IEEE 802.11 FUTURE SESSION PLANS

IEEE 802.11 WLAN WORKING GROUP SESSIONS

All interested parties are welcome to attend our open Public meetings of the IEEE 802.11 Working Group, you do not have to be an IEEE member to attend. There is a registration fee, to defray the cost of the session. At Plenary sessions these are administered by the IEEE 802 LMSC organization. Interim sessions are administered by the IEEE 802.11/15 Working Groups. This is in-addition to your individual hotel accommodation, and travel expenses.  Click here to view an Example Plenary and Interim Session Agenda, or review the latest Combined Tentative Agenda for the next IEEE 802.11 WG Session below.
For Year 2018   Session Type
September 9-14 Hilton Waikoloa Village, Kona, HI, USA
Hotel Reservation
Meeting Registration and Event Information including meeting planner contact information

REGISTRATION FEES AND DEADLINES

Early:  Before 6:00 PM Pacific Time, Friday, July 27, 2018 
* $US 650.00 for attendees staying at the Hilton Waikoloa (3 night minimum); * $US 950.00 for all others (including local attendees not staying at the group hotel)

Standard:  Before 6:00 PM Pacific Time, Friday August 31, 2018
* $US 850.00 for attendees staying at the Hilton Waikoloa (3 night minimum); * $US 1150.00 for all others (including local attendees not staying at the group hotel)

Late/On-site:  After 6:00 PM Pacific Time Friday, August 31, 2018
* $US 950.00 for attendees staying at the Hilton Waikoloa (3 night minimum); * $US 1350.00 for all others (including local attendees not staying at the group hotel)

Student Registration: $US 150.00 (college students bachelor or post-graduate level)
* Student Registration Code available via email request to meeting planner.  The Student meeting fee is available only one time per person. 
* The person using the Student meeting fee will not be able to use meeting attendance to gain or maintain voting rights. * A valid current student ID must be shown when picking up the meeting badge.

Cancellation Refunds & Deadlines
* Full Refund: 6:00 PM Pacific Time Friday July 27, 2018,  $US 150.00 Cancellation Fee: 6:00 PM Pacific Time August 31, 2018
* No Refund: After 6:00 PM Pacific Time Friday August 31, 2018. Issuing of Cancellation Refunds:  All refunds will be issued after the cancellation deadline of the session.

GROUP HOTEL RATES 

EARLY RATE: $US 155.00/Night  * Plus applicable taxes; The early rate is sold out.

IEEE 802 RATE:  $US 175.00/ Night * Plus applicable taxes
* Rate applies to remainder of the Room Block or * 6:00 PM Hawaii Time, Friday August 10, 2018. * Single/Double Occupancy Run of House Rooms, Internet access included.  
* Extra Adults $US20.00 (plus applicable taxes) per adult, per room

Booking Hilton Waikoloa Room Reservations 
Please use this secure link for IEEE 802 Wireless Group Room Reservations: https://book.passkey.com/e/49513520 
If you need reservation assistance please contact the Hilton Waikoloa Directly.  Hilton Waikoloa Telephone: +1 (808) 886-1234 * Toll Free Reservations Phone: 1-800-HILTONS (1-800-445-8667)

Extended Dates: August 30th through September 23, 2018*
*Subject to Availability:  Rates are subject to the deadline and availability of rooms in the IEEE 802 Group Room Block. 

Early Bird Rate Sell Out: Once the Early Bird Rate block of rooms has been filled the Standard Rate will apply. When the rate categories are changing, there may be a brief period when room availability is limited. If you need immediate reservation assistance please contact the Hilton Waikoloa directly. 
Room Block Deadline: If the block is sold out before 6:00 PM Hawaii Time on August 10, 2018 IEEE 802 Wireless Group Rates may no longer be available.
Hotel Cancellation Policy: No Penalty if cancelled by 6:00 PM Hawaii Time on the day before anticipated date of arrival.

 171 Interim*
November 11-16 Marriott Marquis Queen's Park,  Bangkok, Thailand 172 Plenary
       
For Year 2019   Session Type
January 13-18
 Hilton St Louis at the Ballpark (TBC)
 173  Interim*
March 10-15 Hyatt Regency Vancouver and Fairmont Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, Canada
 174 Plenary
May 12-17
 Grand Hyatt Atlanta in Buckhead, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
 175 Interim*
July 14-19 Austria Congress Centre, Vienna, Austria
 176 Plenary
September 15-20   Marriott Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam (TBC)
 177 Interim*
November  10-15 Hilton Waikoloa Village, Kona, HI, USA  178 Plenary

NOTES

* Denotes - The IEEE 802.11 Working Group for Wireless Area Networks (WLANs) session is co-located with the IEEE 802.15 Working Group for Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPANs), IEEE 802.18 Technical Advisory Group for Radio Regulatory (R-REG), IEEE 802.19 Technical Advisory Group for Wireless Coexistence (COEX), IEEE 802.21 Working Group for Media Independent Handover Interoperability (MIHI), and IEEE 802.22 Working Group for Wireless Regional Area Networks (WRAN) sessions. A joint opening session with the five Working Groups and both the Technical Advisory Groups takes place at Interim sessions.

 

GENERAL SESSION INFORMATION

  • New attendees should check the agenda file for any new members orientation session. This session typically takes place on Monday,  and is intended to bring new attendees rapidly up to speed with how to operate effectively within the group.

  • The Online Tentative Session Agenda displayed is always subject to change, after review at the start of the Full Working Group session for each meeting, and may be revised during the week to incorporate any necessary work.

  • All Working Group sessions start promptly on time, as detailed in the session agenda.

  • Attendees should bring a Laptop computer (or other small form factor computing device) equipped with 802.11 connectivity for use at the meetings.  This is needed to access meeting documents and draft standards and to record meeting attendance.

  • The Working Group operates under a hierarchy of IEEE, IEEE-SA, IEEE LMSC and 802.11 policies and procedures as described in http://www.ieee802.org/11/Rules/rules.shtml. You are deemed to be aware of and compliant to these rules by your participation in an 802.11 meeting.

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