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Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer

Update on the Third Annual School of Information Theory BoG meeting, ITA 2010 January 31, 2010 Aylin Yener & Gerhard Kramer. Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer. 1. Logistics. 2010 School to be at USC in Los Angeles Dates: Thu-Sun, Aug 5-8 , 2010 Tentative calendar:

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Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer

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  1. Update on the Third Annual School of Information Theory BoG meeting, ITA 2010January 31, 2010Aylin Yener & Gerhard Kramer Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer 1

  2. Logistics 2010 School to be at USC in Los Angeles Dates: Thu-Sun, Aug 5-8, 2010 Tentative calendar: Applications due: April 15 “Registration” due: June 1 Web site:http://www.itsoc.org/people/committees/student/2010-school-of-it January 31, 2010 Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer 2

  3. Organizing Committee General Chairs:Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer Program and Applications: Michelle Effros and Tracey Ho Local Arrangements: Mike Neely and Alex Dimakis Web Site: Matthieu Bloch Treasurer: Sriram Viswanath January 31, 2010 Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer 3

  4. In 2009http://www.itsoc.org/people/committees/student/2009-school-of-it Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer 4

  5. In 2009 • The school took place at Northwestern University, Aug 10-13 • Over 140 students attended • The program included 3 lectures(same as in 2008) • Instructors lectured 4.5 hours each Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer 5

  6. New in 2010 We decided to shorten the lectures and increase the number of instructors New format: Six 2-hour lectures during the first 3 days by 6 speakers, Keynote on the 4th day Motivation:- Increase instructor-to-student ratio- Expand number of topics- New format will be easier on theinstructors and students January 31, 2010 Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer 6

  7. New in 2010 School was registered with IEEE as a “conference” and the ITSOC confirmed sponsorship IEEE is issuing Sriram (treasurer) a bank account card (hopefully this is done by week’s end) Nihar (ITSOC treasurer) contacted about transferring $10k approved at Taormina BoG meeting Dorm contract is with the IEEE for reviewCost: $43/person/night + 14% bed taxTotal: about $27k. We need to pay10% upon signing (likely within 2 weeks).All remaining costs to be paid 5 daysbefore event. January 31, 2010 Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer 7

  8. Instructors/Excursion/Expansion • 5 potential instructors contacted. • Instructors who accepted so far:Andrea Goldsmith, Sergio Verdu, Jack Wolf • Jack is the organizers’ choice for Padovani Lecturer;he is willing to serve as such; requires MCC approval • Three more potential lecturers were contacted;hopefully all agree within a few days • Keynote speaker: one person identified ascandidate who will be contacted shortly • Excursion:Bruce Moision (JPL) has agreedto help organize an excursion to JPL(we’ll have to see how to fit that in) • Expansion: advertise to Mexico faculty toencourage a real North American School Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer 8

  9. Fundraising • We raised $58k in 2009. Breakdown:- ITSOC $20k- DARPA- ITMANET and ARO $20k- NSF $10k- Northwestern $5k- USC $2k- Notre Dame $1k • We plan to approach the samesources. We’ll try for more from NSF.USC EE Dept. agreed to contribute. Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer 9

  10. Request for Funds • We respectfully ask for an additional $10k(to bring the total to $20k) support from the society Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer Aylin Yener and Gerhard Kramer 10

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