PNC 2016

Date

August 16th-18th (Tuesday-Thursday)

Venue

The Getty Center
Venue: Harold M. Williams Auditorium Address: 1200 Getty Center Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90049, USA Website: http://www.getty.edu/visit/center/ Map: http://www.getty.edu/visit/downloads/center_overview_map.pdf

Registration

The PNC 2016 Online Registration is OPEN NOW! Please find more information on registration page.

For invitation letter request, please email the following information to pnc@gate.sinica.edu.tw.

First Name

Nationality

Afiliations

Position

Complete Email Address

Telephone Number

Opening Ceremony

Date: August 16th
Time: 09:00-09:30
Venue: Harold M. Williams Auditorium, The Getty Center

Viewing of Cave Temples of Dunhuang Exhibition

Date: August 17th
Time: 17:30-19:00

Reception

Date:      August 17th
Time:      19:00~
Venue:    Museum Entrance Hall, The Getty Center

Closing and Awards Ceremony

Date:      August 18th
Time:      17:00-17:30
Venue:   Museum Lecture Hall, The Getty Center

Language

“English” is the official language in this conference.

Host (in alphabetical order)

J. Paul Getty Trust

  J‧保羅‧蓋蒂基金會

Pacific Neighborhood Consortium
太平洋鄰里協會

Co-Host

  Academia Sinica, Taiwan
中央研究院


Ministry of Education, Taiwan
教育部

Electronic Cultural Atlas Initiative (ECAI)
電子文化地理圖誌協會

About Los Angeles

Los Angeles is a trend-setting global metropolis with an extraordinary history and a rich cultural heritage. It’s known as the Entertainment Capital of the World and is home to renowned museums, along with 75 miles of sunny coastline. The city of Los Angeles (nicknamed the "City of Angels") is the most populous city in California. Located on a broad basin in Southern California, the city is surrounded by vast mountain ranges, valleys, forests, beautiful beaches along the Pacific Ocean, and nearby desert.

● Climate

Southern California’s climate has often been described as “perfect” and with good reason. Most days are sunny and warm, with gentle ocean breezes in the summer. The humidity is low with little rain. In fact, there are no unpleasant seasons in Los Angeles.

Annual precipitation: 15 inches Average high temperature: 74° F
Avg. sunny/partly sunny days: 292 days Average low temperature: 56° F

● Electricity

Electricity in USA is at 120V, 60Hz. The power plugs used in USA are of the two-pin or three-pin, square-shaped type. It is suggested to check before using an electrical appliance.