QAWG and QAIG face-to-face meeting, Tokyo, October 2002

On this page you will find all necessary details about this meeting : logistics, agenda, link to minutes, etc.

Meeting Logistics

Venue

The face-to-face meeting will be held on October 8,9,10 (tuesday - thursday) 2002. Location : Tokyo, Japan.

Meeting Place

The meeting will be hosted by Keio university, and will be held at its MITA Campus in the center of Tokyo, near the Tokyo Tower.

Recommended Accomodation

The Arietta Hotel

The Arietta "Hotel and Trattoria" is a good, (very) cheap (for Japan) hotel conveniently located close to the meeting place (see this "map", the arietta is in the orange bubble, and the meeting place is close to Tokyo tower, a little to the East). We won't be able to negociate a group rate, but their room rate is low anyway.

In order to make a reservation for the hotel you need to send them a fax using their form. Please note that when dialing a number from outside of Japan, you need to drop the "0" on "03". So hotel fax from North America is: 011-81-3-5448-9117.

Transportation

Getting from the International Airport to the Arietta Hotel

Several transportation means are available, I'll just give one that is fast and convenient for non-japanese speakers.

Once you're out of the customs area, find the JR (japan rail) counter selling "narita express" tickets. The narita express is a fast train that goes to the tokyo area. Seats are reserved. You will need to take this train to either Tokyo station or Shinagawa Station, but for now, just say you want to go to Gotanda. They'll give you your Narita Express reservation ticket (to tokyo or shinagawa) and a plain ticket to gotanda. Price should be around 4000Y
Go downstairs, and find the "JR" entrance
On your reservation ticket are written (don't remember acurately, but the clerk will explain anyway):
- Train time and destination
- Train number, car number, seat number
Go to the sign that has your car number, get in the train, sit back and enjoy.
Once you're arrived in Tokyo (or shinagawa) get out of the train and find the yamanote line. The color code is green, just follow the signs (In english, don't worry).
- If you stopped at Shinagawa, take the yamanote train towards shibuya (west), gotanda is 2 stations later - 5 minutes -
- If you stopped at Tokyo, take the yamanote train to the west ( towards Shinagawa and Shibuya ) gotanda should be 5 or 6 stations later - 10-15 minutes -
Once you're in gotanda, get out from the east exit and follow this map. The hotel is ~250 meters from the train station.

Getting from the hotel to the f2f location

This is fairly easy when you've done it once, but not easy to explain. You need to take the train (yamanote line) from Gotanda to Tamachi (eastward, towards Tokyo station, 4 stations) then walk to the campus(map).

One in the campus, find the East buidling ( map). The meeting room is in the 4th floor of this building, "project room".

We can meet in front of the station the first day : 09:05 at the (MITA) exit of the JR tamachi station. Do not go down the stairs, we'll meet on the "terrace". Be on time, or print the map to get to the campus.

QAWG and QAIG face-to-face meeting, Tokyo, October 2002

Meeting Logistics

Venue

Meeting Place

Recommended Accomodation

The Arietta Hotel

Transportation

Getting from the International Airport to the Arietta Hotel

Getting from the hotel to the f2f location

Other logistical items

useful links

Agenda (draft)

Minutes