IEEE Computer Society Cloud Computing Future Technologies Sub-Strategy

1. IEEE Computer SocietyCloud ComputingFuture Technologies Sub-Strategy • Irena Bojanova • Chair, Cloud Computing STCFuture Technologies Sub-Strategy, IEEE CS

2. Agenda – November 26, 2012 • Introductions • Updates • Next Steps • Status by Group http://techsol.tnlexperts.com/2012/02/05/cloud-computing/

3. Introductions • Name • Location • Group(s) involved with

4. Updates • Organizational • New Leader for Education Group – need recommendations from EAB • Weekly meeting – question to present members for Monday, 11am ET • Web site – some simplifications • Assets/ Content pages from each tab are now combined with Home pages • Polls pages for separate groups are now hidden – can be restored when needed • Additional meetings/calls last week • Irena discussed with Jennifer focus on: • Completing the JOIN button implementation – problems getting code from IEEE – staff should be more aggressive and get these • Determining a Wiki option for CC BoK – staff will explore first LifeRay wiki options • Determining CS processes for publishing the Cloud Scape Newsletter • Completing the brochure – details next slide

5. Updates • Tri-fold brochure and 9x11 flyer • Audience • Interested in Cloud Computing students and professionals, who do not know about CS STCs • Goals • Popularize CS CC STC • Grow membership • Content • Information, understandable to both CS members and nonmembers • Providing basic information about CS CC STC • Giving pointers to join CS CC STC as members and volunteers

6. Updates • Brochure • Use as printed material – double sided tri-fold with written short version of links(sent to Cloud Computing events) • First draft provided • Text corrections ready • Links to be shortened • Request to work directly with Jennie - know what software and fonts are used - directly discuss ideas behind suggested images and backgrounds • Flyer • Use as electronically distributed material – one page with clickable links(e-mail to Cloud conferences PC members, keynote speakers, authors of proceedings papers, link from e-mail signatures and any online venues) • Simple version is almost ready and can be used immediately • When time permits staff can help improve it

7. STC Charter, Goals, and Objectives Charter • Provide Information Technology and Enterprise Management with comprehensive, vendor-neutral information that will demystify major cloud-related concerns • (such as ensuring adequate security, framing service level agreements, impacts on staffing, and enabling rapid scaling up and down). Objectives Goals • Branding, marketing, communication • 1. Develop and disseminate CC knowledge • Develop CC educational products • Record and publish CC video products • Develop and promote CS CC standards • Design a CC newsletter • Develop a CC BoK • Coordinate provision of free CC resources • 2. Facilitate CC information exchange • Provide TCS to CC conferences • Establish online presence (for members); social online presence (broader audience) • Collaborate with CC publications, and CC involved CS TCs and STCs, partnering societies, industry and academia • 3. Enable efficient access to CC information • Maintain CC content on STC working area • Contribute content to IEEE CCI Web portal • Contribute CC content to Computing Now • Properly tag all CS CC publications • Request development/reuse of an efficient search engine • Respond to outside requests for guidance • Collaborate with industry fora • Develop guidelines and suggestions on CC government policies and regulations • Create best practices based on CC standards • Create a consultants' clearing house • Create metrics and impact studies of growth of CC in various verticals • 4. Provide CC technical guidance

8. Next steps • https://docs.google.com/a/umuc.edu/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0As_t0EYncf20dGdsS09UaDMxVnBmZW9VUzdOWFpacVE&authkey=CIDBgtYD&authkey=CIDBgtYD#gid=6 • Important for Volunteers to complete next week • Discuss goals for advertising STC for 2013 • Finalize brochure and flyer • Identify CS TCs and CS STCs, involved in CC activities

9. Publishing Group Leader San Murugesan Volunteers Wes Chou Gabor Kecskemeti PhanindraMankale Vojislav Misic George Pallis Liang-Jie Zhang Staff Experts Lars Jentsch Alicia Stickley • Decide on focal publications (CC magazines, transactions, special issues) • IEEE Transactions of Cloud Computing – from 2013 • Special Issues • Cloud Computing, IT Professional, March 2013 • Cloud of Clouds, IEEE Transactions of Computing, July2013 • Cloud Computing in Science and Engineering, Computing in Science & Engineering, July 2013 • Cloud Computing, Pervasive Computing, Oct 2013 • “Cloud Cover” - A newbimonthly column in Computerfrom Jan 2013, • Editor: San Murugesan • Cloud Computing magazine – quarterly, from Jan 2014 • Determine process for advertising STC in CS magazines and transactions • First advertise within CS avenues (Computer magazine (Print), Computing Now, Email newsletters) Staff to clarify if advertisements in CS publications would be free or what internal adjustment can be done. • Later, depending on budget CC STC can get for advertising externally, we can come with avenues for online advertising (banner, small box, etc). • Advertisements (internal, CS)– Recommendations. Staff to pursue • Half or quarter page advertisement in Computer magazine, Jan 2013 issue. Advertising deadline. 12 Dec 2012 • Online (banner) advertisements in Computing Now, and e-Newsletters. For opportunities and details see: http://www.computer.org/portal/web/publications/advertising

10. Leaders Liang-Jie Zhang Jia Zhang Volunteers PavanBalajiGabor KecskemetiJogeshMuppalaCalton PuMooney ShermanDimitriosTsoumakos Staff Experts Carrie Walsh Carmen Saliba Conferences • Criteria to select top CC conferences • relevance to CC • acceptance rate • mature and fair review process • reputation of pc members • coverage of academia and industry • … • Shared for input • Action Items • Group internal brain storming • Will submit the instrument to CC STC for broader discussion asap

11. Online Presence Group Leader Irena Bojanova Volunteers Aldo RománNureñaChristine MiyachiEltijani OsmanCaltonPuSorel ReismanDade Ronan Staff Experts Chris JensenTheresa McNeill • First draft of document reflecting discussions on: • What group accounts will be created? • First stage : Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google+ • Second stage: YouTube channel • What would be the goal of these accounts – why do we need each one of them? • What would be the message sent through each of these accounts? • What proactive proactive work will be expected? • How these accounts will be supported? • What content will be maintained on these accounts? • How will be content posted? • What kind of content will be posted? • Why do we need such content to be posted? • How often these accounts will be monitored? • How will we measure success?

12. Questions • It is the High-Tech Wild, Wild West out there. • Although the CC marketplace is still chaotic, it is: • Exciting • Fast-growing • Full of opportunities