Subject: IETF 98 Hackathon Registration and Meeting Information

From: IETF Secretariat <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 14:26:58 -0800

IETF 98
Chicago, IL, USA
March 26-31, 2017
Host: Ericsson

IETF 98 Information: http://ietf.org/meeting/98/index.html
Register online at: http://ietf.org/meeting/register.html

1.  Registration
2.  Visas & Letters of Invitation
3.  Accommodations
4.  Code Sprint
5.  Hackathon
6.  IETF 98 Meeting Wiki 

1. Registration:
	A. Early-Bird Registration: USD 700, if paid in full prior to 23:59 UTC 2017-03-17
	B. After Early-Bird cutoff: USD 875
	C. Full-time Student Registrations: USD 150 (with proper ID)
	D. One Day Pass Registration: USD 375
	E. Registration Cancellation   
	Cutoff for registration cancellation is Monday, 20 March 2017 at UTC 23:59. 
	Cancellations are subject to a 10% (ten percent) cancellation fee if requested by 
	that date and time
	F. Online Registration and Payment ends Friday, 24 March, 2017, 17:00 local Chicago time
	G. On-site Registration begins on Sunday, 26 March 2017 at 10:00 local Chicago time

2. Visas & Letters of Invitation:

	If you have already registered for IETF 98 you may request a
	local letter of invitation through a link in your confirmation
	email. If you have yet to register and require a LOI, you
	will be able to generate one during the registration process.

3.  Accommodations:
	
	1. Swissotel Chicago (Headquarters Hotel) - BLOCK IS CURRENTLY FULL
	Room Rate:  $169 (single/double)/$199 (triple) USD. Includes in-room high-speed
	Internet. Room rates DO NOT include a daily breakfast buffet or
	occupancy tax of 17.4% (taxes subject to change)
	Reservation Cutoff Date: 7 March 2017
	Cancel with No Penalty: 48 hours prior to arrival
	Distance to Meeting Venue: N/A
	More detail at: http://www.ietf.org/meeting/98/hotel.html
	Reservations: https://aws.passkey.com/go/ietf2017
	
	2. Fairmont Chicago (Overflow hotel, block of 350)
	Room Rate: $169 (single/double)/$199 (triple) USD. Includes in-room high-speed
	Internet. Room rates DO NOT include a daily breakfast buffet or
	occupancy tax of 17.4% (taxes subject to change)
	Reservations Cutoff Date: 2 March 2017
	Cancel with No Penalty: Up to 48 hours prior to check-in/arrival
	Distance to Meeting Venue: 4 minute walk
	Reservations: https://aws.passkey.com/go/interneteng

4.  Code Sprint
	
	The IETF 98 Code Sprint in Chicago will, as
	always, let you work on fixing those things about the datatracker
	which you most urgently desire to do something about.

	When: Saturday, March 25 from 09:30 to 18:00 
	Where: Swissotel Chicago, Room TBD
	Information: https://trac.tools.ietf.org/tools/ietfdb/wiki/IETF98Sprint
	Sign-Up: https://trac.tools.ietf.org/tools/ietfdb/wiki/IETF98SprintSignUp 
	Mailing List: ​https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/codesprints

	For information on setting up your environment, code
	checkout and commit, etc., see:
	http://trac.tools.ietf.org/tools/ietfdb/wiki/SprintCoderSetup

	The Sprint will be run according to the IETFSprintHowto:
	http://trac.tools.ietf.org/tools/ietfdb/wiki/IETFSprintHowto

5.  Hackathon

	The IETF is holding a Hackathon at IETF 98 to encourage
     	developers to discuss, collaborate and develop utilities, ideas,
     	sample code and solutions that show practical implementations of
     	IETF standards.

	When: Saturday March 25 and Sunday March 26
	Where: Swissotel Chicago, Room TBD
	Signup for the Hackathon: https://www.ietf.org/registration/ietf98/hackathonregistration.py 
	More information can be found here: http://ietf.org/hackathon/98-hackathon.html 
	Keep up to date by subscribing to: https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/hackathon

	The IETF is still seeking a Hackathon sponsor for 2017! For more information please see: 
	https://iaoc.ietf.org/host-and-sponsorship.html
	Contact Howard Baggott if interested, [email-masked].

	The Hackathon is free to attend and open to all. Extend
	the invitation to colleagues outside the IETF!

	Descriptions and information regarding the technologies
	for the hackathon are located on the IETF 98 Meeting Wiki:
	https://www.ietf.org/registration/MeetingWiki/wiki/98hackathon

	Don’t see anything that interests you? Feel free to add
	your preferred technology to the list, sign up as its
	Champion and show up to work on it. Note: you must login to
	the wiki to add content. If you do add a new technology, we
	strongly suggest that you send an email to [email-masked]
	to let others know. You may generate interest in your
	technology, and find other people who want to contribute to
	it.

	To request a wiki account, please click on the “login”
	button on the bottom right corner of the page, and choose
	“register.” If you need a new password please click on the
	“login” button on the bottom right corner of the page and
	choose “Send new password.”

6.  IETF 98 Meeting Wiki

	The IETF 98 meeting wiki (Your Wiki) has been created to 
	exchange information regarding IETF 98.

	Your IETF 98 (Chicago) wiki can be found here:
	http://www.ietf.org/registration/MeetingWiki/wiki/ietf98 

	To create an account, click ‘Login’ at the bottom of the
	wiki and then ‘Register’. If you have forgotten your
	password, you may reset it with the "Send new password" link.