[Chapter-delegates] 73rd IETF Meeting - Minneapolis Guest Day

[Sabrina Wilmot]

Dear Colleagues

At the forthcoming IETF 73 Meeting in Minneapolis, members of Internet
Society Chapters, students and instructors can receive a complimentary
one-day Guest Pass to the meeting. Details are attached below.

Please pass this information on to anyone you think might be interested.

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IETF Guest Day

Join the Internet's Leading Engineers in Minneapolis, MN!

Experience first hand the Internet standards process and meet the 
world's leading Internet engineers, developers and researchers. The 
Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) will convene November 16 - 20 for 
IETF 73 at the Minneapolis Hilton 
(http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/MSPMHHH/index.do) and you are 
invited! This meeting is hosted by Google.

The IETF is the premiere international open-standards community and is 
responsible for many of the Internet's most important standards, 
including TCP/IP, e-mail, instant messaging, VoIP, 3G and IPv6.  Its 
work is concerned with the evolution of the Internet's architecture and 
its smooth operation.

The IETF is unique from other standards groups in that it is a volunteer 
organization, lead by individuals, not governments or corporations.  The 
IETF's processes are open to all and decisions are made on the basis of 
"rough consensus and running code."   If you are doing research in 
networking or communications, this is one event you don't want to miss. 
  The IETF meets three times a year face-to-face to progress its work of 
Internet Standards development for the betterment of the Internet and 
people worldwide.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008, is IETF 73 Guest Day when students, 
instructors and members of Internet Society Chapters can receive a 
complimentary one-day Guest Pass to the IETF 73 Meeting.

Guests will check in at the Registration Table for their name tags and 
meeting program anytime prior to 1:00 PM.

Guests have an opportunity to attend some of the 35 Working Group 
sessions being held that day.  The current schedule is at 
https://datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/73/agenda.html and includes:

* Geographic Location/Privacy
* IP Performance Metrics
* SIP for Instant Messaging and Presence Leveraging Extensions
* Audio/Video Transport
* Detecting Network Attachment

Interested ISOC Chapter members, Students and Instructors must
1. Register online at http://www.ietf.org/meetings/73/73-notewell.html, 
but not pay.
2. Send an email to iad at ietf.org, subject: Guest Pass, indicating an 
ISOC Chapter member, student or instructor, provide Registration ID and 
request a one-day Guest Pass.
3. Pick up a registration package with Guest Pass on Tuesday

The IETF welcomes your interest in its work and looks forward to the day 
when you will participate in this volunteer endeavor.


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Best regards,
Sabrina Wilmot
ISOC