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VLSI-SoC 2016Tallinn, Estonia

Jaan Raik, Tallinn University of Technology

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Why Estonia?

• E-stonia:  e-elections, e-taxes, e-police, e-healthcare, e-banking, and e-school.

• Free wifi everywhere

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Why Estonia?

• Well integrated:– Schengen zone– Euro currency

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Why Tallinn?

• Best preserved medieval town in Northern Europe

• Good flight connections from the world– Now also TAP, Turkish Airlines and Ryanair– Frequent flights from Helsinki and Riga

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Tallinn – a mixture of cultures and ages

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Fixing the dates• Fixed: September 26-28, 2016• No collision with

– Baltic Electronics Conference (1st week of October). Some people may opt to combine VLSI-SoC and BEC!

– ESWeek, October 1-7, 2016.

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Tallinn in September

• Beginning of October is mild (maritime)

• Temperature 14-20° C (57-68° F)

• Amazing autumn colors!

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Tallinn in September

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The venue• One of the major hotels

• Low-cost alternatives also proposed

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Organizing team

• Not finalized yet

• General Chairs: Jaan Raik + ?

• Program Chairs: Leandro Indrusiak + ?

• Local organization: TUT

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Track record• TUT team has organized in Tallinn:

– FPL 1998– European Test Symposium 2005– EAEEIE 2008– DDECS 2012– EWME 2014– Many Norchips, Nordic Test Forums

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Finances

• Mostly based on fees but…

• Sponsorships from companies– Technology park at TUT campus

• University support

• Estonian ICT doctoral school

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Ideas for involving people

• Collocated EU project activities– BASTION, IMMORTAL, COSTs

• Involve the neighborhood (Scandinavia, Eastern-Europe, Ukraine, Russia)

• Involving the topic chairs

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Tutorials, fringe meetings

• Possibility to use TUT campus

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Social activities

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Bienvenue!Welcome!

Teretulemast!