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ICDE 2003: Status Update. Krithi Ramamritham krithi@cse.iitb.ac.in. Executive Summary. Committees in place Conference Venue negotiations complete Conservative times suggest conservative plans On track for a wonderful event. Down-market suggests conservative plans.
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ICDE 2003:Status Update Krithi Ramamritham krithi@cse.iitb.ac.in
Executive Summary • Committees in place • Conference Venue negotiations complete • Conservative times suggest conservative plans On track for a wonderful event
Down-market suggests conservative plans • Slashed conference registration rates. • Conservative budget of sponsorship – US$ 15,000. • Budget with lower number of registrations – 240 (115 early, 115 on-site, 10 complimentary). This is a VERY CONSERVATIVE estimate. At these rates, we expect 400 participants.
India is best value for money… • less than $250 per participant • including 3 lunches, banquet, etc • not planning to charge separately for the five advanced technology sessions. • Budget of US$ 15,000 for sponsorship. $10,000 already pledged • VLDB 1996 received over $100,000 in sponsorships
Large Indian Software Community • India has a very large software development base • second largest after the United States. • exponential financial growth • All major software development Companies have centers in India or work with Indian Companies. • Large number of Software Developers work on Databases.
Many Active IT Organizations • IEEE India Council (18K members) • Computer Society of India (20K members) sponsors COMAD • The National Association of Software Companies • Association of Indian Hardware Manufacturers • Confederation of Indian Industry • India’s Ministry of Information Technology All can be counted for their support
Large Indian Database Community • Indian Universities have excellent Computer Science Departments. • Track Record of hosting COMAD • 10th International Conference on Management of Data held in December 2000. • Typical participation – 250 participants. • Workshops for Database Researchers http://web-plus.pspl.co.in/dbworkshop/--attended by 60-80- researchers. • Excellent publication record from India and from Indians. • Large number of Indians working in Databases abroad.
Bangalore • Silicon valley of India • Pleasant climate • Direct flights and good connections • Most multinational IT companies • All major Indian software houses • Indian Institute of Sc. plus many top academic institutions
Attractive Prices • Fares US$ 1000 – 1500 from US, less from Europe . • Direct flights to Bangalore possible • March is not peak tourist season • Wide range of choices for accommodation and travel to suit all budget needs. • With some planning a lecture tour with visits to Universities and Companies across the country can be arranged.
Attractive Conference Venue • The Taj Residency • A 5 star hotel • Has hosted several international conferences • Many similar to ICDE. • Recently, International High Performance Computing Conference, 350 participants • Rates: $120/$135 plus taxes • Meeting rooms gratis for meals – lunch, breakfast etc. • 8 Km from airport
Program highlights • 2-3 keynote addresses • a plenary panel • 14 research paper sessions • 3 poster sessions • 3 panels • 5 industrial sessions • 5 half-day advanced technology seminars
Industry Program • Given the major part played by Indian IT industry in the country’s modernization…. a strong industrial program is a key to the success of ICDE 2003 • Two potential themes • Information Technology for e-services • Database Issues in Internet Applications
Advanced Technology Seminars • will get special attention, due to the training that it has the potential to impart to Indian and Asian participants. • will also facilitate obtaining sponsorship for ICDE 2003. • no special fees for tutorials
Proposal for RIDE 2003 • In Hyderabad, also in South India • Theme: Multilingual Information Management • Timely topic with obvious import for India and Asia • International Institute of IT, Hyderabad has agreed to host RIDE 2003
Office Bearers • General chairs: • Deepak Phatak (IIT Bombay) • Marek Rusinkiewicz (Telcordia) • PC chairs: • Umesh Dayal (HP Labs) • Krithi Ramamritham (IIT Bombay and Umass Amherst) • Steering Committee Liaison • Erich Neuhold, (GMD-IPSI, Darmstadt) • Betty Salzberg (Northeastern University, Boston) • Organizations Chair: • Anand Deshpande, Persistent Systems Private Limited, Pune • Local arrangements: • Jayant Haritsa (Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore) • V. R. Govindarajan (Aztec Software, Bangalore)
Office Bearers • Industrial Program • C. Mohan IBM Almaden Research Center • S. Ramani HP Labs India • Panels • Sham Navathe, Georgia Tech University • Hongjun Lu, HKUST, Hong Kong • Gerhard Weikum, University of Saarbruecken • Advanced Technology Seminars • Alex Buchmann, Tech University Darmstadt • S. Sudarshan, IIT Bombay • Vijay Kumar, University of Missouri, Kansas City • Publicity Chairs • Fabio Casati, HP Laboratories • Kamal Karlapalem, IIT Hyderabad • Kam Yiu Lam, City University of Hong Kong
RIDE 2003 • Multi-Lingual Information Management Program Chairs -- Rajeev Sangal (Intl Institute of IT, Hyderabad) -- Bruce Croft (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) General Chair -- Kamal Karlapalem (Intl Institute of IT, Hyderabad)
Conservative Income Statement • Total Registration Income: $ 54,600 • Total Sponsorships: $ 15,000 • US$ 10,000 already pledged • Total Income: $ 69,600
Explanation for high social expenses and low meeting expenses • Hotels in India charge for the food that they serve (lunch and tea) on a per person basis. • If the number of attendees exceed 150, they do not charge any amount for conference facilities. • This is beneficial to the conference as expenses beyond the threshold become variable expenses – related to the registration count rather than a fixed expense.
ICDE 2003 will be successful • the vibrancy of Indian IT industry • the guaranteed participation of the different professional organizations • active database research community • a great place to visit a highly successful ICDE 2003 in India