Re: IETF 95 - Hotel Reservation Deadlines and Meeting Information

[Michael StJohns <[e-mail]>]

I'm scared to start a gold rush, but I was just able to reserve a room 
at the Hilton for the $209 rate. There was also at least one Exec floor  
room at $270.  Mike


On 2/24/2016 3:43 PM, IETF Secretariat wrote:
> IETF 95 in Buenos Aires, Argentina
> April 3-8, 2016
>
> Meeting Venue: Hilton Buenos Aires
> Register: http://www.ietf.org/meeting/register.html
> Important Deadlines & Registration Fees: http://www.ietf.org/meeting/important-dates-2016.html
> Accommodation Details: http://www.ietf.org/meeting/95/hotel.html
>
> 1. Hotel Reservation Deadlines
> 2. Letters of Invitation
> 3. Sponsorships Available
> 4. Hackathon Registration
> 5. Code Sprint
> 6. Meeting Wiki
> ========================================================
>
> 1. Hotel Reservation Deadlines
> 	Please note the below reservation deadlines and plan accordingly.
> 	
> 	a. Hilton Buenos Aires - http://ietf.org/meeting/95/hotel.html#hilton
> 	A limited number of rooms are now available at the Hilton Buenos Aires.
>
> 	b. Holiday Inn Express Puerto Madero - http://ietf.org/meeting/95/hotel.html#holidayinn
> 	Reservation cutoff: EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26
> 	
> 	c. Sheraton Buenos Aires - http://ietf.org/meeting/95/hotel.html#sheraton
> 	Reservations cutoff: March 1
> 	
> 	d. InterContinental BA - http://ietf.org/meeting/95/hotel.html#intercon
> 	Reservations cutoff: March 1
> 	
> 	e. Sheraton Libertador - http://ietf.org/meeting/95/hotel.html#sheratonlib
> 	Reservations cutoff: March 4
> 	
> 	f. NH Florida - http://ietf.org/meeting/95/hotel.html#Florida
> 	Reservations cutoff: March 8
> 	(NOTE: Reservations by Phone or email only)
> 	
> 	g. NH 9 de Julio - http://ietf.org/meeting/95/hotel.html#Julio
> 	Reservations cutoff: March 8
> 	(NOTE: Reservations by Phone or email only)
> 	
> 	h. City Hotel NH - http://ietf.org/meeting/95/hotel.html#City
> 	Reservations cutoff: March 8
> 	(NOTE: Reservations by Phone or email only)
> 	
> 	i. NH Collection Lancaster - http://ietf.org/meeting/95/hotel.html#Lancaster
> 	Reservations cutoff: March 8
> 	(NOTE: Reservations by Phone or email only)
>
> 	j. Plaza Hotel Buenos Aires - http://ietf.org/meeting/95/hotel.html#Plaza
> 	Reservations cutoff: March 15
>
>
>
> 2. Letters of Invitation
>
> 	Information regarding visa requirements for Argentina:
> 	http://www.migraciones.gov.ar/accesibleingles/?visas
>
> 	Local Letters of Invitation:
> 	
> 	Letters Requested Prior to February 15th:
> 	
> 	If you requested a local letter of invitation prior to
> 	February 15th, your visa application process does not require a
> 	local letter of invitation. You should have received an email
> 	detailing the process to secure your visa. If you did not
> 	receive this email, please send a message to
> 	[e-mail].
>
> 	Letters Requested After February 15th:
> 	
> 	You will need a local
> 	letter of invitation from CABASE to process your visa
> 	application. The IETF has arranged a visa process for attendees
> 	that does not require a hard copy local letter of invitation.
> 	The electronic version that you print will be sufficient. Please
> 	use the link in your IETF registration confirmation email to
> 	request this letter. If you have not yet registered for the
> 	meeting, you will be able to generate a letter during the
> 	registration process.
>
> 3. Sponsorships Available
>
> 	Information about sponsorships for the first-ever IETF meeting
> 	in Latin America, during the 30th anniversary of the IETF can be
> 	found here:
>
> 	http://iaoc.ietf.org/host-and-sponsorship.html
>
> 4. Hackathon Information
>
> 	The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is holding a
> 	Hackathon at IETF 95 to encourage developers to discuss,
> 	collaborate and develop utilities, ideas, sample code and
> 	solutions that show practical implementations of IETF standards.
>
> 	When: Saturday April 2 and Sunday April 3
> 	Where: Hilton Buenos Aires, Room: TBD
> 	
> 	Signup for the Hackathon:
> 	https://www.ietf.org/registration/ietf95/hackathonregistration.py
> 	
> 	More information can be found here:
> 	http://ietf.org/hackathon/95-hackathon.html Keep up to date by
> 	subscribing to: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/hackathon
>
> 	The Hackathon is free to attend and open to all. Extend the
> 	invitation to colleagues outside the IETF!
>
> 	Here’s what happened at the Hackathon in Yokohama at IETF 94
> 	(blog post):
> 	https://communities.cisco.com/community/developer/opensource/blog/2015/11/12/ietf-94-hackathon-open-source-and-open-standards-in-yokohama
>
> 	These brief videos from the IETF 93 Hackathon in Prague explain
> 	more about how IETF Hackathons work:
> 	https://youtu.be/emZ-pIJLDlg?list=PLC86T-6ZTP5g87jdxNqdWV5475U-yEE8M
>
> 	To see the current list of technologies planned for the IETF 95
> 	Hackathon, or to volunteer to champion additional technologies,
> 	visit the IETF 95 Meeting
> 	Wiki: https://www.ietf.org/registration/MeetingWiki/wiki/95hackathon
>
> 5. Code Sprint
>
> 	The IETF 95 Code Sprint in Yokohama will, as always, let you
> 	work on fixing those things about the datatracker which you most
> 	urgently desire to do something about.
>
> 	When: Saturday April 2 from 09:30 to 18:00
> 	Where: Hilton Buenos Aires, Room TBD
> 	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
>
> 6. Meeting Wiki
>
> 	The IETF 95 meeting wiki (Your Wiki) has been created to
> 	exchange information regarding IETF 95.
>
> 	Your IETF 95 (Buenos Aires) wiki can be found here:
> 	http://www.ietf.org/registration/MeetingWiki/wiki/ietf95 and is
> 	also accessible from the Yokohama meeting page
> 	(http://www.ietf.org/meeting/95/index.html) on the IETF website.
>
> 	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.
>