WG211/M18Schedule
IFIP Working Group 2.11, Eighteenth Meeting
June 4-7, 2018 in Kyoto, Japan.
The meeting will be held in Kyoto, Japan, hosted by Atsushi Igarashi.
The meeting will last 3.5 days; the first three days (June 4-6) will be full-day, whereas the last day (June 7) will be a half-day session.
Venue
The meeting will be held at Kyoto University.
Travel
Kansai International Airport, located south of Osaka, is the natural access route to Kyoto. From there you can reach Kyoto Station in 1 hour 15 minutes, using the Limited Express HARUKA (runs twice an hour). Another option is to use a shared taxi (shuttle), which you should book in advance, operated either by Yasaka Taxi or MK Taxi. You can also fly first to Narita International Airport or Haneda International Airport in Tokyo, and then connect to Osaka Airport (ITM) from which you can take a limousine bus or a shared taxi to Kyoto. (If you are a train fan, it may be a good idea to take Shinkansen (superexpress train) from Tokyo to Kyoto, although it's an expensive choice.) The Central Japan International Airport, nearby Nagoya, provides an alternative access route. The Mu-Sky limited express to Nagoya runs every 30mn (and takes 30mn), and from there to Kyoto is just 35mn by Shinkansen (albeit a bit expensive).
The organizer will conduct a survey for those who would like to use the shuttle bus from the airport.
You can check timetables for trains inside Japan on Jorudan's Norikae-Annai or on Google Maps.
Arrival/Departure
- Kevin: arr KIX 02 Jun 2018 20:30 on CA0161; dep KIX 11 Jun 2018 16:25 on CA0928
- Jeremy: arr ITM 02 Jun 2018 10:35 on JL111; dep KIX 08 Jun 2018 10:45 on AY078
- Tony arr KIX 02 Jun 2018 19:10 on QF33; dep KIX 09 Jun 2018 20:40 on QF34 -- I would like a round-trip shuttle (to/from Hearton Hotel),
- Julia arr KIX 03 Jun 2018 08:40 on AF292; dep KIX 09 Jun 2018 10:30 on AF291
- Sandrine arr KIX 03 Jun 2018 8:35 on AF8437
- Jacques arr KIX 02 Jun 2018 19:15 on OZ118; dep KIX 09 Jun 2018 17:15 on AC1952 -- I would like the shuttle (to Hearton Hotel), definitely on arrival.
- Chris L. arr HND 03 Jun 2018 15:50 on NH218; dep HND 08 Jun 2018 00:10 on LH4921
- Ralf L. with partner arr KIX 02 Jun 2018; dep KIX 09 Jun 2018
- Ulrik: arr KIX 02 Jun 2018 08:55 on AY077; dep KIX 09 Jun 2018 10:45 on AY078
Accommodation
Rooms have been blocked in a single, recommended hotel (Hearton Hotel Kyoto); please use the special booking web site. If you'd like to book a room for an extra stay before/after the meeting, please contact Nippon Travel Agency Co., Ltd. (The contact email address is in the booking web site.) Alternative hotels can be located on this map.
Registration
Registration fee is 33,000 JPY, which covers all meeting-related expenses (including excursion, lunch, and dinner, which is all part of the program). At the registration site, there is an option for your family: 28,000 JPY for everything but refreshments and lunch (during the meeting).
Attendance
Members: please add yourself here (in alphabetical order by last name) or email a chair-person to be added.
Sandrine Blazy, Jacques Carette, Jeremy Gibbons, Robert Glück, Kevin Hammond, Atsushi Igarashi, Julia Lawall, Christian Lengauer, Ralf Lämmel, Peter Mosses, Klaus Ostermann, Markus Püschel, Christoph Reichenbach, Sven-Bodo Scholz, Ulrik Pagh Schultz, Chung-chieh Shan, Satnam Singh, Tony Sloane, Eric Van Wyk
Talks
See below for schedule, note that the actual scheduling of talks will not be available until the meeting starts. Members: please add yourself and your topic, following the template below.
- Ulrik Pagh Schultz Designing a Language for Drone Swarm Programming
- ... (add more, order alphabetically, following same pattern)...
Program / schedule
Scientific program
TBA
Social events
- Monday 4 June;
- Dinner at Kagaribi (かがり火) (http://www.gion-kagaribi.com/)
- Tuesday 5 June;
- Dinner at Kiyosu (きよす) (http://r.tabelog.com/kyoto/A2603/A260302/26001516/)
- Wednesday 6 June; 1pm-
- Excursion (see below)
- Dinner at Kyoto Hotel Okura (京都ホテルオークラ)
- Thursday 7 June;
- Lunch (details TBD)
Social events are covered by the registration fee except the lunch on Thursday.
Excursion
- The bus leaves Kyoto University at 1pm.
- Visit to Enryaku-ji (延暦寺) in Mt. Hiei (比叡山); (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enryaku-ji and https://www.hieizan.or.jp/_att/english.pdf)
- Ride on Sakamoto Cable Railway to the town called Sakamoto (坂本) on Lake Biwa (琵琶湖), the largest lake in Japan. (http://www.sakamoto-cable.jp/utilities/pdf/pamp_en.pdf)
- The longest cable route in Japan
- If the weather is fine, we can expect a nice view over Lake Biwa.
- Visit to Kyu-Chikurinin Garden (旧竹林院庭園); http://kyuchikuriin.web.fc2.com/ (which provides little information in English)
- A break with green tea
- Dinner at Kyoto Hotel Okura from 6pm.
Joint trips before/after the meeting
People arriving before the meeting: Ulrik and Christoph (arriving Saturday, will be in Kyoto Sunday), Kevin (in Kyoto Sunday, my wife will be joining me), Jacques (arriving Saturday evening via Osaka), Jeremy (arriving Saturday), Tony (arriving Saturday evening Osaka).
People staying after the meeting: Ulrik (staying until Saturday, considering Osaka), Ken (leaving via Osaka on Friday), Julia (probably staying until Saturday, flying out of Osaka), Kevin (leaving Monday, from Osaka), Christoph (leaving Friday, from Osaka), Jacques (leaving Saturday, from Osaka), Tony (leaving Saturday evening via Osaka).
Places to go: Ken suggests Kyoto Butoh Kan and Kyoto Railway Museum
Sento
Jeremy suggests the following: I thought it would be helpful - for those like myself, arriving early in the morning but not able to check in to a hotel in the afternoon - to point out that that it is easy to get a nice hot bath cheaply in Japan, in a public facility called a sento. You have to be comfortable being naked with strangers (of the same sex); but there is no better way to relax after a long flight. However, note that tattoos are not welcome.
As it happens, there is a basic sento in the basement of Kyoto Tower, which is just across the road from Kyoto Station where people are likely to arrive in the city, open from early to late: Kyoto Tower Daiyokujo Yuu 07:00-22:00 (basement 3F). But Atsushi has recommended a "super-sento" (a fancier place, with several different pools, masseurs, restaurant, a bit more expensive) called Hana-no-yu はなの湯, one station away from Kyoto Station, which is open from 10:00.