IETF 99 Prague, Czech Republic July 16-21, 2017 Host: Comcast/NBCUniversal and CZ.NIC IETF 99 Information: https://ietf.org/meeting/99/index.html Register online at: https://ietf.org/meeting/register.html 1. Registration 2. Value Added Tax (VAT) 3. Visas & Letters of Invitation 4. Accommodations 5. Social Event! 6. Hackathon 1. Registration: Registration fees do not include the VAT of 21%. The VAT will be added to the fee and paid over to the tax authorities. A. Early-Bird Registration: USD 700.00, if paid in full prior to 23:59 UTC 2017-07-07 B. After Early-Bird cutoff: USD 875.00 C. Full-time Student Registrations: USD 150.00 (with proper ID) D. One Day Pass Registration: USD 375.00 E. Registration Cancellation Cutoff for registration cancellation is Monday, 10 July 2017 at UTC 23:59. Cancellations are subject to a 10% (ten percent) cancellation fee if requested by that date and time. F. Online Registration and Payment ends Friday, 14 July, 2017, 17:00 local Prague time G. On-site Registration begins on Sunday, 16 July 2017 at 10:00 local Prague time. 2. Value Added Tax (VAT) You may be entitled to recoup some or all of the VAT. In addition to a receipt from the IETF, all IETF 99 attendees will receive a VAT compliant invoice from BC&A (VMC), our tax agent. For this meeting the Czech VAT of 21% has been added to the Registration Fee. More information is available at: https://www.ietf.org/meeting/99/vat.html 3. Visas & Letters of Invitation: Letters of invitation are available through the registration system. Once you register for IETF 99 you may request a local letter of invitation through a link in your confirmation email or the self-service portal. 4. Accommodations: 1. Hilton Prague (Headquarters Hotel, block of 600 rooms) Room Rate: $148 (single) $164 (double) USD. Includes in-room high-speed Internet and breakfast. VAT of 15% (taxes subject to change) is excluded from the above prices. Reservation Cutoff Date: 19 June 2017 Cancel with No Penalty: 7 Days prior to arrival Distance to Meeting Venue: N/A More detail at: http://www.ietf.org/meeting/99/hotel.html Reservations: http://eventsathilton.com/show/58ca77f5e6f1441222ee7b5e 2. Hilton Prague Old Town (Overflow hotel, block of 140) Room Rate: $148 (single) $163 (double) USD. Includes in-room high-speed Internet and breakfast. VAT of 15% (taxes subject to change) is excluded from the above prices. Reservations Cutoff Date: 27 June 2017 Cancel with No Penalty: Up to 72 hours prior to check-in/arrival Distance to Meeting Venue: 11 minute walk Reservations: http://eventsathilton.com/show/58ca6c33e6f1441222ee7b58 5. Social Event Date: Tuesday, 18 July 2017 Time: 18:30 - 22:00 Cost: $20 USD per ticket, limit two per attendee. Children 10 and under are free. Hosted by: CZ.NIC, Comcast, and NBC Universal Location: Kafka museum at Hergetova Cihelna Join us on Tuesday, July 18 from 18:30 to 22:00 for a tour of the Kafka museum at Hergetova Cihelna. A boat ride to the event will start the evening off before you experience an interactive tour of different eras of Prague's history and meet iconic Czech personas that changed the country. The event will have Czech and other cuisines, beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages. More information here: https://www.ietf99.cz/#socialevent Link to purchase Social Tickets: https://www.ietf.org/registration/ietf99/eventticket.py 6. Hackathon The IETF is holding a Hackathon at IETF 99 to encourage developers to discuss, collaborate and develop utilities, ideas, sample code and solutions that show practical implementations of IETF standards. When: Saturday July 15 and Sunday July 16 Where: Hilton Prague, Room TBD Signup for the Hackathon: https://www.ietf.org/registration/ietf99/hackathonregistration.py More information can be found here: http://ietf.org/hackathon/99-hackathon.html Keep up to date by subscribing to: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/hackathon The IETF is still seeking a Hackathon sponsor for 2017! For more information please see: https://iaoc.ietf.org/host-and-sponsorship.html Contact Howard Baggott if interested, baggott@xxxxxxxx. The Hackathon is free to attend and open to all. Extend the invitation to colleagues outside the IETF! Descriptions and information regarding the technologies for the hackathon are located on the IETF 99 Meeting Wiki: https://www.ietf.org/registration/MeetingWiki/wiki/99hackathon Don’t see anything that interests you? Feel free to add your preferred technology to the list, sign up as its Champion and show up to work on it. Note: you must login to the wiki to add content. If you do add a new technology, we strongly suggest that you send an email to hackathon@xxxxxxxx to let others know. You may generate interest in your technology, and find other people who want to contribute to it. To request a wiki account, please click on the “login” button on the bottom right corner of the page, and choose “register.” If you need a new password please click on the “login” button on the bottom right corner of the page and choose “Send new password.”