-- Best regards, OKUBO Sakae e-mail: okubo@aoni.waseda.jp Visiting Professor Global Information and Telecommunication Institute (GITI) Waseda University ****************************************************************** Waseda University, YRP Ichibankan 312 Tel: +81 46 847 5406 3-4 Hikarinooka, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken Fax: +81 46 847 5413 239-0847 Japan H.323 videoconferencing: arranged by advice ****************************************************************** To Experts of ITU-T SG16 Question 13/16 Cc Mr P-A Probst, Chairman of SG16 probst-pa@bluewin.ch Mr P Barrett, Vice Chairman of SG16 paul.barrett@psytechnics.com Mr Y Naito, Vice Chairman of SG16 Naito.Yushi@dr.MitsubishiElectric.co.jp Ms C Lamblin, Vice Chairman of SG16 claude.lamblin@orange-ftgroup.com Mr S Okubo, Chairman of WP2/16 okubo@aoni.waseda.jp Mr S Campos-Neto, ITU TSB simao.campos@itu.int De M Kawamori, Rapporteur for Q13/16 kawamori.masahito@lab.ntt.co.jp C Sandbank, Rapporteur for Q.4/9 charles.sandbank@ties.itu.int M Matsumoto, Rapporteur for Q.5/9 matsumoto@jcl.or.jp ------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Notice of Q13/16 Rapporteurs Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. Date: 28-29 February 2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Experts of ITU-T SG16 Question 13/16, The subject meeting of ITU-T SG16 experts will be held at the ITU-T building, Geneva, Switzerland. Details of the meeting are contained herein. Please note that this meeting is a joint meeting between experts of Q4/9, Q5/9 and Q13/16. 1. Date ^^^^^^^ 28(Thursday) - 29(Friday) February 2008 Meeting will start at 9:00 on the first day. Closing around 17:00 on the final day 2. Venue ^^^^^^^^ ITU-T Building, Geneva, Switzerland. 3. Topics (tentative) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1) Progress work on IPTV Terminal Device and End-system ('Fast Model') 2) Progress work on H.iptv-map, especially with respect to Metadata and Service Platform Middleware 3) Progress work on Broadcast-centric Middleware 4) Interaction with other groups 5) Future work plan 4. Documents ^^^^^^^^^^^^ /// Registration of the document: by 23:59 UTC, 20 February 2008 /// /// Distribution of the document: by 23:59 UTC, 21 February 2008 /// /// Use the ftp site (or e-mail reflector) for distribution /// 1) When you are going to submit a document, please notify Mr Sakae Okubo okubo@aoni.waseda.jp, document manager of this meeting, as soon as possible, by 23:59 UTC, Wednesday 20 February 2008 at the latest. Document number AVD-nnnn will be allocated. Early indication of your submission plan is welcome and encouraged. Note - Prefix "AVD" comes from Audio, Video and Data. 2) You are advised to use the document template available at the following place: http://ftp3.itu.ch/av-arch/avc-site/2005-2008/0802_Gen/AVD-template_0802_Gen.doc 3) File format: Use of Word, PDF, ASCII or HTML is recommended. 4) All the contributors are requested to distribute their documents as early as possible, at least 7 calendar days in advance of the meeting (23:59 UTC, Thursday 21 February or before) by posting them at either of the following: - Uploading via FTP Site: ftp3.itu.int/ User ID: avguest Password: Avguest (Note the uppercase 'A') Directory: avc-site/Incoming - E-mail reflector E-mail address: itu-sg16@lists.packetizer.com To subscribe: please visit http://lists.packetizer.com/mailman/listinfo/itu-sg16 Please avoid the use of reflector when your document is voluminous (i.e., more than 100 kbytes). 5) Input documents can be retrieved from 0802_Gen directory of the ftp site once Mr Okubo has an opportunity to put them into place. The documents will be available through the following URLs: http://ftp3.itu.int/av-arch/avc-site/2005-2008/0802_Gen/ ftp://ftp3.itu.int/avc-site/2005-2008/0802_Gen/ user: avguest, password: Avguest 6) The document distribution/presentation at the meeting will be all electronic. Participants must bring along a laptop, wireless LAN card, in order to access the documents. (Internet access will be available in the meeting room). Note: make sure you have the right power adapter for Switzerland, see http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_AC_power_plugs_and_sockets type C (2-pin CEE 7/16) or J (3-pin SEV 1011). 6. Registration ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To register your meeting attendance, please send an e-mail to Masahito KAWAMORI kawamori.masahito@lab.ntt.co.jp, meeting organizer of this meeting, providing the family name, given name, company name, and e-mail address of person(s) attending. Early registration of your attendance is welcome and encouraged, preferably before 21 February. 7. Logistic Information ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The meeting will be hosted by ITU TSB at the ITU Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Badges will be available in the registration desk at the entrance of the Montbrillant building to those that pre-registered for the meeting. Following the security measures implemented in ITU in August 2005, no one without a valid badge will be admitted into the facilities. 8. VISA Information ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ People needing visa support letters (see below for requirements) should register as soon as possible. We would remind you that citizens of some countries are required to obtain a visa in order to enter and spend time in Switzerland. The visa must be requested and obtained from the office (embassy or consulate) representing Switzerland in your country or, if there is no such office in your country, from the one that is closest to the country of departure. If problems are encountered for ITU members, the ITU can, at the official request of the administration or company you represent, approach the competent Swiss authorities in order to facilitate delivery of the visa. Visa requests should be made by official letter from the administration or company you represent. This letter must specify your name and function, date of birth, passport number as well as the date of issue and expiry. The letter must be accompanied by a photocopy of your passport and a copy of the completed pre-registration form and must be sent to TSB, bearing the words "visa request", by fax (No.: +41 22 730 5853) or e-mail (tsbreg@itu.int). Please note that ITU needs at least one week to process all papers required for the delivery of a visa. 9. Hotel Room Reservation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Participants should contact the hotels directly regarding room availability and for making room bookings. However, they *MUST* use the ITU hotel registration form available from the ITU web site in order to be eligible for the special ITU rates. Hotels offering preferential room rates for participants of ITU meetings, instructions and the form are found at: http://www.itu.int/travel/. Note: the closest business-class hotel to the ITU buildings is the Intercontinental, and a more popular strategy is to obtain hotel accommodations downtown, e.g., near the Cornavin train & bus station (which is more centrally located than the ITU or the Intercontinental), from which buses run frequently to the vicinity of the ITU. Not all hotels are equipped with high-speed internet access, so participants may want to check with the hotel for the availability of this service. We are looking forward to meeting with you in Geneva. Sincerely yours, Masahito KAWAMORI Charles SANDBANK Mayumi MATSUMOTO