DOC. TYPE		Meeting Announcement and Draft Agenda
TITLE		Calling Notice and Draft Agenda, the 89th SC 29/WG 11 Meeting, 2009-06-29/07-03 London, UK  [SC 29/WG 11 N 10523]
SOURCE		Convener, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 11
PROJECT
STATUS		Calling Notice and Draft Agenda [Requested action: Each SC 29 member is requested to forward a list showing the names and employers of its delegates and also the name of the head of delegation to the WG 11 Convener and the SC 29 Secretariat by due date.]
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DUE DATE		2009-05-29
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Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29
IPSJ/ITSCJ (Information Processing Society of Japan/Information Technology Standards Commission of Japan)*
Room 308-3, Kikai-Shinko-Kaikan Bldg., 3-5-8, Shiba-Koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0011 Japan
Telephone: +81-3-3431-2808; Facsimile: +81-3-3431-6493; E-mail: ogura@itscj.ipsj.or.jp
*Standard Organization Accredited by JISC

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/WG 11 N10523

 April 2009

The 89^th MPEG Meeting will take place from 29^th June to 3^rd July 2009 at Queen Mary University of London.

Please find additional information here

• Proposed agenda
• Logistic Information

Note that

1. Facilities fees will be charged on participants (see Logistic Information)
2. Some ad hoc groups will meet on the week end before the meeting.

Proposed agenda     

 Logistic Information

General information

The 89^th MPEG meeting is hosted by the Centre for Digital Music, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science of Queen Mary University of London.

• AhGs will meet on 27-28 June 2009.

• The 89^th MPEG Meeting will be held on 29 June - 3 July, 2009.

All meetings will take place in the Francis Bancroft Building at Queen Mary University of London Mile End Campus.

Meeting web site

 http://mpeglondon.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/

Meeting organiser

Dr Panos Kudumakis

Centre for Digital Music

Queen Mary University of London

Tel: +44 20 7882 5528

Fax: +44 20 7882 7997

Email: panos.kudumakis@elec.qmul.ac.uk

Address of the meeting

Francis Bancroft Building

Queen Mary University of London

Mile End Road

London E1 4NS, UK

Postal address of the host

89^th MPEG Meeting

Att. Dr Panos Kudumakis

Centre for Digital Music

Queen Mary University of London

Mile End Road

London E1 4NS, UK

Visa information

Those delegates requiring invitation letters to facilitate obtaining an entry visa to UK, should contact Ms Jean Stride. Please remember to apply as soon possible, including your full contact details, so that the invitations can be prepared and despatched in a timely manner.

Registration and accommodation bookings on-line

All registrations and accommodations bookings at Mile End Campus have to be made on-line here. 

Travel Information

Nearest stations on the London Underground  are Mile End on Hammersmith and City, District and Central lines; and Stepney Green on the Hammersmith and City and District lines. Both stations are in Zone 2 of the London Underground and five minutes walking from Queen Mary University of London.

• From Mile End station, turn left and cross Burdett Road and Mile End Road at the traffic lights, continue along the Mile End Road until you reach the College buildings on the right.

• From Stepney Green, turn left out of the station, cross Globe Road and continue along Mile End Road.

Further travel information to Queen Mary University of London and Mile End Campus map.

London transport tickets

It is suggested a pay as you go (top-up) travel card called OYSTER as the cheapest way moving around in London as well as avoiding queuing for buying tickets every time you travel. It costs £3 but it is refundable. You could buy it at your arrival in UK.  Photo is not necessary. There is also available a special visitor's OYSTER travel card at £2.

Suggested arrival routes from London airports

These suggestions are simple routes, not necessarily the cheapest or fastest routes. For further information please also check: 

• To and From London's Airports

• London Journey Planner

• London Transport Maps

London Heathrow

1. Take the Heathrow Express to London Paddington station
   (Journey time 15-20 mins, runs every 15 mins. Costs  £32 return, plus £3 if you buy on the train.)
2. On the London Underground, take the Bakerloo Line Southbound to Oxford Circus.
3. Change to the Central Line. Travel Eastbound to Mile End. Walk to the Campus.
   Allow about 1 hour total travel time.

Alternative route (cheaper): From Heathrow, take the London Underground: Piccadilly Line Eastbound to Holborn (pronounced "hoe-burn"). Change to the Central Line, and travel Eastbound to Mile End, as above. Allow up to 1 1/2 hour total travel time.

Alternative route: From Heathrow take the Heathrow Express to Paddington as above, and then take the Hammersmith and City Line Eastbound directly to Mile End. To get to the Hammersmith and City Line at Paddington, walk along the platform to the footbridge that is, going away from the main concourse, then follow the signs to platforms. Note that as there is no escalator, it will be necessary to walk up and down about 20 steps to get to the platform.

    London Gatwick

1. Take the Gatwick Express to London Victoria station.
   (Journey time about 30 mins, runs about every 15 mins. Costs £16.9 single, £28.8 return)
2. On the London Underground, take the District Line Eastbound to Stepney Green station. Walk to the Campus.
   Allow at least 1 hour total travel time.

       London Stansted

1. Take the Stansted Express to London Liverpool Street station.
   (Journey time about 45 mins, runs about every 30 mins. Costs £19 single, £28.8 return.)
2. On the London Underground, take the Hammersmith and City Line Eastbound to Stepney Green Station. Walk to the Campus.
   Allow about 1 hour total travel time.

Occasionally the Hammersmith and City Line may have long gaps (10 mins or longer) between trains. If you don't want to wait at Liverpool Street Station, you can go instead to the Central Line and travel to Mile End station.

      London City Airport

1. Take the Docklands Light Railway  to Canning Town station.  
2. On the London Underground, take the Jubilee Line Northbound to West Ham.
3. Change to the District Line or Hammersmith and City Line Wesbound to Mile End Station (both lines run from the same platform). Walk to the Campus.
   Total travel time about 40 mins.

London City Airport is about 5 miles east of the campus, in the London Docklands. You may wish to consider getting a Taxi ("black cab"): the fare to the campus is probably about £18-£27.

Registration

Facilities

For the MPEG Meeting, the rooms will be equipped with:

• Multimedia projection equipment and flipcharts

• Sound and micro equipment (large rooms only)

• Wireless access to Internet

Other facilities:

• Secretary and helpdesk

• Computer centre facilities

Registration and fees per participant

Registration includes:

• 7 days meeting rooms and A/V equipment

• Wireless access to internet

• Coffee-breaks and light lunches (weekdays)

• Minimal (water and orange juice) refreshments at weekend 

Registration fees:

• £340  - Early bird registration (until 1^st June 2009)

• £380  - Regular registration (from 2^nd to 26^th June 2009)

• £400  - On site registration (from 27^th June 2009) 

Registration fees cancellation policy:

• £50 - until 15^th June 2009

• 50% - from 16^th to 26^th June 2009

• From and after 27^th June 2009 no refund 

Registration and accommodation bookings on-line

All registrations and accommodations bookings at Mile End Campus have to be made on-line here. 

Accommodation

Mile End Campus

The Mile End Campus is a distinguishing feature of the College and is a pleasant surprise for visitors. It is a peaceful, secure and friendly environment only a few yards from the bustle of Mile End Road, with landscaped squares and a host of facilities together on one site: cafés, bars and restaurants, the Students' Union, canal-side accommodation in our Student Village, bank and bookshop.

Student halls of residence rooms are available at Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Campus. The rates are:

• £42 for single rooms (breakfast & wired internet included) and

• £57 for twin rooms (breakfast & wired internet included).

Mile End Campus accommodation reception is located in France House which is open 24 hours per day. Check in after 12:00am / check out before 10:00am.

Accommodation rooms are grouped in small blocks with the use of communal cooking/dinning areas for those that wish to use them �Eif you wished to be housed with specific colleagues, please provide this information when you make your reservation and we will try to accommodate your request.

If you are planning to attend with guests under the age of 18, please indicate this on your registration form. 

Closing date for the submission of accommodation orders at Queen Mary University of London, Mile End Campus is the 1st June 2009. Applications received after this date will be handled on a request basis and bookings will be made subject to contingent availability. 

Mile End Campus rooms at Queen Mary University of London.

 Mile End Campus accommodation bookings cancellation policy:

• Full refund - until 15^th June 2009.

• One (1) night charge from and after 16^th June 2009.

Registration and accommodation bookings on-line

All registrations and accommodation bookings at Mile End Campus have to be made on-line here.

Hotels

A list of hotels located near to Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is given below; however, there are no block room reservations with these hotels and they are only provided for your convenience. 

For alternative hotel possibilities, try e.g.

• Visit London

• LondonTown

• TripAdvisor

•  Expedia

Social Event

Wednesday, 1st July 2009, Medieval Banquet

Doors open: 19:30

We would like to invite the MPEG delegates to join us at a Medieval Banquet on Wednesday 1st July 2009.  The regal banquet takes place by flickering torchlight in the vaulted cellars of Ivory House, just a stone's throw from the Tower of London and Tower Bridge. Accompanying King Henry VIII are fighting knights, strolling players and dancing wenches which provide a magical medieval pageant for your delight. After the show, there is music and dancing, or you could take a two minute walk to Tower Bridge and enjoy a panoramic view of London by night.

Tickets for accompanying guests can be purchased in advance at the following rates:

• £50 per adult and,
• £30 for children (under 14 years old)

How to get there

Address

The Medieval Banquet, Ivory House

St Katharines Dock, London, E1W 1BP

The Medieval Banquet is just to the east of the City of London and Tower Bridge, next to the World Trade Centre in St. Katharine's Dock. The nearest station is Tower Hill on the District and Circle lines (5 minutes walk). From the station, turn left and follow the underpass towards St. Katharine's Dock. Pass the Tower of London on the right. Carry straight on through the underpass and into St. Katharine's Dock. Ivory House is on the left past the World Trade Centre.

Further directions and map.

Restaurants

There are a number of restaurants around the meeting venue.

However, for an unforgettable experience try the restaurants in Liverpool Street, Shoreditch and Brick Lane areas which are only couple of tube stops away from the meeting venue or a long walk.

For riverside explorations try the restaurants in the Canary Wharf and Tower Bridge areas.

The following sites are only a few of many where you could search for restaurants by area, cuisine, style, etc.

• Booking restaurants online
• TimeOut London
• Best London restaurants
• London restaurant review

F.A.Qs

Buses

London Underground ceases operation about midnight. If you need to travel to Mile End from Central London, Bus 25 runs 24 hours a day from Oxford Circus (bus departing points OD, OG, OJ, OL) to Ilford stopping in front of Mile End Campus.

Further London buses routes.

Electricity

Type G, 230-240 V AC, 50 Hz, three-square-pin plugs are standard. For more details, see BS 1363.

Currency

The currency of the UK is the pound sterling (symbol: £; ISO code: GBP), subdivided into 100 pence (singular: penny). Coins of 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1 and £2 and banknotes of £5, £10, £20, and £50 value are frequently used. Major Credit Cards are widely accepted in hotels, restaurants and shops.

Currency converter

Time

Greenwich, in London, is where you will find the Prime Meridian - the line that divides the Earth into East and West and from which the world's time is set. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the term used for the current time on this line, and clocks and watches all around the world are set in relation to this.

GMT precisely (GMT+1 in summer)

Weather

In the summer, it can be as hot as 32°C (90°F) but mostly the temperature only reaches 26°C (79°F). The average high in London from June through August is around 21°C (70°F) and the average low is around 12°C (54°F). However, England has a reputation of frequent weather changes during a day, so do not forget your umbrella!

London weather forecast. 

Tipping

Tipping in London is not appropriate in most circumstances unless the service was good and you want to show your appreciation. The following is intended only as a guide to customary practice:

• Taxis: 10 % (not compulsory)
• Restaurants: 10 - 15 % (not compulsory, unless stated)
• Bars / Pubs: 10 % (not compulsory)
• Doorman / Porters: Discretionary; say one to five pounds 

Smoking

Since Sunday 1st July 2007 in England smoking is no longer permitted in any enclosed or substantially enclosed premises or vehicles that are open to the public including pubs, restaurants and all places of work. 

Shopping hours

Shopping hours are generally 9am to 5pm or 6pm, except Thursday when they open until 7pm or 8pm. Some shops don't open until 10am. On Sundays, shops can remain open for 6 hours, so it might be 10am until 4pm, 11am to 5pm, etc. 

Banking hours

Banking hours officially 09:30-15:30, but most banks open usually till about 17:00. Cash points (ATMs) are widely available. Visa and Mastercard are widely accepted while other cards are also often accepted.  

Useful links

• Essentials Guide to London - Practicalities

• The London Guide

• Visit London

East London inside

East London is a vibrant and culturally interesting area which is the fastest growing destination in London. It offers around 130 attractions from the well-known London Dungeon to the quirky Geffrye Museum and more markets than any other town in Britain, a wide range of activities from watersports to circus training, and over 100 annual events.

Visit Greenwich for its World Heritage, Brick Lane & Spitalfields for their trendy bars, Canary Wharf for the great shopping or West India Quay for a cocktail, the London Bridge Area for its two great London icons - the Tower of London and Tower Bridge, Stratford for its family attractions including a theatre and Deptford for its resident artist community and fabulous festivals.
	Canary Wharf
Look for information shopping, where to stay, markets, eating, historic pubs, art, heritage, festivals, walks, sports and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics�EGames, accommodation and transport. Check out the events going on at ExCeL London and The O2. For real explorers, take a look at the Insider's Guide for Tour East London's top tips.
	Tower Bridge

Useful links

• East London History
• Do-it-yourself tour of East London