To Experts of ITU-T SG16 Questions 1/16 Cc Mr. Y Naito, Chairman of SG16 <yushi.naito@ties.itu.int> Mr. S-H Jeong, Vice Chairman of SG16 and Rapporteur for Q4/16 <shjeong@hufs.ac.kr> Mr. N Luo, Vice Chairman of SG16 <noah@huawei.com> Mr. M. T. Neibert, Vice Chairman of SG16 <markneibert@mac.com> Ms. C Lamblin, Vice Chairman of SG16 <claude.lamblin@orange-ftgroup.com> Mr. I Oueichek, Vice Chairman of SG16 <oueichek@tarassul.sy> Mr. F Soumah, Vice Chairman of SG16 <drfsuma@yahoo.fr> Mr. S Campos-Neto, ITU TSB <simao.campos@itu.int> P Jones, Rapporteur for Q2 and 12/16 <paulej@packetizer.com> C Groves, Rapporteur for Q3/16 <Christian.Groves@nteczone.com> S Botzko, Rapporteur for Q5/16 <stephen.botzko@polycom.com> B Kenrick, Associate Rapporteur for Q12/16 <brody.kenrick@dilithiumnetworks.com> M Kawamori, Rapporteur for Q13/16 and Q28/16 <kawamori.masahito@lab.ntt.co.jp> Y Goto, Rapporteur for Q21/16 <goto@ansl.ntt.co.jp> MJ Sun, Associate Rapporteur for Q21/16 <sunmingjun@catr.com.cn> B He, Rapporteur for Q24/16 <hebaohong@mail.ritt.com.cn> H-J Kim, Rapporteur for Q25/16 <khj@etri.re.kr> S Lee, Associate Rapporteur for Q27/16 <sylee@etri.re.kr> De Patrick Luthi Rapporteur for Q1/16 <patrick.luthi@tandberg.com> ------------------------------------------------------------------- Subject: Notice of co-located Rapporteur Meeting in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA Date: 11 October 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Dear Q1 experts, The subject meeting of ITU-T SG16 experts will be held in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA at the kind invitation of Cisco Systems. Details of the meeting are contained herein. Please note that Q2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 21, 22, 24, 25 and 27/16 will meet concurrently at the same place and that many sessions will be joint with Q1/16. 1. Date ^^^^^^^ 1 (Wednesday) - 2 (Thursday) December 2010 Meeting will start at 9:30 AM on the first day Closing around 18:00 on the final day 2. Venue ^^^^^^^^ The meeting will be held in Building 5 on Cisco Systems campus in Research Triangle Park (RTP). The address to the campus is: Cisco Systems, Inc. 7025 Kit Creek Rd. Research Triangle Park, NC 27502 USA Note that the campus address may sometimes appear as Morrisville, rather than Research Triangle Park. Research Triangle Park is an area of land that touches a number of cities/towns, including Durham and Morrisville. 3. Topics (tentative) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1) Review of the relevant group activities 2) Q1/16 Multimedia systems, terminals and data conferencing - Progress topics relative to scalable video coding (SVC) support in H.241/H.32x - Review of recommendations of the SVC Signaling AHG - Progress revision of H.239 and H.241 - Review of text of new H.222.0 Amd. 5 and 6 - Review of the items relative to H.320, H.324, T.120, H.310, etc. 3) Coordination with Q2, 3, 4, 5, 12, 13, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27 and 28/16 - System aspects - Interoperability - Security 4) Interaction with other groups 5) Future work plan 4. Documents ^^^^^^^^^^^^ /// Registration of the document: by 23:59 UTC, 21 November 2010 /// /// Distribution of the document: by 23:59 UTC, 24 November 2010 /// /// Use the ftp site (or e-mail reflector) for distribution /// 1) When you are going to submit a document, please notify P. Luthi (patrick.luthi@tandberg.com) as soon as possible, by 23:59 UTC, Sunday 21 November 2010 at the latest. Document number (Q1-Jnn) will be allocated. Early indication of your submission plan is welcome and encouraged. 2) You are advised to use the document template available at the following place: <http://ftp3.itu.int/av-arch/lbc-site/2009-2012/1012_RTP/RTPTemplate.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, Wednesday 24 November 2010 or before) by posting them at either of the following: - Uploading via FTP (please advise P. Luthi of your posting) Site: ftp3.itu.int/ User ID: avguest Password: Avguest201007 (Note the uppercase 'A') Directory: lbc-site/dropbox - Q1/16 E-mail reflector E-mail address: t09sg16avd@lists.itu.int To subscribe visit the ITU web page at: http://itu.int/ITU-T/services/ Please avoid the use of reflector when your document is voluminous. 5) Input documents can be retrieved from /1012_RTP directory of the FTP site once I have an opportunity to put them into place. The documents will also be available through this URL: http://ftp3.itu.int/av-arch/lbc-site/2009-2012/1012_RTP/ 6) The document distribution / presentation at the meeting will be all electronic. Participants must bring along a laptop with a wireless network interface in order to access the documents. 5. Logistic information ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The meeting will be hosted by Cisco Systems at its campus in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. Research Triangle Park is 28 sq km area of land set aside to foster growth and development of technology companies in North Carolina. There are approximately 170 companies with offices in the park. For more information about the park, visit http://www.rtp.org/. No hotels have been reserved for this meeting, though there are a number near the Cisco campus as discussed in Section 7. The airport nearest the Cisco campus is the Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), located about 15 minutes by taxi from the campus. Taxi service is available from the airport by RDU Taxi, Inc. (www.rdutaxiinc.com). Rates are based on distance, with cost to the hotels listed below between US$9 and US$15. Note that RDU Taxi provides service only to and from the airport. There are other area taxi services, including: http://www.appletransport.net/ http://affordable-transport-service.com/ http://www.rdutaxicabservice.com/ Those who expect to travel frequently might also wish to consider renting a car. A number of popular rental car companies are located at the RDU Airport, including Alamo, Avis, Enterprise, Budget, Hertz, National, and Thrifty. Several hotels reportedly provide a free shuttle service to and from the Cisco campus, including Homewood Suites, Marriott, Sheraton, Hilton, and Radisson. Please verify this information directly with your hotel if you need shuttle service. There is also a public bus service for getting around the RTP area. For information on public bus service, visit http://www.triangletransit.org/ There are a number of places to eat scattered around the park, with a high concentration of restuarants at the intersection of Highway 54 and Highway 55. Here's a link that will show those on Google Maps: http://flq.us/WN. 6. Registration and VISA Information ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To register your meeting attendance, please send e-mail to Mr Paul Jones <paulej@packetizer.com> (meeting host) and Patrick Luthi <patrick.luthi@tandberg.com>, copying noah@huawei.com and shjeong@hufs.ac.kr, providing the family name, given name, company name, and e-mail address of person(s) attending. We would remind you that citizens of some countries are required to obtain a visa in order to enter and spend time in the United States. The visa must be requested and obtained from the office (embassy or consulate) representing the United States in your country. Participants who need an invitation letter for visas should contact Mr Paul Jones, providing the family name, first name, and other identifying information required by the US embassy in your country. Visa processing times vary from country to country, check with the US embassy or consulate that applies to you. Early registration of your attendance is welcome and encouraged, but preferably before 18 Oct. 2010 to ensure adequate meeting space is available. 7. Hotel Room Reservation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ No hotel rooms have been reserved for this meeting, though there are several choices near the Cisco campus from which to choose. Participants should contact hotels directly regarding room availability and for making room reservations. Here are a few hotels within a 5-mile radius of the campus: Comfort Suites 5219 Page Road Durham, NC 27703 +1 919 314-1200 +1 800 228-5150 http://www.comfortsuites.com/hotel-durham-north_carolina-NC013 Courtyard by Marriott 301 Residence Inn Boulevard Durham, NC 27713 +1 919 484-2900 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/rdurt-courtyard-durham-research-triang... Homewood Suites Hotel Airport 4603 Central Park Drive Durham, NC 27703 +1 919 474-9900 +1 800 225-5466 http://homewoodsuites1.hilton.com/en_US/hw/hotel/RDUDMHW-Homewood-Suites-by-... Marriott Hotel 4700 Guardian Drive Durham, NC 27703 +1 919 941-6200 +1 800 228-9290 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/rducp-marriott-at-research-triangle-pa... Residence Inn 201 Residence Inn Boulevard Durham, NC 27713 +1 919 361-1266 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/rdudr-residence-inn-durham-research-tr... Sheraton Imperial Hotel 4700 Emperor Blvd Durham, NC 27709 +1 919 941-5050 +1 800 325-3535 http://www.sheratonrtp.com/ Wingate Inn 5223 Page Road Durham, NC 27703 +1 919 941-2854 +1 800 228-1000 http://www.wingatehotels.com/Wingate/control/Booking/property_info?propertyI... Wyndham Gardens Hotel 4620 S Miami Blvd Durham, NC 27703 +1 919 941-6066 +1 800 972-0264 http://www.wyndham.com/hotels/RDUAP/main.wnt Hilton Hotel Page Road and Exit 282 RTP, NC 27709 +1 919 941-6000 +1 800 465-4329 http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/RDURTHF-Hilton-Raleigh-Durham-Airport-... Radisson Governors Inn I-40 at Davis Drive, Exit 280 RTP, NC 27709 +1 919 549 8631 +1 800 333-3333 http://www.radisson.com/researchtrianglenc Fairfield Inn 2750 Slater Road Morrisville, NC 27560 +1 919 468-2660 +1 800 228-9290 http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/rdufa-fairfield-inn-and-suites-raleigh... I am looking forward to meeting with you in North Carolina. Sincerely yours, Patrick Luthi