AAMAS 2007
in
HONOLULU, HAWAI`I
May 14-18, 2007
www.aamas2007.org
Hapuna Beach
Photo by Kirk Lee Aeder
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) AAMAS07
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:
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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):
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Los Angeles (NW) : $350, 6 hours
Detroit (NW):
$800, 12 hours
Tokyo (JAL):
70,000yen, 7hours
Amsterdam (NW/KLM): 1,200EUR, 20 hours
(via Seattle, includes connection time)
HONOLULU
HONOLULU
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
 21st Century Systems, Inc.
• http://21csi.com
 Quantum Leap
• http://www.quantumleap.us
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI`I
http://www.hawaii.edu
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Manoa (main) UH campus
20,000+ students
< 2 miles from convention center
Information and Computer Sciences
Department
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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
3rd floor of P.O.S.T. building
 Other UH units
Pacific Ocean Science and
Technology Building
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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 AAMAS07
Yokoo
Durfee
Shehory
Huhns
Sklar
Modi
Reed
Sichman
vanderHoek
Brooks
Larson
Zhang
Calisti
Sen
Parunak
Andre
Rahwan
Matsubara
Calisti
Ossowski Ohsuga
Hapuna Beach
Photo by Kirk Lee Aeder
THE ALOHA SPIRIT
The people of Hawai`i are as warm and welcoming as the weather
(which, in May, averages 29C/84F for highs and 21C/70F 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.aamas2007.org
www.aamas-conference.org (coming soon)
Hapuna Beach
Photo by Kirk Lee Aeder