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T & C Workshop on Conferences and their Sponsoring TC Chairs: Best Practices. John Walz IEEE-CS 1 st VP on T & C 1 June 2009, Savannah, Georgia IEEE-CS BoG Meetings. Volunteers Paul Croll, TC on Software Engineering Chair Bill Pitts, Vice Chair TMRC
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T & C Workshop on Conferences and their Sponsoring TC Chairs:Best Practices John Walz IEEE-CS 1st VP on T & C 1 June 2009, Savannah, Georgia IEEE-CS BoG Meetings Walz
Volunteers Paul Croll, TC on Software Engineering Chair Bill Pitts, Vice Chair TMRC Raj Rajkumar, TC on Real-Time Systems Chair Phillip C-Y Sheu, TC on Multimedia Computing Chair Roy Sterritt, Vice Chair CAC Shukri Wakid, Vice Chair TAOC Chuck Walrad, T & C Secretary John Walz, T & C Chair Staff Tom Baldwin Silvia Ceballos John Daniel Lynne Harris Brookes Little Alicia Stickley Welcome/Introduction Walz
Meeting Goals: Better understanding of: • Technical Meetings (TM) / Conference process, Conference best practices and controls • How Conferences can better support their sponsoring TC • How TC can better support their TM • Issues with Process, Policies, Priorities Walz
Conference • Portfolio History, 2009 Status & New Policies • Sponsorship Approval Process (TMRF) • Publishing papers Walz
TC Finances and Vitality Measures Guidance, Resources, Marketing TC involvementwith TM TM Organizers w/ TC assistance Improved Members’ engagement Better Quality & Relevance Value, Benefits TC Members TM IP Investments Budget Entitlement Surplus Walz
TC Presentations Topics: • TC Support for Conferences • Value of Conferences to TCs • What Conferences Need from TCs • Conference Issues w/ TCs, Staff, IEEE-CS Process, Policies, Priorities, etc." Walz
TC Presentations • Raj Rajkumar, TC on Real-Time Systems Chair • Phillip C-Y Sheu, TC on Multimedia Computing Chair • Paul Croll, TC on Software Engineering Chair • John Walz for Merritt Jones, TC on Mass Storage Chair Walz
Open Discussion Topics: • Attributes of an Excellent Conference • Quality Papers, Best Papers • Peer-Review Processes & Resources • Digital Library Posting and Usage • Citations • How to Increase Industry Participation • Marketing / Publicity • Surplus/Entitlement • The Competition • New Conference Models Walz
Wrap-Up/Closing Remarks • Messages to: • T & C TAOC for Handbook updates & Motions • T & C CAC for Handbook updates & Motions • T & C TMRC for Handbook updates & Motions • T & C for Policy updates • Staff for process updates • Volunteers request for T & C Initiatives • TC / TM Pilots of best practices Walz