Aamas 2007 in honolulu, hawai`i may 14-18, 2007

AAMAS 2007 in HONOLULU, HAWAI`I May 14-18, 2007

• www.aamas2007.org

Why Hawaii?

• Is there really any question?

• Honolulu is consistently ranked as the U.S. city with the best climate, lowest crime rate, and for its beauty and cleanliness

• Hawaii is great for pre/post (but not during) AAMAS07 activities: Hawaii is among the top three destinations of choice for leisure travel in the U.S., and is the number one choice in Japan.

Technical Program

• Program co-Chairs: Michael Huhns and Onn Shehory

• Stimulating and informative technical program…

• …which depends on you to submit papers!

• Key dates:

• Oct 20, 2006: electronic abstract submission deadline
• Oct 23, 2006: electronic paper submission deadline
• Dec 19, 2006: notification
• Holiday season: Dream about your trip!

Getting There

• Honolulu International Airport receives more than six million visitors each year

Getting There (continued)

• A few airfares (might change of course):

• Los Angeles (NW) : $350, 6 hours
• Detroit (NW): $800, 12 hours
• Tokyo (JAL): 70,000yen, 7hours
• Amsterdam (NW/KLM): 1,200EUR, 20 hours (via Seattle, includes connection time)

HONOLULU

HONOLULU

HOTEL ROOMS

THE HAWAI`I CONVENTION CENTER Where BUSINESS and Aloha Meet

Other Technical Activities

• Workshops:

• Chair: Elizabeth Sklar

• Tutorials:

• Chair: Jaime Sichman

• Demos:

• Co-chairs: Elizabeth Andre and Zili Zhang

• Doctoral Mentoring:

• Co-chairs: Kate Larson and Iyad Rahwan

• Industry Track:

• Co-chairs: Monique Calisti and Shigeo Matsubara

LOCAL INDUSTRY SUPPORT TO DATE

• Decision Research Corporation

• http://decisionresearch.com

• 21st Century Systems, Inc.

• http://21csi.com

• Quantum Leap

• http://www.quantumleap.us

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`I

• Manoa (main) UH campus

• 20,000+ students

• < 2 miles from convention center

• Information and Computer Sciences Department

• 24 full time tenure-track faculty
• B.A. and B.S. in Computer Science - 400+ undergraduate students
• MS. and Ph.D. in Computer Science - 50+ graduate students
• M.S. in Library and Information Sciences - 140+ students
• Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Communication and Information Sciences – 50+ students
• 3rd floor of P.O.S.T. building

• Other UH units

• John A. Burns School of Medicine
• College of Engineering
• College of Business Administration, …

Other Important Folks

• Local Organization Chair: Nancy Reed

• Advisor to Local Organization: Lewis Johnson

• Finance Chair: Wiebe van der Hoek

• Publications Chair: Pragnesh Jay Modi

• Student Scholarships co-Chairs: Sandip Sen and Sascha Ossowski

• Sponsorships co-Chairs: Van Parunak, Akihiko Ohsuga

• Publicity Chair: Chris Brooks

THE ALOHA SPIRIT

• The people of Hawai`i are as warm and welcoming as the weather

• (which, in May, averages 29C/84F for highs and 21C/70F lows with lots of sun)!

• Kama`aina (local residents) call this outpouring of hospitality the Aloha Spirit.

AAMAS 2007 in HONOLULU, HAWAI`I May 14-18, 2007

• www.aamas2007.org

• www.aamas-conference.org (coming soon)