Could you please explain what this reduced fee for 'research'
presenters that you mentioned.
" - * (see above) reduced fees for 'research' presenters,
e.g., published/PC/exec members in past year
+STATUS: TCCC is committed to exploring this
issue for "commercial" meetings. For meetings
whose primary purpose is research presentations,
such as ICC, Globecom, and Infocom, this
would have no net effect, however."
Thanks
sincerely
bsmanoj
On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 11:00 AM, Joe Touch <touch@isi.edu> wrote:
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> Hi, all,
>
> Here's a summary of the current progress on conference concerns. As
> before, updated items are preceded with "+". See v2 for the previous list.
>
> Overall, the TCCC has identified some key areas where costs can be
> reduced for future meetings. Note that this may take some time to
> implement, since contracts for meetings are often made a year or more in
> advance. Some cost reductions can be implemented soon, notably avoiding
> publication costs by using volunteers to organize pubs.
>
> I'm currently collecting info on all pending meetings with budgets for
> publication, and will try to determine how quickly we can replace that
> cost with volunteer effort and reduce the conference registration fees
> accordingly. The same is true for any other conference costs that can be
> reduced for conferences in progress. In the meantime, if you want to
> volunteer for this role, please contact me off-list.
>
> Again, please post suggestions to the list.
>
> Joe
>
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>
> v3.0 12/20/09
>
> The following is an attempt to distill the recent threads on conference
> concerns down to short list of focus points. Please respond either
> on-list or to me directly if I have missed anything or if you feel this
> summary should be revised:
>
> 1- reducing non-author presenters
> ACTION: it seems like the most direct solution would be to
> change the Comsoc requirements for a "full-time registration per
> paper" to state that this must be a named author, and to
> allow the existing rules for exceptions (at the
> discretion of the chairs) to address unusual cases.
>
> +STATUS: The Comsoc is implementing this change.
>
> 2- support for resource-challenged authors
> ACTION: TCCC should identify resources for such authors
> to be able to attend meetings in person, or to present
> at meetings where attendance isn't possible.
>
> +STATUS: The TCCC is updating our web pages with this resource,
> also including pointers for underrepresented groups. Please
> contact Sonia Fahmy, our vice chair, with pointers.
>
> 3- meeting costs
> - cost trends
> +STATUS: to be completed (any volunteers?
> this info is online)
>
> - costs associated with executive committee members
> +STATUS: Fred Bauer has confirmed with various
> other Comsoc officers that Comsoc meeting
> costs, including registrations and food,
> are charged to the Comsoc, not to the meeting.
>
> - costs associated with other free registrations
> +STATUS: Fred Bauer provided example budgets
> and their corresponding registrations. These
> are representative of recent meetings.
>
> - other ways to reduce costs
> - university locations
> +STATUS: The Comsoc will continue to
> explore such locations for future meetings,
> although recent experience has confirmed that
> such locations do not result in lower total
> costs.
>
> - LEAN meetings (bag lunches, etc.)
> +STATUS: The Comsoc has suggested that such
> meeting styles would reduce the quality of the
> IEEE and Comsoc reputation. TCCC is committed to
> encouraging the Comsoc to explore this style
> on an experimental basis.
>
> - virtual/remote presentations
> +STATUS: The Comsoc is exploring this issue.
> Current estimates of the net effect is that it
> may increase the registration costs for
> in-person attendees, e.g., remote attendees have
> lower costs at the expense of not amortizing
> fixed costs over the entire author pool.
>
> It currently appears that this option might be
> useful to consider for extenuating cases, e.g.,
> illness, family issues, or visa problems, but
> that it may be difficult to offer as a general
> alternative.
>
> - * (see above) reduced fees for 'research' presenters,
> e.g., published/PC/exec members in past year
>
> +STATUS: TCCC is committed to exploring this
> issue for "commercial" meetings. For meetings
> whose primary purpose is research presentations,
> such as ICC, Globecom, and Infocom, this
> would have no net effect, however/
>
> - pointers to conference planning information where
> available
> +STATUS: TCCC is updating its web pages with
> this information.
>
> - surplus/deficit info for specific meetings
> and journals
>
> ACTION: TCCC will collect the relevant information
> and report back.
>
> +STATUS: Fred Bauer recently posted information on
> typical conference costs, including conclusions as noted
> above.
>
> As reported, although the IEEE is showing a 10% surplus
> across conferences for the past year, that is not the
> case for the Comsoc.
>
> The TCCC has identified some specific areas to address,
> notably publication costs and reception costs. Trimming
> these costs may result in rates more in line with
> expectations.
>
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