INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR STANDARDISATION
ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION
ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11
CODING OF MOVING PICTURES AND AUDIO

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG1 WG 11 N7057

 May 2005

The 73rd MPEG meeting will be held from 2005/07/25T09:00-29T21:00 at Poznań.

Please find additional information here

• Proposed agenda
• Logistic information
• Registration

Note that

1. Facilities fees will be charged on participants (see logistic information)
2. Presentation session on MPEG and its working method (MPEG 101) will be held on Sunday 2005/07/24T18:00.
3. Some ad hoc groups will meet on the week end before the meeting.

You are strongly urged to register with the Convenor.

Proposed agenda

Logistic Information 

LOCATION

MEETING VENUE

City

Poznań, Poland -  a city with 580 000 inhabitants, a history of more than 1000 years, 3^rd academic center of Poland, very central location in Europe.

Conference Center  http://www.mtp.pl/all/en/18808

Located at Poznań International Fair grounds (city center, hotels in walking distance):

Distance from the Main Railway Station – about 200 m,

Distance from Poznań International Airport – about 6 km.

MEETING DATES

·           SC 29/WG 11 (MPEG) Meeting: 25^th to 29^th July, 2005.

·           16^th JVT Meeting: 23^rd  to 29^th July, 2005.

·           For the Ad-Hoc Group meetings on Saturday and Sunday prior to the SC 29/WG 11 meeting, the meeting schedules and the number of meeting rooms with required room capacities should be informed to the meeting organizer, Miss Natalia Filipiak at mpeg73@mpeg.multimedia.edu.pl from the WG 11 Convener or subgroup chairs no later than June 30, 2005.

MEETING HOST

The meetings are hosted by

Poznań University of Technology, Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications, Division of Multimedia Telecommunications and Radioelectronics
(http://www.multimedia.edu.pl)

and Polish Society for Theoretical and Applied Electrical Engineering (PTETiS), Poznań Section.

Organisation Committee: Prof. Marek Domański (chairman), Natalia Filipiak (secretary), Dr. Maciej Bartkowiak (webpage), Zbigniew Korus (computers), Bogusława Sałata (administration), Rafał Wahlich (technical support), Tomasz Żernicki (webmaster) et al.

HOST CONTACT

name: Natalia Filipiak
e-mail: mpeg73@mpeg.multimedia.edu.pl
tel.: +48 61 665 22 92
fax: +48 61 665 25 72

REGISTRATION & REGISTRATION FEE

Attendees will be able to register for the meeting via the secured Online Registration Form at http://mpeg73.multimedia.edu.pl/registration.html starting May 11^th, 2005.   On-site registration will begin on Saturday, July 23^rd, 2005 and will continue throughout the meeting.

Registration fee of the meeting is 1550 PLN if paid by June 15, 2005 (early bird registration).  Attendees who register after this date (June 15, 2005) (regular registration) will be charged a cost of 1650 PLN. Online Registration Tool will be closed on July 20, 24:00 GMT. On site registration will involve a facility fee of 1750 PLN (paid in Polish złoty only).

TRAFFIC GUIDANCE

The location of Poznań-Ławica Airport is very favourable. It is situated about 6 km from the city centre, near the main road coming to the most important points of the city: the centre, the International Poznań Fair or the Main Railway station. 

Poznań International Airport: 

Star Alliance connections:
Warsaw - 4 flights daily, 1h flight,
Copenhagen - 1 flight daily, 1h flight,
Munich - 3 flights daily, 1h15m - 1h45m flight,
Frankfurt - 2 flights daily, 1h55m flight,
Vienna - 1 flight (not daily) 1h30m flight.

Other companies serve flights to:
Berlin, Dortmund, Cologne/Bonn.

Train connections:

IC/EC trains to Warsaw (2^h40^m journey) and Berlin (3h journey).

EN (EuroNight) train to Cologne and Brussels. The main Railway Station in Poznań is situated just in front of the entrance to the International Fair Grounds where Conference Center is located.

From the Airport to the Conference Center:

We recommend taking a taxi - company 9191. A trip (about 6 km) to the Fair entrance should cost about 20 PLN (€4.80) during the weekdays, or about 23-25 PLN (€5.50-6.00) in the night and on Sunday.

HOTEL INFORMATION

Hotel reservation is an individual responsibility of each delegate. In order to get special discounted rates, please refer to “MPEG 2005”.

There are four hotels in the city that offer the special price for the MPEG delegates.  

MERCURE Hotel
Ul. Roosevelta 20, 60-829 Poznan
tel.: (+48 61) 855 80 00
http://www.orbis.pl/mercurepoznan/

NOVOTEL CENTRUM Hotel

Pl. W. Andersa1, 61-898 Poznań
tel. +48 61 858 70 00

Fax. +48 61 833 29 61

http://www.orbis.pl/novotelpoznancentrum
IKAR Hotel
ul. Kosciuszki 118, 61-717 POZNAN
tel.: +48 (61) 8576708
telefon: +48 (61) 8576705
faks: +48 (61) 8515867
http://www.hotelikar.com.pl

LECH Hotel
ul. Sw. Marcin 74, 61-809 Poznan
tel: +48-(61) 853 01 51
fax: +48-(61) 853 08 80
http://www.hotel-lech.poznan.pl/

WIRELESS LAN

During the meeting, in the Conference Center there will be an IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN with direct Internet access. For further information, you will be notified at the meeting venue. 

SOCIAL EVENT

Delegates and their accompanying persons are cordially invited to attend the social event which is a planned on the 27th of July (Wednesday). It will be organized in Rogalin, a village about 30 kilometers from Poznań. There is a palace complex, one of the greatest in Wielkopolska with gallery where you can admire many works of art of painters such as: Paul Delaroche, Claude Monet, Jan Matejko, Jacek Malczewski. In the museum in the palace building there are works of art of Bacciarelli, Canova and Thorwaldsen. The park of a total area of 37 ha consists of French, English and Landscape Park. There are a lot of grand trees that are remnants of the former forest including more than 1450 oaks, among them 950 under protection (the biggest cluster in Europe).The delegates will have a possibility to visit the gallery and also a coach-house. A nice walk in the park and the old valley of Warta River will help to have an appetite for some examples of traditional Polish (and not only) food that will be served on a recreational clearing accompanied by life music of flute and bassoon trio.

FOOD

There will be lunches served from Sunday to Friday as well as some snacks and beverages during coffee breaks. 

ABOUT POZNAŃ & TOURISM INFORMATION

Poznań – a capital of Wielkopolska province, is the fifth biggest city in Poland with population of 580 000. It is a dynamic economic, academic, scientifical and cultural centre. Thanks to its excellent economic performance and International Fair the city is often called the economic capital of Poland.

For more information on tourism in Poznań and Poland, please visit http://mpeg73.multimedia.edu.pl/tourist.html for Poznań information or http://www.poland-tourism.pl/  for information about the country.

GENERAL INFORMATION 

1)   VISA:

1. Any foreign visitor wishing to enter Poland should have a valid passport and a visa.

2. For citizens of European Union it is enough to have a valid ID card to enter Poland.  

3. The following Nationals can enter Poland without visas on business or traveling purposes (for less than 90 days):

Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei (14 days), Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece , Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Portugal, Romania (30 days), San Marino, Singapore (30 days), Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Vatican (Holy See), Venezuela

For detailed information, please contact the nearest Polish Embassy or Consulate.

2)   Weather:

The climate in Poland is transient, of the mild warm zone. A characteristic feature of this kind of climate is that there are often changes of weather. July is the warmest month during the year and its average temperature ranges between 16-19°C (61-66F) with the maximum that may exceed 30°C (86F). There are possible showers. Some lighter and some warmer wardrobe parts are recommended as well as a raincoat or an umbrella.   

3)   Currency and Credit Cards:

The currency in Poland is złoty (zł, PLN). Although some places accept Euro, in general it is not possible to pay in Euro in shops or restaurants. It is quite easy and safe to exchange currency in many exchange offices located in main streets. Most of exchange offices accept Euro, American dollar, pound and Swiss franc. At the time of publishing this material the exchange rate is 1 euro = 4.16 złoty (zł, PLN), 1 USD = 3,24 złoty. You can check the current exchange rate at e.g.: http://www.xe.com/ucc.

Credit cards, including VISA and Master Card are accepted at major hotels, department stores and larger restaurants. 

4)   Business Hours:

Government offices are generally open between the hours of 08:00 and 16:00.

Banks’ business hours are usually from 08.00 or 09:00 to 17:00 or 18.00 on weekdays.

Major department stores are open from 08:00 to 21:00, including Sundays, but most shops are open from Monday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 or 2 p.m.

5)   Tax:

Value-added tax (VAT) is levied on most goods and services at a standard rate of 22% and is included in the retail price. In tourist hotels, this 22% tax applies to rooms, meals and other services and is added into the bill.  

6)   Time:

The time in Poland is the same as in the whole Central Europe, i.e. GMT +1. In July summer daylight saving time adds 1 more hour.

7)   Electricity:

The electricity standard in Poland is 230 Volts AC, 50Hz. Standard European appliances do not need any adaptors. Always check the power supply before using your equipment. In Poland plug and socket Type E is used.

8) Links:

• 73^rd MPEG Meeting Website: http://mpeg73.multimedia.edu.pl/  

• Poznań Tourism Information: http://www.city.poznan.pl/mim/strony/main/index.html?lang=en

• Ławica International Airport: http://www.airport-poznan.com.pl/en/ 

• Poznań International Fair: http://www.mtp.pl/all/en/