TPC MEETING LOGISTICS


The INFOCOM 2016 TPC meeting will be held on Saturday, November 5 2016, in Orlando, FL on the campus of University of Central Florida.

Schedule for the TPC meeting on November 5
- TPC Breakfast at College of Business Administration 1 (BA1) Building Atrium (University of Central Florida), 12744 Pegasus Dr. Orlando, FL 32816: 8:00 am - 9:00 am
- Opening Plenary Session at BA1, Room #119: 9:00 am - 9:50 am
- Breakout discussion meetings on BA1 and BA2: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
- TPC Dinner:  Bahama Breeze Restaurant, 1200 N. Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32828, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
 
Transportation from the Double Tree Double Tree by Hilton Hotel Orlando East-UCF Area to Business Administration at University of Central Florida


There will be a bus leaving from the front of the hotel at 7:30am. You are strongly encouraged to take the bus instead of driving into campus due to reduced parking spots due to rescheduled UCF game day. If you choose to drive to campus, please make sure not to park in “gold zone” areas. See this link for parking options. The distance of the hotel to Business Administration Building is about 1 miles and if you chose to walk, please use this map
 
Wireless Access on the University of Central Florida Campus will be provided during the meeting
 
Room assignments at the BA building
· Administration & Conference location: BA1 and BA2 buildings (University of Central Florida,
College of Business Administration 12744 Pegasus Dr. Orlando, FL 32816)
· Breakout rooms for discussions:
1st floor: BA1 Atrium, BA1 110, BA1 115, BA1 116, BA1 119, BA1 122, BA1 126, BA1 146, BA1 147
2nd floor: BA1 205, BA1 206, BA1 207, BA1 209, BA1 212, BA1 213, BA1 214, BA1 218, BA1 220, BA1 221, BA1 225
Business Administration 2 Building: BA2 207 BA2 208, BA2 210

All the rooms have access to the Internet, and have whiteboards, markers and dry erasers. Room BA1 122 is reserved for the organizers. Facilities for last minute printing requirements may be arranged.
  
Indicating Your Attendance on EDAS
As a TPC member of INFOCOM 2017, you are strongly encouraged to attend the in-person TPC meeting in order to put together a high-quality technical program.
 
Please make sure that you indicate your plan on whether you will be attending the TPC meeting on EDAS before October 6, using the link in the email message you received. (You can also log into EDAS, click on “My TPC” tab, and then click on the “TPC meeting” icon in the INFOCOM 2017 row.) Area Chairs are required to attend the meeting and to lead the discussions.
 
Hotel Accommodations

Double Tree by Hilton Orlando East UCF Area
12125 High Tech Ave
Orlando, FL 32817 USA

Please note that the hotel is sold out. If you still need to book a room please refer to the recommended hotels on the University's Web site http://www.ce.ucf.edu/Hotels/ or Google "Hotels Orlando East UCF Area"

 
TPC Dinner
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Bahama Breeze Restaurant
1200 N Alafaya Trail, Orlando, FL 32828
 
There are 4 miles between the BA building and restaurant. Bus service will be provided. Please gather at the same place as the morning drop off at 5:15 pm.
 
The buses will be leaving from Bahama Breeze Island Grill at 8pm back to Double Tree by Hilton.

In case you miss the bus, you can also take Lynx to Bahama Breeze Restaurant.
- Make use of this map to get to Lynx Center Station from BA Building. However, please note that the bus runs on every 30 minutes
- Take the bus number 104
- Make use of this map to reach Bahama Breeze from Lynx Station
 
VISA Assistance Letter
 
The IEEE Communications Society (ComSoC) can provide you with a VISA assistance letter. Please contact Debora Kingston at IEEE ComSoC by email at d.kingston@comsoc.org.


TPC meeting local arrangement chair: Dr. Damla Turgut, Department of Computer Science at University of Central Florida