1. The European Friends of 3GPP Apple, BlackBerry, BT, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, InterDigital, KPN, Motorola, Nokia, Orange, Qualcomm, SIM Alliance, Sony, TIM, Telefonica, Telenor, TeliaSonera, Thales, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone have the pleasure of welcoming you to 3GPP RAN1, RAN2, RAN3 from Monday 9 to Friday 13 October 2017

2. Welcome to Prague EF3 extends a warm welcome to Prague.
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. It is the fourteenth-largest city in the European Union. It is also the historical capital of Bohemia proper. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its larger urban zone is estimated to have a population of nearly 2 million

3. Prague history
Prague (Praha in Czech) was the ancient capital of Charles IV's Bohemian Kingdom, and has played a pivotal role in the development of Central Europe since the Middle Ages. Its epic history has produced a vibrant city of stunning buildings and lovely old squares, with the result that today, Prague is one of the world's most beautiful cities. As visitors have increased to Prague, tourism has become of vital economic importance to the city.
The effects of tourism in Prague are mostly positive. Much of the post-communism reconstruction and regeneration of Prague has been driven by tourism, as ancient buildings have been transformed into fine restaurants and stylish hotels. Key Prague Tourism Fact: In 1992 the historical centre of Prague, all 866 hectares, was listed in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Register.

4. Prague – some places to see
Prague Castle
Charles Bridge
The seat of Czech kings, today of the President.
Founded on 9th July 1357 by Charles IV
St Nicholas Church
Prague Clock
W. A. Mozart played the organ here.
12 apostles appear on the clock.

5. Famous Prague People. W. Amadeus Mozart: composer;
some of his best opera successes were during his time in Prague
Frank Kafka German-language fiction writer; born in Prague

6. Zenit + Nadir (AM meeting) Zenit + Nadir (PM meeting)
Meeting Information
RAN1 Meeting Rooms:
GROUP RAN 1
MONDAY
Zenit + Nadir (AM meeting)
Zenit (PM meeting) - NR
Nadir (PM meeting) - NR
TUESDAY THURSDAY
Kepler - LTE
Tycho - LTE /NR
Quadrant - offline
Zenit - NR room 1
Nadir - NR room 2
FRIDAY
Zenit (AM meeting) - NR
Nadir (AM meeting) - NR
Zenit + Nadir (PM meeting)

7. Meeting Information Meridian RAN2 Meeting Rooms: Quadrant Leo + Virgo
RAN3 Meeting Room: Aquarius + Taurus
RAN1 voting room: Kepler on Monday, Small office on Tuesday (TBC)
MONDAY
Meridian
Quadrant
Leo + Virgo
Stella
TUESDAY TO THURSDAY
Restaurant Benada
FRIDAY

8. Meeting Information Coffee breaks: 10:30 & 16:30 (except on Friday PM)
Your room rate includes fitness centre, breakfast, internet and VAT.
Shopping mall underneath the hotel will offer you a good choice of restaurants.
Subway just in front of the hotel to reach downtown.
As always, a satisfaction survey will be sent by EF3 after the meeting to collect your impressions on this venue.

9. Support the hosts
Friends-Organizations like CF3, EF3, NAF3 or JAF3 are helping to host 3GPP meetings
Growing interest in 5G standardization also means more delegates and more&bigger meetingrooms to organize, thus it is getting also a financial issue to host meetings
If you are sitting in this room and your company is not named as member of one of the friends-organizations:
You shall consider joining CF3, EF3, NAF3, JAF3 or host a meeting to contribute to the success of 3GPP!!

10. Have a great time in Prague!