Experts of ITU-T SG16 Question 13/16 Multimedia application platforms and end systems for IPTV

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

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Dear Experts of Q13/16,

The subject meeting of ITU-T SG16 experts will be held at the Busan Lotte Hotel in Busan, the Republic of Korea. Details of the meeting are contained herein. Please note that this meeting precedes the 86th MPEG Meeting and Q13/16 will have a joint meeting with MPEG on the 11th and possibly on 12th.

1. Date ^^^^^^^

10 (Friday) - 12 (Sunday) October 2008

Meeting will start at 10:00 on the first day and close around 18:00 on the final day. The joint meeting with MPEG will be 10:00-13:00 and 14:00-17:00 on 11th, and 10:00-13:00 on 12th.

2. Venue ^^^^^^^^

Busan Lotte Hotel

503-15 Bujeon-dong, Busanjin-gu, Busan, 614-030, Republic of Korea Tel: +82 2 759 7060, Fax: +82 2 319 8709, E-mail: jaeyu@lotte.net

For further information on the meeting venue, please visit the website at http://www.busanlottehotel.co.kr.

3. Topics (tentative) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

- Coordinate with other SDOs, Questions, and Study Groups - Progress work on H.IPTV-AEH, H.IPTV-MAP, H.IPTV-MAFR series - Host a joint meeting with MPEG - Progress work on 'BIFS for IPTV', 'LASeR for IPTV', and 'M3W for IPTV', jointly with MPEG - Progress work on MXM jointly with MPEG - Discussion of miscellaneous and new work items

4. Documents ^^^^^^^^^^^^

/// Registration of the document: by 23:59 UTC, 3 October 2008 /// /// Distribution of the document: by 23:59 UTC, 5 October 2008 /// /// Use the ftp site (or e-mail reflector) for distribution ///

1) When you are going to submit a document, please notify Mr Paul Jones paulej@packetizer.com, document manager of this meeting, as soon as possible, by 23:59 UTC, Friday 3 October 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.int/av-arch/avc-site/2005-2008/0810_Bus/AVD-template_0810_Bus.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 5 calendar days in advance of the meeting (23:59 UTC, Sunday 5 October 2008 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 0810_Bus directory of the ftp site once Mr Jones 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/2005-2008/0810_Bus/ ftp://ftp3.itu.int/avc-site/2005-2008/0808_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 and/or Ethernet card, in order to access the documents (Internet access will be available in the meeting rooms).

Note: make sure you have the right power adapter for the Republic of Korea, see http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_AC_power_plugs_and_sockets type C (2-pin CEE 7/17, German/French unearthed).

5. Logistic Information ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The meeting will be held at Busan Lotte Hotel, Busan, the Republic of Korea, collocated with MPEG meeting. Busan, also known as Pusan, is the second largest city in Korea. Busan is situated on the southeastern tip of the Korean peninsula, and is about an hour's flight from Seoul. For the information on the collocated MPEG meeting and logistics, please visit: http://www.chiariglione.org/mpeg/meetings/busan08/kragenda.htm#Logistic_Information.

6. VISA Information ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Experts are advised to check about regulations regarding VISA. In case of doubt, the information can be obtained from the nearest Korean Embassy or Consulate as well as the following website:

http://www.mofat.go.kr/english/main/index.jsp?lang=eng

If you need an invitation letter for visa, please send the following information to KATS, Ms. Eunsook Kim jungbo@kats.go.kr

by e-mail: 1. Name 2. Sex: Male or Female 3. Date of birth (dd-mm-yyyy) 4. Passport No. & Date of Expiry (dd-mm-yyyy) 5. Company / Organization 6. Your Designation / Title 7. Post Address 8. Tel/Fax 9. E-mail address

7. Hotel Room Reservation ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Participants should contact the hotels directly regarding room availability and for making room bookings. For reservation information at Busan Lotte Hotel, please contact: Mr. Yu, Jae (jaeyu@lotte.net) TEL: 82-2-759-7060 FAX: 82-2-319-8709 CELL: 82-10-2508-7390 Email: jaeyu@lotte.net.

Free shuttle bus services run approximately every one and half hours from Busan international airport to the hotel. The journey will take approximately 30 minutes.

We are looking forward to meeting with you in Busan.

Sincerely yours,

Masahito KAWAMORI (meeting organizer of this meeting)

Paul JONES (document manager of this meeting)

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