KOCSEA 2009 Business Meeting KOCSEA Staff

Outline KOCSEA 2009 Officers and Advisors Overview of the current meeting President Election Planning for next year’s meeting

KOCSEA 2008 Staff - President: Dr. Taek Jin Kwon (Telcordia) - Vice President: Prof. Yoonsuck Choe (Texas A&M) - Secretaries: Prof. Yoohwan Kim (UNLV) - Accounting: Prof. Dongwon Lee (PSU University Park) - Academics: Prof. Jungwoo Ryoo (PSU Altoona) Prof. Jongwook Woo (California State Univ, LA, ) - Publicity: Prof. Yongdae Kim (Univ. of Minnesota) - Communications: Dr. Bong Jun Ko (IBM Research) - Editor: Prof. EunYoung Kang, (California State Univ, LA) Prof. Eunjee Song (Baylor Univ) - Membership: Dr. Minkyong Kim (IBM Research)

KOCSEA Advisors Dr. Se June Hong (IBM Research) Prof. Lawrence Chung (Univ. Texas, Dallas) Dr. Jong-Deok Choi (Samsung Electronics) Prof. Kwang Hae Kim (UC Irvine) Dr. Wonmo Hong (Lucent Technologies) Dr. Jehkwan Lah (Intel) Dr. Hi Kyu Lee (Softlinx) Dr. Ho Soo Lee (Samsung Electronics) Prof. Sang Hyuk Son (U of Virginia) Dr. Kang-Won Lee (IBM Research) Prof. Chan-Mo Park (POSTECH) Dr. Dong Sung Suk (AT&T) Dr. Nam Sung Woo (Samsung Electronics) Prof. Insup Lee (University of Pennsylvania) Dr. Kyung Dong Ryu (IBM Research) Prof. Jihee Kim (USC)

KOCSEA Symposium Organizers General Chair: Prof. Yoonsuck Choe, Texas A&M University, KOCSEA Vice President General Co-Chairs: Dr. Jong-Hyun Rhie, Korea-US Science Cooperation Center (KUSCO), Director Dr. Hyung-Min Michael Chung, Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA), Vice President Program Chair : Prof. Yoohwan Kim, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Local Arrangement Chairs: Prof. Jongwook Woo, California State University, Los Angeles Prof. Ju-Yeon Jo, University of Nevada, Las Vegas Publication Chairs: Prof. Dongwon Lee, Penn State University Dr. Bongjun Ko, IBM Research Prof. EunYoung Kang, California State University, Los Angeles Prof. Eunjee Song, Baylor University Scholarship Chair: Prof. Jungwoo Ryoo, Penn State University, Altoona Poster Chair: Prof. Yongdae Kim, University of Minnesota Registration Chair:Dr. Minkyong Kim, IBM Research Panel Chairs :Prof. Jihie Kim, University of Southern California Dr. Kyung Dong Ryu, IBM Research Dr. Kang-Won Lee, IBM Research Keynote Session Chairs: Prof. Insup Lee, University of Pennsylvania Prof. Sang Hyuk Son, University of Virginia Prof. Soon M. Chung, Wright State University Advisory Chairs: Dr. Se June Hong, IBM Research Prof. Kane Kim, University of California, Irvine

KOCSEA Sponsors Symposium Co-organizer – KUSCO – KSEA Sponsors – Telcordia Participating organizations – ETRI Banquet support – Samsung

Outline KOCSEA 2008 Officers and Advisors Overview of the current meeting - Yoonsuck Choe President Election Planning for next year’s meeting

Sponsors and Co-organizers KUSCO - $10,000 Telcordia - $2,000 KSEA - $2,000 ($1,000 is due) Registration and other income Samsung - $1,000 ETRI- $1,000 Prof. Chung’s Family - $1,000 scholarship Overall $17,000 ( $4,000 less than last year, a lot more remote participants.) Funding for KOCSEA 2009

Symposium expense~$16,500 Scholarship $2,000 KSEA Student Membership $ 200 Expense Update Required

KOCSEA 2009 Summary KOCSEA 2008 Symposium – ~60 people participating – 22 talks and 13 posters Funding: 75% increase Membership: ~40% increase each year – Significant Student Member Increase Student poster competition introduced Webpage and announcement – More information posted but need your input and more active participation

Outline KOCSEA 2008 Officers and Advisors Overview of the current meeting President Election- Yoonsuck Choe Planning for next year’s meeting

President Elect Election (2009) Sole candidate: Prof. Kim, Yoohwan Voting results: 4? votes among ??? valid members (??%) Prof. Kim was elected for president with unanimous support. Election committee: – Yoonsuck Choe (Texas A&M) – Yoohwan Kim (U of NV, LV) – Kang Won Lee (IBM) – Ex-officio: Taek Jin Kwon (Telcordia Technologies). Plan: hold 2010 president election in early spring 2009.

Outline KOCSEA 2008 Officers and Advisors Overview of the current meeting President Election Planning for next year’s meeting - Yoohwan Kim