17 - 19 July 2014 Hilton Singapore http://ieee.org/.go/poco
What Is POCO? POCO = Panel of Conference Organizers Annual Education Event for IEEE conference organizers and OU leadership, with a focus on: Running a conference: Training on IEEE guidelines and event planning best practices Community building Organizers Meetings, Conferences, & Events (MCE) professional core IEEE partners Innovation Exposure to new concepts, tools, and delivery channel Produced by the IEEE MCE professional core in partnership with IEEE Conferences Committee leadership 11/23/2018
Who participates in POCO? IEEE Organizer Community Conference chair and other officers IEEE Key Leadership and Event Professional Core VP of conferences for Societies and Councils Regional conference coordinators IEEE Section officers Select IEEE event planning professionals IEEE Conferences Committee IEEE Meetings, Conferences and Events Thought Leaders within the Event Industry Key Global Event Industry Partners 11/23/2018
POCO Content: Sneak Peek Day 1 Thursday (Full Day)- Conference Basics & Best Practices Training on Running a Conference Updates, changes and information organizers need to know to stay current and be effective Day 2 (Full Day)– Excellence in Conferences Trends in Scholarly Conferences Planning Events Industry trends and emerging innovation discussions IEEE partner and Meetings, Conferences and Events (MCE) initiative spotlights Day 3 (Half Day)– Innovation Infusion 11/23/2018
Communications Plans / Timing “Save the Date” alerts distributed in various IEEE channels IEEE Conference Organizers Newsletter IEEE Society Sentinel IEEE MCE CRM Team Monthly Leadership Communications Past POCO Attendee List IEEE Board of Directors and various Leadership Invitation process and registration will begin March 2014 11/23/2018
POCO Host Cities 2006 R7 – Montreal, Canada 2007 R7 – Vancouver, Canada 2008 R6 – Seattle, WA USA 2009 R8 – Prague, Czech Republic 2010 R2 – Washington DC 2011 R10 – Beijing, PRC 2012 R8 – Budapest, Hungary 2013 R6 – Portland, OR USA 2014 R10 – Singapore, Singapore 11/23/2018