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 TSGs#78 Monday 18 to Friday 22 December 2017 in Lisbon

2. Welcome to Lisbon EF3 extends a warm welcome to Lisbon.
Lisbon is Europe's second-oldest capital (after Athens), once home to the world's greatest explorers like Vasco da Gama, Magellan and Prince Henry the Navigator, becoming the first true world city, the capital of an empire spreading over all continents, from South America (Brazil) to Asia (Macao, China; Goa, India).
Population of 552,700

3. Things to see

4. Restaurants Top 10 Restaurants 1. Belcanto
Largo de São Carlos, 10 - Phone: Fine 2-Michelin-starred cuisine in one of the city's oldest restaurants. 2. Eleven
Rua Marquês de Fronteira - Phone: A Michelin-star chef's contemporary Portuguese/Mediterranean menu with city views. 3. Feitoria
Doca do Bom Sucesso - Phone: A Michelin-starred restaurant on the waterfront. 4. Bica do Sapato
Avenida Infante D. Henrique, Armazém B - Phone: Trendy spot partly owned by Hollywood star John Malkovich. 5. Alma
Rua Anchieta, 15 - Phone: One of the most attractive dining experiences, from food to ambience Maneiras
Rua do Teixeira, 35 - Phone: One of the most creative menus in the city. 7. Largo
Rua Serpa Pinto, 10A - Phone: A trendy-sophisticated space and refined cuisine. 8. Pap'Açorda
Avenida 24 de Julho, 49 (Mercado da Ribeira) - Phone: A classic combining traditional and contemporary Portuguese cuisine. 9. Tavares
Rua da Misericórdia, 37 - Phone: The city's oldest restaurant in a palatial setting Loco
Rua dos Navegantes, 53 - Phone: The tasting menus of one of the city's most promising young chefs.

5. Restaurants 10 Trendy Restaurants 1. Sea Me
Rua do Loreto, 21 - Phone: Traditional seafood with a twist for contemporary times. 2. Pharmácia
Rua Marechal Saldanha, 2 - Phone: The spot for "petiscos" (tapas) with a wonderful terrace and a retro-pharmacy décor inside. 3. Casa de Pasto
Rua de São Paulo, 20 - Phone: Hidden on an upper floor in the Cais do Sodré district, offering traditional Portuguese cuisine with a creative contemporary twist. 4. Rio Maravilha
Rua Rodrigues Faria, 103 (Lx Factory) - Phone: Found on the top floor of a former industrial complex, it's a bar and restaurant facing 25 de Abril Bridge. 5. Bistro 100 Maneiras
Largo da Trindade, 9 - Phone: Innovative cuisine in a beautiful Art Deco interior. 6. A Cevicheria
Rua D. Pedro V, Phone: One of the hottest tables in town, welcoming you with a huge octopus on the ceiling. The speciality is ceviche. 7. Chapitô à Mesa
Rua Costa do Castelo, 7 - Phone: A bar and restaurant by the castle with a beautiful view over the city. 8. Duplex
Rua Nova do Carvalho, 58 - Phone: Bar downstairs, restaurant upstairs, on one of the city's most popular nightlife streets. 9. Zero Zero
Rua da Escola Politécnica, 32 - Phone: A trendy pizzeria with tables outside facing the botanical garden The Decadente
Rua de São Pedro de Alcântara, 81 - Phone: A crowd-pleasing meeting point in Bairro Alto.

6. Restaurants Time Out Market Lisboa
The food court of Lisbon’s historic market hall – the Mercado da Ribeira – was taken over by Time Out in early The revamped (and bustling) Time Out Mercado da Ribeira is now home to 35 permanent stalls from some of Lisbon’s most celebrated foodie shops and restaurants. Try Portuguese wines from Garrafeira Nacional, ice-creams from Santini, and pastries from Aloma – or get a flavour of one of the country’s culinary heroes, Henrique Sá Pessoa, at his on-site eaterie.

7. Meeting Information Meeting Rooms: At EPIC SANA LISBON
17TH-22ND December 2017
Meeting rooms
MONDAY
18th  Dec
TUESDAY
19th  Dec
WEDNESDAY
20th  Dec
THURSDAY
21ST  Dec
FRIDAY
22nd Dec
Group RAN
From Monday to Thursday (4 days)
Morus II+III+IV -
Group CT
On Monday and Tuesday
Morus I
Group SA
From Wednesday to Friday
Vitis I+II+III+IV
New break-out room Group RAN
Vitis I+II

8. Meeting Information Coffee breaks: 10:30 & 15:30
Your EF3 room rate includes breakfast, internet and VAT.
Restaurants & shopping mall walking distance from the hotel.
As always, a satisfaction survey will be sent by EF3 after the meeting to collect your impressions on this venue.

9. Contact on-site: Emmanuelle & Kevin
At the Scale Bar
Admission fee to the cocktail: you should buy & wear * your 5G Polo.
* If you are staying at the Epic Sana hotel, 20€/person will be charged to your final hotel bill, if you are not staying in this hotel please pay 20€/person and you will get a receipt.
* * On-line registration will be closed on Monday 18th evening. Deadline to pay on-site Wednesday morning coffee break.
* * * Important: please wear your 5G polo for the event
Contact on-site: Emmanuelle & Kevin

10. Support the hosts
Friends-Organizations like 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 EF3, NAF3, JAF3 or host a meeting to contribute to the success of 3GPP!!

11. Have a great time in Lisbon! contact@eurofriends3.org