Twelfth FIPA Meeting Notice

The twelfth FIPA meeting will be held on 25-29 January 1999 in Seoul at the kind invitation of KAIST.

Annex 1 gives the meeting agenda
Annex 2 gives the structure of this meeting
Annex 3 gives the registration form (fax)
Annex 4 gives the registration form (web)
Annex 5 gives the logistic information
Annex 6 gives the hotel registration

Annex 1
Agenda

1. Opening, logistics
2. Comments to FIPA 98 specification ver 1.0
3. FIPA 97 & 98 software
4. FIPA 97 & 98 field trials
5. Response to 5th FIPA Call for proposals
6. New TC structure
7. FIPA 99 baseline document
8. Liaison matters
9. Workplan
10. Administrative matters
11. Resolutions
12. Closing

Annex 2
Structure of twelfth FIPA meeting

The main goals of the meeting are

1. consider comments to FIPA 98 specification
2. carry out interoperability experiments
3. produce a repository of FIPA 97 software
4. produce FIPA 99 baseline document

The following meeting distribution is planned

For further detail concerning TC meetings please contact the relevant TC Chair.

Annex 3

Logistic Information

FIPA Convention will be held in Seoul Campus of KAIST.

(http://kgsm.kaist.ac.kr/english/kgsm5-5.html).

The hotel for FIPA participants is Swiss Grand Hotel (http://www.swissgrand.co.kr).

The detailed information of hotel reservation is as follows:

* Swiss Grand Hotel Information *

1. Registration :

The Swiss Grand Hotel

Address : 201-1 Hongeun-dong, Suhdaimoon-ku, Seoul Korea

Tel : 82 2 3216 5656 Fax : 82 2 287 8375

E-mail : Swisssl@chollian.net

2. Due date :

December 31, 1998

3. Cost per room

*Deluxe room - W120,000 plus 10% Service charge plus 10% tax per room per night

*Executive Floor - W150,000 plus 10% Service charge plus 10% tax per room per night

*EFL Privilege - Express check in/out

All room include personal fax machine, color printer

two line telephone, extra large working desk

Complimentary breakfast and cocktail served at club lounge

Private Conference room

Free entrance to Fitness center including Sauna

4. Room accommodation

80 room has been blocked starting January 23 (early arrivals) lasting until January 29.

5. Web page address :

www.swissgrand.co.kr

6. Hotel shuttle bus service

Hotel to provide complimentary shuttle bus service between the hotel and KAIST

(Seoul campus)

7. Contact person :

Mr. O.I. Kwon / Banquet Sales Executive

Tel : 82 2 287 8423 Fax : 82 2 287 8375

How to get to the hotel

1. The best way to get to the hotel is to take Swiss Grand Hotel exclusive shuttle Bus(Free) according to the bus schedule below. When you step out of the airport building (1st floor), please go to the Swiss Grand Hotel shuttle bus sign at airport shuttle bus station (KAL Limousine shuttle buses are coming and leaving at the stop. Just ask someone where to get KAL Limousine shuttle bus and you easily find Swiss Grand Hotel shuttle Bus stop sign around there)

Swiss Grand Hotel Shuttle Bus Schedule

** Please make sure

1. which terminal (terminal 1/terminal 2) you are landing on
2. to check Swiss Grand Hotel shuttle bus

2. The second way to get to the hotel, only if hotel shuttle bus is not available, take a taxi to the hotel. For your information, there are two types of taxes. One is blue cap and the other one is yellow cap. Taxi fare of yellow cap is as 3 times expensive as that of blue cap, however, service from yellow cap taxi can make you feel much comfortable.