To members of the 3GPP TSGs
Invitation to the 1st Meetings of 3rd Generation Partnership Project
Technical Specification Groups to be held on 7th - 8th December 1998 in Sophia Antipolis

Dear Delegate,
I have pleasure in inviting you to attend the first meetings of the 3GPP Technical Specification Groups. 

The venue of these meetings will be:

C.I.C.A.
2229, route des Crêtes
F-06560 Sophia Antipolis
Tél. : (+33) 4 92 94 20 00 ; Fax : (+33) 4 92 94 20 20
France

The meetings will start on Monday 7th December 1998 at 10:00 a.m and will end on Tuesday 8th December 1998 at no later than 5:00 p.m. The draft Agendas for the TSG meetings will be sent during the next weeks by the Secretariat.
Any document that you wish to submit to the meeting should be sent to the ETSI Secretariat for numbering and distribution:

				Carole Rodriguez
				ETSI
				F-06921 Sophia Antipolis/France
				Tel: +33 4 92 94 42 62 	Fax: +33 4 93 65 28 17
				E-mail: carole.rodriguez@etsi.fr

All documents will be placed on the 3GPP server (access via ftp: ftp.3gpp.org via World Wide Web: http://www.3gpp.org) as soon as they become available.

Please complete and return the registration form by telefax (+33 4 93 65 28 17) by 3rd December 1998 at the latest to the ETSI Secretariat. Late Registration will be available on the first day of the meeting between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m.

You will find enclosed information about the meeting support and on Sophia Antipolis area in order for you to make your own hotel reservation.

I look forward to seeing you in Sophia Antipolis.

		Yours sincerely,

		Karl Heinz Rosenbrock
		ETSI Director General

Encl. :	Registration form
	Information on meeting support and meeting area

Registration form
For the 1st meetings of the 3GPP TSGs
on 7-8 December 1998 in Sophia Antipolis

please complete this form and send it by 3th December to:
Ms. Emmanuelle Wurffel	FAX: +33 4 93 65 28 17
		E-MAIL: emmanuelle.wurffel@etsi.fr
Participant's Surname____________________First Name____________Ms  Mrs  Mr

Company:____________________________________________________________

Organisational Partner:____________________________________________

Mailing Address:_______________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
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Telephone:_______________________	Mobile:____________________________
e-mail:__________________________	FAX:______________________________

				
I will attend the following TSG	TSG Radio Access Network			
				
	TSG Core Network			
				
	TSG Terminals			
				
	TSG System Aspects 			

Information on the work areas of the TSGs 

Work areas to be covered by the Radio Access Network TSG
Layer 1 on MT-RAN Interface

Layer 2 on MT-RAN Interface

Layer 3 (RR) on MT-RAN Interface

Iu Interface

Iur Interface

Work areas to be covered by the Core Network TSG
Layer 3 (CC) on MT-RAN Interface

Layer 3 (MM) on MT-RAN Interface

Network Interface (Call Associated Signalling)

Network Interface (Non-Call Associated Signalling)

PSTN/ISDN/Internet/etc. Interconnection

Work areas to be covered by the Terminal TSG
MS Radio Performance Specifications

UIM-MT Interface

Work areas to be covered by the System Aspects TSG
Fixed Wireless Access (Wireless Local Loop)

Security Aspects (implementation and usage)

CODEC (final placement to be determined by subject matter experts)

Overview

Requirements and Objectives for Services and Systems, including charging and accounting mechanisms with respect to roaming aspects

System Architecture

Information Flows

More information on the work areas covered by the TSGs will be available soon on the 3GPP Web site: http://www.3gpp.org

3GPP TSGs Meeting information

Documents to the meeting

Any document that you wish to submit to the meeting should be delivered to:

Carole Rodriguez 
ETSI / STF12 Secretariat
Tel: +33 4 92 94 42 62 - Fax: +33 4 93 65 28 17
email: carole.rodriguez@etsi.fr

for numbering at the latest by 3rd December 1998.

All documents will be placed on the 3GPP server (access via ftp: ftp.3gpp.org via World Wide Web: http://www.3gpp.org) as soon as they become available. Document Templates will be available from the servers. Please note that, if possible, text documents: should be sent in RTF format. Other files: (Charts, Graphics, Presentations etc.) should be sent in original file format, RTF if possible, and PDF if possible

How to reach the CICA

Attached is a map to help you find your way. You may also connect to their WEB site: http://www.cica.fr.

Contact numbers

The telephone and fax numbers for the meeting will be announced later.

Accomodation

Hotel and transport information for Sophia Antipolis can be found on the ETSI server at the following address: http://www.etsi.org/meetings.

HOW TO REACH THE CICA