1. 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

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

3. 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
IMFlash, Lehi, UT
Nanolithography bay

4. 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.

5. 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

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

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

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

9. Social Event at Antelope Island SP

10. Social Event at Antelope Island SP

11. Social Event at Antelope Island SP

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

13. A few hours from The Yellowstone NP

14. A few hours from The Yellowstone NP

15. A few hours from The Yellowstone NP

16. A few hours from The Yellowstone NP

17. A few hours from Bryce Canyon NP

18. A few hours from Canyonlands NP

19. A few hours from Canyonlands NP

20. A few hours from Arches NP

21. 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

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

23. Venue: UofU Conference Center

24. Venue: UofU Conference Center

25. Venue: UofU Conference Center

26. Alternative Venue: Snowbird

27. Alternative Venue: Snowbird

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

29. 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

30. 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

31. 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)

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

33. 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

34. 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

35. 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

36. 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)

37. Thank you for your attention
Questions?
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