1. Information Theory Society Conference Committee Update
Vijay Kumar
ITA, San Diego
February 10, 2019

2. Committee Members in 2018 Vijay Kumar (Chair) Elza Erkip (Ex Officio)
Emina Soljanin (Ex Officio)
Aaron Wagner (Ex Officio)
Brian Kurkoski (since 2016; agreed to continue)
Alfonso Martinez (verified)
Daniela Tuninetti
Chen Li
Salman Avestimehr

3. IT Symposia ISIT 2018 Vail nothing to report 2019 Paris 2020
Los Angeles
Venue change: Westin Bonaventura; Banquet location TBD
2021
Melbourne
2022
Helsinki
Nothing to report
2023
No proposal yet
2024
Taipei
Presentation today
Guidelines for Future ISITs (Emanuele)
Proposals for ISITs are approved 4 years ahead at the ISIT BoG.
An expression of interest should be made at the Feb BoG meeting.
ISIT future teams may be interested in organizing an ITW to warm up.

4. Update from Enrico and Marco
IT Workshops
ITW
Location
Status
2018
Nov
Guangzhou, China
Nothing to report
2019
Aug. - Sep.
Sweden
Gotland
2020
Sept.
Garda Lake, Italy
Update from Enrico and Marco
(Vijay will present)
Guidelines for Future ITWs (Emanuele)
Proposals for ITWs are usually approved 18 to 24 months before the workshop.
ISIT future teams may be interested in organizing an ITW to warm up.

5. Conference Code of Conduct
Every attendee must agree to abide by ITSoc Code of Conference Conduct
Prior to Registration:
ISIT Conference Code of Conduct 
It is important to the success of this ISIT meeting that every attendee be treated with consideration and respect. Following is a summary of the IEEE Information Theory Society's (ITSoc) Conference Code of Conduct policy as it applies to workshops and conferences. The entire policy can be viewed at 
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6. Summary of  Conference Code of Conduct
While conferences and workshops are excellent venues for building a community of collaborators, they can at times, fall short of providing an inclusive, welcoming, and safe environment for all.
The ITSoc Board of Governors (BoG) reminds every attendee to help ensure that our events do not become venues for abuse of power, harassment in any form, (including but not limited to harassment based on race, gender, religion, age, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity), and/or bullying. The ITSoc BoG recommends our attendees to use common sense, to support each other, and create a safe space by speaking up against and/or reporting any form of harassment or bullying.
In keeping with this therefore, in order to register to attend this meeting, you must agree to the following: 
I will conduct myself professionally and respectfully at all times.
I will not engage in any form of bullying, discrimination, or harassment, sexual or otherwise.
I will not retaliate against anyone for reporting misconduct.
I acknowledge that, should I violate this policy, I may be subjected to disciplinary action by IEEE.