AAMAS 2007 in HONOLULU HAWAII May 14 18

AAMAS 2007 in HONOLULU, HAWAI`I May 14 -18, 2007 www. aamas 2007. 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) AAMAS 07 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 CITY MONTHLY DIRECT SEATS LOS ANGELES 185, 000+ SAN FRANCISCO 100, 000+ TOKYO 85, 000+ SEATTLE 25, 000+ SYDNEY/MELBOURNE 45, 000+ CHICAGO/MINNEAPOLIS 25, 000+ NEW YORK 10, 000+ CHINA/ASIA 25, 000+ UK/FRANCE 35, 000+ SOURCE: DBEDT 2003 REPORT

Getting There (continued) § A few airfares (might change of course): • • Los Angeles (NW) : $350, 6 hours Detroit (NW): $800, 12 hours Tokyo (JAL): 70, 000 yen, 7 hours Amsterdam (NW/KLM): 1, 200 EUR, 20 hours (via Seattle, includes connection time)

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HOTEL ROOMS ALA MOANA Many hotels are located in Waikiki within one mile of the Hawai`i Convention Center. We’re getting blocks of rooms for good prices. (Reserve early!) HAWAI`I PRINCE

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 § 21 st Century Systems, Inc. • http: //21 csi. com § Quantum Leap • http: //www. quantumleap. us

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`I http: //www. hawaii. edu § § 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 3 rd floor of P. O. S. T. building § Other UH units Pacific Ocean Science and Technology Building • • • 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

After AAMAS 07 Yokoo Durfee Huhns Sklar Modi Brooks Larson Zhang Calisti Sen Shehory Reed Sichman vander. Hoek Parunak Andre Rahwan Matsubara Calisti Ossowski Ohsuga

THE ALOHA SPIRIT The people of Hawai`i are as warm and welcoming as the weather (which, in May, averages 29 C/84 F for highs and 21 C/70 F 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. aamas 2007. org www. aamas-conference. org (coming soon)