86th IETF Meeting Orlando, FL, USA March 10-15, 2013 Host: Comcast and NBCUniversal Meeting venue: Caribe Royale http://www.cariberoyale.com Register online at: http://www.ietf.org/meetings/86/ 1. Registration 2. Social Event 3. Visas & Letters of Invitation 4. Accommodations - **very limited number of rooms remaining** 5. Caribe Royale - guest room Internet 6. Companion Program 7. IETF and IEEE back-to-back Meetings 1. Registration A. Early-Bird Registration - USD 650.00 Pay by Friday, 1 March 2013 UTC 24:00 B. After Early-Bird cutoff - USD 800.00 C. Full-time Student Registrations - USD 150.00 (with proper ID) D. One Day Pass Registration - USD 350.00 E. Registration Cancellation Cut-off for registration cancellation is Monday, 4 March 2013 at UTC 24:00. Cancellations are subject to a 10% (ten percent) cancellation fee if requested by that date and time. F. Online Registration and Payment ends Friday, 8 March 2013, 1700 local Orlando time. G. On-site Registration starting Sunday, 10 March 2013 at 1100 local Orlando time. 2. Social Event IETF86's social event sponsored by Comcast and NBCUniversal will be held at an exclusive location inside Islands of Adventure® at Universal Orlando® Resort. Guest will enjoy a buffet dinner, soft drinks, wine and beer throughout the evening. Transportation will be provided from/to the Caribe Royale throughout the evening. The cost for the event is $30 per person and due to the expected high demand, registration is limited to two tickets an attendee. More information at: http://www.ietf.org/meeting/86/social.html 3. Visas & Letters of Invitation: Information on Visiting the United States, please visit: http://travel.state.gov/visa/ After you complete the registration process, you can request an electronic IETF letter of invitation as well. The registration system also allows for you to request a hard copy IETF letter of invitation. You may also request one at a later time by following the link provided in the confirmation email. Please note that the IETF Letter of Invitation may not be sufficient for obtaining a visa to enter the United States. 4. Accommodations - **very limited number of rooms remaining** The IETF is holding a block of guest rooms at the Caribe Royale, the meeting venue. Room Rates include in room high-speed Internet access. Sales/room tax (applicable taxes are subject to change) are excluded in the above prices, currently 12.5%. Room rates DO NOT include daily breakfast. Reservations Cut off Date: 13 February 2013 For additional information on rates and policies, please visit:http://www.ietf.org/meeting/86/hotel.html 5. Caribe Royale - guest room Internet As usual, the IETF Network Team will be working with the Caribe Royale to bolster the guestroom and public networks to handle the load of the IETF. Our plan this time around will allow us to deliver the IETF network to each guestroom via both hardwired and wireless connections. Unfortunately, the wireless in the guestroom areas of the hotel is provisioned for a much less demanding user, and is likely to see some issues during our week there. To help avoid that problem, we'd like to encourage people to use the hardwired ethernet at the desk in your room, particularly if you're going to do any big transfers. You might even want to consider bringing a small travel wireless router, if having wireless in your bedroom is important for you! 6. Companion Program If you are traveling with a friend or family member over 18 years of age you can register them for the IETF Companion Program for only USD 25.00 Benefits include: - A special welcome reception for companions from 1630-1730 on Sunday, 10 March - Ability to attend the official Welcome Reception from 1700-1900 on Sunday, 10 March - A distinctive meeting badge that grants access to the venue (not to be used to attend working sessions) - Participation in a separate companion email list if you choose to help communicate and make plans with other IETF Companions. You can register your companion at any time via the IETF website or onsite at the meeting. To join the 86 companions mailing list only see: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/86companions 7. IETF and IEEE back-to-back Meetings The IEEE 802 Executive Committee and the IETF, IESG and IAOC are pleased to confirm the March 2013 IEEE 802 Plenary Session and IETF86 will both take place at the Caribe Royale Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, USA during the month of March 2013. IETF86 will take place March 10-15, 2013 and the IEEE 802 Plenary Session will occur March 17-22, 2013. Registration for the March 2013 IEEE 802 Plenary Session and IETF86 are now available and the Caribe Royale has extended great rates for session attendees over the dates of both sessions. We encourage IEEE 802 and IETF participants to consider registering for both events in order to take advantage of this fine opportunity to learn more about each group. For Registration, Hotel Reservations and more information about the specific events please visit the event websites for the March 2013 IEEE 802 Plenary Session,https://802world.org/apps/session/79/register1/register and the IETF86,http://www.ietf.org/meetings/86/. Only 27 days until the Orlando IETF!
