1. Long Range Planning Committee Report

2. Long Range Planning Committee
Membership
Dick Volz (Chair), George Bekey, Paolo Dario, Paolo Fiorini, Ken Goldberg, Bill Hamel, Katsu Ikeuchi, Makoto Kaneko, Suk Han Lee, Tony Maciejewski, Dave Orin, Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Roland Siegwart, T. J. Tarn, Junku Yuh

3. Strategy Develop plans in phase with IEEE Initiative funding cycle
Proposals due to IEEE in April of year before initiative begins
Thus, target having proposals by 4/1/05
Remainder of 2005 organizing approved activities

4. Planning Areas Conference Improvement (Lumelsky)
Conference quality
Guidance for conference organizers
Increasing standardization for paper processing
Wider, evolving participation in organization
Managing conference costs
Educational Directions (Fiorini)
Conference tutorials at $10 for students
Education tracks for students at ICRA
Educational material on the web

5. Planning Areas Member Services (Papanikolopouos) Surveys (Hamel)
Mentoring young faculty
Mentoring advanced Ph.D. students
Public awareness
Surveys (Hamel)
Plan to make LRPC the home for society surveys
Planning being initiated
Electronic services
Strengthening AdCom awareness