| Action Agenda |
| # | Time | Submitter | Type | Presenter | Agenda Item | Supporting Documents |
1 | 10:00 | IEEE CON | Info | Various | Conference Organizer Basics (COMPLETED) | - Conference Organizer Basics
649 | 2 | 11:00 | IEEE CON | Info | - | Breakout Session 1 (COMPLETED) | | 3 | 11:00 | IEEE CON | Procedural | - | Break (COMPLETED) | | 4 | 11:15 | IEEE CON | Info | Hanft _Uherek | [Breakout Session 1]
Conference Initiation: IEEE Sponsorship, MoUs, Contracts, Registering an IEEE Conference (COMPLETED) | - Breakout: Conference Initiation
658 | 5 | 11:15 | IEEE CON | Info | Borgone_Servus | [Breakout Session 1]
Conference Finance and Indirect Tax: Best Practices from Initial Set-Up to Conference Close (COMPLETED) | - Breakout: Conference Finance and Indirect Tax
659 | 6 | 11:15 | IEEE CON | Info | Burke_Dresely | [Breakout Session 1]
Conference Publications: Managing Your Conference Proceedings Publication | - Breakout: Conference Publications
660 | 7 | 12:30 | _ | Procedural | - | Lunch | | 8 | 13:30 | IEEE CON | Info | - | Breakout Session 2 | | 9 | 13:30 | IEEE CON | Info | Hanft_Uherek | [Breakout Session 2]
Conference Initiation: IEEE Sponsorship, MoUs, Contracts, Registering an IEEE Conference
(see item 3 for attachment) | | 10 | 13:30 | IEEE CON | Info | Borgone_Servus | [Breakout Session 2]
Conference Finance and Indirect Tax: Best Practices from Initial Set-Up to Conference Close | | 11 | 13:30 | IEEE CON | Info | Burke_Dresely | [Breakout Session 2]
Conference Publications: Managing Your Conference Proceedings Publication
(see item 5 for attachment) | | 12 | 15:00 | IEEE CON | Info | Moses | General Session Discussion & Close | | 13 | 15:15 | _ | Procedural | - | Break | | 14 | 15:30 | TAB | Info | Lightner | TA Distinguished Lecturer Series
Opening Remarks/Speaker Introduction | | 15 | 15:45 | TAB | Info | Niu | Advances in Green Communication | - Advances in Green Communication
669 | 16 | 16:20 | TAB | Info | Nie | Microsoft Academic Search: An Entity Search and Mining Engine | - Microsoft Academic Search: An Entity Search and Mining Engine
670 | 17 | 16:55 | TAB | Info | Kirkici | Novel Dielectrics and Advanced Electrical Insulation Technology | - Novel Dielectrics and Advanced Electrical Insulation Technology
671 | 18 | 17:30 | TAB | Info | Lightner | TAB Distinguished Lecturer Series
Closing Remarks | | 19 | 17:45 | _ | Procedural | - | RECEPTION
Writer's Bar, Raffles Beijing | | 20 | 19:15 | _ | Procedural | - | General Session Recess (Reconvene for Welcome Reception) | | 21 | 19:30 | _ | Procedural | - | Thursday Evening Recess (Conference reconvenes at 09:00 on Friday) | | 22 | 09:00 | _ | Info | - | GENERAL SESSION | | 23 | 09:00 | IEEE CON | Info | Moses | Welcome and Introductions | | 24 | 09:10 | IEEE CON | Info | Kam | IEEE President’s Message | | 25 | 09:30 | IEEE MGAB | Info | Michel | Conferences and Membership Value | | 26 | 09:45 | IEEE CON | Info | Root | State of the Conference Business | | 27 | 10:00 | _ | Procedural | - | Break | | 28 | 10:20 | IEEE CON | Info | Moses | Quality Conferences in a Changing World
Setting Expectations: A Discussion with IEEE Conferences Committee | - Quality Conferences in a Changing World: Setting Expectations
682 | 29 | 10:20 | IEEE CON | Info | Sopensky_Famouri | What Does It Mean to Hold Good Conferences? | - What Does It Mean to Hold Good Conferences?
683 | 30 | 10:20 | IEEE CON | Info | Kirkici | Conference Sponsorship and Managing Sponsorship Arrangements | - Conference Sponsorship and Managing Sponsorship Arrangements
684 | 31 | 10:20 | IEEE CON | Info | Zhao | The Soul of the Conference: Effective Technical Program Development | - The Soul of the Conference: Effective Technical Program Development
685 | 32 | 10:20 | IEEE CON | Info | Lightner | The Paper Review Process: Challenges and Opportunities | - The Paper Review Process: Challenges and Opportunities
686 | 33 | 10:20 | IEEE CON | Info | Kaynak | How to Send Everybody Home Happy: Things to Do During and After the Conference | - How to Send Everybody Home Happy
687 | 34 | 12:00 | _ | Procedural | - | Lunch | | 35 | 13:00 | _ | Info | - | Conference Organizer Perspectives | | 36 | 13:00 | IEEE CON | Info | Wong | A Region 10 Perspective | | 37 | 13:10 | _ | Info | - | R10 Conference Viewpoints | | 38 | 13:10 | _ | Info | Zhou | Prof. Mengqi Zhou, Secretary Beijing Section | - Prof. Mengqi Zhou_Organizing a Conference inChina
692 | 39 | 13:30 | _ | Info | Jianguo | Prof. Huang Jianguo, Chair, IEEE Xi'an Section and IEEE TenCon | - Prof. Huang Jianguo_IEEE Xi’an Section and International Conferences
693 | 40 | 13:50 | _ | Info | Mariun | Prof. Norman Mariun, University Putra Malaysia | - Prof. Norman Mariun, University Putra Malaysia
694 | 41 | 14:10 | _ | Discussion | - | R10 Conference Viewpoints:
Discussion | | 42 | 14:30 | _ | Procedural | - | Break | | 43 | 14:45 | _ | Info | - | Conference Organizer Best Practices | | 44 | 14:45 | IEEE CON | Info | Ibrahim | Handling No Shows | | 45 | 14:45 | IEEE CON | Info | Haynes | Regional Support of Conferences | - Regional Support of Conferences
699 | 46 | 14:45 | IEEE CON | Info | Debono | R8 Value Proposition | - Region 8 Value Proposition
700 | 47 | 15:30 | _ | Info | - | Updates for Conference Organizers | | 48 | 15:30 | IEEE CON | Info | Moses | Conference Co-sponsorship Suspensions | | 49 | 15:50 | IEEE CON | Info | Hutton | MGA Sponsorship Approval Process | | 50 | 16:10 | IEEE CON | Info | Hanft | Conferences Webpages Updates | - Conferences Webpages Updates
705 | 51 | 16:20 | IEEE CON | Discussion | - | Discussion | | 52 | 16:30 | IEEE CON | Info | - | Expert Tables Introduction and Logistics | | 53 | 16:40 | IEEE CON | Info | - | Expert Tables: Opportunity for small group discussions on topics of interest
| | 54 | 16:45 | _ | Info | - | Expert Table: Conference Financials
| | 55 | 16:45 | _ | Info | - | Expert Table: Indirect Tax Services
| | 56 | 16:45 | _ | Info | - | Expert Table: Conference Proceedings Management, CPS, & Xpress Conference Publishing
| | 57 | 16:45 | _ | Info | - | Expert Table: Conference Sponsorship & Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) | | 58 | 16:45 | _ | Info | - | Expert Table: IEEE Beijing and Japan Offices
| | 59 | 16:45 | _ | Info | - | Expert Table: Membership Development - Conferences as a Member Benefit
| | 60 | 16:45 | _ | Info | - | Expert Table: MGA Sponsorship Approval Process Changes
| | 61 | 16:45 | _ | Info | - | Expert Table: MCM (Meeting & Conference Management)
| | 62 | 16:45 | _ | Info | - | Expert Tables: Publication Indexing
| | 63 | 16:45 | _ | Info | - | Expert Table: Intellectual Property Management, Plagiarism | | 64 | 16:45 | _ | Info | - | Expert Table: Technical Activities, New Directions & Conferences | | 65 | 18:00 | _ | Procedural | - | - | | 66 | 19:00 | _ | Procedural | - | DINNER
Capital M Restaurant | | 67 | 21:30 | _ | Info | - | Friday Evening Recess (Conference reconvenes at 09:00 on Saturday) | | 68 | 09:00 | IEEE CON | Info | Zhao | Good Morning | | 69 | 09:10 | IEEE CON | Info | Root_Dresely | IEEE Conference Staff - Updates
- Understanding Conferences Through Research
- IEEE Conference Exchange ICX: Enabling the Future
- Looking Forward | - IEEE Conference Staff - Updates
724 | 70 | 09:30 | _ | Info | Roth_Zhang | Industry Perspectives on Organizing Conferences
- Anne Roth, InterContinental Hotels Group
- Vivian Zhang, MCI China, Shanghai Office | - Industry Perspectives on Organizing Conferences
725 | 71 | 10:15 | _ | Info | - | Break | | 72 | 10:30 | _ | Info | - | Resources for Making Your Conference a Success | | 73 | 10:30 | IEEE CON | Info | Chua | Using Social Media to Promote Conferences in China | - Using Social Media to Promote Conferences in China
728 | 74 | 11:00 | IEEE CON | Info | Hua | IEEE China Office and IEEE Conferences in China | | 75 | 11:20 | IEEE CON | Info | Hyakutake | IEEE Japan Office and Its Activities | - IEEE Japan Office and Its Activities
730 | 76 | 11:40 | IEEE CON | Info | Ward-Callan | Contingency Planning for Conferences | - Contingency Planning for Conferences
731 | 77 | 12:00 | _ | Procedural | - | Lunch | | 78 | 13:00 | IEEE CON | Discussion | - | Strategic Discussions | | 79 | 13:00 | IEEE CON | Info | Moses | IEEE Conference Committee & BoD Conferences Strategy Reports | - IEEE Conferences Committee & BoD Conference Strategy Reports: IEEE Conferences Strategic Direction
734 | 80 | 13:30 | IEEE CON | Discussion | - | Strategic Discussions | - Strategic Discussions - Strategy Session
735 | 81 | 15:00 | _ | Procedural | - | Break | | 82 | 15:30 | IEEE CON | Info | Moses | Wrap Up, Discussion and Feedback | |