1. 802.1 September Interim York, 26-29 September 2006

2. 2 York, North Yorkshire, England

3. 3 Proposed Meeting Date  September 26-29 th 2006  Avoid 802.3 Montreal (September 18 th )  Avoid Q.9/15 Sophia Antipolis (September 18 th )  Avoid Rosh Hashanah (Jewish holiday, September 23 rd )  Ideal time of year for good weather  …but bring a raincoat, just in case!

4. 4 Proposed Venue The Best Western Monkbar Hotel Monk Bar York YO31 7JA Telephone: +44(0)1904 638086 Fax: +44(0)1904 629195 E-mail: sales@monkbarhotel.co.uksales@monkbarhotel.co.uk Web: http://www.monkbarhotel.co.ukhttp://www.monkbarhotel.co.uk  Single £100  Double £120  Includes breakfast and Wifi  Booking code:  IEEE 802

5. 5 Additional hotel  Ramada Encore York Micklegate York YO1 6JG United Kingdom  Phone: +44 (0) 1904 697 600  15min walk  Single £65  Double £75  Booking code:  “ADVA Optical Networking”

6. 6 Hotel rates and availability  Cut-off date August 14 th 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

7. 7 Registration  Pre-registration cutoff: August 10 th  Please register by this date to ease administration  Meeting fee  Covers meeting rooms, refreshments, AV hire, etc.  $420 until August 10 th  $520 afterwards  No refunds for cancellation after August 10 th  Registration: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=115305 http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=115305  Meeting website: http://www.ieee802.org/1/meetings/http://www.ieee802.org/1/meetings/

8. 8 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!

9. 9 York web resources  http://www.visityork.org – York City Council http://www.visityork.org  http://www.york.gov.uk – York Tourism http://www.york.gov.uk  http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk – Jorvik Viking Centre http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk  http://www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk – Castle Museum http://www.yorkcastlemuseum.org.uk  http://www.nrm.org.uk – National Railway Museum http://www.nrm.org.uk

10. Looking forward to greeting you in York JMessenger@advaoptical.com