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             IEEE 802.1 Interim Meeting Announcement
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When:     2 - 4 October 1996
Where:    Radisson Hotel, Ottawa Ontario


Background:
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At the Twente meeting of IEEE802 802.1 voted to have an interim meeting
In Ottawa on 2 - 4 Oct. '96.  Plaintree Systems graciously agreed to
host the meeting.  David Delaney and Linda Bougie have been doing the
local arrangements.  This meeting was announced at the full 802 plenary
on Friday 12 July 1996 in Twente.

The general focus of the meeting will be 802.1's continued work on the
VLAN standard.  However some other business may be conducted.  A
tentative agenda will be sent out during the first half of September.

For now, plan on meeting full days on Wednesday and Thursday (2 and 3
October) and a full morning meeting on Friday 4 October.  Assume a hard
stop on Friday at noon Ottawa time.



Hotel Information:
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   Radisson Hotel        Phone: 800-333-3333 or 613-783-4200
   100 Kent Street       FAX:   613-783-4229
   Ottawa Ontario
   K1P 5R7

Make your reservations by calling one of the above numbers. Please
mention IEEE 802.1 in order to receive the established conference rate
of $99 CDN.

While the cutoff date for guaranteed availability of rooms is Sept 9,
please try to make your reservations earlier.  35 rooms have been
guaranteed by Plaintree Systems based on announced intentions of
individuals responding to the email query on planned attendance.
However the rate will be available as long as rooms are, even if the
total exceeds the number guaranteed.  I suspect that 35 is a low
number, which is all the more reason to make your reservations early.

A meeting room for 100 has been reserved, and a breakout room for 20.  
Copy facilities will be available.  

A buffet continental breakfast will be served outside the main meeting 
room on each day.

There will be a social evening hosted by Plaintree on the evening of 
Wednesday, October 2.


Some Local Information:
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Ottawa is the capital of Canada.  Population of metro area is about
800,000.  Ottawa is located about 70 miles from the border between
Canada and New York state, 120 miles west of Montreal, 250 miles north
east of Toronto.  It is easy to reach by air via Boston, Chicago, New
York, Montreal, or Toronto.

The meeting will be held in a hotel with good facilities in downtown
Ottawa.  The weather in Ottawa will be very similar to New England
weather at that time, so should be very nice, barring rain.  There are
many good restaurants in downtown Ottawa.



                                Bill 

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    |  Bill Lidinsky   Chair, IEEE802.1                           |
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PS.  Many thanks to David Delaney and Linda Bougie at Plaintree for
doing the local arrangements.