To: J3 J3/23-152 From: Nathan Sircombe Subject: Local Arrangements for m230 Date: 2023-March-30 ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG5 N2214 Local Arrangements Meeting of ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG5 2023-06-12 - 2023-06-16 The 2023 meeting of WG5 is scheduled to take place from June 12th through 16th inclusive at Arm Manchester. Local Host: Nathan John Sircombe. Email: nathan.sircombe@arm.com Meeting times: 09:00 - 17:00 each day (TBC). Location: Arm ltd. 11 Portland Street, Manchester, M1 3HU, United Kingdom. See https://www.arm.com/company/offices. Map: ///probe.memory.square Accommodation: There is block reservation with Ibis Styles a short walk from the venue. These rooms will held until 28 days to go. Address: Ibis Styles, 96 Portland Street, M1 4GX, Manchester, United Kingdom. Map: ///venue.mats.waving Details and Rates: Rooms available from 2023-06-11 Single occupancy @ GBP129 per night bed & breakfast Double occupancy @ GBP139 per night bed & breakfast Booking: Email Danielle Fairhurst, the Reservations & Conferences Manager HA0H5-RE@accor.com State that it's for the "Arm Manchester, WG5 meeting", Danielle will provide details on how to secure the reservation Alternatives: There are a number of good chain hotels within easy reach of to the Arm office. Few minutes walk: Ibis Styles; Holiday Inn; Double Tree. 10-15 minutes walk: Novotel; Hilton; Premier Inn; Holiday Inn Express. If you would like any advice on choosing accommodation, please get in touch with the local host. Note: The Parklife festival is taking place in the city from June 10-11 2023; this will impacts room availability for the Saturday before the meeting. It is recommend you plan to arrive in the city on the Sunday if possible. Transportation: Air: The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN). https://www.manchesterairport.co.uk Map: ///spoke.uptown.choppers Destinations: https://www.flightradar24.com/data/airports/man/routes International Connections: There are limited direct flights from North America (Toronto; New York; Atlanta; Orlando; and Houston), extensive connections to Europe (including: Paris; Amsterdam; Frankfurt; and Dublin.), but no direct flights from Japan. Domestic connections: Approximately seven daily flights from London Heathrow (LHR) Terminal 5 with British Airways, but very limited connections with the other London and UK airports. Ground connections: National Rail: TransPennine Express to Manchester Piccadilly every 10 minutes - journey time approximately 20m. Tram: Metrolink to Piccadilly Gardens every 12 minutes - journey time approximately 1h. Taxi & bus connections also available from the terminal. Rail: http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/ There are two primary mainline stations in the city centre: Piccadilly and Victoria. Manchester Piccadilly (///socket.herb.flown) is a few minutes walk from the Arm office. Metrolink tram services link the two stations. Many rail tickets to Manchester are also valid for travel on Metrolink in Zone 1. There is a regular service from London Euston with Avanti West Coast (https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk), Cross-Country (https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk) and TransPennine Express (https://www.tpexpress.co.uk) run services from other parts of the UK and Northern Rail (https://www.northernrailway.co.uk) provide local services across Manchester and the north of England. Road: Travel in/out of the city at peak times is not recommended! There is no parking available at the Arm office and city centre hotels do not typically have dedicated parking, but many will offer a discount at parking garages run by NCP, Q-Park and such. Metrolink Park & Ride services are available from locations outside of the city centre. Around the city: Manchester city centre is compact, everything you're likely to need is within walking distance, or a short tram ride. Metrolink (trams): https://tfgm.com/public-transport/tram Buy a ticket from the machine before you travel for the Zones you're traveling through (city centre is all Zone 1), or use a contactless card on the smart readers at the start and end of your journey, a daily cap ensures you can't spend more than a 1-day travelcard. Free buses: Hop-on, hop-off buses round the city centre. https://tfgm.com/public-transport/bus/free-bus See Transport for Greater Manchester's website for more details https://tfgm.com/ Accessing the Arm office: Go to the building's main entrance on the corner of Portland & Aytoun Street Map: ///probe.memory.square The building reception staff should be expecting you and direct you up to Arm's reception on the 7th floor. On arrival you'll need to sign in as a Visitor using the "Envoy" tablets. Say you're here to visit me (Nathan Sircombe). We'll give you a red lanyard with a temporary name-tag for the day Lunch: Arm Manchester does not have a canteen. While the plan is to organize some refreshments and snacks, you will want to head out into the city centre to get lunch. Social events: TBC. Please note: all maps given as "What Three Words" locations. See https://what3words.com/ for details.