IETF 118 Prague
4-10 November 2023
I am pleased to announce that registration is now open for the IETF 118 Prague
meeting and hackathon.
https://registration.ietf.org
You will need an IETF datatracker account to register and participate. If you
don’t already have one, you can create an account before [1] or during the
registration process. Your datatracker account is used to authenticate you with
Meetecho, our participation tool used by both remote and onsite participants
during the meeting.
IETF 118 Prague will be a 7-day meeting on 4-10 November. Preliminary agenda
details for the meeting will be published on 6 October. The IETF Hackathon [2]
will be held 4-5 November. Full details about the meeting are available at:
https://www.ietf.org/how/meetings/118/
# Registration options
Please note that we have changed the name of the registration options to Super
Early, Early and Standard. You are now able to purchase a Standard
registration at any time, or an Early registration during the Super Early
period, as this is a good way to support the IETF financially.
Onsite:
A. Super Early registration: USD 875 + VAT, if paid in full prior to 23:59
UTC 2023-09-18
B. Early registration: USD 1095 + VAT, if paid in full prior to 23:59 UTC
2023-10-23
C. Standard Registration: USD 1200 + VAT, if paid after 23:59 UTC 2023-10-23
D. Full-time Student Registration: USD 150 + VAT (with proper ID)
E. One Day Pass Registration: USD 470 + VAT
F. Hackathon only: No Fee
Remote:
A. Super Early registration: USD 250, if paid in full prior to 23:59 UTC
2023-09-18
B. Early registration: USD 310, if paid in full prior to 23:59 2023-10-23
C. Standard Registration: USD 360 if paid after 23:59 2023-10-23
D. Full-time Student Registration: USD 55 (with proper ID)
E. One Day Pass Registration: USD 140
F. Hackathon only: No Fee
G. Fee Waiver: No Fee (see below for more details)
# Remote participation fee waivers
We understand that not everyone can afford the remote registration fee and so
we make an unlimited number of fee waivers available to remote participants.
This operates on a trust basis with no checks on eligibility, and the list of
fee waiver recipients is kept confidential. If you wish to participate remotely
but cannot afford the registration fee then please take the fee waiver option:
https://www.ietf.org/how/meetings/registration-fee-waivers/
# Registration changes and cancellation
If you register for onsite participation and wish to change to an online
registration then you can cancel with a full refund and re-register. If you
wish to cancel your registration for any other reason please contact us at
[email protected]. Please request any cancellations and refunds by contacting us
at [email protected] before the cutoff time of UTC 23:59 2023-10-30.
# Extended Friday schedule
To accommodate the growing number of session requests, the IESG is
experimenting with a longer meeting day on Friday. Sessions are likely to
extend to either 16:30 or 17:00, so please plan your travel accordingly.
# Meeting venue
The meeting venue and main IETF hotel is the Hilton Prague.
Once you have registered, a hotel information link will be available in your
confirmation email and on your attendee dashboard [3]. The attendee dashboard
link is also provided in your confirmation email. Staying at the main
conference hotel has a number of benefits, including free unfiltered high-speed
Internet provided by the IETF NOC, a specially negotiated room rate and of
course being in the same hotel as many other IETF participants.
Please note that the cancellation policy for the Hilton Prague is stricter than
normal. You can cancel your reservation without penalty until 21 days prior to
check-in/arrival date. In the case of cancellation 21-14 days prior to
check-in, the hotel will charge three room nights at the group rate as a
cancellation fee. In the event of a cancellation less than 14 days prior to the
event or scheduled check in, the hotel retains the right to charge the full
length of stay as reserved as a cancellation fee. However, if the hotel is
fully booked on the dates of stay they may not charge a cancellation fee for
those nights.
If you prefer to stay at a different hotel, there are numerous options in the
general area.
# Visas
Our thanks go to Michal Krsek & partneri s.r.o. for generously providing our
IETF 118 letter of invitation (LOI). If you need a visa to travel to the Czech
Republic, you can request a LOI from your attendee dashboard. If you have
issues regarding your LOI, please contact us directly at [email protected].
# VAT Receipts
21% Value Added Tax (VAT) is applied to the onsite meeting registration fee,
while remote registrations are not subject to VAT. We are awaiting our Czech
VAT number and official VAT receipts will be available from your attendee
dashboard after that.
# COVID management
Vaccinations and masks are not required for onsite participation but we
recommend that you read the local public health advice [4] and follow that as
appropriate for your personal circumstances. Masks and COVID tests will be
provided for free throughout the meeting. If you test positive for COVID then
we ask you to stay away from the venue for five days.
# Childcare
We offer onsite childcare free to participants for children ages 0-12 from
Saturday, 4 November through Friday, 10 November during the meeting day. More
information and details about how to register for the service will be available
via your attendee dashboard. If you have any questions then please contact us
at [email protected].
Jay
[1] https://datatracker.ietf.org/accounts/create/
[2] https://www.ietf.org/how/runningcode/hackathons/118-hackathon/
[3] https://registration.ietf.org/118/attendee-dashboard/
[4]
https://www.visitczechia.com/en-US/926179fc-1601-4cf8-b201-0b33b3878f08/page/covid-19
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Jay Daley
IETF Executive Director
[email protected]
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