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The 2010 Panel of Conference Organizers (POCO) was held in Washington, DC, 8-10 July.
Recorded sessions and supporting documents, including presentations from the 2010 POCO will be posted on this page as they become available.
Session topics marked with an asterisk (*) are not available.
Recorded sessions and supporting documents, including presentations from the 2010 POCO will be posted on this page as they become available.
Session topics marked with an asterisk (*) are not available.
Thursday, 8 July 2010
POCO Pre-Sessions
1:00 - 2:45 Conference Basics: For New Conference Organizers (PDF, 3,611KB)
3:00 - 5:00 Conference Basics Tutorials
Memorandums of Understanding: Best Practices (PDF, 244KB)
Vita Feuerstein, Manager, IEEE Conference Contracting
Conference Initiation: Information Schedule and Benefits (PDF, 3,865KB)
Cheryl Smith, Business Analyst, IEEE Conference Business Services
Conference Proceedings: From Your Conference to Xplore (PDF, 452KB)
Patricia Thompson, Administrator, IEEE Conference Publications Operations; Kevin Dresely, Sr. Manager, IEEE Conference Content Management
Conference Finance: Best Practices from Initial Setup to Conference Close (PDF, 685KB)
Kevin Uherek, Supervisor, IEEE Conference Finance
Friday, 9 July 2010
IEEE Conferences: Where We Are... Where We're Going
8:30 - 8:45 Welcome
Gerald Engel, IEEE Conferences Committee Chair
Welcome Audio (MP3)
8:45 - 9:15 Conferences and Their Value to IEEE
Roger Pollard, IEEE Director and VP of Technical Activities; Barry Shoop, IEEE Director and VP of Member & Geographic Activities
- *A Geographic Unit Perspective (Barry Shoop)
- *A Society Perspective (Roger Pollard)
9:15 - 9:45 *State of the IEEE Conference Business
Samantha Padilla, Staff Director, IEEE Meetings & Conferences
10:30 - 11:30 ShmooCon: A Case Study in Conference Innovation (PDF, 22KB)
Bruce Potter and Heidi Potter, Founders, The ShmooCon Group
11:30 - 12:00 Tools, Techniques, and Tips for Increasing Your Conference Visibility (PDF, 1,424KB)
Gailanne Barth, Director, IEEE Marketing Communications
1:00 - 2:00 IEEE Operational Updates Panel Discussion
Kevin Dresely, Sr. Manager, IEEE Conference and Content Management; Samantha Padilla, Staff Director, IEEE Meetings & Conferences; Susan Root, Director, IEEE Conference Business Services
Panel Discussion Audio (MP3)
2:00 - 2:30 *ICX for Conferences
David Rogers, Manager, IEEE Conference Business & Technology Solutions; Susan Root, Director, IEEE Conference Business Services
2:45 - 3:00 Contingency Planning
Samantha Padilla, Staff Director, IEEE Meetings & Conferences; William Pitts, IEEE Conferences Committee
- Contingency Planning: Emergency Management or Back-up Planning (Samantha Padilla) (PDF, 89KB)
- What to Do When a Volano Causes 25% of Your Attendees to Cancel (William Pitts) (PDF, 119KB)
3:00 - 4:00 Best Practices: Conference Organizer Exchange/Forum
4:15 - 5:15 Special Tutorials
*Indirect Tax Compliance & Services (VAT, GST)
Lucia Servus, Manager, IEEE Conference Finance
To request a copy of this presentation, please contact conference-tax@ieee.org
Grant Writing (PDF, 231KB)
Karen Galuchie, IEEE Development & Grants Officer
Conference Content Publishing (PDF, 431KB)
Kevin Dresely, Sr. Manager, IEEE Conference Content Management; Patricia Thompson, Administrator, IEEE Conference Publications Operations
*IEEE Conference Exchange (ICX)
David Rogers, Manager, IEEE Conference Business & Technology Solutions
Saturday, 10 July 2010
IEEE Conferences: Harnessing Innovation with Global Reach and Local Relevance
8:30 - 9:30 Current Legal Views in Global Conferencing (PDF, 228KB)
Barbara F. Dunn, Esq., Howe & Hutton, Ltd.
- Supplemental Material (PDF, 457KB)
- Legal Views Presentation with Audio (HTML)
9:30 - 10:00 IEEE National Hotel Partner Representatives (PDF, 74KB)
Dean D'anna, Starwood Global Sales; Rocco Laforgia, Hilton Worldwide; Donna Kelley, Marriott International
10:15 - 10:30 Using Media to Extend Your Conference (PDF, 56KB)
Mark A. Vasquez, Sr. Manager, IEEE M&C Strategic Program Development
10:30 - 10:45 *IEEE Technology News
John Vig, IEEE Past President
10:45 - 11:00 *Technology Navigator
Hal Flescher, IEEE Past Director & Past VP of Technical Activities
11:00 - 12:00 Special Tutorials
*Conference Media
Mark A. Vasquez, Sr. Manager, IEEE M&C Strategic Program Development
*IEEE Conference Exchange (ICX)
David Rogers, Manager, IEEE Conference Business & Technology Solutions
Conference Web Templates & Discussion of Future Services (PDF, 1,084KB)
Elena Gerstmann, Staff Director, IEEE Corporate Strategy & Communications
1:00 - 3:00 Town Hall Strategic Discussions
3:15 - 4:00 Wrap Up - Feedback - Close
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