ISSCC 2012 Summary of Changes Anantha P. Chandrakasan ISSCC Conference and Executive Committee Chair August 15, 2011

ISSCC 2011: Submitted and Accepted

Review: ISSCC 2011 Attendee Benefits Continued reduction in conference expenses which translated to attendee benefits Continued reduction in conference expenses which translated to attendee benefits Reduction in early registration rates for second year in a row: Reduction in early registration rates for second year in a row: $695 (2009) $640 (2010) $595 (2011) Adding value to attendees Adding value to attendees New Industrial Demo Session New Plenary Round Table Coffee breaks and ice cream social Color handouts for tutorials, short courses and forums Continue hotel rebate ($100 rebate if staying at the Marriott Marquis for 3 or more nights) 18 SSCS partial travel awards for students to attend ISSCC 18 SSCS partial travel awards for students to attend ISSCC

2011 Networking Events ISSCC Reception ISSCC Reception Monday evening (with snacks) Tuesday evening Coffee Breaks Coffee Breaks Monday afternoon break Tuesday morning break Wednesday morning break New: Ice-cream Social New: Ice-cream Social Tuesday Afternoon Author Interviews Author Interviews Monday through Wednesday (starting at 5:15PM) Women's Networking Reception- Monday Women's Networking Reception- Monday University Receptions University Receptions Monday and Tuesday Evenings

2011 Industrial Demo Session: Huge Success ! Out of 18 candidate papers, 13 papers were invited Congratulations to Hoi-Jun Yoo and Bill Bidermann

ISSCC 2012 Budget More optimization of travel, reduction in contractors, cost reduction for publications and papers process (more visibility into the finances) Goal: Reduce Expenses, add attendee benefits and reduce registration fees Regular early member fee $655 $695 $640$595$550

ISSCC 2012 Budget

ISSCC Financial Summary ($k) Paid Attendees2,6652,9822,600 Item2010 Act.2011 Est.2012 Bud. Registration1,5871,7251,397 Education Publications Other income Total Income2,0932,3051,888 Travel Contractors Public & Press Relations Papers Process Publications Planning operations Conference operations Overhead External funding/reserves Total Expenses1,5331,6911,643 Surplus

Plans for ISSCC 2012 Further reduce registration fees (to $550)… third year in a row Further reduce registration fees (to $550)… third year in a row Move back 4 plenary presentations (keep 35 minutes each) - In 2013, we will go back to a plenary Panel (60 th anniversary) Move back 4 plenary presentations (keep 35 minutes each) - In 2013, we will go back to a plenary Panel (60 th anniversary) End the DAC/ISSCC design contest and collaboration with DAC (driven by lack of enthusiasm from DAC) End the DAC/ISSCC design contest and collaboration with DAC (driven by lack of enthusiasm from DAC) New event: Academic Demo Session (ADS) – building on the success of IDS New event: Academic Demo Session (ADS) – building on the success of IDS Expand the Industry Demo Session - IDS and ADS can accommodate 16 demos each (max 20) Color handout for IDS and ADS (1 page per demo) - similar to the forums New model for SRP – short presentation and poster session (pre-publication issues cleared by with Meetings Committee) New model for SRP – short presentation and poster session (pre-publication issues cleared by with Meetings Committee) Committee rotation: 4-5 years (bring back members no earlier than 5 years) Committee rotation: 4-5 years (bring back members no earlier than 5 years)

Changes for ISSCC 2012 ISSCC Gift for 2012 – umbrella ISSCC Gift for 2012 – umbrella SSCS Gift for ISSCC 2012 – Starbucks card SSCS Gift for ISSCC 2012 – Starbucks card Bundle SSCS membership – SSCS members who attend ISSCC 2011 will get one free year of SSCS membership (for 2013) – membership committee Bundle SSCS membership – SSCS members who attend ISSCC 2011 will get one free year of SSCS membership (for 2013) – membership committee Videos of demo sessions to be posted on the website Videos of demo sessions to be posted on the website Regional committee DO NOT review papers in regional committee meetings Regional committee DO NOT review papers in regional committee meetings October meeting shortened to 2 days for most members! October meeting shortened to 2 days for most members! Major new initiative to streamline the press process : Alice Wang (Press coordinator), Ken Smith (Press liaison) Eliminate abstract version of the advance program Modified session overview to be included in the digest Explore webcast a the plenary session for ISSCC 2012??? Explore webcast a the plenary session for ISSCC 2012???