Source:	WG5 secretary (Michael.Sanders@etsi.fr)
Title:	Important information for all 3GPP TSG-SA WG5 (Network Management) delegates
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This document briefly outlines some of the more important locations of information that all TSG SA WG5 members should be aware of. 
3GPP email lists:
To receive information about SA WG5 issues, all delegates and other interested parties MUST register for email list 3GPP_TSG_SA_WG5. This can be done by sending an email to LISTSERV@LIST.3GPP.ORG with the following single line of text in the body of the message:
subscribe  3GPP_TSG_SA_WG5  YourFirstName  YourLastName

There are many other 3GPP email lists that may also be of interest. Go to http://www.3gpp.org/e-mail.htm for further information.
If at any time you would like to confirm which lists you are currently a member of, just sent a message to  LISTSERV@LIST.3GPP.ORG with the following single line of text in the body of the message:
QUERY *

Email archives:
All 3GPP lists have an associated archive of every email sent via that list. Information on how to access the archive are sent to you when you subscribe to the list. This means that if you have temporary email problems, or have just joined the group, you can check to see if you have missed any messages. The easiest was to search the archive is first to request a list of all messages sent to the particular group you are interested in. For example, to get a list of message sent via the SMG9_plenary list between 1st January 1999 and the current date, send the following command to LISTSERV@LIST.3GPP.ORG:
search * in 3GPP_TSG_SA_WG5 since January 1999
As well as a list of message subjects, you receive instructions about how to retrieve the messages.
It is expected that a more user-friendly interface will be made available (by Q2 1999) to access the email archives. When available, it will be accessed at http://list.3gpp.org/
Meeting invitations and meeting calendar:
The central location for all information relating to the 3GPP meeting calendar and the corresponding meeting invitations can be found at: http://www.3gpp.org/Meetings.htm
In particular, the meeting invitations to all WG5 meeting will be made available under the directory: ftp://ftp.3gpp.org/TSG_SA/WG5_NM/INVITATIONS/
Documents on the server:
All documents submitted to SA WG5 meetings will be made available on the 3GPP document server in a directory (related to the number of the meeting) under: ftp://ftp.3gpp.org/TSG_SA/WG5_NM/ 
e.g. the documents for SA WG5 meeting #1 can be found at ftp://ftp.3gpp.org/TSG_SA/WG5_NM/TSGS5_01
How to submit a document(s) to a meeting:
1)	Send an email to the secretary, Michael.Sanders@ETSI.FR, and request to be allocated a document number(s). Please include the document title and the document source for each document.
2)	Put the number onto the document and email the completed document to the secretary who will load it on to the server. Please use the file name s5-99xxx.doc where xxx = the document number. 

Other useful information about the 3GPP:
-	3GPP agreement and Terms of Reference:	http://www.3gpp.org/3gpp_tor.htm
-	3GPP membership categories:	http://www.3gpp.org/Admin/Registration.htm
-	3GPP working procedures:	ftp://ftp.3gpp.org/Information/3GPP-WP.pdf
-	3GPP drafting rules:	ftp://ftp.3gpp.org/Information/Drafting-rules.pdf

For any other information, or if one of the URLs mentioned on this page no longer exists, please go to the 3GPP home page (http://www.3gpp.org/) and try to follow the links. It may not be as difficult as you think to find the information you seek!