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Conference Venue/Site:

I-SPAN'02 (6^th International Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms, and Networks) will be held on May 22-24, 2002 at the Ateneo Professional Schools, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Rockwell Center is a modern residential, business and commercial complex which houses a shopping mall called The Powerplant. It is very close to the Makati Central Business area (Ayala Avenue and Makati Avenue).

Notes:

1. Makati City is in the South of Manila, and in the North of the International Airport.
2. Rockwell Center in Makati City is approximately 30 minutes from the Manila International Airport (or Ninoy Aquino International Airport).
3. The Ateneo Professional Schools (Graduate School of Business and School of Law) is located at: No. 20 Rockwell Drive, Rockwell Center, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines. It is close to Jupiter St., Makati Avenue, and Bel-Air subdivision.
4. Our contact person at the Ateneo Professional Schools is Ms. Carla Gonzales ( cce-abib@aps.ateneo.edu ) of the Center for Continuing Education, Ateneo Graduate School of Business. Tel. +63 (2) 830-2050; (direct line); 899-7991 to 96 or 729-2000 to 01 (trunkline).

Hotel Accommodations for I-SPAN'02 

We have selected the City Garden Hotel in Makati (a short walking distance to the conference venue) as the official conference hotel accommodation. I-SPAN'02 participants will be given special rates, as follows:

Single Accommodation   PhP 2,000 / room/night    (approx. USD 40)

Twin Accommodation     PhP 2,500 / room/night  (approx. USD 50)

Address/Contact Numbers:

City Garden Makati ( USD 38 to 50 )
7870 Makati Avenue, corner Kalayaan Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines

Telephone: (632) 899 1111
Facsimile: (632) 899 1415
Domestic Toll Free: 1-800-101-GARDEN
Website: www.citygardenhotels.com

Reservations should be confirmed on or before May 19, 2001 to the I-SPAN'02 secretariat. No deposit fee is required. Major credit cards are accepted by the hotel. Airport transfer to and from the hotel and airport may be arranged.

For further information, send e-mail to i-span02@admu.edu.ph

OTHER HOTELS IN MAKATI CITY:

I. Walking Distance to the Conference Venue:

   (10 to 15 minutes walk) 

Oxford Suites (USD 50 to 55)
P. Burgos cor. Durban Streets, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
http://asiatravel.com/philippines/oxford/ 

Millenium Plaza Hotel Makati (USD 36 to 44)
Makati Avenue, Makati City 1200, Metro Manila, Philippines
http://alltravelnetwork.com/philippines/milleniumplaza/index.html 

Century Citadel Inn ( USD 35 to 125 )
5007 P, Burgos Steet, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
http://alltravelnetwork.com/philippines/centurycitadel/index.html

 II. Hotels in Central Business District of Makati City

(15 to 20 minutes by car/taxi   to conference venue)

 New World Renaissance Hotel ( USD 90 )
Ezperanza St. corner Makati Avenue, Makati City
http://alltravelnetwork.com/philippines/newworldhotel/index.html

 Makati Shangri-la Makati
Ayala Avenue, corner Makati Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
http://www.shangri-la.com/eng/hotel/32/

Peninsula Hotel Makati
Makati Avenue cor. Ayala Avenue, Makati City, 1200 Metro Manila, Philippines
http://www.flyphilippines.com/manilahotels/peninsula/

Hotel Intercontinental Manila
Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
http://asiatravel.com/philippines/other/hotelintercon/ 

Dusit Hotel Nikko
Ayala Center, Makati City, Metro Manila Philippines
http://www.holidaycity.com/dusit-nikko-manila/

Notes:

City Garden Hotel is reasonably priced. It is walking distance (10 to 15 minutes walk) to the Ateneo Professional Schools, the conference venue. Oxford Suites, Millenium Plaza, and Century Citadel Inn are also within walking distance (10 to 15 minutes) to the conference site.

If you want to stay in the Makati central business district (where the shopping centers are) we recommend New World Renaissance Hotel (approx. 4 star rating), Makati Shangrila (5 star rating) and Manila Peninsula Hotel (5 star rating). All these hotels are within 15 to 20 minutes by car/taxi to the conference site.

 Best Regards,

Dr. Rafael Saldaña
Co-Chair
I-SPAN'02 Local Organizing Committee
E-mail: raf@admu.edu.ph

I-SPAN'02
The Sixth International Symposium
on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms, and Networks
May 22-24, 2002

Ateneo Professional Schools
Rockwell Center, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Website: http://www.admu.edu.ph/i-span02
Hosted by: Ateneo de Manila University