Notes on My Recent Trip to France, Part 1: The Last ONCO-MEDIA Meeting in Paris

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Note: Below is part 1 of a series of notes on my recent trip to France.



THE LAST ONCO-MEDIA MEETING IN PARIS



A report by

Rafael P. Saldana, Ph.D.

Co-Principal Investigator

ONCO-MEDIA Project

(http://www.onco-media.com/)



Introduction





ONCO-MEDIA Meeting, Day 1

ONCO-MEDIA - The last meeting in Paris

Date: July 11-12, 2008

Location: LIP6, 5th floor, Room 549
104 avenue du President Kennedy, 75016 Paris

Time Schedule:

Friday, July 11

10h Welcome

10h30 Appraisal on the project
History and life of the project
Daniel RACOCEANU

11h30 Coffee break

12h Contribution of each partner: I
Toshiharu NAKAI

13h Lunch

14h Contribution of each partner: II
Henning MULLER
Rafael SALDANA
Sorina CAMARASU
Jean-Romain DALLE
Patrick Brézillon

17h Coffee break

17h30 Contribution of each partner: III

Heng-Shuen CHEN

19h Eiffel Tower by foot (sponsor by Onco-Media France)

Saturday, July 12

10h Plan for the last three months for concluding the
project
1. Writing of the last report (outline,
individual contribution)

2. Proposal for a special issue or a book
Plan for the future

1. ICT-Asia

2. Other proposals (SinFra, SEACOOP, ... )

3. Prototyping (I3S et AIST/CGG)?

4. Student exchanges?

13h End of the meeting and lunch together in a restaurant

How to reach the place:

http://www.lip6.fr/fr/informations/comment.php#

RER line C station "Avenue du President Kennedy -
Maison de la Radio"

NB: look carefully at the signs
on the platform.

Metro: line 6; station Passy

by bike:
http://www.en.velib.paris.fr/comment_ca_marche/faq__1

Contact Person:

Patrick BREZILLON,
LIP6, Box 169, University Paris VI,
104,ave. du Pdt Kennedy, 75016 PARIS, France
Phone: +33 1 44 27 70 08 - Fax: +33 1 44 27 70 00
Mobile.: +33 6 10 63 76 96
Web: http://www-sysdef.lip6.fr/~brezil

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Trip to Paris, France (2008): Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport

. Figure Caption: Map of Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport

In a few hours from now, I will depart from Manila and board a KLM flight to Paris, France.

To prepare for my arrival in Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport I looked at the map of the airport from its website,


http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/Adp/en-GB/Passagers/


Other Links:


http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/Adp/en-GB/Passagers/Arrivees/QuitterAeroport/EnCarEtTrain/


http://www.aeroportsdeparis.fr/Adp/en-GB/Passagers/Arrivees/QuitterAeroport/EnTransportEnCommun/EnTransportsEnCommun.htm


Raffy
7/10/08
4:45 a.m.

Trip to Paris, France (2008): Pre-Departure Activities

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Figure Caption: Train Map of Metropolitan Paris. One of the maps that I will bring during my trip to Paris, France on July 10, 2008.


Today (9 July 2008) I spent most of my time preparing for my trip to Paris, France tomorrow morning.

Before my classes (Ma 20 and AMC 124) I went to the bank to ensure that I have sufficient money left in my checking account and to exchange some Philippine pesos to U.S. dollars.

I met my classes from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. After my classes I checked-in online via KLM website. It was my first time to use the online check-in facility of KLM. My seat number is 42 K (window seat).

Here's my checklist for my flight to Paris, France tomorrow:

1. Passport
2. Plane ticket
3. Cash (for travel tax, terminal fee, and spending money)
4. Credit cards
5. Luggage (with clothes, toiletries, etc.)
6. Conference presentation
7. Camera (plus accessories)
8. Hotel voucher
9. Travel insurance
10. Laptop computer (with charger)
11. USB memory sticks
12. Maps
13. Cellphone (with charger)

(I wonder if I forgot anything ???)

Cheers,

Raffy
7/9/08

Trip to Paris, France (July 2008)

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Photo Caption: Location map of the Laboratoire d'Informatique, University of Paris 6 in Paris, France -- venue of the ONCO-MEDIA project meeting starting on July 11, 2008.


On Thursday morning (10 July 2008) I will leave Manila and go to Paris, France for a scheduled research meeting (ONCO-Media Project, http://www.onco-media.com) via KLM flight KL 0804, departing from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 10:45 a.m. and arriving in Paris (via Amsterdam) at 9:20 p.m. on the same day.

This will be my third time to visit Paris, France. My first time was in August 1997 when I joined the XII World Youth Day Celebration. My second time was in September 2002 when I made a side trip to Paris (from Spain) on my way to Copenhagen (Denmark).

Our research meeting is scheduled to start on July 11 in the Laboratoire d'Informatique, University of Paris 6 ( http://www.lip6.fr/en/index.html ) in Passy, Paris, France. Our host is Dr. Patrick Brezillon.

I will attend this research meeting in my capacity as Co-Principal Investigator (for Ateneo de Manila University) of the ONCO-MEDIA project.

For more more information about ONCO-MEDIA, visit the website:
http://www.onco-media.com


Raffy 7/8/08