• IEEE Turkey Section invites 2009 IEEE Region 8 Meeting to be held in Istanbul.

•We are resonably a large section with many chapters and student members

• MembershipThe IEEE Turkey Section 2240 active members with many student members (9 Fellows, 68 Senior Members and 1085 Student Members).

• We hold many technical meetings and support many conferences each year 7 (AP), 16 (COM), 8 (CS), 6 (EMB), 5 (Circuits and Systems), 4 (SP), 4 (PE), 3 (LEO) technical activities, 10 conferences, 5 GOLD meetings and Student Branch Congress have been held in 2007.

•We could help in the local organization of the 2009 Region 8 meeting with our resources.

Turkey Section invitation

Many large IEEE conferences are held in Istanbul including

• 2007 IEEE 23rd International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE 2007). The Marmara Hotel, Istanbul,

• ICC 2006 Istanbul, Hilton Convention Centre• MEMS 2006, Lütfi Kirdar Convention and Exhibition

Centre, Istanbul • Securecomm 2008, Nippon Hotel, Istanbul• 2003 IEEE CONFERENCE ON CONTROL

APPLICATIONS• 2003 IEEE EMC

Turkey Section invitation

• Istanbul is a very large metropolitan city with population around 15M.

•Many interesting historical sites

Turkey Section invitation

Some of the places to visit in Istanbul

- Haghia Sophia (Ayasofya)

- Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet)

- Topkapı Palace

- Bosphorus

- Grand Bazaar

- Galata Tower

- Cistern Basilica

- Suleymaniye Mosque

Haghia Sophia Blue Mosque

Bosphorus Grand Bazaar

Topkapı Palace, Haghia Sophia, Blue Mosque

Congress Venue

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2 major districts A DowntownB Old Town

ZONE A (Downtown)Maslak Sheraton HotelMövenpick Istanbul HotelRadisson SAS BosphorusSofa Hotel The Plaza HotelGrand Cevahir HotelHotel Büyük SürmeliEresin Taxim Premier

5 Star Hotels

Superior 4 Star & 4 Star Hotels

BW Eresin Taxim Divan HotelLares Park HotelElite Hotel The Point HotelNippon HotelHotel Aygün Plaza Central Palace Divan City IstanbulThe Marmara PeraYenişehir PalaceHotel Villa

Richmond HotelBest Western Savoy HotelSV Boutique Hotel Taksim Gönen Taksim Hill Taksim Select Taksim Square The Madison Hotel

Euro Plaza Germir PalaceGolden Age 1Grand Öztanık HotelGrand Star HotelLion ParkMetropark HotelOrtaköy PrincessKervansarayKonak HotelLa Martine HotelLa Perla Hotel

Feronya HotelCartoon HotelCrystal HotelSeminal Hotel

3 Star Hotels

Hilton Istanbul (Head Quarters Hotel)Çırağan Palace Hotel KempiskiThe Ritz Carlton HotelConrad InternationalHyatt Regency Hotel Swissotel the BosphorusThe Marmara IstanbulRamada Plaza

Four Seasons HotelAkgün HotelBarcelo Eresin HotelEresin Crown Hotel

Armada HotelBest Western President HotelBW Empire HotelHoliday Inn Istanbul City Hotel MinaKalyon HotelLady Diana HotelHotel Yaşmak Sultan

5 Star Hotels Superior 4 Star & 4 Star Hotels

ZONE B (Old Town)

Numerous budget accomodation is available

in the old town

Conference centers in Istanbul-Lutfu Kırdar Convention centre

-The Marmara Istanbul

-Hilton Istanbul

-Swiss Hotel Bosphorus

-Princess Hotel

-Conrad Hotel

-Divan Istanbul

-Ortakoy Princess Hotel

-Ceylan Intercontinental Hotel

Single Room

Deluxe 5 Star Hotels € 215.- / € 330.-

5 Star Hotels € 165.- / € 205.-

Superior 4 Star Hotels

€ 110.- / € 155.-

4 Star Hotels € 55.- / € 105.-

3 Star Hotels € 35.- / € 50.-

Budget € 15.- / € 25.-

ROOM RATES & CATEGORIESROOM RATES & CATEGORIES

Double Room

Deluxe 5 Star Hotels

€ 215.- / € 330.-

5 Star Hotels € 165.- / € 205.-

Superior 4 Star Hotels

€ 130.- / € 180.-

4 Star Hotels € 70.- / € 145.-

3 Star Hotels € 40.- / € 55.-

Budget € 20.- / € 30.-

As of 2008

Today’s world of instant communications, Istanbul enjoys of being in the same central location as it did in the ancient world.

The average flying time to reach Istanbul is only between 2,5-3 hours from all major cities of Europe, Middle East, North Africa, The flying time from New York to Istanbul is 9 hours and from Tokyo is 11 hours.

Istanbul’s new and modern international airport receives two daily direct flights from all major European Cities, Continent of America, Middle and Far East.

Transportation to Istanbul

Some facts about Turkey ?...

The famous Trojan Wars took place in Western Turkey Truva town.

The first church built by man (St. Peter's Church) is in Antioch (Antakya), Turkey.

The oldest known human settlement in Turkey is Catalhoyuk (7th Millennium B.C.)

St. Nicholas, also known as Santa Clause, was born in Demre - Antalya

Noah's Ark landed on Mount Ararat (Agri Dagi) in Eastern Turkey.

Turkey houses one of the the richest flora and almost every year new plant species are gained to the world literature.

The Turks were who introduced coffee to Europe.

Turkey is noted for having one of the three (together with French and Chinese) most famous and distinctive traditional cuisines in the world.

Anatolia is the birthplace of historic legends, Homer (the poet), King Midas, Heredotus (the father of history), St. Paul the Apostle and Santa Claus

The First Ecumenical Council was held in Iznik, Turkey.

Anatolia is the birthplace of historic legends, Homer (the poet), King Midas, Heredotus (the father of history), St. Paul the Apostle and Santa Claus

The Hittites sold Abraham the cave where he buried his wife Sarah, when the Israelites came to Palestine.

The first university in history is in Harran, Turkey 

Antalya Museum was rewarded by the European Council as the best museum of Europe in 1988. In Antalya, in the spring time you can both ski in the mountains & swim on the coast.

Lydia which is one of the greatest civilization lived in Anatolia has still got some remainings around Salihli (Sardis) and it's the first civilization which coined money.

Virgin Mary spent her last days at an house situated on the top of Bülbüldag (Ephesus) which is considered to be a holy place for all religions.

Seven Churches of Revelation are all in Aegean Region in Turkey (Ephesus, Sardis, Tyatira, Pergamon, Philadelphia, Smyrna, Collosae).

Female goddesses dominated the Central Anatolian  pantheon for thousands of years before these supernatural powers were transformed to male gods.

ISTANBUL

a unique & exotic city where two continents meet

It will be our It will be our honour to hosthonour to host

2009 IEEE Region 8 Meeting 2009 IEEE Region 8 Meeting

in Istanbulin Istanbul

Thank You...Thank You...

• PRINCESS HOTEL (http://www.istanbulprincess.com +90-212 285 36 80)• Accomodation Cost: Single Room / BB 140 €• Double Room / BB 160 €

• Meeting Room Cost: 200 € (meeting cost) + 33 € (lunch+tea costs per person)

• Total One Day Cost: • 140 € *40 + 160 € *5= 5600 € + 800 € = 6400 € (Total Accomodation)

• 33 € * 50 = 1650 € (Total Meeting Cost with lunch) • TOTAL= 6400 € + 1650 € +200 € = 8250 €

• Extra Info: This otel is very luxury with Turkish Bath, sauna, closed swimming pool, fitness center and health center.

IRO meeting exercise in 2007

• Accomodation Alternatives• (considering 40 participants and 10 organization team members)• RICHMOND HOTEL (http://www.richmondhotels.com.tr +90 212252 54 60)• Place: Taksim (City Center of Istanbul)• Accomodation Cost: Single Room / BB 85 USD• Double Room / BB 95 USD• Meeting Room Cost: 100 $ (meeting cost) + 32 $ (lunch+tea costs per person)

• Total One Day Cost: • 85$*40 + 95$*5= 3400 + 475 = 3875 $ (Total Accomodation)• 100 $ + 32 $ * 50 = 1700 $ (Total Meeting Cost with lunch)• TOTAL= 3875$+1700$=5575 $

• Extra Info: This otel hosted IEEE events with 50 participants before.

IRO meeting exercise in 2007