UTC #188 Logistics
and General Information
July 28 – 30, 2026

Hybrid meeting, hosted by
Microsoft Corp. Redmond, WA
and virtually via Microsoft Teams

1. Meeting Schedule, Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7:00):

Tuesday, July 28 10:30 am – 5:30 pm
Wednesday, July 29 9:30 am – 5:30 pm
Thursday, July 30 9:30 am – 5:30 pm

2. Meeting logistics:

To provide the best hybrid meeting experience, all participants should join the virtual meeting in Microsoft Teams, including those attending in person. Please have Teams installed before the meeting; you can download it for free here.

2.1 On-site attendance

The meeting will be held in the Lavender room (1.3A) of Building 3, 15885 NE 36th St, REDMOND, WA 98052, on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, WA. Building 3 is located on NE 36th Street, a short block east of 156th Avenue NE. The lobby entrance is on the west side of the building.

Aerial photo showing lobby entrance locations for buildings 3 to 9

Teams meeting: When joining the Teams meeting (see below), select “Don’t use audio”.

Parking: There is a large underground parking complex under Building 3 and adjacent buildings. Entrances to the garage are located on NE 36th Street east of 156th Avenue NE, or on 156th Avenue NE south of NE 36th Street. For proximity to Building 3, the best entrances are on NE 36th Street. The garage is a large complex; Zone A Orange and the North elevators / stairs will be closest to Building 3. There are designated visitor parking spots, but guests may park in any spot not reserved for special use. Vehicles need to be registered at the lobby — the receptionist will ask for make, model, year and plate number / state of the vehicle.

Public transit: Building 3 is conveniently located close to the Redmond Technology Station on the Sound Transit #2 Light Rail line that goes between Seattle and downtown Redmond. You can cross 156th Avenue NE at surface level or take the elevated footbridge that ends next to Building 7. If travelling from SeaTac Airport, you can take the #1 light rail line toward Lynnwood City Center, transfering in downtown Seattle to the #2 line going to Redmond. See the Sound Transit trip planner for options.

There are also several Sound Transit or King County Metro bus routes between the Microsoft campus and downtown Seattle.

Hotels: see below for some hotel options.

2.2 Online attendance

Use the Teams link details below for all meeting days.

People planning to join the meeting should notify the chair in advance (see contact information below) and should set their Teams profile to show their full name. You will not be admitted if the name appearing in the Teams lobby isn’t recognized.

Join Teams Meeting

Or join by entering a meeting ID in Teams:
Meeting ID: 263 206 526 976 9
Passcode: Bm6rv3nf

Or call in (audio only):
+1 323-849-4874 (Los Angeles)
Conference ID: 995 425 374 #
Find your local number

3. Agenda (with tentative meeting timeline):

When the agenda document has been posted, a link will be provided.

4. Hotels

The Extended Stay America and the Element or Aloft hotels are close to the Microsoft campus and the meeting venue — about 10- to 20-minutes walk. Downtown Redmond is a short light rail ride from the Microsoft campus, has plenty of evening time restaurants and other amenities, and there are hotel close to the Downtown Redmond or Marymoor Village light rail stations.

Here are some hotel options in the south Redmond / north Bellevue area within a 10-minute drive:

Here are some hotel options in downtown Redmond close to light rail stations:

5. Contact information: