Post on 28-Dec-2015
Progress Update
Dates and Location
• Austin, Texas USA• Hilton Austin (downtown)
– Conference hotel– Technical program
• June 12-18 (Saturday through Friday) 2010
Executive Team
• General co-chairs– Behnaam Aazhang, Rice– Costas Georghiades, Texas A&M
• Technical program co-chairs – Michael Gastpar, UC Berkeley – Robert Heath, University of Texas in Austin– Krishna Narayanan, Texas A&M
Executive Team
• Treasurer– Aria Nosratinia, Univ. Texas in Dallas
• Publicity – Jean-Francois Chamberland, Texas A&M– Ashutosh Sabharwal, Rice Univ.
• Local Arrangements– Jeffrey Andrews, Univ. Texas at Austin – Sriram Viswananth, Univ. Texas at Austin
Executive Team
• Tutorials– Zixiang Xiong, Texas A&M Univ.
• Publications– Dinesh Rajan, SMU
• Student travel grants– Joseph Cavallaro, Rice
• Recent results– Serap Savari, Texas A&M Univ.– Sanjay Shakkottai, Univ. Texas at Austin
Organizational Cornerstones
• Contract with “Conference Management Services” (CMS) is being finalized as we speak and will cover:– Handling of all money streams, from registration
payments to IEEE audit.– Handling of all admin matters for papers (including
IEEExplore compliance)– Call for papers– Webpage, including updating etc.
Budget Cornerstones
• Expected number of participants 820• Conference hotel room per night $189 (multiple occupancy
allowed); and many cheaper hotels nearby.• Registration fee: currently planned at $600, with reduced rate
$300.– Welcome reception– One luncheon– One dinner banquet– Coffee breaks
• ISIT is guaranteeing 1720 room-nights
Budget Cornerstones
• Expected external support $40K– Federal agencies– Local industry
• Budgeted surplus $79K
Technical Program Committee
• CfP is ready (see paper handout…)– Submission deadline: January 7, 2010– Reviews in: March 8, 2010– TPC meeting: with CISS (Princeton), likely
Saturday, March 20, 2010– Notifications: April 1, 2010– Session arrangements: mid-April 2010
• TPC composition confirmed (65 regular members, 5 appeals members)
About Austin
• International airport– Non stop flights from most major US cities– Toronto, Mexico city, Monterrey
• Population of over 600,000
Downtown Austin
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/downtown/downloads/downtown_hotels.pdf
500ft
Conference Hotel
Nightlife
Hike and bike trail (both sides)View of downtown across river
Nightlife
http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/downtown/downloads/e6th_2page.pdfConference Hotel
500ft ~ 160m