802.1 September Interim York, September 2006

2 York, North Yorkshire, England

3 Proposed Meeting Date  September th 2006  Avoid 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 Proposed Venue The Best Western Monkbar Hotel Monk Bar York YO31 7JA Telephone: +44(0) Fax: +44(0) Web:  Single £100  Double £120  Includes breakfast and Wifi  Booking code:  IEEE 802

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

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 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:  Meeting website:

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 York web resources  – York City Council  – York Tourism  – Jorvik Viking Centre  – Castle Museum  – National Railway Museum

Looking forward to greeting you in York