Proposal for the 11th Annual North American School of Information Theory Texas A&M University 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)

When Where: Plan May 21-23, 2018 Texas A&M University College Station, TX Students and speakers housed in nearby hotel (Cavalry court) 10 min walk

Campus Map Hotel Lecture Zachry Building Parking

Getting to College Station Travel options Fly directly to College Station (CLL) connecting in DFW/IAH Fly to IAH/HOU, take ground shuttle (www.groundshuttle.com), $40 Fly to Austin – rent a car to drive to CLL Driving distances/times AUS 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) 200 miles, 3 hrs 90 miles, 1.5 hrs 90 miles, 1.5 hrs

Three days: May 21-23 Five 2.5-hour lectures Three Poster Sessions Tentative Schedule Three days: May 21-23 Five 2.5-hour lectures Three Poster Sessions Lecture Topic Ideas: Data science/Machine learning Concentration inequalities Non-traditional applications of coding Security and privacy More topics will be added

1 out of 5 lectures will be a hands-on activity Some Innovative Ideas 1 out of 5 lectures will be a hands-on activity Consider flipped lecture style Instructor makes videos ahead of time Outreach activity led by grad students Incentives for active participation

Cavalry Court Inn (~10 min walk) Cost Roughly $120/night per speaker Housing Details Hotel Cavalry Court Inn (~10 min walk) Cost Roughly $120/night per speaker $60 per student (double room occupancy) $120 for single occupancy Breakfast included

Rough cost estimate is $47K Budget Rough cost estimate is $47K $200 registration fee may decrease with sponsorship Funding $20K expected from registration $20K requested from ITSOC > $6K-7K from local sources Also seeking other sponsors

Budget Item Number Cost Total Student Housing 100 $200.00 $20000.00 Lunch & Coffee breaks 130 $75.00 $9750.00 Student banquet 120 $50.00 $6500.00 Student materials $10.00 $1000.00 Lecturer lodging/Meals 5 $800.00 $4000.00 Lecturer travel Lecturer dinner 15 $1125.00 $46375.00

First floor of Engineering Technolgies Building Other Details Facilities First floor of Engineering Technolgies Building Rooms for more than 100 people Large indoor open area suitable for casual lunches, mixing, and poster sessions Weather In May, the average high & low temperatures are 86 & 67 F

Your feedback will be much appreciated Thanks Your feedback will be much appreciated We 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 committee

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