Call For Participation Letter in English

THE 9 TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR YOUNGCOMPUTER SCIENTISTS (ICYCS 2008)CALL FOR PARTICIPATIONNovember 18-21, 2008 Zhang Jia Jie • ChinaThe 9 th International Conference for Young Computer Scientists (ICYCS 2008) will be held in Zhang JiaJie, China during November 18-21, 2008. There will be 6 keynote speakers for the conference, who are (1) Prof.Michael A. Langston, Ph.D; (2) Prof. Michael R. Fellows, Ph.D; (3) Prof. Yi Pan, Ph.D; (4) Prof. Ji-Feng He,Academician of CAS (Chinese Academy of Sciences); (5) Prof. Jiannong Cao, Ph.D; and (6) Dr. Yunhao Liu.You are cordially invited to attend the conference.(1) Conference Schedule1. Conference dates: November 18-21, 20082. Conference venue: Wulingyuan International Resort( 武 陵 源 国 际 度 假 酒 店 )3. Conference hotels: 1) Wulingyuan International Resort; 2) Emperor Hotel4. Program: Technical Program from November 18-21, Post-Conference Tours: November 22-23, 2008(2) Hotel & Tour Reservation and Conference RegistrationPlease make hotel & tour reservation and register the conference as soon as possible.1. Hotel & Tour ReservationPlease visit our conference website (http://www.csu.edu.cn/ICYCS2008) for more information and the“Latest News” in particular. Please download “ICYCS 2008 Hotel & Tour & Others Reservation Form”and getback to us at your earliest convenience: pengyongcsu@yahoo.com.cn (for non-Chinese authors),x-info@mail.csu.edu.cn (for Chinese authors). The deadline for you to submit the form is October 20,2008.2. Conference Registration Early registration For authors and attendees who have already made the early registration, pleasecheck our conference website for “The List of Early Registrations”. If you have made the registrationbut you cannot find your registration information in the list, please contact us immediately. Late and onsite registrationLate RegistrationOnsite RegistrationIEEE CS member andCCF memberUSD150 or RMB 1050Student USD 140 or RMB 950IEEE CS member andCCF memberUSD 160 or RMB 1150Student USD 150 or RMB 1050(3) Related Information (Please check the appendices for detail)ICYCS 2008 ORGANIZORS

APPENDICES FOR ICYCS 2008(1) Hotel Information1. Recommended Hotels♦ Wulingyuan International Resort, Zhangjiajie, China (http://www.prczjj.com/): a five-star hotel♦ Emperor Hotel, Wulingyuan, Zhangjiajie, China (http://www.tianzihotel.com): a four-star hotel.Around 10 minutes walk from Wulingyuan International Resort (conference venue) to this hotel.♦ The earliest date for check-in is November 17 and the latest date for check-out is November 24. If youneed to check in earlier than November 17 or you need to check out later than November 24, pleasecontact us for special arrangement.2. Special Hotel Fees for the Conference Wulingyuan International Resort: standard double-beds room, RMB620 per room per day, freeInternet connection Emperor Hotel: Front Building, RMB 380 per room per day, free Internet connection; Back Building,RMB 300 per room per day, free Internet connection3. Notices♦ Once you have made the hotel reservation, we do not accept any change for another type of hotelreservation.♦ If you do not make any reservation before the deadline, you may not be able to use the special hotelfees when you arrive at the hotel. In the worst case, you can not live at the conference hotel if alreadyfully booked.(2) How to Reach the Conference Venue1. From Zhangjiajie International Airport or Zhangjiajie Railway Station Zhangjiajie City BusTerminal Take a bus from Zhangjiajie City to Wulingyuan district (around 40 Kilometers fromZhangjiajie International Airport or 48 Kilometers from Zhangjiajie Railway Station). If you take abus, please get off at Wulingyuan International Resort station (RMB 10 Yuan a person, every 10minutes a bus). The tax fee is about RMB 120-150 from the airport or the railway station to theconference venue.2. If you go to Zhangjiajie City via Changsha City, we will arrange a special bus from Changsha RailwayStation to Zhangjiajie Wulingyuan International Resort. The bus will depart from Changsha RailwayStation at 9:30am, November 18, 2008. It will be around 4 hours trip to the destination and the bus feeis RMB 110 a person. Please make reservation in advance by filling the “ICYCS 2008 Hotel & Tour &Others Reservation Form”.(3) Late Registration♦ Payment by registrants outside mainland China (including Taiwan) can ONLY be in USdollars: Please transfer your registration fee to the following banking account:Account Name: Central South UniversityAccount No: 43102871508091001Name of the bank where the account has been opened: Central South University branchbank, Bank of China, Changsha, China

SWIFT Code of the bank: BKCHCNBJ970Address of the bank: Central South University branch bank, Bank of China, Changsha410083, ChinaRemark: In the REMARK part, please write down “ICYCS08”, your name and youraffiliation.♦ Payment by registrants in mainland China and Hong Kong and Macau can be in RMB:Please refer to Chinese version of the Call For Participation for more information.(4) Conference Proceedings and Receipt of the Registration FeePlease get the conference proceedings and the receipt of the registration fee at the conference venue. Wedo not provide any mailing service before and after the conference.(5) Post-Conference ToursTour 1 Yuanjiajie and Huangshizhai Two-Days TourRoute A: RMB 898 per personNovember 22: Morning: Tianzishan (Mountain), Helonggongyuan (Park), Helongtongxiang (Statue),Xiannusanhua, Yubifeng, Xihai,Yuanjiajie, Tianxiadiyiqiao (Bridge), Bailongtianti (Lift),Tianzishansuodao (Ariel Lift); Afternoon: Huanglongdong (Cave).November 23: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park Huangshizhai (World Natural Heritage site) including:Huangshizhaisuodao (Ariel Lift), Jinbianxi (Stream), Shuiraosimen, Qianlixianghui, Zicaotan,Jinbianyan, Zhubajiebeixifu, Guangyinsongzi, Pishanjiumu, Xiucaicanshu, Nazhufeng,Muziqingshen, Liuqige, Zhaixingtai, Shuangmenyingbin, Wuzhifeng.Route B: RMB 750 per personNovember 22: Morning: Tianzishan (Mountain), Tianzishansuodao (Ariel Lift), Helonggongyuan (Park),Helongtongxiang (Statue), Xiannusanhua, Yubifeng, Xihai, Afternoon: Huanglongdong (Cave).November 23: Zhangjiajie National Forest Park Huangshizhai (World Natural Heritage site) including:Jinbianxi (Stream), Shuiraosimen, Qianlixianghui, Zicaotan, Jinbianyan, Zhubajiebeixifu,Guangyinsongzi, Pishanjiumu, Xiucaicanshu, Nazhufeng, Muziqingshen, Liuqige, Zhaixingtai,Shuangmenyingbin, Wuzhifeng.Tour 2 Baofeng Lake Half-Day TourRMB 109 per person, Morning of November 22, November 23, November 24Tour 3 Tianmen Mountain Half-Day TourRMB 388 per person, Morning of November 22, November 23, November 24(6) Contact InformationContact: Ms. Ming Liu (0731)8876677, 13974970079; Zhaohui Dai (0731)8830700, 13707310396

Fax: (0731)8876677; 8830700E-mail: csgjwang@gmail.com; pengyongcsu@yahoo.com.cn(7) Map (Sorry we only have this map in Chinese at this time)(8) Train and Bus from Changsha to Zhangjiajie (For Your Information)Attention: there are many flights from large cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou to Zhangjiajie.Therefore, you don’t need to transfer through Changsha if you take flights for your trip.TrainorBusTypeSourceDestinationDepartureTimeArrivalTimeFee in RMBSoft BedHard BedN566 Rapid Changsha Zhangjiajie 23:00 04:16 106 55N569 Rapid Changsha Zhangjiajie 20:18 07:23 177 99Bus LuxuriousChangshaWest BusTerminalZhangjiajie CityBus Terminal8:00—19:00,every one hourAround 4hours by bus110