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2006 ITRS Winter Meeting
Ambassador Hotel in HsinChu, Taiwan on December 4-5, 2006:
December 4 -- 1 DAY ONLY -- ITWG workshop meetings. Registration for Monday starts at 8:00.
The ITRS teams are invited to an evening dinner event on Monday evening. More information is coming soon.
December 5 -- ITRS public conference. Registration for Tuesday starts at 7:30.
The ITRS events end Tuesday.

VISA information
Hotel, airport, ground transportation
TSIA contact information
ITWG action items for the meeting and due dates, including presentation information
Agenda [proposed] for Dec 4 ITWG/IRC meeting
Agenda [proposed] for Dec 5 Public Conference
Taiwan general information [currency, electricity, time zone, tipping, and more]

LIMITED BREAKFASTS ARE PROVIDED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
DRAFT presentations are due NOVEMBER 10. NEW INFORMATION AND LIMITATIONS ON SLIDE COUNT. See more information below.
CrossTWG meetings must be limited to only TWO and will take place on Monday afternoon, to allow time for TWGs to meet amongst themselves to prepare for the conference and to review for the 2007 ITRS.

VISA INFORMATION
30-days visa-free privileges are afforded to citizens of the Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, U.K. and U.S.A.

For other countries, visas are required to enter Taiwan and can be to obtained from R.O.C. embassies, consulates or designated representative offices in visitors’ native countries. Tourist visas are recommended. Foreign nationals may obtain a tourist visa to visit the Republic of China for purpose for sightseeing business, family visits, study or training, medical treatment, or other legitimate activities. Tourist visas may be single or multiple-entry.

Please refer to Taiwan Bureau of Consular Affairs.

REGISTRATION FORM
This is Meeting Registration Form for the ITWG/IRC meetings and the ITRS Conference. Note the conference fee is waived for ITWG/IRC. Please use this form to avoid confusion and indicate the your TWG membership.

HOTEL INFORMATION
The Ambassador Hotel HsinChu
No.188 Sec 2, Chung-Hua Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Tel：886-3-515-1111
Fax : 886-3-515-1216
http://hsinchu.ambassadorhotel.com.tw/en/hsinchu/index.aspx

E-mails：
rsvn@ambassador-hsinchu.com.tw
reserv@ambassador-hsinchu.com.tw

Web Site:
www.ambassadorhotel.com.tw

Special rates apply if staying at the Ambassador Hotel.
ROOM RESERVATION FORM is here. PLEASE GET YOUR ROOM SOON !!

Hotel Cancellation Policy：Non-guarantee booking will be released at 18:00 and guaranteed booking will be charged one night room rate if not cancelled by 18:00 on the date of arrival.

TSIA CONTACT INFORMATION
Please contact Celia Shih for questions:
email : celia@tsia.org.tw
tel : +886-3-5917092
fax:+886-3-5820056
Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association
Rm1246, Bldg 51, 195, Sec. 4 Chung Hsing Rd.,
Chutung, Hsinchu, 310 Taiwan ROC

AIRPORT INFORMATION
Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport
http://www.cksairport.gov.tw/CKSeng/index.jsp

CKS International Airport is located in Taoyuan County approximately 40 kilometers, or about 50 minutes by car or bus from downtown Taipei.

GROUND TRANSPORTATION
Hotel Limousine
Limousines from Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport to the Ambassador Hotel are available upon reservation. Please indicate your needs on the hotel reservation form for further arrangement.

Airport Taxi
Taxis queue outside the Arrival Halls of both terminals in the CKS International Airport. To ensure the safety of passengers, only taxis approved by the Aviation Police Bureau after a strict qualification procedure are cleared to operate in CKS International Airport. Taxis are available at CKS International Airport around the clock.

The airport taxi charges according to the meter plus a 50% surcharge. Typical cost of a taxi ride to Hsinchu is around NT$1,500(US$45).

ITWG ACTION ITEMS for the DECEMBER MEETING

PRESENTORS' NAMES--The name[s] of your ITWG presenter for the November 5 ITRS Conference to include in the full Agenda.
CROSSTWG schedule--See the AGENDA for the restricted time for CrossTWGs to meet on Monday afternoon. Which TWO ITWGs does your ITWG wants to meet with? I need this information by the end of October.
PLEASE READ***NEW INFORMATION***DRAFT PRESENTATIONS for CONFERENCE HANDOUT

NOVEMBER 10--Due date for conference materials.
Please send slides of your DRAFT presentation to me at linda.wilson@sematech.org for including on the printed handout by the TSIA during the conference by November 10.
We must send out that day for Taiwan to receive by November 13 so they can print.
1. Slide count is limited to 20 slides, but keep the file size under 10MB.
2. You can continue to work the final presentation until lunchtime of December 4, so your team has a chance for input during the F2F meeting in Taiwan.
This presentation is a brief overview of the 2005-2006 ITRS, with focus on the changes from the 2005 ITRS.
If you are do not send the presentation by November 10, you must BE PREPARED TO PRINT at least 250 copies of your own material for including as a handout at the conference.
Printing your own copies is expensive and time consuming, and I strongly recommend sending a draft to us on time.
NOTE---FINAL ITWG presentations are due to TSIA at lunch on December 4 in HsinChu.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Currency
The New Taiwan Dollar(NT$) is the national currency. Paper currency comes I $2,000, $1,000, $500, $200 and $100 denominations, while coins come in $50, $20, $10, $5 and $1 denominations.
The currency exchange rate is around NT$33 to US$1. Foreign currencies can be exchanged at the CKS International Airport, government-designated banks and hotels. Please visit the Currency Converter at http://www.xe.net
Major credit cards are accepted in major hotels and stores and travelers checks may be cashed at foreign-exchange banks., some tourist-oriented business and most international tourist hotels.
Electricity
110 Volts / 60 HZ A.C.
Languages
Mandarin Chinese is the official language in Taiwan, but English is familiar to the younger generation, especially students, and those engaged in export trading, tourism, and the hotel industries. Most taxi drivers do not speak English.
Time Zone
Taiwan is 8 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time(GMT+0800)
Tipping
A 10% service charge is automatically added to room rates and meals. Other tipping is not expected.

http://www.cksairport.gov.tw/English/

http://www.tbroc.gov.tw/

For more information about Taiwan, please refer to
http://202.39.225.132/jsp/Eng/html/about_taiwan/general.jsp
http://www.mofa.gov.tw/webapp/mp?mp=6

TWG and CrossTWG Breakout Schedule
We have time on Monday afternoon for only 2 CrossTWG sessions. Please send the names of the TWO other teams to meet with your TWG. A Draft Breakout Schedule is coming soon, with the final schedule distributed at the meeting in the handout for the ITWG meeting.

Agendas/ITRS Events


Proposed DECEMBER 4 AGENDA
8:00 - 8:30	Registration
8:30 - 9:30	Plenary Session
9:30 - 12:30	IRC/ITWG Breakouts
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch
13:30 - 15:30	IRC/CrossITWG Breakouts
15:30 - 15:45	Break
15:45 - 16:45	IRC/CrossITWG Breakouts
17:00 - 17:45	Plenary Session
17:45	Adjourn

Proposed ITRS DECEMBER 5 Public Conference AGENDA TIMES ARE APPROXIMATES AND MAY CHANGE
7:30-8:15	Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:15-8:30 ESIA JEITA KSIA SIA	Regional Remarks	– *IRC Name? – IRC Name? – IRC Name? – *IRC Name?
8:30-8:50	Overall Roadmap Technology Characteristics
8:50-9:00	Q&A
9:00-9:15	Break and Poster Review
9:15 – Session 1 Greetings by Europe IRC — ***IRC Name?
9:20-9:40	Process Integration, Devices, and Strucs.	Peter Zeitzoff
9:40-10:00	RF and A/MS Technologies for Wireless Comm.	Margaret Huang
10:00-10:20	Emerging Research Devices	Jim Hutchby
10:20-10:40	Emerging Research Materials	Mike Garner
10:40-10:45	Questions from the Audience
10:45 – Session 2 Greetings by Japan IRC — ***IRC Name?
10:50-11:10	Metrology	Alain Diebold
11:10-11:30	Environment, Safety, and Health	Jim Jewett
11:30-11:50	Front End Processes	Jeff Butterbaugh or Raj Jammy
11:50-12:00	Questions from the Audience
12:00-13:30	Lunch
13:30 – Session 3 Greetings by Korea IRC — ***IRC Name?
13:35-13:55	Test & Test Equipment	Roger Barth
13:55-14:15	System Drivers and Design	Juan-antonio Carballo
14:15-14:35	Interconnect	Chris Case or Bob Geffken
14:35-14:55	Assembly and Packaging	Bill Bottoms
14:55-15:15	Questions from the Audience
15:15-15:35	Break and Poster Review
15:35 – Session 4 Greetings by Taiwan IRC — ***IRC Name?
15:40-16:00	Factory Integration	Mani Janakiram
16:00-16:20	Yield Enhancement	Lothar Pfitzner
16:20-16:40	Lithography	Mike Lercel
16:40-17:00	Modeling and Simulation	Jurgen Lorenz
17:00-17:10	Questions from the Audience
17:10-17:30	Open Discussion & Closing Remarks

The ITRS is devised and intended for technology assessment only and is without regard
to any commercial considerations pertaining to individual products or equipment.