Invitation to the IETF 16ng Interim meeting, September 12-13, Frankfurt area, Germany Siemens has the pleasure to invite the IETF 16ng WG to the interim meeting to take place in Mannheim, Germany. Mannheim is about 40 miles south of Frankfurt and has excellent public transport connections to Frankfurt Airport (FRA). The meeting will start on Tuesday morning, September 12th, 2006 at about 10:00 and will end on Wednesday afternoon, September 13th, 2006 at approximately 16:00. (Exact times subject to agenda planning.) Key Dates: ========== Last day for booking reserved Hotel Monday, Aug 14th, 2006 Last day to register for the meeting Friday, Sept 1st, 2006 IETF 16ng Interim Meeting Sept 12 - 13, 2006 Below please find some initial information about the arrangements: Meeting Site: ------------- The venue of this meeting will be: Hotel Steigenberger Mannheimer Hof Augustaanlage 4-8 68165 Mannheim Germany Ph: +49 621 4005-0 (Front desk) Fax: +49 621 4005-190 http://www.mannheim.steigenberger.de The meeting site is located near to the Mannheim main station (5 mins walking distance). Hotel rooms have been block-booked in the hotel with a special rate. Below you will find additional information for making bookings within this block of rooms. Please use the excellent public transport system between Frankfurt Airport and Mannheim Main Station to reach the meeting venue. High-speed trains (German ICE) are going nonstop nearly every half an hour with a travel time of about 30 mins. A schedule can be found by http://www.max.franken.de/16ng/fraf2f/train-schedule_FRA_MANNHEIM.pdf ('Hbf' = Main Station, 'Flughafen' = Airport). Registration: ------------- Registration is required for participation in the 16ng Interim even when there is no meeting fee (thanks to Siemens:-). Please send an email to Reinhard Gloger (mailto:reinhard.gloger@siemens.com) with the subject line: '16ng Registration' and the following information: Name email-address (if different to from: line) Affiliation Hotel, you are staying during the meeting Days of participation (both, first, second) In case, request for vegetarian meals. The last day to register for this 16ng Interim meeting is September 1st, 2006. Visa: ----- The host company, Siemens Communication, will provide, on request, the invitation letter for visa applications. To request a letter of invitation please send the following information to Reinhard Gloger (reinhard.gloger@siemens.com) or Max Riegel (maximilian.riegel@siemens.com): Name Date of Birth Passport Nbr. Date of Issue Date of Expire Nationality You can find a list of countries whose citizens are subject to the visa obligation at http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/WillkommeninD/EinreiseUndAufenth alt/Visabestimmungen.html Hotel Information: ------------------ Hotel block booking have been made at the Steigenberger Mannheimer Hof. If you would like to make use of it, please contact the Steigenberger Mannheimer Hof by phone, fax or email, indicating the meeting key word "Siemens 11.09". Preferred conditions are available within the hotel booking deadline August 14th, 2006 the latest. However the "first come first served" principle applies. Hotel Steigenberger Mannheimer Hof Augustaanlage 4-8 68165 Mannheim Germany Reservation: Ph: +49 621 4005-187 Fax: +49 621 4005-193 mailto:reservierung@mannheim.steigenberger.de Room rates per night: Single Economy: EUR 90.00 Single Comfort: EUR 105.00 VAT and breakfast included. Please provide the following information when making hotel room reservation: Reference: 'Siemens 11.09' Date of arrival: Date of departure: Room type (economy/comfort): (smoking/non-smoking): Name: Company: Street: City: Country: Phone: Fax: email: To garantee your booking please provide your credit card details: Credit card company: Card number: Cardholder: Valid thru: Airport information: -------------------- Information about the airport of Frankfurt/Main (FRA) can be found by http://www.airportcity-frankfurt.com/cms/default/rubrik/9/9682.airport_c ity_en.htm Information about getting to/from by train can be found by http://www.airportcity-frankfurt.com/cms/default/rubrik/10/10311.way_tof rom_the_terminal.htm Frankfurt Airport has two railway stations. The long-distance railway station, where the trains to Mannheim are leaving, is at the 'AIRail Terminal', right next to Terminal 1. Trains arrive at and depart from platforms 4 to 7. Single fare for ICE trains to Mannheim Hbf (coach class) is EUR 20.00. Further information: -------------------- Please contact Reinhard Gloger (mailto:reinhard.gloger@siemens.com) or Max Riegel (mailto:maximilian.riegel@siemens.com) for special cases. Bye Max _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
