ONSITE GENERAL INFORMATION

The following listing will provide you with all the necessary onsite general information. Please feel free to print this information out for future reference. This information will also be available in the onsite handout material.

Baggage Storage
For your convenience, GCA will be providing a baggage storage check at the Centre on the final day of the Conference (16 June).
Hours of Operation: Friday, 16 June 08:00 to 18:00

Birds of a Feather (BoF) Sessions
There will be sign-up sheets in the registration area for BoF tables at lunch each day. Sign up to sit at a table where the topic looks interesting to you.
Or create a new BoF topic!

Bookstore
INFOTHEQUE , located in booth #67, where you can find all computer and telecom books, published by the best technical world-wide publishers.
Included are best-sellers and just released books.

Hours of Operation: Tuesday, 13 June - 12:30 to 19:00
Wednesday, 14 June - 10:30 to 19:00
Thursday, 15 June - 10:30 to 17:30

Children in the Exhibit Hall
For safety reasons, children under the age of 16 will not be permitted into the exhibit hall without being accompanied by an adult. In addition, children under 16 will not be permitted in the exhibit hall during installation and dismantling.

City Information

For more information on the area in and around the city of Paris please visit http://www.paris.org

Congress Centre
The address of Le Palais des Congrès (or Congress Centre) is 2, place de la Porte Maillot, CIP N1, 75853 Paris Cedex 17 France. The main switchboard number is +33 1 40 68 22 22. The Centre is equipped with 80 shops and boutiques and such services as hair salons, opticians, banks, pharmacies, newsagents, and post offices. The GCA registration desk telephone number is: +33 1 40 68 20 50.

Entrance to Exposition Hall
With the exception of registered exhibitor personnel wearing the proper badge, entrance to the exposition hall is restricted to official exposition hours only.
The restriction is necessary to ensure delegate safety and to allow exhibiting companies time to prepare their displays and materials for
presentation during the exposition.

Evaluations Drop-off Boxes
Evaluation forms will be included in your onsite handout material. Please remember to complete the conference evaluation forms, and drop them off in the
registration area (Salle 241).

Exposition Hours
The exposition, located in Hall Maillot, is open during the following hours:
Hours of Operation: Tuesday, 13 June - 12:30 to 19:00
Wednesday, 14 June - 10:30 to 19:00
Thursday, 15 June - 10:30 to 17:30

Floor Plans for the Congress Centre
Floors 1-2
Floors 3-4

Host Hotels
Need to locate a fellow delegate? Try one of the XML Europe 2000 host hotels:
Hotel Concorde La Fayette +33 1 40 68 50 68
Le Meridien Etoile +33 1 40 68 34 34
Hotel Nikko de Paris +33 1 40 58 20 00

Information/Reception Desk
The hostesses at the Centre are all trilingual and are available to welcome
all the delegates daily from 08.30 to 18.30.
The Centre's information desk is located near the main entrance.

Internet Pavillion
The Internet Pavillion is sponsored by XML.com and is located in Booth #53.
Hours of Operation: Monday, 12 June - 08:00 to 17:30
Tuesday, 13 June - 08:00 to 19:00
Wednesday, 14 June - 08:00 to 19:00
Thursday, 15 June - 08:00 to 17:30
Friday, 16 June - 08:00 to 11:00

Laptop Computer
Never leave your laptop computer unattended. GCA and the Centre are not responsible for items lost or stolen during the event. Delegates are
responsible to carry all items around throughout the conference.

Lunch
Lunch will be provided each day at L’Hotel Concorde La Fayette –
Les Salons Concorde, located on Level 4 of the Centre.

Meetings (in conjuntion with XML Europe 2000)
GCA Members Breakfast - Wednesday, 14 May - 07:00 to 09:00
Amphethéâtre Bleu Foyer Neuilly

IDEAlliance Breakfast - Thursday, 15 May - 07:00 to 09:00
Amphethéâtre Bleu Foyer Neuilly

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34 - Saturday, 10 June - 09:00 to 17:00
Salles 320M, 321M, 322M, 323M

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34 - Sunday, 11 June - Tuesday through Thursday,
13-15 June - 09:00 to 17:00
Salles 221M, 222M, 223M

ISO/IEC JTC1/SC34 - Monday, 12 June - 09:00 to 17:00
Salles 226M, 236M, 237M

ISUG – International SGML/XML Users’ Group Annual General Meeting - Wednesday, 14 June - 17:30 to 18:30
Salle 251

OASIS Technical Committee Meetings - Wednesday through Friday,
14 – 16 June - 09:00 to 17:30
Salles 224M, 225M

Topic Maps Meeting - Thursday and Friday, 8-9 June - 09:00 to 17:00
Hotel Concorde La Fayette – Salons Panoramique

Membership Information
Stop by the GCA Booth (#61) and the IDEAlliance Booth (#62) for the latest information on membership and upcoming events.

Parking
The Centre offers 1,800 parking spaces in its underground car park.

Plenary Sessions

The conference proper runs from Tuesday, 13 June through Friday, 16 June. Tuesday morning and Friday afternoon, all delegates meet for the opening and closing keynote plenaries. There is also an interim plenary on Thursday afternoon.

This year’s opening keynote plenary begins with Jeanne El Andaloussi of AIS who introduces a roadmap to the wide array of foundation, horizontal, and vertical application standards and offers a model to help understand their uses and relationships. This model will be referred to throughout the conference as a point of orientation to the many faces of XML.

Two large XML users then provide an insight into how the use of XML is changing their business’ technology. Christian Lienert of SAP discusses SAP’s current use of XML in their technology and their vision for the future of XML in eCommerce. Kenneth M. Brooks, Jr. of Barnes and Noble presents their use of XML in the world of trade book publishing where they are merging two types of workflow to create a highly successful digital printing operation using XML.

On Thursday afternoon, delegates have the opportunity to hear presentations on the need for software to support standards. Norbert Mikula of DataChannel examines the issue of standards based software development from the vendor's perspection while Eric Garcia of Sabre discusses the world of standards and eCommerce affecting the travel industry. This session is followed by a lively panel discussion
(see Vendor Panel Questions below) on the availability of and support for standards by large vendors, including IBM, Microsoft, and Sun.

At Friday’s closing plenary, Mike Rogers of Sun Microsystems and Edd Dumbill, Managing Editor of XML.com bring the conference to a close with reflections on current trends and visions for the future.

Press Room
All registered press are welcome to use the GCA Press Room, which is in
Salle 201 near the Hall Maillot, the exposition hall.
A Representative will be available during various times throughout the conference.

Press Activities for Exhibitors and Sponsors
Camelot Communications will be providing press support and is available to coordinate media exposure at the event. For assistance, please visit the
Press Office during Exhibit Hours.

Receptions
Delegates are invited to join GCA, its sponsors and exhibitors for three evenings of mixing and mingling with colleagues, while enjoying a light buffet and drinks.

Welcome Reception, sponsored by

Monday, 12 June - 17:30 to 19:00
L’Hotel Concorde La Fayette – Les Salons Concorde


Exposition Reception
Tuesday, 13 June - 17:30 to 19:00
Hall Maillot

Exposition Reception
Wednesday, 14 June - 17:30 to 19:00
Hall Maillot

In addition, GCA and OASIS will be hosting a Members-only Reception in
L’Hotel Concorde La Fayette – Salon Grande Etoile D'or
Thursday, 15 June, 18:30 to 20:00 (by invitation).

Registration
The Conference and Exposition Registration is located in Salle 241.
Hours of operation: Sunday, 11 June - 15:00 to 18:00
Monday, 12 June - 07:30 to 18:00
Tuesday, 13 June - 07:30 to 19:00
Wednesday, 14 June - 08:00 to 19:00
Thursday, 15 June - 08:00 to 17:30
Friday, 16 June - 08:00 to 11:00

Restaurant Reservations and City Information
The Centre will be available to provide the latest information on "what to do" and "where to eat" at the information desk - located near the main entrance.
The Centre itself includes 9 restaurants, open all day,
offering a wide choice ranging from fast-food to gourmet cuisine.

Security/Emergency
In case of an emergency, dial 15 55 on any house phone. Or if you have a question regarding an emergency situation, please immediately contact a GCA staff person in the Conference/Exposition Registration area (Salle 241).
Reminder: Do not leave your belongings unattended. GCA is not responsible for lost or stolen items. Delegates are responsible to carry all items around throughout the conference.

Sessions
Tuesday afternoon, all day Wednesday, and Thursday and Friday mornings, delegates have a number of tracks to choose from. The descriptions which follow and the Schedule At-A-Glance highlight content for executives, business implementers, technical implementers, or a general audience.

Speaker Ready Room
Attention all XML 2000 Europe speakers and tutorial instructors. There is a Speaker Ready Room (Salle 202) available for your use throughout the conference.

Train Transportation
Gare du Nord Station (Thalys, Eurostar Terminus) - 25 minutes direct bus/metro service; Suburban Express Rail (RER, Line C) (Metro, Line 1) -
both stations with direct access to and from the Centre.

Transportation to the Airport from the Centre
To the Roissy-Charles de Gaulle International Airport: (duration 30 minutes)
via an airport shuttle service leaving from Le Palais des Congrès every 20 minutes.

To the Orly International Airport: (duration 30 minutes) via RER service, Line C.

Taxi Service is available from either the main level of the Concorde Hotel or
the main level of the Meridien Hotel.

Tutorials
On the day preceding the conference, Monday, 12 June 2000, there will be a wide range of half and one-day tutorials. These tutorials are an excellent way to get up to speed on topics that will be presented throughout the conference or to delve more deeply into areas of special interest.

User Groups and affiliated events

OASIS

Vendor Panel Questions

On Thursday afternoon, delegates have the opportunity to hear presentations on the need for software to support standards. Norbert Mikula of DataChannel examines the issue of standards based software development from the vendor's perspection while Eric Garcia of Sabre discusses the world of standards and eCommerce affecting the travel industry. This session is followed by a lively panel discussion on the availability of and support for standards by large vendors, including IBM, Microsoft, and Sun.

The XML Europe 2000 Conference panel – Standards and the Vendor –
is seeking questions from attendees that will be addressed during this Thursday afternoon plenary. GCA has supplied each attendee with index cards (inserted into your conference packet).
Question drop-off boxes are located in the conference registration area – Salle 241

For a head start
Click here to pose questions to panel members

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