RAN 389 bis Sophia Antipolis 5 th 9

RAN 3#89 bis, Sophia Antipolis 5 th – 9 th October 2015 Welcome ! © 3 GPP 2015 ETSI MCC 1

ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute Created in 1988 Over 800 members from 64 countries ETSI is one of the partners in the 3 rd Generation Partnership Project (3 GPP) Mobile Competence Centre (MCC) is one part of ETSI, and MCC officers are employed by ETSI. © 3 GPP 2015 ETSI MCC 2

Meeting Logistics Registration on Monday between 08: 30 – 09: 00 • Registration desk near the reception. Delegate badges are important • • Cannot access the meeting room without the badge Cannot enter France Telecom cafeteria without the badge Coffee breaks • • RAN 3 can keep them whenever it suits us Only coffee machines are provided - no biscuits • But there are vending machines around ETSI Meeting hours: ETSI building is open between 07: 30 and 20: 00 • Therefore we have to finish the meeting before 20: 00 each day. © 3 GPP 2015 ETSI MCC 3

Lunch Food is important in France ! Sophia Antipolis has a wide selection of restaurants and cafes From the restaurant list: • • • A) Eurest France Telecom, turn right from ETSI’s entrance and cross the drive-way. Distance less than 100 m. Need delegate badge to enter. B) Faim Pret sandwich van, turn left from ETSI’s entrance. The van is about 50 m away in the parking area in forest. C, D, and E) are in Place Sophie Laffitte. From ETSI entrance go ahead and once in Rue Ludvig van Beethoven, turn left. About 200 from ETSI. In the restaurant map, see Fondation Sophia Antipolis. F) Hotel Omega. From ETSI’s entrance go ahead, and once in Rue Ludvig van Beethoven, turn right. About 300 m from ETSI. Hotel Omega is marked on the map in the following slide. Espace St Philippe: several restaurants, cafes, Casino supermarket, and ATMs. 2 km from ETSI. The route to Espace St Philippe is marked with blue in the map. © 3 GPP 2015 ETSI MCC 4

Map of lunch restaurants © 3 GPP 2015 ETSI MCC 5

Running? For those who enjoy jogging in the morning, Sophia Antipolis offers good environment for exercise. Your MCC officer recommends Valmasque forest park, less than 1 km from ETSI. • Park maps are available from your MCC officer. © 3 GPP 2015 ETSI MCC 6

Sightseeing If you have time after the meeting for sightseeing, check this excellent link: • http: //www. beyond. fr/villages/index. html • Destinations to check near Sophia Antipolis include: • Mougins, Valbonne, Biot • Grasse, Gourdon, St Paul de Vence, Cannes Visit a local village market if you can: • http: //riviera. angloinfo. com/information/lifestyle/shopping /food-markets/ © 3 GPP 2015 ETSI MCC 7

RAN 3 Picnic Planned to have it on Tuesday lunch break, but given the latest weather forecast (thunderstorms on Tuesday), it is proposed to move the picnic to Wednesday. © 3 GPP 2015 ETSI MCC 8