Subject: [84all] Welcome to Vancouver and IETF 84

From: Pelletier Ray <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 13:58:14 -0400

1.  Welcome to IETF 84!
2.  Meeting Program online - Useful Info: <http://www.ietf.org/meeting/84/meeting-packet.pdf>
3.  Programs
4.  Hyatt Elevators!
5.  Bits-N-Bites Networking Event - Thursday!
6.  Mobile Apps available for IETF Agenda - iPad, iPhone and Android
7.  Meeting Communications; Meeting wiki; Trouble Reporting
8.  IAOC Office Hours
9.  Attend more than one session at a time - Audio & Jabber 
10.  Know More About Your Colleagues attending IETF 84
11.  Newcomers Page - Getting Started in the IETF - <http://www.ietf.org/newcomers.html>
12. The Tao of IETF - <http://www.ietf.org/tao.html>
13.  The Daily Dose - What's Happening in the IETF! <http://tools.ietf.org/dailydose/>
14. Companion Program - See <http://www.ietf.org/meeting/84/84-companion-program.html>
  
1.  Welcome to IETF 84 in Vancouver, hosted by Google, and sponsored Verisign, Connectivity Sponsor - Telus. Welcome Reception sponsors are Google and Hyatt Vancouver!
	
We are expecting more than 1,200 attendees including 175+ first timers.  

This 84All 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 is online:  <http://www.ietf.org/meeting/84/meeting-packet.pdf>
     full agenda - large, color floor-plans - key contact info - 

3.  Programs:
	
     Tues - World IPv6:  Launched! 11:45am to 12:45pm Sponsored by Internet Society
	   Additional info:  <http://www.internetsociety.org/isoc-panel-ietf-84>

      Thu -  Recognizing Netistan - 11:45am to 12:45pm  
	    Michael T. Jones, Chief Technology Advocate, Google
	    Additional info: <http://www.ietf.org/meeting/84/84IETFHostSpeaker.html>
	    Sponsored by Google

4.  Hyatt Elevators!
     You cannot select a floor when you get on an elevator!  What?  Yup.  No numbers.  So, don't just hop on.
     There are tablets outside the elevators on which you identify your floor -then- the tablet identifies the elevator to take.   

5.  Bits-N-Bites Networking Event
     BnB is a new (experimental) community networking event. Food, drink, friends, colleagues (IETFers all) and Sponsors.
     Thursday evening from 1900 - 2100 PM at the Hyatt Vancouver in the Plaza AB room.
     Thanks to our BnB Sponsors:  Juniper, Huawei, ICANN, IPSO Alliance, Internet Society

6.  Mobile Apps for IETF Agenda 
	iPhone/iPad app: 	iTunes.com	IETFers
	Android app: 	<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dalmasso.ietfsched>

7.  Meeting Communications
	Meeting Wiki:					<http://www.ietf.org/registration/MeetingWiki/wiki/ietf84>
  	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/84attendees>
	Companions Mail List:				<https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/84companions>
	
8.  IAOC Office Hours - Windsor	
	An opportunity to discuss the administrative support of the IETF and offer suggestions for improvement.
	Monday:	17:10 - 17:30
	Wednesday: 	17:10 - 17:30

9.  Attend more than one session at a time
	Use Audio Streaming and Jabber services  <http://tools.ietf.org/agenda/84/>
	Also available - Agendas, drafts and presentation materials.

10.  Know More About Your Colleagues attending IETF 84
	More than 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/ietf84/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/ietf84/editprofile.py>

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

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

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

14. Companion Program & Events - See  <https://www.ietf.org/meeting/84/84-companion-program.html>