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SIGCOMM Program Review

SIGCOMM Program Review. Tilman Wolf Secretary/Treasurer, SIGCOMM. SIGCOMM. Special Interest Group on Data Communications Officers Jennifer Rexford, Chair Vern Paxson, Vice-Chair Tilman Wolf, Secretary/Treasurer Membership 1802 in 2006 (down 18% from 2455 in 2002)

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SIGCOMM Program Review

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  1. SIGCOMM Program Review Tilman WolfSecretary/Treasurer, SIGCOMM

  2. SIGCOMM • Special Interest Group on Data Communications • Officers • Jennifer Rexford, Chair • Vern Paxson, Vice-Chair • Tilman Wolf, Secretary/Treasurer • Membership • 1802 in 2006 (down 18% from 2455 in 2002) • 80-85% 2-year retention69-78% total retention • Member benefits • Newsletter • Conference discounts

  3. Activities • Publications • Quarterly Newsletter and SIGCOMM conference proceesings (Computer Communications Review) • Conferences • Sponsored: SIGCOMM Conference, IMC, HotNets, SIGCOMM Asia Workshop • Co-Sponsored: ANCS, SenSys • In-cooperation: NSDI, LANC, VoIP Security, NOSSDAV, NetDB, and CoNext • Awards • Lifetime Achievement Award (since 1989) • SIGCOMM Student Paper Award (since 1986) • Test of Time Paper Award (since 2006)

  4. Finances • Fund balance • $591,880 in 2006 (up 116% from $273,954 in 2002) • More than recoveredfrom 2002 woes • Conferences • Surplus generated in 20 out of 24 conferences sponsored or co-sponsored 2002–2006 • Surplus used for innovative outreach • International workshops • GeoDiversity grants

  5. Outlook • Maintaining our strength • High-impact events (SIGCOMM conference #4 on citeseer) • Vibrant community with high membership retention • Excellent finances • Dealing with success (too many conference submissions) • Larger programs • Two-tiered PCs • Co-located workshops • Livening the SIG • Events on emerging topics: HotNets, workshops with SIGCOMM • CCR online and editorial zone • Co-sponsoring of related interdisciplinary conferences (ANCS, SenSys) • Public reviews • Broadening the SIG • Workshops to integrate Latin America and Asia • Sponsorship of major European conference (CoNext) in 2007 • GeoDiversity travel grants

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