi Room - U Shape 30 Banglampoo Room - U Shape 45 / classromm size 150 1.3 Keynote speakers in Plenary - two proposed speakers cannot make it due to conflict schedule - MICT was agreed to be one of the speaker - org comm need decide another speaker recommendation from program comm: Anne Trefethen, deputy director of the UK eScience program 1.4 Call for Sponsors homepage made by Dr. Anan was announced on oct 4 http://apan.net/meetings/bangkok2005/sponsor.htm