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How to Organize a Successful Technical Workshop

How to Organize a Successful Technical Workshop. Presented by Khaled Amer e-mail: amer@amernet.net URL: www.amernet.net. IEEE OC ComSig. Introductions. Speaker: Khaled Amer Incoming Vice Chair of IEEE OC ComSig President and founder of AmerNet Architecture analysis and performance

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How to Organize a Successful Technical Workshop

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  1. How to Organize a Successful Technical Workshop Presented by Khaled Amer e-mail: amer@amernet.net URL: www.amernet.net IEEE OC ComSig

  2. Introductions • Speaker: Khaled Amer • Incoming Vice Chair of IEEE OC ComSig • President and founder of AmerNet • Architecture analysis and performance modeling/simulations for communications and networking chips and systems • Assistance with IEEE 802 standards and others • Active voting member of several IEEE 802 committees • Currently chairman of the IEEE 802.17 performance committee How to organize a successful technical workshop IEEE OC ComSig

  3. Workshop Info • Organized by the IEEE ComSig Joint Chapter of Orange County, CA (Communications and Signal Processing Societies) • Postponed workshop from Oct 6th, 2001 to March 2nd 2002 • Due to effects of events of Sept 11th • Quite a few registrations were already made How to organize a successful technical workshop IEEE OC ComSig

  4. Necessary Ingredients • Organization • Volunteers • Speakers • Funding • Local Support • Publicity and advertising How to organize a successful technical workshop IEEE OC ComSig

  5. Organization • Setup committee of volunteers • Setup roadmap and various steps needed • Setup deadlines for various tasks • Assign responsibilities and action items • Make sure not to overwhelm any particular volunteer How to organize a successful technical workshop IEEE OC ComSig

  6. Volunteers • Too much work for one person • Need few dedicated individuals to assist with the following tasks: • Orchestrate and organize various aspects of workshop • Prepare program and get speakers • Look after finances • Arrange for workshop venue • Take care of advertising and publicity • Seek out potential local industry sponsors How to organize a successful technical workshop IEEE OC ComSig

  7. Good Speakers • Crucial item: • Ensures the workshop will provide valuable information to attendees • Recognized names help attract attendees How to organize a successful technical workshop IEEE OC ComSig

  8. Funding • Your local IEEE Section • Most sections set some money aside to support such chapter activities • Local Industry • Some companies are interested with some publicity in return • IEEE • The regional Activities Board sets aside some money for such programs How to organize a successful technical workshop IEEE OC ComSig

  9. Local Support • Local IEEE Sections and chapters • Local companies • Local Universities and Colleges • Other technical sister societies How to organize a successful technical workshop IEEE OC ComSig

  10. Publicity and Advertising • Crucial factor • Publicity: • Bulletin boards of local companies • Bulletin boards of University and Colleges • Local chapter meetings • ComSoc Electronic newsletter • Advertising • Local IEEE newsletters • IEEE Communications magazine • Other technical publications How to organize a successful technical workshop IEEE OC ComSig

  11. Sources of Information • Both ComSoc and IEEE have excellent information to help you get started and get organized: • http://www.comsoc.org/confs/conference_manual/index.html • http://www.ieee.org/organizations/society/sp/workshopmanual299.html How to organize a successful technical workshop IEEE OC ComSig

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