Re: Reminder: C5 2007 conference in Kyoto - Hotel Registration closing soon

> Hello All,
>
> [Apologies if you receive multiple copies of this message.]
>
> This is a reminder of the registration for C5 2007 held in Kyoto, Japan
> on Jan. 24-26, 2007.
>
> The deadline of the conference hotel registration is Dec. 20. There
> still some rooms available in low rates.
>
> Also, the early registration with the discounted rate is closed on
> January 10. You can register early and pay in cash at the conference, so
> please take a look at the conference registration site and register with
> both conference and hotel.
>
> http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-07/participation.html
>
> I'm looking forward to seeing you all at the conference.
>
> Hideyuki Takada
>
> -----
> CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
>
> The Fifth International Conference on
> Creating, Connecting and Collaborating through Computing (C5 2007)
>
> January 24-26, 2007, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
> http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-07/
>
> Organized by
>  Hewlett-Packard Company
>  Kyoto University 21st Century COE Program for Knowledge Society
> Infrastructure
>  Viewpoints Research Institute
>
> SCOPE
>  Computers, networks, and other forms of technology are now pervasive
>  in our information-based society. However, most users still function
>  as passive consumers of technology. To evolve into a true knowledge
>  society, it is critical that we transform computer-based human
>  activities to engage users in the active process of creating,
>  connecting, and collaborating together.
>
>  The C5 conference is for researchers, technology developers,
>  educators, and technology users who are concerned about developing
>  and enabling human-oriented creation, connection, and collaboration
>  processes. C5 is an international forum for presenting ongoing work
>  as well as new work currently under development and for discussing
>  future needs and directions in creative computing and multimedia
>  authoring environments. We welcome equally the submission of
>  technical papers and practitioner/experience reports for paper
>  presentations. In addition, we are adding a workshop track for the
>  third day of the conference and are soliciting proposals for half-day
>  and full-day interactive workshops.
>
> REGISTRATION FEE
>  Early Registration Rate (on or before Jan. 10): 10,000 JPY
>  Standard Registration Rate (after Jan. 11 and on-site): 12,000 JPY
>  Student Rate (Banquet excluded): 3,000 JPY
>  Extra Banquet (per one person): 3,000 JPY
>  Extra Preliminary Proceedings: 2,000 JPY
>
>  Early and standard registration rates include a copy of preliminary
>  proceedings (on CD) and banquet. Student rate includes a copy of
>  preliminary proceedings (on CD). Student registrants who want to
>  attend the banquet need to pay for the extra banquet fee. Authors also
>  have to register based on their status (regular or student). Authors
>  whose papers are included in the proceedings will receive a copy of
>  the formal proceedings published by the IEEE Computer Society after
>  the conference. Reprints of papers and additional copies of the formal
>  proceedings can be purchased from the IEEE Computer Society.
>
> REGISTRATION FORM
>  Registration should be made by E-mail or FAX. Registration Form is
>  available below. (E-mail address and FAX number is included in the
>  form.)
>
>  http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-07/c5reg.doc (MS-WORD)
>  http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-07/c5reg.pdf (PDF)
>  http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-07/c5reg.txt (Plain Text)
>
>  Please note that credit card payment is only accepted through fax
>  registration to protect your personal information. If you prefer to
>  register by E-mail, please pay on-site by Japanese cash.
>
> HOTEL RESERVATION FORM
>  A group block of rooms at the following 2 hotels has been reserved
>  for this conference with special rates. For reservation, please send
>  the following form by E-mail or Fax by December 20, 2006. Rooms are
>  assigned by the first-come-first-served basis.
>  (E-mail address and FAX number is included in the form.)
>
>  http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-07/c5hotel.doc (MS-WORD)
>  http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-07/c5hotel.pdf (PDF)
>  http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-07/c5hotel.txt (Plain Text)
>
>  *Holiday Inn Kyoto (http://www.hi-kyoto.co.jp/)
>    Single Room -  8,000 JPY (+500 JPY for breakfast)
>    Double Room - 11,000 JPY (+1,000 JPY for breakfast)
>
>    Shuttle Bus available between Kyoto Station and Hotel. Wireless LAN
>    available at Lobby. Major credit cards acceptable. About 10 minutes
>    to Kyoto University by Kyoto City Bus (#206).
>
>  *Co-op Inn Kyoto (http://www.coopinn.jp/)
>    Single Room -  5,000 JPY (+800 JPY for breakfast)
>    Double Room -  9,200 JPY (+1,600 JPY for breakfast)
>
>    In-room Internet available for free. Major credit cards acceptable.
>    About 15 minutes to Kyoto University by Kyoto City Bus (#201).
>
> ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
>
> Honorary Co-Chairs
>  Alan Kay, Viewpoints Research Institute, USA
>  Makoto Nagao, National Institute of Information and Communications
> Technology (NICT), Japan
>
> Conference Co-Chairs
>  Kim Rose, Viewpoints Research Institute, USA
>  Katsumi Tanaka , Kyoto University, Japan
>
> Program Co-Chairs
>  Benay Dara-Abrams, DALaboratories, USA
>  Rieko Kadobayashi, National Institute of Information and Communications
> Technology (NICT), Japan
>  Rick McGeer, Hewlett-Packard Company, USA
>  Kazuyuki Moriya, Kyoto University, Japan
>
> Workshop Track Chair
>  Benay Dara-Abrams, DALaboratories, USA
>
> Local Arrangement Chair
>  Hajime Kita, Kyoto University, Japan
>
> Publicity and Publication Chair
>  Hideyuki Takada, Ritsumeikan University, Japan
>
> Program Committee
>  Michael Bischoff, University of Applied Sciences Luebeck, Germany
>  Masahiro Fujita, University of Tokyo, Japan
>  Mark Guzdial, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
>  Masaki Hayashi, Sega Sammy Media, Inc., Japan
>  Tsuneo Jozen, Osaka Electro-Communication University, Japan
>  Shinichi Konomi, University of Tokyo, Japan
>  Julian Lombardi, Duke University, USA
>  Maic Masuch, Otto-von-Guericke-University of Magdeburg, Germany
>  Mark McCahill, University of Minnesota, USA
>  Maggie McPherson, University of Leeds, UK
>  John David Miller, Intel Corporation, USA
>  Shinya Nakagawa, HP Labs, Japan
>  Haruhiko Okumura, Mie University, Japan
>  Zhiyong Peng, Wuhan University, China
>  Ian Piumarta, Viewpoints Research Institute, USA
>  Andreas Raab, Qwaq, Inc., USA
>  David Reed, MIT Media Lab/HP Labs, USA
>  Nathanael Scharli, Google, Switzerland
>  David Smith, Qwaq, Inc., USA
>  Kazutoshi Sumiya, University of Hyogo, Japan
>  Toshiyuki Takeda, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
>  Shin'ichi Ueshima, Kansai University, Japan
>
>