I regret to say the tour of the U.S. Capitol scheduled for Thursday morning, Nov. 11 is CANCELLED. I have been able to add a second tour for Friday morning. Those scheduled for the Thursday tour will have first priority for the Friday morning tour. Sorry for such short notice. The congressional office that was to assist me with the Thursday tour (even though Thursday is a U.S. federal holiday) informed me this afternoon that they have decided to close totally that day. This is a slow time in the Capitol, congress in recess. I must have a congressional staff member with me in order to take a VIP tour group into the Capitol building. Two alternatives if you wish to tour the Capitol: 1. Join the expanded Friday morning IETF61 tour. We will meet at 8:30 a.m. at the IETF61 registration desk in the hotel, taxi to a congressman's office and enter the Capitol without waiting. Email me so I can reserve a place for you. One Friday morning tour will be going to Senator Patrick Leahy's office, the second tour to Rep. Robert Goodlatte's office. Co-chairs of the Congressional Internet Caucus. 2. Go to the U.S. Capitol and take the public tour. This can be done any day (including this Thursday) except Sunday. Will involve standing in line, probably for several hours. The Capitol opens for public tours at 9:00 a.m., and tour tickets are given out for the day on a first-come first-served basis. This week, if you are in line early, say by 8:15 a.m., you should be able to get tickets for a tour that enters the Capitol between 9:00 and 10:00. If you join the line as late as 1:00 p.m. you should be able to get tickets for that day, but no certainty, and the tickets may be for any time that afternoon. There is no charge for tickets, and every person desiring a ticket must wait in line; one person cannot obtain tickets for a family or group. Sorry for the last-minute change. Gene Gaines gene.gaines@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sterling, Virginia +1 703-433-2081 _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf