Subject: [81all] Welcome & Announcements

From: Ray Pelletier <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:19:58 -0400

1.  Welcome to IETF 81!
2.  Meeting Program Booklet Online: http://www.ietf.org/meeting/81/meeting-packet.pdf
3.  Smartphone Apps available for IETF Agenda
4.  Host Speaker Series:  <http://www.ietf.org/meeting/81/81-host-speaker.html>
5.  Meeting Communications
6.  IAOC Office Hours
7.  Attend more than one session at a time - Audio & Jabber 
8.  Local Information - <http://ietf81.ca/>
9.  Know More About Your Colleagues attending IETF 81
10.  Newcomers Page - Getting Started in the IETF - <http://www.ietf.org/newcomers.html>
11. The Tao of IETF - <http://www.ietf.org/tao.html>
12.  The Daily Dose - What's Happening in the IETF! <http://tools.ietf.org/dailydose/>
13. Companion Events - See <http://www.ietf.org/meeting/81/companion-events-ietf-81.txt>
14.  Plenary Streaming Text
  
1.  Welcome to IETF 81 in Quebec City, Canada, hosted by Rim, and sponsored by .ca. Comcast, Bell, and Telus.
	We are expecting more than 1,100 attendees including 150+  first timers.  This 81All list is used for 1-way 
	administrative announcements by the IETF Chair, the Secretariat, the NOC, and myself, the IAD.  It will be used
	sparingly.

2. Meeting Program Booklet Online: http://www.ietf.org/meeting/81/meeting-packet.pdf
	- full agenda - large, color floor-plans - key contact info - 

3.  Smartphone Apps for IETF Agenda 
		iPhone app: <http://www.itunes.com/app/ietfers> (thanks to Tom Pusateri) 
		Android app: <http://market.android.com/details?id=org.dalmasso.ietfsched> (thanks to Isabelle Dalmasso) 

4.  Host Speaker Series:  <http://www.ietf.org/meeting/81/81-host-speaker.html>
	Topic: From Number Theory to Curves: The Advancement of Public-Key Cryptography
	Speaker:  Scott A. Vanstone PhD, FRSC, Vice President Cryptographic Research, Research in Motion
  			Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo
	Thursday 12:00 - 12:45

5.  Meeting Communications
  	Network & Audio Streaming Issues:		[email-masked]
  	Meeting Trouble Desk all other Issues: 		[email-masked] 
  	Comms among attendees: 				[email-masked]
	    Subscribe/Unsubscribe:  				https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/81attendees

6.  IAOC Office Hours - 204 A
	An opportunity to discuss the administrative support of the IETF and offer suggestions for improvement.
	Scribe volunteers welcome!
	Monday:		16:10 - 16:30
	Wednesday: 	16:10 - 16:30

7.  Attend more than one session at a time
	Use Audio Streaming and Jabber services - http://tools.ietf.org/agenda/81/
	Also available - Agendas, drafts and presentation materials.

8.  Local Information  -  http://ietf81.ca/
	
9.  Know More About Your Colleagues attending IETF 81
	Nearly 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/ietf81/attendance.py>
	by logging in with your meeting registration confirmation number and email address.

	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/ietf81/editprofile.py>

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

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

12.  The Daily Dose - What's Happening in the IETF! <http://tools.ietf.org/dailydose/>  [Thanks to Pasi Eronen]

13. Companion Program & Events - See  <http://www.ietf.org/meeting/companion-program.html>

14.  Plenary Streaming text 
	The Plenary will be transcribed real time and presented at <http://www.streamtext.net/text.aspx?event=ietf>