Thread Links Date Links
Thread Prev Thread Next Thread Index Date Prev Date Next Date Index

[STDS-802-11] UPDATE- Cancellation Process: 2020 March IEEE 802 Plenary - Atlanta

--- This message came from the IEEE 802.11 Working Group Reflector ---
Greetings,
   Pursuant to the email sent Last Thursday, I have updated information for the process for cancelling Reservations and Registrations.

While we were preparing the statement for the 802 cancellation, we expected we would have a new link and some steps to cancel the hotel reservations.  It turns out that is not needed.

While we were working with the Hotel, they said that they could make it easy to cancel in bulk and not have to have all the phone calls to cancel the reservations.
I authorized them to send the email out Friday and process all the Hilton Atlanta reservations.
If you note, the email from them includes the text from the 802 Plenary Cancellation notice.

The Hilton automated marketing system sent out a "welcome" emails starting about Sunday, and some "upgrade" emails on Monday.  We have been in contact with the hotel, all of the reservations in our 802 hotel block have been cancelled, and you should have received a cancellation number.

The Hilton apologizes for the emails that have come after the cancellations and assures us that your Hilton Atlanta reservations are cancelled.

As for 802 Plenary Registrations, All registration cancellations will occur automatically and will be processed this week.  It takes some time to process, so I ask you to be patient.
We hope to have them complete by Friday.

What we know now, that we did not know last Thursday, is that the Hilton Atlanta Hotel Cancellations (for our block) and the IEEE 802 Plenary Meeting Registration Cancellations will be processed with minimal/no effort on the part of the participants.

We hope that you will be able to participate in future IEEE 802 Plenaries.
Kind Regards,
Jon Rosdahl
IEEE 802 Executive Secretary

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jon Rosdahl                             Engineer, Senior Staff
 IEEE 802 Executive Secretary   Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
office: 801-492-4023                  10871 North 5750 West
cell:   801-376-6435                   Highland, UT 84003

A Job is only necessary to eat!
A Family is necessary to be happy!!


On Thu, Mar 5, 2020 at 1:02 PM Jon Rosdahl <jrosdahl@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
IEEE 802 and its family of 802 networking standards have paved the way for global connectivity. For 40 years the face-to-face engagement of the 802 community at our plenary meetings has enabled innovation for the future.

With due regard to the health and safety of our volunteers in the 802 community and in light of the growing global concern regarding COVID-19, on 5 March the LMSC made the difficult decision to cancel the IEEE 802 Plenary Session previously scheduled for 15-20 March in Atlanta. This decision recognizes that government and company travel restrictions now make it impossible for the LMSC to hold a successful face-to-face plenary with all constituents of the 802 community fairly represented.

Please expect information from staff of Face To Face Events regarding arrangement for a full refund of your registration fees. 

You are responsible to cancel your hotel reservations. Details for cancelling your Hilton Atlanta reservation will be provided directly via email on Monday the 9th; please wait until you receive those instructions before you cancel.

We recognize that the timing of this decision has significantly inconvenienced many of you. However, this decision was made out of deep concern for the health and well-being of our volunteers, staff, vendors, and the Atlanta community. 

Regards,

IEEE 802 LMSC Executive Committee
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jon Rosdahl                             Engineer, Senior Staff
 IEEE 802 Executive Secretary   Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
office: 801-492-4023                  10871 North 5750 West
cell:   801-376-6435                   Highland, UT 84003

A Job is only necessary to eat!
A Family is necessary to be happy!!

To unsubscribe from the STDS-802-11 list, click the following link: https://listserv.ieee.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=STDS-802-11&A=1