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@@ -21,13 +21,17 @@ join, regardless of nationality or employer.</p>
 members can also attend meetings. The &quot;technical expert&quot; umbrella is broad enough to cover 
 the 
 Boost members who attend meetings.</p>
-<p><b>When and where is the next meeting?</b> See a general
-<a href="http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/meetings">list of locations and 
+<p><b>When and where is the next meeting?</b> There are two meetings a year. The 
+Fall meeting is usually in North America, and the Spring meeting is usually 
+outside North America. See a general
+<a href="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/meetings">list of meeting locations and 
 dates</a>. Detailed information about a particular meeting, including hotel 
-information, is usually provided in a paper appearing in the <a href="#Mailing">
-pre- or post-meeting mailing</a> for the prior meeting. You will have to go to 
-the committee's <a href="http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/">Papers 
-web page</a> and search a bit.</p>
+information, is usually provided in a paper appearing in one of
+<a href="#Mailing">mailings</a> for the prior meeting. If there isn't a link to 
+it on the <a href="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/meetings">
+Meetings</a> web page, you will have to go to 
+the committee's <a href="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/">
+Papers</a> page and search a bit.</p>
 <p><b>Is there a fee for attending meetings?</b> No, but there can be a lot of 
 incidental expenses like travel, lodging, and meals, and there is a $US 800 a 
 year INCITS fee to become a voting member.</p>
@@ -36,8 +40,10 @@ Monday, and 8:30AM other days, unless otherwise announced. It is best to arrive
 a half-hour early to grab a good seat, some coffee, tea, or donuts, and to say 
 hello to people. (There is also a Sunday evening a WG21 administrative meeting, 
 which is closed except to delegates from national bodies.)</p>
-<p>The Friday meeting&nbsp; is generally over by 11:00AM. Because the Friday 
-meeting is for formal votes only, it is primarily of interest only to committee 
+<p>The meetings generally end on Friday, although there is discussion of 
+extending them one extra day until the next standard ships. The last day the meeting&nbsp; is generally over by 11:00AM. Because 
+the last day's meeting is for formal votes only, it is primarily of interest only to 
+actual committee 
 members.</p>
 <p>Sometimes there are evening technical sessions; the details aren't 
 usually available until the Monday morning meeting.&nbsp; There may be a 
@@ -71,10 +77,10 @@ participate in the off-line discussions which can be at least as interesting
 as what actually happens in the scheduled meetings.</p>
 <p><b>What do people wear at meetings?</b>&nbsp; Programmer casual. No neckties 
 to be seen. </p>
-<p><b>What should I bring to a meeting?</b> It is very handy to have a laptop 
-computer along. There is normally a little network with Internet connectivity, 
-so bring your Ethernet adapter and a longish cable. There may be 802.11b, but 
-don't bet on it.</p>
+<p><b>What should I bring to a meeting?</b> It is almost essential to have a 
+laptop computer along. There is a committee LAN with a wiki and Internet connectivity. 
+Wireless connectivity has become the norm, although there is usually a wired hub 
+or two for those needed wired access.</p>
 <p><b>What should I do to prepare for a meeting?</b> It is helpful to have 
 downloaded the mailing or individual papers for the 
 meeting, and read any papers you are interested in. Familiarize yourself with 
@@ -84,11 +90,13 @@ groups you want to attend.</p>
 proposals, or anything else the committee is interested in. Very little gets 
 discussed at a meeting, much less acted upon, unless it is presented in a paper.&nbsp;
 <a href="http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/">Papers are available</a> 
-to anyone. Papers don't just appear randomly; they become available four times a 
+to anyone. Papers don't just appear randomly; they become available four (lately 
+six) times a 
 year, before and after each meeting. Committee members often refer to a paper by 
 saying what mailing it was in: &quot;See the pre-Redmond mailing.&quot;</p>
 <p><b>What is a &quot;<a name="Mailing">Mailing</a>&quot;?</b> A mailing is the 
-set of papers prepared four times a year before and after each meeting.&nbsp; It 
+set of papers prepared four to six times a year before and after each meeting, 
+or between meetings.&nbsp; It 
 is physically just a
 <a href="http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/mailings/">.zip or .gz</a> 
 archive of 
@@ -102,7 +110,7 @@ are the main ones. As a courtesy, Boost technical experts can be added to
 committee reflectors at the request of a committee member. </p>
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