Proposal for the 11th Annual North American School of Information Theory Organizers JeanFrancois Chamberland Anoosheh Heidarzadeh postdoc Tie Liu Krishna Narayanan ID: 798658
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Texas A&M University
Proposal for the 11th Annual North American School of Information Theory
Organizers: Jean-Francois Chamberland, Anoosheh Heidarzadeh (post-doc), Tie Liu , Krishna Narayanan, Alex Sprintson, all from TAMU, Rich Baraniuk, Rice, Emina Soljanin (Rutgers) Advisors: Henry Pfister (Duke), Aylin Yener (Penn State)
Slide2PlanWhenMay 21-23, 2018Where:Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TX
Students and speakers housed in nearby hotel (Cavalry court) 10 min walk
Slide3Campus Map
Lecture
Parking
HotelZachryBuilding
Slide4Getting to College Station
Travel optionsFly directly to College Station (CLL) connecting in DFW/IAHFly to IAH/HOU, take ground shuttle (www.groundshuttle.com
), $40Fly to Austin – rent a car to drive to CLLDriving distances/timesAUS to TAMU (90 miles, 1.5 hrs)IAH to TAMU (90 miles, 1.5 hrs)HOU to TAMU (110 miles, 2 hrs)DFW to TAMU (200 miles, 3 hrs)90 miles, 1.5 hrs90 miles, 1.5 hrs200 miles, 3 hrs
Slide5Tentative ScheduleThree days: May 21-23Five
2.5-hour lecturesThree Poster SessionsLecture Topic Ideas:Data science/Machine learningConcentration inequalitiesNon-traditional applications of codingSecurity and
privacyMore topics will be added
Slide6Some Innovative Ideas1 out of 5 lectures will be a hands-on activityConsider flipped lecture styleInstructor makes videos ahead of time Outreach activity led by grad studentsIncentives for active participation
Slide7Housing DetailsHotelCavalry Court Inn (~
10 min walk)CostRoughly $120/night per speaker
$60 per student (double room occupancy)$120 for single occupancyBreakfast included
Slide8BudgetRough cost estimate is $47K
$200 registration fee may decrease with sponsorshipFunding$20K expected from registration $20K requested from ITSOC
> $6K-7K from local sourcesAlso seeking other sponsors
Slide9Budget
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NumberCostTotalStudent Housing100$200.00$20000.00Lunch & Coffee breaks130$75.00$9750.00Student banquet120$50.00$6500.00Student materials100$10.00$1000.00Lecturer lodging/Meals5$800.00$4000.00
Lecturer travel5$800.00$4000.00Lecturer dinner15$75.00$1125.00$46375.00
Slide10Other DetailsFacilitiesFirst floor of Engineering Technolgies Building
Rooms for more than 100 peopleLarge indoor open area suitablefor casual lunches, mixing, andposter sessionsWeatherIn
May, the average high & lowtemperatures are 86 & 67 F
Slide11Your feedback will be much appreciatedWe motion that the IT Society support the NA School of IT with a grant of $20K
The motion has the unanimous support of the IT school committeeThanks
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