802.1 September Interim

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802.1 September Interim

• York, 26-29 September 2006

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York, North Yorkshire, England
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Proposed Meeting Date

• September 26-29th 2006
• Avoid 802.3 Montreal (September 18th)
• Avoid Q.9/15 Sophia Antipolis (September 18th)
• Avoid Rosh Hashanah (Jewish holiday, September
  23rd)
  
• Ideal time of year for good weather
• but bring a raincoat, just in case!

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Proposed Venue

• The Best Western Monkbar HotelMonk Bar
• York
• YO31 7JA
• Telephone [phone]Fax [phone]
  629195E-mail sales_at_monkbarhotel.co.uk
  
• Web http//www.monkbarhotel.co.uk
• Single 100
• Double 120
• Includes breakfast and Wifi
• Booking code
• IEEE 802

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Additional hotel

• Ramada Encore York
• Micklegate
• York
• YO1 6JG
• United Kingdom
• Phone [phone]
• 15min walk
• Single 65
• Double 75
• Booking code
• ADVA Optical Networking

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Hotel rates and availability

• Cut-off date August 14th for both hotels
• Monk Bar Hotel conference venue
• Single 100
• Double 120
• Includes breakfast and Wifi
• Room block of 45
• Ramada Encore Hotel budget option
• 15min walk
• Single 65
• Double 75
• Meals not included in rate
• Room block of 25

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Registration

• Pre-registration cutoff August 10th
• Please register by this date to ease
  administration
  
• Meeting fee
• Covers meeting rooms, refreshments, AV hire,
  etc.
  
• 420 until August 10th
• 520 afterwards
• No refunds for cancellation after August 10th
• Registration http//www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?be
  vaid115305
  
• Meeting website http//www.ieee802.org/1/meetings
  /

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Getting to York

• Travel by air, then take a train
• Manchester (MAN) easiest route
• 2 hours by train
• American Airlines to Boston, Chicago, Miami
• BMI / United to Chicago, Las Vegas
• Delta to Atlanta, New York JFK
• Continental to Newark Liberty
• Virgin to Orlando
• U.S. Airways to Los Angeles, Philadelphia
• British Airways to Boston, New York JFK
• and others
• London Heathrow (LHR) or Gatwick (LGW)
• 3 hours 15 mins by train
• Heathrow is a little easier
• Many airlines and routes
• Parking in York is expensive and scarce
• I strongly recommend not to bring a car!

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York web resources

• http//www.visityork.org York City Council
• http//www.york.gov.uk York Tourism
• http//www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk Jorvik
  Viking Centre
  
• http//www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk Castle
  Museum
  
• http//www.nrm.org.uk National Railway Museum

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Looking forward to greeting you in York

• JMessenger_at_advaoptical.com