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<h1><span class="title summary">World Wide Web Consortium<br />
TPAC 2008:</span> <span class="baseline">W3C Technical Plenary / Advisory
Committee Meetings Week</span> <span class="baseline">20 - 24 October
2008</span> </h1>
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<p>Pullman Cannes Mandelieu Royal Casino, Mandelieu, (FR)<br />
<abbr class="dtstart" title="2008-10-20">20 October</abbr> <abbr
class="dtend" title="2008-10-24">- 24 October 2008</abbr></p>
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<p>TPAC 2008: 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, 22 October, 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> [W3C Member
access]).</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>
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<h2 id="Registration">Registration</h2>

<p>Registration is now <a
href="http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35125/TPAC2008/">CLOSED</a>. See the <a
href="http://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/35125/TPAC2008/registrants">Member
Visible Results</a> for the lists of regsitrants by group.</p>
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<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="../tpac08-sponsorship">TPAC 2008 Sponsorship Package</a>. Please
see the Sponsorship Package for more details and contact information.</p>

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

<p>All Group Meetings will be held all day Monday 20, all day Tuesday 21, all
day Thursday 23 and all day Friday 24 October 2008. The Technical Plenary Day
will be held all day Wednesday 22 October. The AC Executive Session will
start on the evening of Tuesday 21 October and will continue on the afternoon
of Thursday 23 October.</p>

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

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

        <p><strong></strong></p>
      </td>
      <td>Groups

        <p>(AC Executive Session invitees who are not already in a Group are
        encouraged to request to become an observer in a Group)</p>
      </td>
      <td>Groups</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th>Afternoon</th>
      <td>Groups</td>
      <td>Groups</td>
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        TP Day for AC, Chairs, group participants, AB, TAG, Offices staff,
        Team (Agenda)<a
        href="http://www.w3.org/2007/11/07-TechPlenAgenda.html"></a> </td>
      <td>AC Executive Session (Agenda) for AC, Chairs, AB, TAG, Offices
        staff, Team

        <p>Groups <br />
        (AC Executive Session invitees who are in a Group meeting at this
        time are encouraged, not required, to arrange to attend the AC
        Session)</p>

        <p></p>
      </td>
      <td>Groups</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
      <th>Evening</th>
      <td></td>
      <td>AC Executive Session and Dinner (Agenda) for AC, Chairs, AB, TAG,
        Offices staff, Team</td>
      <td>TP Reception for AC, Chairs, group participants, AB, TAG, Offices
        staff, Team</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
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> - Pullman Cannes Mandelieu Royal
Casino</h2>

<p>The TPAC 2008, W3C's Combined Technical Plenary and Advisory Committee
Meeting will be held at the Pullman Cannes Mandelieu Royal Casino.</p>
<dl>
  <dt><strong>Local organizers:</strong></dt>
    <dd>W3C ERCIM</dd>
  <dt><strong>Meeting location</strong>:</dt>
    <dd class="vcard"><span class="tel"><span class="value"><a
      href="http://www.pullmanhotels.com/pullman/fichehotel/gb/pul/1168/fiche_hotel.shtml">Pullman
      Cannes Mandelieu Royal Casino</a><br />
      605, avenue du Général de Gaulle<br />
      06212 Mandelieu Cedex France<br />
      Tel: +33 (0)4 92 97 70 00 <br />
      Fax: +33 (0)4 93 49 51 50</span></span></dd>
</dl>

<h2><a id="Hotel" name="Hotel">Hotel - Pullman Cannes Mandelieu Royal
Casino</a></h2>

<p><a
href="http://www.pullmanhotels.com/pullman/fichehotel/gb/pul/1168/fiche_hotel.shtml">Pullman
Cannes Mandelieu Royal Casino</a><br />
605, avenue du Général de Gaulle<br />
06212 Mandelieu Cedex France<br />
Tel: +33 (0)4 92 97 70 00 <br />
Fax: +33 (0)4 93 49 51 50</p>
<!--><p>Online Reservation Form<p>-->

<p>A block of rooms has been reserved at the Pullman Cannes Mandelieu Royal
Casino. <strong>The discounted room rates have now expired.</strong><br />
The room rates of 226 EUR for a single room and 256 EUR for a double or twin
room are available from Saturday 18 October to Saturday 25 October 2008 (+
City tax: 0.80€/night/pers.). Breakfast is included in the hotel rates.</p>

<p><strong><a href="http://www.w3.org/2008/03/TPAC2008-hotelform.html">Online
reservation form</a></strong> </p>

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

<p><a href="http://www.nice.aeroport.fr/include/default.asp?l=2">Nice
International Airport</a> is the closest international airport to the meeting
site. The Pullman Cannes Mandelieu Royal Casino is located about 20 miles
from the airport. The travel time between the airport and the hotel (meeting
site) will vary between 30 minutes to one hour depending on traffic
conditions. <a
href="http://www.nice.aeroport.fr/acces_stationnement_en/taxi/default.asp">Taxi</a>
fares will range between 70-80 Euros.</p>

<p>Please Note: All events will take place at the hotel. There is a small
harbor village nearby and Cannes croisette is a 5 minute cab ride.</p>

<p><strong>By car:</strong></p>

<p>If you are renting a car at the airport, please take the highway A8 to the
West, in the direction of Cannes and Aix en Provence. This is a toll road.</p>

<p>Pass both the Cannes and Cannes La Bocca exits, to Exit 40, Mandelieu La
Napoule. As you exit, you will take an obligatory right turn after ~100M, and
then, shortly thereafter, turn right again at the traffic signal. Continue on
that road until it ends at a T intersection. Turn Left. Now proceed to the
end of that road at a golf course, just after a small bridge over the river
La Siagne. Turn Right. Proceed with the golf course on your left. In ~100M,
when you see a road on your right and a road on the left going up, take the
road going up on the left for about 10 meters to a T. You will see the water
front here. Turn Right. The hotel is on your left: proceed about 50M, until
you can turn left into the entrance of the hotel.</p>

<p><strong>By train:</strong></p>

<p>If you are using the railways note that there is a train station
"Mandelieu La Napoule" but that not all trains stop there. The nearest train
station where all trains stop is "Cannes".</p>

<p>A <a
href="http://www.nice.aeroport.fr/acces_stationnement/trains/trafic_r.asp">shuttle
bus</a> is available from Terminal 1 of Nice Airport and stops near the Nice
Saint-Augustin train stations (Bus line 23, every 12 minutes during the
week). One ticket costs 1 Euro.</p>

<p>* If you take an omnibus (TER (Transport Express Régional), they do stop
at every station, including "Mandelieu La Napoule"), you have to walk (10
minutes) in the direction of Mandelieu castle (should be right in front of
station, or quite near) and then straight ahead down the hill, pass the
harbor and onto the Pullman Cannes Mandelieu Royal Casino which is on the
seaside.</p>

<p>* If you take a rapid train (they only stop in main stations), exit at
"Cannes". From there you will find cabs.</p>

<p>See the Les Arcs - Nice (west-east) Nice - Les Arcs (east-west) <a
href="http://www.nice.aeroport.fr/acces_stationnement_en/trains/horaires%20PDF/3_lesArcs_nice.pdf">train
timetables</a> (06jul2008-13dec2008).</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>: 220 V, 60Hz, <a
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_AC_power_plugs_and_sockets#Type_E_.28French_2-pin.2C_female_earth.29">Europe
standard outlets</a>. Power outlets will be provided at all seats in the
meeting room.</p>

<p><strong>Currency:</strong> Euro. (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/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=mandelieu">wunderground.com</a>
for Mandelieu weather.</p>

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