From rinehuls@access.digex.net Mon May 12 23:36:03 1997 Received: from access4.digex.net (qlrhmEbBUV1EY@access4.digex.net [205.197.245.195]) by dkuug.dk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id XAA01326 for ; Mon, 12 May 1997 23:35:53 +0200 Received: from localhost (rinehuls@localhost) by access4.digex.net (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id RAA29469 for ; Mon, 12 May 1997 17:35:33 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 12 May 1997 17:35:33 -0400 (EDT) From: "william c. rinehuls" To: sc22docs@dkuug.dk Subject: SC22 N2471 - Venue Info for SC22 August 1997 Plenary Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII ________________beginning of title page ____________________________ ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces Secretariat: U.S.A. (ANSI) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N2471 May 1997 TITLE: Venue Information for the Tenth Plenary Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 on August 18-22, 1997 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada SOURCE: Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 WORK ITEM: N/A STATUS: If staying at the Lord Elgin Plaza, please note that reservations must be made by July 9, 1997 to ensure room availability. CROSS REFERENCE: N/A DOCUMENT TYPE: Venue Information for SC22 Plenary ACTION: To SC22 Member Bodies, WG Conveners and HODs for information or action, as applicable. Address reply to: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Secretariat William C. Rinehuls 8457 Rushing Creek Court Springfield, VA 22153 USA Tel: +1 (703) 912-9680 Fax: +1 (703) 912-2973 email: rinehuls@access.digex.net _____________________end of title page; beginning of text ______________ JTC1/SC22 MEETING, August 18-22 1997: NOTES ON FACILITIES AND SERVICES IN OTTAWA MEETING LOCATION The location of JTC1/SC22 meeting is: Government Conference Centre (GCC) 2 Rideau Street, Ottawa, Ontario Tel: 613-990-6700 HOTELS A block booking has been made at: Lord Elgin Hotel 100 Elgin Street Ottawa, ON K1P 5K8, Canada Tel.: 1-800-267-4298, 613-235-3333, Fax: 613-235-3223 Rooms $89.00 Canadian per night, for either a single or double room. Ontario hotels charge a tax of 12% on top of the room rate. Some tax rebates are available on departure from Canada, and information forms will be available at the meeting. The hotel has been refurbished, and is just seven minutes from the GCC. These rooms at this rate are held only until 9 July, 1997. Ottawa is usually fully booked in August, so please call early to get your choice. Ask for the rooms booked under the block for "International Standards Organization". Be sure to have your credit card number and expiry date to give to the hotel to secure your booking. Ask for your confirmation number. Other hotels in the area: - Radisson Hotel Ottawa Centre 100 Kent Street, Ottawa, ON, K1P 5N7, Canada Tel: 1-800-333-3333, 613-238-1122 - A four-star hotel approximately 1 km from the GCC along a pedestrian mall. - Chateau Laurier Hotel 1 Rideau Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 8S7, Canada Tel.: 1-800-441-1414, 613-241-1414, Fax: 613-562-7033 - A traditional, four-star hotel directly across from the GCC. - Les Suites 130 Besserer Street, Ottawa, ON, K1N 9M9, Canada Tel.: 613-232-2000, Fax: 613-232-1242 - A suite hotel, just five minutes walk from the GCC. A suite is a kitchenette, a living area and a bedroom. There are pull-out beds in the living rooms. An extra person can stay in the suite for $10 per night. - Novotel 33 Nicholas Street, Ottawa, ON K1N 9M7, Canada Tel.: 613-230-3033, Fax: 613-230-7865 - A business person's hotel, five minutes walk from GCC. OTHER INFORMATION 1. Registration and Plenary Meetings are at the Government Conference Centre, which is in the heart of downtown Ottawa, just minutes from Parliament Hill. It is located in Confederation Square, near the Rideau Centre, which is identified on all maps of the central core of Ottawa. The meeting will be held in the Sussex Room, which is at the rear of the building. Note that the most convenient entrance is the "rear" entrance, off Colonel By Drive. 2. The Conference Centre will be open for everyone on Monday 18 August. 3. Meeting rooms will be accessible from 7.30am until 6.30pm. 4. The international telephone number for the Standards Council of Canada is 1-613-238-3222. For fax transmission, use 1-613-995-4564 (attention D. Langlotz). 5. Copying services will use 8.5 x 11 inch. 6. Ottawa airport is located approx 20 km south of the downtown area. 7. Only taxis identified by an AIRPORT sign are allowed to pick up general passengers at the airport. Use of a Visa, Mastercard, AMEX or Enroute credit cards for taxi service to hotels can be arranged through the dispatcher for the AIRPORT taxis. This must be done at the airport. A more economical service is by shuttle bus, which runs every half-hour to most major downtown hotels (including the Lord Elgin). The cost is $9 for a one-way ticket, or $14 for a returm. Also a city bus (OC Transpo) #96 from the airport will come within one block of the Lord Elgin Hotel (cost $1.85: exact change or a $2 coin). 8. Within the city, we understand that all Blue Line taxis are able to accept the above credit cards. Other companies, if requested, will dispatch a driver who is able to accept a credit card. In the latter case, there are some limitations on which cards are acceptable. 9. Public OCTranspo buses are on an exact cash fare basis, which is $1.85 at all times. It is paid at the front entrance to the bus. Tickets worth $0.80 each can be purchased at some saving and for convenience, and are used two per ride. 10. Information regarding tourist attractions and arrangements will be available at the Conference Centre. 11. Canadian coins are in 1, 5, 10, 25 cents, 1 and 2 dollar denominations. The most common bills are $5 (blue), $10 (purple) and $20 (green). 12. Information concerning SCC and Ottawa may be found at the following web sites, among others: - Standards Council of Canada: http://www.scc.ca - City.Net Ottawa, Ontario: http://www.city.net/countries/canada/ontario/ottawa/ - Tourottawa: http://www.tourottawa.org - Cyber Guide to Ottawa: http://www.cyberus.ca/~developer/Ottawa/ 13. If you require further information or assistance, please contact Graham Warren, e-mail gwarren@vnet.ibm.com, tel: 416-448-2318. ___________________end of SC22 N2471 ___________________________________