[78all] Welcome to IETF 78

[Ray Pelletier <[e-mail]>]

1.  Welcome
2.  Program Booklet Online: http://www.ietf.org/meeting/78/meeting-packet.pdf
3.  Meeting Communications
4.  IAOC Office Hours
5.  Attend more than one session at a time - Audio & Jabber 
6.  City Bus Information - http://www.ietf.org/meeting/78/city-bus-info.html
7.  Know More About Your Colleagues attending IETF 78
8.  Add or Update your Profile
9.  Newcomers Page - Getting Started in the IETF - http://www.ietf.org/newcomers.html
10. The Tao of IETF - http://www.ietf.org/tao.html
11. What's Happening in the IETF! http://tools.ietf.org/dailydose/

1.  Welcome to IETF 78 in Maastricht hosted by SIDN ( www.sidn.nl ).  We are expecting more than 1,100 attendees with 180+ first timers.  This 78All list is used for 1-way administrative announcements by the Secretariat, the IETF Chair, the NOC, and myself, the IAD.  It will be used sparingly.

2. Program Booklet Online: http://www.ietf.org/meeting/78/meeting-packet.pdf

3.  Meeting Communications
	Network & Audio Streaming Issues:		 [e-mail]
	Meeting Trouble Desk all other Issues: 	 [e-mail] 
	Comms among attendees: 					[e-mail]
	    Subscribe/Unsubscribe:  https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/78attendees

4.  IAOC Office Hours
	An opportunity to discuss the administrative support of the IETF and offer suggestions for improvement in room 2.7 Meuse on the 2nd floor.

	Wednesday: 	15:30	- 16:00
	Thursday:		16:10 - 16:30

5.  Attend more than one session at a time
	While you are participating in one session you may want to monitor events in another at the same time with the IETF meetings' Audio Streaming and Jabber services. Just click on the appropriate icon for the session at:  http://tools.ietf.org/agenda/78/

6.  City Bus Information - http://www.ietf.org/meeting/78/city-bus-info.html
	IETF has arranged for all registered attendees of the IETF 78 to use the City Bus system for FREE during the meeting dates, July 25-30, 2010.  In order to use this service, you must show your IETF badge to the bus driver.  

	A day pass to travel only by bus in Maastricht costs 5.50 EUR and these tickets can be purchased in the bus 

7.  Know More About Your Colleagues attending IETF 78
	Over 200 of your colleagues have added profile links - LinkedIn, Facebook, Corporate, personal websites and blogs -when they registered, and more are doing so hourly.  

	See these Profiles at https://www.ietf.org/registration/ietf78/attendance.py by logging in with your meeting registration confirmation number and email address.

8. Add or Update your Profile
	Didn't add a Profile link when you registered?  You still can with your meeting registration confirmation number and email address! 
	https://www.ietf.org/registration/ietf78/editprofile.py

	This screen allows you to put in a URL for a webpage of your choice, such as a LinkedIn or Facebook page, or personal website, which will display as a link to your public profile on the meeting attendee pages. Use of this link is optional, and at your own pleasure and discretion. If you wish to supply a link to a public profile, you can do so here. If you wish to remove that data, simply blank the field out. If you have questions, please contact the secretariat registration desk staff.

9.  Newcomers Page - Getting Started in the IETF - http://www.ietf.org/newcomers.html

10.  The Tao of IETF: A Novice's Guide to the Internet Engineering Task Force
	http://www.ietf.org/tao.html

11.  What's Happening in the IETF! http://tools.ietf.org/dailydose/  [Thanks to Pasi Eronen]