Date

4 to 7 November 2008

Venue

Kyoto Tokyu Hotel
Gojo-sagaru, Horikawa-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto 600-8519
Tel (81) 75-341-2411
Fax (81) 75-341-2488

• Hotel web page in English
• Map of hotel environment and access information

Committee Meeting Participants

Each WSTS Member Company has one official representative in the Committee, who is expected to participate in the Committee Meeting (Business Meeting) and to assume his/her voting rights in the Business Meeting on Tuesday morning. Any other employee of a WSTS Member Company is invited to participate in all parts of the Committee Meeting (Business Meeting and Forecast Meeting). Participation in the Forecast Meeting is subject to the submission of a premeeting forecast.
Furthermore the representatives of the sponsoring Semiconductor Industry Associations are invited to participate as observers. During your registration you will be required to declare in which role you will attend the meeting.
Certain detailed information such as the agenda, the list of participants etc. is only accessible to holders of WSTS user accounts and/or to registered participants. If you have registered but do not have a WSTS user account, you may login to this meeting web site (right upper corner) with your registration ID as user name and your last name as password.

Any non-member semiconductor company who has serious interest to join WSTS may send a participant to the Committee Meeting as observer. Such request is to be made to the WSTS Administrator.

Travel and Transfer

Most participants from abroad will travel by air and arrive at Kansai International Airport (KIX). Transfer to the hotel will take 90 to 120 minutes depending on traffic and type of ground transportation.
Participants arriving from within Japan or with a stopover in another Japanese airport may as well choose Osaka Itami airport for their arrival. Transfer from this airport to the hotel is a bit more than one hour.

Kansai International Airport has direct flights from all major hubs in USA, Europe and Asia.

For ground transportation from Kansai International Airport, there are several options:

1. Japan Railways Limited Express Train "Haruka". Departing directly from the terminal building complex every 30 minutes, fare ¥3690. Credit cards accepted. Arrives at Kyoto station after a travel time of 75 minutes. From there take a taxi for a short ride to the hotel (¥630). Alternatively you may use bus line 9 or 28, 4 stops. Fare is ¥220.
2. Airport Limousine Bus departing in front of the terminal building on the international arrivals level, bus stop 8. Frequency approximately every 40 minutes, travel time to Kyoto station 95 to 105 minutes. Return ticket ¥3800, sold at ticket counter in the arrival hall. Credit cards accepted. From Kyoto station take a taxi to the hotel (¥630). Alternatively you may use bus line 9 or 28, 4 stops. Fare is ¥220.
3. MK Skygate Shuttle is a collective shuttle service. Fare is ¥3500 per person from the airport to the hotel. One piece of luggage and hand luggage is free. Each additional piece of luggage costs ¥1000. The service needs to be booked at least 2 days ahead through the website of the taxi company. This site contains also all relevant information regarding pick-up point and transportation terms. While this option is convenient for travellers with heavy luggage, it may take up to three hours tranfer time as the minibus may have to wait for other arriving passengers and it may drop off other passengers at other hotels before arriving at your hotel.

From Osaka Itami airport a limousine bus is available to Kyoto station, operating every 20 minutes. Transfer time to Kyoto station is 55 minutes. Fare is ¥1280 one way. MK Skygate Shuttle operates from Itami airport, too. See 3. above for details.

Agenda

Below is the tentative agenda. Daily allocation of topics is still subject to change.

• Timed schedule (log in required)
• Events and locations (log in required)
• Printer friendly version of the meeting schedule, events and locations (log in required)
• Agenda of the Business Meeting

Planning Your Participation

If you participate in the meeting, a number of critical deadlines need to be observed. The planning calendar may be downloaded from the link at the bottom of this column or click here.

Active Participation

Contact the Vice Chairman of your region if you are willing to make a presentation or lead a session at the meeting.

The List of Active Participants shows which topics are already assigned and which are still open (log in required).

Presenters should attentively read the "Guidelines for Presenters" .

Cost of Participation

Hotel

All room rates quoted below include service and tax.

* At this date WSTS had to return unused rooms to the hotel. The hotel may therefter accommodate requests on availability basis and apply the then applicable standard rate.

For an extra charge of ¥1260 per day LAN Internet access from the guest room will be provided. This charge is waived in Deluxe Rooms.
Breakfast is available at ¥ 2000 per day and person when staying at the hotel.

Participation Fee

The regular fee is $120 to $150 per day or $500 for the entire meeting. Participants who registered before 22 August 2008 receive the discounted participation fee of $80 to $100 per day or $330 for the entire meeting. Participants who booked at the discounted participation fee (before 22 August), but who change any details of their registration after 22 August will have to pay the regular participation fee. Minor changes (change of room type, addition of supplementary information) will however not cause a reassessment of the participation fee. For registrations after the ordinary deadline of 29 September 2008 a late registration fee will apply, which is $140 to $170 per day or $580 for the entire meeting.
The applicable rates are summarized in the table below:

In case of cancellation of the registration in whole or in part WSTS will retain $100 per day or $330 for the entire meeting.

Participation fees include a daily buffet lunch, a morning and afternoon break with coffee, tea and other refreshments as well as a dinner on Tuesday and Thursday. The Thursday dinner is hosted by the Japanese Chapter. All meals are also available to accompanying spouses free of charge.

Meeting Registration and Hotel Reservation

The online registration portal closed on 29 October 2008 12:00 UTC

If you have any changes in your travel plans after the registration period has ended, contact the hotel directly to change your room reservation.

Practical Hints

Electricity in Japan is 100V 60Hz AC. Connectors are US standard but mostly without eart pin.

Only 3G mobile phones (UMTS) from abroad will work, but roaming fees are quite excessive. Also international calls from the hotel room are quite pricy. Calling cards are the most economic alternative to call your home country. As the Internet access from rooms is by wired LAN you should have a LAN cable with you (RJ45).

You will see many ATMs in Japan but not all accept international debit or credit cards. Look for the logos on the ATM (Maestro, Cirrus etc.). Those machines have also user guidance in English. Some ATMs reject international cards outside of bank office hours. At Kansai International Airport you have a good opportunity to withdraw cash from ATMs. Moreover all ATMs at post offices work with international cards.
As credit cards are not as widely accepted as in other countries, you should carry a reasonable amount of Yen cash with you for train tickets, taxis, shopping, restaurants etc.

Dress code for business events in Japan tends to be more formal than in some other countries. It is therefore appropriate, though not mandatory, to wear jacket and ties throughout the entire conference program. For the tour and dinner on Friday casual attire is appropriate.

Useful Links

• Kyoto Travel Guide
• Interactive map of Kyoto plus lots of other useful information.
• Hints for using the city bus with map of the bus network
• Kyoto Public Transport