[98all] IETF 98 Meeting Information

[IETF Secretariat <[e-mail]>]

IETF 98
Chicago, IL, USA
March 26-31, 2017
Host: Ericsson

IETF 98 Information: http://ietf.org/meeting/98/index.html
Register online at: http://ietf.org/meeting/register.html

1.  Registration
2.  Visas & Letters of Invitation
3.  Accommodations
4.  Code Sprint
5.  Hackathon
6.  IETF 98 Meeting Wiki
7.  Sponsors

1. Registration:
         A. Early-Bird Registration: USD 700, if paid in full prior to 23:59 UTC 2017-03-17
         B. After Early-Bird cutoff: USD 875
         C. Full-time Student Registrations: USD 150 (with proper ID)
         D. One Day Pass Registration: USD 375
         E. Registration Cancellation  
         Cutoff for registration cancellation is Monday, 20 March 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, 24 March, 2017, 17:00 local Chicago time
         G. On-site Registration begins on Sunday, 26 March 2017 at 10:00 local Chicago time

2. Visas & Letters of Invitation:

	     You may request an IETF and a Local Letter of
	      Invitation through a link in your registration
	      confirmation email. If you have yet to register and
	      require a LOI, you will be able to generate one during
	      the registration process.

3.  Accommodations:

		1. Swissotel Chicago (Headquarters Hotel) - BLOCK IS
		CURRENTLY FULL. However, cancellations do occur as the
		meeting date approaches. 
		Room Rate:  $169 (single/double)/$199 (triple) USD. 
		Includes in-room high-speed Internet. Room rates DO NOT 
		include a daily breakfast buffet or occupancy tax of 
		17.4% (taxes subject to change) 
		Reservation Cutoff Date: 7 March 2017 
		Cancel with No Penalty: 48 hours prior to arrival 
		Distance to Meeting Venue: N/A 
		More detail at: http://www.ietf.org/meeting/98/hotel.html 
		Reservations: https://aws.passkey.com/go/ietf2017

		2. Fairmont Chicago (Overflow hotel, block of 350)
		IETF has secured a guestroom block at the Fairmont
		Chicago, Millennium Park. The Fairmont is connected to
		the Swissotel via the Pedway (a climate controlled
		pedestrian walkway; less than 5 minute walk to the
		Swissotel Chicago).

		The Fairmont is offering a onetime $25 credit for
		their in-house restaurant, the Columbus Tap, for
		attendees that stay four nights or longer.

		Room Rate: $169 (single/double)/$199 (triple) USD.
		Includes in-room high-speed Internet. Room rates DO NOT
		include a daily breakfast buffet or occupancy tax of
		17.4% (taxes subject to change) 
		Reservations Cutoff Date: 2 March 2017 
		Cancel with No Penalty: Up to 48 hours prior to check-in/arrival 
		Reservations: https://aws.passkey.com/go/interneteng


4.  Code Sprint

         The IETF 98 Code Sprint in Chicago will, as
         always, let you work on fixing those things about the datatracker
         which you most urgently desire to do something about.

         When: Saturday, March 25 from 09:30 to 18:00
         Where: Swissotel Chicago, Room TBD
         Information: https://trac.tools.ietf.org/tools/ietfdb/wiki/IETF98Sprint
         Sign-Up: https://trac.tools.ietf.org/tools/ietfdb/wiki/IETF98SprintSignUp
         Mailing List: ​https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/codesprints

         For information on setting up your environment, code
         checkout and commit, etc., see:
         http://trac.tools.ietf.org/tools/ietfdb/wiki/SprintCoderSetup

         The Sprint will be run according to the IETFSprintHowto:
         http://trac.tools.ietf.org/tools/ietfdb/wiki/IETFSprintHowto

5.  Hackathon

         The IETF is holding a Hackathon at IETF 98 to encourage
         developers to discuss, collaborate and develop utilities, ideas,
         sample code and solutions that show practical implementations of
         IETF standards.

         When: Saturday March 25 and Sunday March 26
         Where: Swissotel Chicago, Room TBD
         Signup for the Hackathon: https://www.ietf.org/registration/ietf98/hackathonregistration.py
         More information can be found here: http://ietf.org/hackathon/98-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 Howie Baggott if interested, [e-mail].

         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 98 Meeting Wiki:
         https://www.ietf.org/registration/MeetingWiki/wiki/98hackathon

         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 [e-mail]
         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.”

6.  IETF 98 Meeting Wiki

         The IETF 98 meeting wiki (Your Wiki) has been created to
         exchange information regarding IETF 98.

         Your IETF 98 (Chicago) wiki can be found here:
         http://www.ietf.org/registration/MeetingWiki/wiki/ietf98

         To create an account, click ‘Login’ at the bottom of the
         wiki and then ‘Register’. If you have forgotten your
         password, you may reset it with the "Send new password" link.

7.  Sponsors
         We would also like to thank the following companies who are sponsoring IETF98:

         Ericsson (Host), Comcast Business, Cablelabs, Verisign, Comcast & A10 Networks.

	    If you would like to get your company involved as a sponsor,
	    and support the work of the IETF contact Howie Baggott @ [e-mail] or call [phone]