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<h1><span class="title summary">World Wide Web Consortium<br />
TPAC 2007:</span> <span class="baseline">W3C Technical Plenary / Advisory
Committee Meetings Week</span></h1>
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<p>On This Page →</p>
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  <li><a href="#Participation1">Participation</a> • </li>
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  <li><a href="#Hotel">Hotel</a> • </li>
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<p>Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge, MA (USA)<br />
<abbr class="dtstart" title="2007-11-05">5 November</abbr> <abbr
class="dtend" title="2007-11-10">- 10 November 2007</abbr></p>
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<p>TPAC 2007: the Combined Technical Plenary / Advisory Committee meetings
week brings together W3C Working and Interest Groups, the Advisory Board, the
TAG and the Advisory Committee for an exciting week of coordinated work. The
highlight of the week is the Plenary Day, Wednesday, 7 November, for all to
attend.</p>

<h2><a id="Participation1" name="Participation1">Participation</a></h2>

<p>Participation in the Technical Plenary is open to participants in good
standing in a W3C Working or Interest Group, Advisory Committee
Representatives, the TAG, the Advisory Board, Offices staff or Team.</p>

<p>Participation in the All Group Meetings is subject to <strong>each group's
observer and confidentiality policies</strong>. Please contact the WG or IG
Chair for information about participation policy (see <a
href="/Member/Mail/">Member-only Chair contact information</a>).</p>

<p>Participation in the Advisory Committee Meeting is open to one Advisory
Committee representative from each Member Organization. The TAG, the Advisory
Board, Chairs, Offices staff and Team members are also encouraged to attend.
From section <a
href="/2003/06/Process-20030618/organization.html#ACMeetings">2.1.3.2</a> of
the Process Document:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>Each Member organization SHOULD send one representative to each Advisory
  Committee meeting. In exceptional circumstances (e.g., during a period of
  transition between representatives from an organization), the meeting Chair
  [CEO, Steve Bratt] MAY allow a Member organization to send two
  representatives to a meeting.</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Further, we announced in February 2007 that if an Advisory Committee
Representative cannot attend the meeting an alternative may be sent
instead.</p>

<p><a href="participants.html">TPAC 2007 Meetings Week Participants list</a>
</p>

<h3>Participation by the Press</h3>

<p>We are planning a press conference during the Technical Plenary. Members
of the press please contact <a href="mailto:w3t-pr@w3.org">w3t-pr@w3.org</a>
if you are interested in attending the Techncial Plenary Day. See also the <a
href="/2007/10/tpac07-media">media advisory</a>.</p>

<h2 id="Registration">Registration</h2>

<p>Registration is now <b><a
href="/2002/09/wbs/35125/TPAC2007/">CLOSED</a></b>. See the <a
href="/2002/09/wbs/35125/TPAC2007/registrants">Member Visible Results</a> for
the lists of registrants by groups. </p>

<h2 id="Sponsorship">Sponsorship</h2>

<p>W3C Members can showcase their work and commitment to W3C and the
development of open Web standards by sponsoring the event. Three sponsorship
levels (Platinum, Gold, Silver) with corresponding benefits are described in
the <a href="/2007/03/ac-tp07-sponsorship">TPAC 2007 Sponsorship Package</a>.
Please see the Sponsorship Package for more details and contact
information.</p>
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<h2><a id="Schedule" name="Schedule">Schedule</a></h2>

<p>All Group Meetings will be held all day Monday 5, all day Tuesday 6, the
afternoon of Thursday 8, all day Friday 9 and the morning of Saturday 10
November 2007. The Technical Plenary Day will be held all day Wednesday 7
November. The AC Executive Session will start on the evening of Tuesday 6
November and will continue on the morning of Thursday 8 November.</p>

<p><strong>Please note: the Technical Plenary day will be audio recorded.
(access <a
href="http://www.captionedtext.com/client/event.aspx?CustomerID=732&amp;EventID=863005">realtime
captioning</a>)</strong></p>

<p><strong>Detailed Schedule and Group Information by day is available on the
<a href="Schedule.html">Schedule page</a></strong></p>

<table border="1">
  <tbody>
    <tr>
      <th></th>
      <th>Monday</th>
      <th>Tuesday</th>
      <th>Wednesday</th>
      <th>Thursday</th>
      <th>Friday</th>
      <th>Saturday</th>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th>Morning</th>
      <td>Groups</td>
      <td>Groups</td>
      <td>8:45: TP Day for AC, Chairs, group participants, AB, TAG, Offices
        staff, Team (<a
        href="http://www.w3.org/2007/11/07-TechPlenAgenda.html">Agenda</a>)

        <p><strong>Please note: the Technical Plenary Day will be audio
        recorded.</strong></p>
      </td>
      <td>9:00: AC Executive Session (<a
        href="http://www.w3.org/2007/11/06-AC-agenda.html">Agenda</a>) for
        AC, Chairs, AB, TAG, Offices staff, Team*

        <p>(no formal group meetings)</p>
      </td>
      <td>Groups</td>
      <td>Groups</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th>Afternoon</th>
      <td>Groups</td>
      <td>Groups</td>
      <td>TP Day press conference for sponsors (<a
        href="http://www.w3.org/2007/11/07-TechPlenAgenda.html">Agenda</a>)
      </td>
      <td>Groups </td>
      <td>Groups</td>
      <td></td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th>Evening</th>
      <td></td>
      <td>18:00: AC Executive Session and Dinner (<a
        href="http://www.w3.org/2007/11/06-AC-agenda.html">Agenda</a>) for
        AC, Chairs, AB, TAG, Offices staff, Team*</td>
      <td>19:00: TP Reception for AC, Chairs, group participants, AB, TAG,
        Offices staff, Team</td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
    </tr>
  </tbody>
</table>

<p><strong>Detailed Schedule and Group Information by day is available on the
<a href="Schedule.html">Schedule page</a></strong></p>

<h2>Background</h2>

<p>In 2005, W3C CEO Steve Bratt initiated discussions with AC representatives
and Chairs on options for rearranging our annual calendar of big meetings in
order to increase the <strong>value</strong> of these meetings. The resulting
<a href="/2005/08/10-bigcal.html">plan</a> was to hold a joint TP/AC Week
around November of each year.</p>

<p>Benefits we hope to encourage by co-locating the meetings include: more AC
reps attending the AC meeting, more AC reps attending or observing group
meetings and participating in the Technical Plenary Day, all participants
benefiting from an expanded level of interaction and that members with
representatives who are Chairs or are in Groups, the AB or the TAG would be
able save time and travel costs by reducing the number of meetings each
year.</p>

<h2><a name="Venue" id="Venue">Venue</a> - Hyatt Regency Cambridge</h2>

<p>The TPAC 2007, W3C's Combined Technical Plenary and Advisory Committee
Meeting will be held at the <a
href="http://www.cambridge.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp">Hyatt Regency
Cambridge</a> located on Massachusetts Avenue along the scenic Charles River
and overlooking the Boston skyline.<br />
</p>
<dl>
  <dt><strong>Local organizers:</strong></dt>
    <dd>W3C MIT</dd>
  <dt><strong>Meeting location</strong>:</dt>
    <dd class="vcard"><span class="tel"><span class="value">Hyatt Regency
      Cambridge<br />
      575 Memorial Drive,<br />
      Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 02139-4896<br />
      Tel: +1 617 492 1234 <br />
      Fax: +1 617 491 6906</span></span></dd>
</dl>

<h2><a id="Hotel" name="Hotel">Hotel - Hyatt Regency Cambridge</a></h2>

<p><strong><a
href="http://www.cambridge.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp">Hyatt Regency
Cambridge</a></strong><br />
575 Memorial Drive,<br />
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA 02139-4896<br />
Tel: +1 617 492 1234 <br />
Fax: +1 617 491 6906</p>

<p><a
href="https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&amp;eventID=46846&amp;fromResdesk=true"><strong>Online
Reservation Form</strong></a></p>

<p>A block of rooms was reserved at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge for Saturday
3 November -Saturday 10 November 2007. W3C negotiated a discount room rate
of: $199 (+12.45% in taxes). <strong>The discount room rate has now
expired.</strong> Reservations may be made by phone by calling 1-800-633-7313
from the US or Canada or by calling an <a
href="http://www.hyatt.com/hyatt/customer-service/numbers.jsp">International
Reservation Center</a> using the code "World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)". </p>

<p>We have reserved all the meeting space available at the Hyatt. In order to
meet our guest room quota, avoid charges for meeting rooms, and still keep
our hold on all the meeting space, we kindly ask that you book your room at
the Hyatt. <strong>Because November is peak season in Boston, please make
hotel arrangements as early as possible. The discount rate expired on
Wednesday 3 October 2007 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time (22:00 UTC) and the hotel
expects to be sold out the week of our meeting</strong>.</p>

<h2><a id="Transportation" name="Transportation">Transportation</a></h2>

<p><a href="http://www.massport.com/logan/">Boston Logan International
Airport</a> is the closest international airport to the meeting site. The
Hyatt Regency Cambridge is located three miles from Logan Airport. The travel
time between the airport and the hotel (meeting site) will vary between 30
minutes to one hour depending on traffic conditions. Taxi are plentiful and
fares is around $35.00.</p>

<p><a
href="http://www.cambridge.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/services/maps/index.jsp?icamp=propMapDirections">Directions
and maps</a> for travel to the Hyatt as well as <a
href="http://www.cambridge.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/services/transportation/index.jsp">local
transportation information</a> is available on the Hyatt site including bus,
train and shuttle information. If you prefer to rent a car, all major car
rental companies have locations at Logan Airport (Avis, Budget, Hertz, etc.).
Self-parking at the Hyatt is $33/night while valet parking is $35/night.</p>

<p>The closest <a href="http://mbta.com">MBTA</a> transportation to the Hyatt
Regency is the <a
href="http://mbta.com/schedules_and_maps/bus/routes/?route=CT2&amp;direction=I&amp;timing=W&amp;RedisplayTime=Redisplay+Time">CT2</a>
bus with a bus stop on Amesbury street. The CT2 route goes inbound to Boston
(with stops at Beacon Street and the Longwood Medical area) and outbound to
Sullivan Square (with stops at Kendall Square). Please note: the CT2 does not
run on Saturdays or Sundays. </p>

<p>See the <a href="http://esw.w3.org/topic/MeetingTaxis">taxi wiki</a> (and
add your own info, if you'd like) for options for sharing rides. </p>

<h2><a id="useful" name="useful">Useful Information</a></h2>

<p><strong>Internet Access</strong>: Wireless Internet access <span
style="font-weight: bold">only</span> will be available during the week.
Please bring your 802.11B card.</p>

<p><strong>IRC</strong>: There will be an IRC channel used for both taking
meeting minutes and for submission of questions from AC Members who are
unable to attend the meeting in person. Details will be supplied in an email
message to the AC.</p>

<p><strong>Power</strong>: 110 V, 60Hz, US standard outlets. Power outlets
will be provided at all seats in the meeting room.</p>

<p><strong>Currency:</strong> US Dollar. (You may use <a
href="http://www.oanda.com/converter/classic">OANDA Currency
Converter</a>.)</p>

<p><strong>Weather:</strong> You may refer to <a
href="http://www.wunderground.com/US/MA/Boston.html">wunderground.com</a> for
Boston weather..</p>

<p><strong>Getting Around</strong></p>
<ul style="margin-left:1em;">
  <li>Fodors.com - <a
    href="http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=boston@33">Boston</a></li>
  <li>Boston <a href="http://www.boston-online.com/Maps/">Maps</a></li>
  <li><a href="http://www.boston.com/">Boston.com</a></li>
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