ISIT 2012: A Proposal by Lizhong Zheng and Muriel Médard

Dates and Location Cambridge USA MIT campus  Conference to be held on campus  Participants can stay on campus or at nearby hotel July 1-6 (Sunday through Friday) 2012

The Team General co-chairs  Lizhong Zheng, MIT  Muriel Medard, MIT Technical program co-chairs  Giuseppe Caire, USC  Michelle Effros, Caltech (invited, waiting for acceptance)  Andi Loeliger, ETH  Alex Vardy, UCSD

The Team Treasurer  Dennis Goeckel, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Tutorials  Aylin Yener, Penn State Publications  Pramod Viswanath, UIUC

Statistics Expected number of participants 862 Registration fee $620 (reduced rate $330)  Welcome reception  One luncheon  One dinner banquet  Coffee breaks

Lodging options We can use on-campus housing, which currently has the following ranges:  $66 (single non air conditioned room/shared bath)  $132 (air conditioned, studio apartment style with private bath and kitchen facilities) Local hotel options:  Marriott in Kendall Square (right next to campus), can offer us a discounted block of rooms at US $ 230 ($189 in 2008 terms, with a 5% per year escalation rate)

Financials Budgeted external support $25K  Federal agencies  Local industry Budgeted surplus $72K (about 12%)

About Cambridge/Boston - transportation International airport  Many international and domestic non-stop flights  Discount flights in Providence, RI and Manchester, NH (shuttle services are available) Cheap transportation options from NYC, which is a major international hub (bus, train) Campus is easily accessible via public transportation (bus, subway)

About Cambridge/Boston – academic and industrial community Massachusetts has a large number of universities, mostly concentrated in the greater Boston area, with programs in information theory/communications/networking  MIT  Harvard  U Mass Amherst  Northeastern  Boston University

Wednesday July 4 in Boston – Boston Pops on the Esplanade We propose a BBQ on Wednesday afternoon at the MIT BBQ pits, followed by attendance of the July 4 fireworks over the Charles river and Boston Pops open air concert All of these events are viewable from MIT or are within an easy walking distance from MIT

The Annual Boston Pops fourth of July concert on the Charles River is a beloved summer Boston tradition. Each summer since 1929, free orchestral concerts on the Esplanade have offered a wide range of music along the scenic Charles River.

This year's will be the largest and most complex Boston Fourth of July pyrotechnic display to date. No one does fireworks quite like Boston 2012 will be bigger and better.

Families Boston offers several wonderful activities for families There are many options for sightseeing – from the Museum of Fine Arts, to the Museum of Science, to the Children’s Museum MIT offers an excellent full day one-week camp on the MIT campus Cybercamp offers one-week full day children’s computer camp on the MIT campus MIT has an on-campus playground and athletic fields For school-age children, there is a wealth of day camps, both academic and sports-oriented, within an easy distance of the conference (Harvard sports camps in tennis and swimming) For pre-school age children, Cambridge Montessori and Cambridge Ellis schools offer full day camps For younger children, we are setting aside rooms on campus to provide a nursery service as long as we have enough requests (through Parents in a Pinch or Vacation Nanny). Parents in a Pinch provides short-term childcare for individuals and corporations in Boston and in some other cities. The parents will pay for the service but ISIT will provide on- campus space for drop-off, pick-up, naps, etc… The ISIT website will provide resources for attendees to line up childcare for different ages

The Boston Freedom Trail is a 2.5 mile red-brick walking trail that leads you to 16 nationally significant historic sites, every one an authentic American treasure.

Water Polo Art BasketballDance Team Building DivingBadmintonTeam HandballGymnastics Jr. LifeguardKickballSkit ShowWater Polo Blast BallSailing*SoccerFloor Hockey SwimmingTennisVolleyballWiffleball Agility & Balance Training Swimming activities take place in our professionally managed aquatics center and are supervised by American Red Cross Certified Lifeguards. Swimming lessons will be taught by Certified American Red Cross Swim Instructors. Activities