ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG1N5383 Date: 2010-03-18 ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 1 (ITU-T SG16) Coding of Still Pictures JBIG Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group TITLE: Calling notice, hotel reservation and meeting registration forms 52 nd Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 1 July 12-16, 2010 Brussels, Belgium Convened at: Hotel BLOOM!, Brussels, Belgium Hosted by Vrije Universiteit Brussels & Interdisciplinary Institute for Broadband Technology SOURCE: WG 1 PROJECT: STATUS: REQUESTED ACTION: DISTRIBUTION: JPEG, JBIG Calling notice For distribution WG 1 Distribution List Contact: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 1 Convener - Dr. Daniel T. Lee ebay Inc., 2145 Hamilton Avenue, San Jose, California 95125 ebay China Development Center, Shanghai German Center, 88 Keyuan Road, Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Pudong, Shanghai 201203, China Tel: +1 408 914 2846 Fax: +1 253 830 0372, E-mail: daniel.t.lee@ebay.com
WG1 JPEG/JBIG Meeting Notice July 12-16, 2010 Brussels, Belgium To be held at: Hotel Bloom!, Brussels, Belgium Location The meeting venue is: Hotel BLOOM! Rue Royale / Koningstraat 250 1210 Brussels Belgium T: +32 (0)2 220 66 11 - F: +32 (0)2 217 84 44 Travel Reaching the Hotel BLOOM! is easy. The hotel on rue Royale central Brussels is located beside the Brussels inner ring road and adjacent to the beautiful Botanic Gardens. It features a private parking for 110 cars. Brussels Airport is located at 12 km or 15 minutes by taxi with normal traffic. Direct train connections are available between Brussels Airport and North Station (3 per hour). Hotel BLOOM! This central Brussels hotel is just 20 metres away from a Metro station, trams and busses at Botanique and the nearest rail connection is Gare du Nord/North Station at 500 metres. Thalys and Eurostar station is Gare du Midi/South Station at 3 km reachable by metro or via the direct train connections between the North and South stations 2
Hotels We regret having to inform you that the organizing committee cannot be take charge of hotel reservation for meeting attendees. Rooms have been reserved in the meeting hotel at a rate of 95 for a single room / 110 for a double room. All the above mentioned rates are per room and per night, buffet breakfast, VAT and service charge included. In the above mentioned rates, the city tax is not included which is at 5,95 per room per night. Free Internet is available throughout the hotel. Attendees need to make their own reservation via the internet at their reserved rate (www.hotelbloom.be). At the 10 th of June all un-booked rooms will be released. Reservations made then after that date are available upon availability and at the best available rate. To reserve a room go to book now on the website of the hotel, then go to Groups and enter the attendee login code VRIJ120710. Next, you can make your reservation. 3
Travel Documents and Visas The Vrij Universiteit Brussel can assist with an official invitation letter. Please send your request to Mrs. Karin De Bruyn Vrije Universiteit Brussel Department of Electronics and Informatics (ETRO) Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium Phone: +32 2 629 29 30 Fax:+32 2 629 28 83 E-mail:kdebruyn@etro.vub.ac.be Meeting Facilities Fee The meeting facilities early fee is 550 if paid by Monday, May 23th, 2010. Thereafter, the standard facilities fee is 650 accepted until Monday, July 5th, 2010. The facilities fee is 700 after the July 5th deadline through until a delegate arrives. Payments must be made via the JPEG Brussels 2010 meeting registration form, using a major credit card (VISA of Mastercard). The facilities fee includes: 4 Meeting rooms with wireless internet access, AV equipment and power plugs Daily wake-up and boost break coffee/tea service Lunches Delegates attendance at the social event LCD projection, flip-charts per room Time Zone Brussels time time will be +2 hour from UTC/Greenwich Mean Time. Climate The climate is maritime temperate with significant precipitation in all seasons. The average temperature is lowest in January at 3 C (37.4 F) and highest in July at 18 C (64.4 F). The average precipitation per month varies between 54 millimetres (2.1 in) in February or April, to 78 mm (3.1 in) in July. Electricity The voltage in Belgium is 220V-50Hz. Tourism List of the most popular attractions and their distance from the meeting location National heritage & museums: * Royal Palace (1,1 km) * Royal Museums of Fine Arts (1,2 km) * Museum of Musical Instruments (1,2 km) 4
* Centre of Fine Arts (BOZAR) (1,2 km) * Théâtre Royal de la Monnaie (1,3 km) * Grand Place (1,5 km) * Cocoa and Chocolate Museum (1,5 km) * Costume and Lace Museum (1,5 km) * The House of Manneken-Pis, Folklore and Traditions (1,6 km) * Manneken-Pis (1,8 km) * Cinquantenaire (3,5 km) * Royal museums of Art and History (3,5 km) * Autoworld (3,5 km) * Royal Museum of the Army and Military History (3,5 km) * Atomium (6,0 km) * Royal Greenhouses (6,0 km) * Chinese Pavilion (6,5 km) * Japanese Tower (6,5 km) * Brussels Urban Transport Museum (7,5 km) * Museum of Central Africa (19,0 km) * Museum of Natural Sciences (3,0 km) Culture & Theatre: * Movie area complex Kinepolis (6,0 km) * Movie area complex UGC de Brouckère (1,4 km) * Movie area complex UGC Toison d Or (2,0 km) * Botanique cultural centre (0,02 km) * Cirque royal concert hall (0,4 km) * Forest National concert hall (8,0 km) * National Theatre (0,5 km) * Monnaie Royal Theatre/Opera (1,3 km) * Royal Park theatre (0,9 km) Parks & Leisure: * Brupark (6,0 km) * Océade (6,0 km) * Walibi (26,0 km) * Botanic Gardens (0,02 km) * Woluwe Park (7,0 km) Sports: * Brussels golf (8,0 km) * Sport centre Kinetix (3,0 km) * Spa-Francorchamps race tracks (148,0 km) * Zolder race tracks (77,0 km) * Constant Vandenstock stadium Astrid park (6,0 km) * King Baudouin stadium (6,0 km) 5
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG1 N5383 Registration Form, 52 nd Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 1 - JPEG July 12-16, 2010 Brussels, Belgium TO: Dr. Daniel T. Lee, Convener, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 1 Tel: +1 408 376 3480 ebay Inc., 2145 Hamilton Avenue, Fax: +1 253 830 0372 San Jose, California 95125, USA. E-mail: daniel.t.lee@ebay.com FROM: MESSAGE: The following individual will attend the 52 nd Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 1 July 12-16, 2010 Brussels, Belgium: Delegate from the National Body of, or Representative from Liaison Organization. Check here if this individual will be the Head of Delegation (HOD). Name Affiliation Address (Provide contact information below only if it has changed) Tel: E-mail: Fax: Note: Please return a copy of this form for each person attending the above meeting to the WG1 Convener at the addresses above by May 23th, 2010. 6
JPEG/JBIG July 12-16, 2010 Brussels, Belgium No. WG1N5383 Please fill in the blanks and return this form by fax to: REGISTRATION FORM Mrs. Karin De Bruyn Vrije Universiteit Brussel Department of Electronics and Informatics (ETRO) Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium Phone: +32 2 629 29 30 Fax: +32 2 629 28 83 E-mail: kdebruyn@etro.vub.ac.be Please type or print in block letters: Title (Prof./Dr./Mr./Ms.) Given Name Surname Affiliation Address Country Tel Post Code Fax E-mail Country of Delegation (or Liaison) Payment Please charge the amount indicated below: Facilities Fee 550 (early-birds - until May 23 th ) 650 (normal - after May 23 th ) 700 (late - from July 5 th onwards) Total amount Credit Card Type (Check one): Visa MasterCard Card Number Card Holder s Name Date of Expiry (mm/yy) Security code Signature: Date: 7
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Meeting Facilities 1 Plenary room (80 people) 3 Breakout rooms (20 people each) LCD projection, flip-charts per room Wifi Coffee breaks, lunches included Meeting fee (550 before May 23th; thereafter 650 ; last week 700 ) JPEG Meeting Brussels 3/18/2010 5
Hotel Bloom Approx.101-116 /day (incl. taxes, wifi & breakfast) Reserve before June 10th Choose your Fresco www.hotelbloom.com JPEG Meeting Brussels 3/18/2010 6
Climate Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Average high C ( F) 5.6 (42) 6.4 (44) 9.9 (50) 13.1 (56) 17.7 (64) 20.0 (68) 22.4 (72) 22.5 (73) 18.7 (66) 14.4 (58) 9.1 (48) 6.5 (44) 13.9 (57) Average low C ( F) 0.7 (33) 0.6 (33) 2.9 (37) 4.8 (41) 8.9 (48) 11.5 (53) 13.6 (56) 13.4 (56) 10.8 (51) 7.6 (46) 3.7 (39) 1.9 (35) 6.7 (44) Precipit ation mm (inches) 71 (2.8) 53 (2.09) 73 (2.87) 54 (2.13) 70 (2.76) 78 (3.07) 69 (2.72) 64 (2.52) 63 (2.48) 68 (2.68) 79 (3.11) 79 (3.11) 821 (32.32) Avg. precipita tion days 13 10 13 11 11 11 10 9 10 10 13 13 134 Source: World Weather Information Service [20] 2008-01-06 JPEG Meeting Brussels 3/18/2010 7
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