IEEE ITW'06 Photo Gallery, Chengdu, October 22-26, 2006

ITW'06: Opening Ceremony	ITW'06: Banquet
ITW'06: Conference Party	ITW'06: Banquet
ITW'06: Changing Faces	ITW'06: Panda House
ITW'06: Emei Mountain	ITW'06: Volunteers

2006 IEEE Information Theory Workshop

The 2006 IEEE Information Theory workshop aims to explore current topics in the areas of coding and information theory. Possible topics include, but are not necessarily limited to: error control coding, iterative decoding and detection techniques, data compression, joint source and channel coding, quantum-theoretical aspects of coding, network coding, space-time codes, multi-user and MIMO systems.

The workshop will be held as a single-session event over 3 1/2 days, including a half day excursion to the Giant Panda Base and Sanxingdui Wonder. The event would start on the evening of Sunday Oct. 22th with a drinks and nibbles reception and would conclude at lunchtime on Thursday Oct. 26th, giving the delegates a weekend to go to Jiu Zhai Gou or other World Cultural and Natural Heritage listed sites around Chengdu city.

Presentations are expected to include both invited and contributed papers. Poster sessions are also planned and a special session for researchers from China to present their recent results is being considered.

The workshop will be held at Chengdu California Garden Hotel (http://www.ecccn.com/), which is one of the most competitive luxurious hotels in downtown Chengdu, located in Chengdu International Exhibition and Convention Center (CIECC,). The hotel is conveniently located in the eastern wing of the CIECC. Distance from the airport is 22km and distance from the railway station is 2km. Due to the peaceful garden-like surroundings, the hotel, although located in the bustling city center, allows guests to enjoy a relaxing and pleasant atmosphere. The hotel is divided into two separate sections, one is built to meet 5 star standards and the other meets 4 star requirements. Apart from the international level conference facilities, the hotel offers gracefully decorated guest rooms including standard double rooms, single rooms, suites, and presidential deluxe suites.

The California Garden Hotel of CIECC has 30 rooms, with sizes ranging from 40m2 to 1,500m2 capable of holding 20-1,500 persons, respectively, for various kinds of meetings, making it the most advanced, diversified, and accomplished convention spot in China. Local Congresses meetings and trade fairs at levels from nationwide to municipal are constantly held here. Siemens, Nokia, Phillips, Aventis, Motorola, Samsung, LG, Toshiba, Panasonic, Citibank, Morgan Stanley, GE, GM, HP, Compaq, Dell, CISCO and many other world corporations sing highly of CIECC's service and the quality of the facilities.