Proposal to the steering committee of IFIP WG 10.5 VLSI-SoC 2020 – Salt Lake City, UT, USA 5-7 October 2020 Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – University of Utah Budget with different scenarios (for attendence) Grant of 8000 EUR for student travel grants from emerging countries Fix the program committee – Using people from different parts of the world and people from the IFIP group Proposal to the steering committee of IFIP WG 10.5

Salt Lake City – Utah – USA Last edition of VLSI-SoC in the USA was 2012

Why Utah? Silicon Slopes Utah's "Silicon Slopes" encompasses a cluster of information technology, software development, and hardware manufacturing and research firms along the Wasatch Front. Major High-Tech Companies Adobe IMFlash (Worldwide production of the 3D Xpoint) Many biotech industries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicon_Slopes IMFlash, Lehi, UT Nanolithography bay

Why Utah?: The University of Utah 35’000 students Pac-12 institution Ranked n1 in tech transfer (Milken institute) Sisters universities close by: BYU, UVU, etc.

A Commitment towards Engineering SMBB Building Fueled by the State of Utah: Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) ($0.5B) Engineering Initiative ($4M in 2017) 18’000sqft class100 cleanroom Since the Olympic games, >70% increase in the number of faculty members >140% increase in the number of awarded degrees Utah Nanofab

Why Utah? Sceneries Uinta’s mountain range – 45min from SLC

Why Utah? Sceneries View from Sunset Peak – Brighton Resort (20min from SLC)

Why Utah? Sceneries Mountain biking in Solitude (25min from SLC)

Social Event at Antelope Island SP

Social Event at Antelope Island SP

Social Event at Antelope Island SP

Social Event at Antelope Island SP BBQ at the old Fielding Garr Ranch

A few hours from The Yellowstone NP

A few hours from The Yellowstone NP

A few hours from The Yellowstone NP

A few hours from The Yellowstone NP

A few hours from Bryce Canyon NP

A few hours from Canyonlands NP

A few hours from Canyonlands NP

A few hours from Arches NP

How to get to Salt Lake City? SLC is a major Delta (SkyTeam) hub with direct flights from most of the main US cities and daily direct flights from London, Paris and Amsterdam

Local Transportation Very efficient Tram System built for the 2002 Olympic Games

Venue: UofU Conference Center

Venue: UofU Conference Center

Venue: UofU Conference Center

Alternative Venue: Snowbird

Alternative Venue: Snowbird

Alternative Venue: Snowbird Prof. Gaillardon currently organizes MPSoC 2018 in Snowbird Lodge

Hotel Rates per night Guest House: $119-$159 (Wifi, breakfast) Snowbird: $159-$229 Other overflow hotels on campus Possibility to host students in the student residence

Proposed Budget (200 attendees) Item Expected revenues expenses Remark Registration fees $92’500 150 regular registration at $500 50 student registration at $300 Additional support $15’000 IEEE, UofU, local companies Communication $9’500 Banner, bags for attendees, signage Food/beverages $62’500 Breakfast, breaks, lunch, dinner Welcome reception, gala Conference venue Administration Misc $20’500 Website, registration management, speaker management, facility coordination, photographer, gifts for excellent poster Total $107’500

Budget v2 (100 attendees) Item Expected revenues expenses Remark Registration fees $47’500 75regular registration at $525 25 student registration at $325 Additional support $16’500 IEEE, UofU, local companies Communication $6’500 Banner, bags for attendees, signage Food/beverages $31’000 Breakfast, breaks, lunch, dinner Welcome reception, gala Conference venue $15’000 Administration Misc $11’500 Website, registration management, speaker management, facility coordination, photographer, gifts for excellent poster Total $64’000 For a worst case scenario, only minor ($25) increase in registration and $1’500 in sponsoring are required. Other contingencies can be made to reduce the venue budget (see next two slides)

SMBB Auditorium Possibility to have on-campus auditoriums at no-cost SMBB Building Main Auditorium

Contingencies Lunch/Gala solutions Possibility to have buffet lunch in Peterson Heritage (Food court of the Olympic village) Gala dinner at Crimson View with view over the Salt Lake Valley Both solutions are extremely cost efficient! Crimson View Peterson Heritage

Budget v3 (100 attendees with contingencies) Item Expected revenues expenses Remark Registration fees $40’000 75regular registration at $450 25 student registration at $250 Additional support $8’000 IEEE, UofU, local companies Communication $6’500 Banner, bags for attendees, signage Food/beverages $22’000 Breakfast, breaks, lunch, dinner Welcome reception, gala Conference venue Administration Misc $11’500 Website, registration management, speaker management, facility coordination, photographer, gifts for excellent poster Total $48’000 Possibility to significantly reduce the budget if required

Tentative Organization Committee General Chair: Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon (UofU, USA) Program Chair: Shahar Kvatinsky (Technion, IL) Andrea Calimera (Polito, IT) Local Arrangement co-chairs Ross Walker (UofU, USA) Mike Wirthlin (BYU) Tutorial Chair Publication Chairs Special Session Chair Publicity Co-chairs Asia/South Pacific: Europe LATAM: North America TPC Members

Tentative Organization Committee – con’t Special Session / Tutorial chair: Mike Niemier (Notre Dame, USA) David Atienza (EPFL, CH) PhD Forum: Michael Huebner (RUB, DE) Publicity co-chairs: Asia/South Pacific: Anupam Chattopadhyay (NTU, SG) Europe: Ian O’Connor (ECL, FR) LATAM: Andre Reis (UFRGS, BR) North America: Joe Friedman (UT Dallas, USA)

Thank you for your attention Questions? Laboratory for NanoIntegrated Systems (LNIS) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering MEB building – University of Utah – Salt Lake City – UT – USA