1. 1/27 VLSI-SOC 2013 in ISTANBUL by H. Fatih Ugurdag & Alex Orailoglu

2. 2/27  Istanbul  Possible Venues  Budget  Related Local Industry  Local Team  MOU Outline

3. 3/27  Istanbul [link] [link]  Possible Venues  Budget  Related Local Industry  Local Team  MOU Outline

4. 4/27 Old City BCBC Asia Europe 5km C

5. 5/27 Istanbul sights

6. 6/27 Hagia Sophia 6

7. 7/27 Blue Mosque 7

8. 8/27 Misc. 8

9. 9/27 Misc. 9

10. 10/27 Alex’s high school

11. 11/27 Istanbul in a nutshell  Only metropolis in the world located on 2 continents at the same time  Largest metropolis in Turkey  13 million people  Established in 7 th century BC Byzantium  Constantinople  Istanbul  Possibly most populated city in the world in the 15 th century with 1 million people  European Capital of Culture for 2010

12. 12/27  Istanbul  Possible Venues  Budget  Related Local Industry  Local Team  MOU Outline

13. 13/27 2Ç2Ç 3G3G 1N1N OzU 4C4C 5S5S 6 CP OzU Asia Europe 5km

14. 14/27 1. Novotel (link)(link) Zeytinburnu (Olive Point ) Single Occ. 115 Eu (incl. Bfast+Internet+VAT) Double Occ. 130 Eu All rooms with sea view Up to 80 rooms guaranteed Right next to Hotel Ibis which has more rooms at cheaper prices Taxi: Airport 10 Eu City Center 15 Eu Free shuttle to City Center (Old City and Taksim) every hour

15. 15/27 2. Çınar Hotel Yeşilyurt (Green Country ) Single Occ. 110/140 Eu Double Occ. 130/160 Eu Right next to the beach Right next to the Eu. Airport Taxi: Airport 5 Eu City Center 25 Eu

16. 16/27 3. Greenpark Hotel and Convention Center (Pendik) Rooms for 125/146 Eu

17. 17/27 Cevahir Hotel & Convention Center: 150/170 Eu Sürmeli Hotel: 140/150 Eu Crown Plaza: 150/170 Eu 4-6. Back-up Options

18. 18/27  from Europe: Daily 2-3 hour non-stop flights from many cities by most airlines.  from the US: Non-stop flights from NYC, Chicago, LA by Turkish Airlines as well as other carriers. Or one hop away from major hubs in Europe.  from Asia: Direct flights from some major cities or one hop away. Getting there SERVED BY MORE THAN 50 AIRLINES

19. 19/27  Istanbul  Possible Venues  Budget [link][link]  Related Local Industry  Local Team  MOU Outline

20. 20/27  Istanbul  Possible Venues  Budget  Related Local Industry  Local Team  MOU Outline

21. 21/27  IC Design Centers:  Ericsson (formerly ST)  Maxim (US based)  Silicon Labs (Austin based)  Hittite (Boston based)  CMOS Vision (Switzerland based)  Vestel (Consumer Electronics)  TUBITAK (Gov’t Labs)  Aselsan (Military Electronics)  Pavo (Design House) Related local industry  EDA Development:  OEA (SF based)

22. 22/27  Istanbul  Possible Venues  Budget  Related Local Industry  Local Team  MOU Outline

23. 23/27 Proposed organization team Program Chairs  Alex Orailoglu Univ. Of California, San Diego  Luigi Carro UFRGS, Brazil General Chairs  H. Fatih Ugurdag Ozyegin University, Istanbul  Luis Miguel Silveira Technical University of Lisbon

24. 24/27  Gunhan Dundar Bosphorus University, EE Dept. PhD: RPI student of Kenneth Rose  Nizamettin Aydin Yildiz Technical University, CSE Dept. former Univ. of Edinburgh professor PhD: University of Leicester  Sezer Goren Yeditepe University, CSE Dept. PhD: Univ. of California, Santa Cruz student of F. Joel Ferguson  Alper Sen Bosphorus University, CSE Dept. PhD: UT Austin student of Vijay K. Garg Possible local organization team  Faik Baskaya Bosphorus University, EE Dept. PhD: Gatech student of David V. Anderson  Ilker Hamzaoglu Sabanci University, EE Dept. Test compaction pioneer PhD: Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign student of Janak Patel  Serdar Tasiran Koc University, CSE Dept. PhD: Univ. of California, Berkeley student of Robert Brayton  Alper Demir Koc University, EE Dept. PhD: Univ. of California, Berkeley student of Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli

25. 25/27  Istanbul  Possible Venues  Budget  Related Local Industry  Local Team  MOU [link1] [link2] [link1] [link2] Outline

26. 26/27  NY Courts vs Turkish Courts  OzU cannot be subject to NY Courts  General Liability Insurance  Being amended to cover off-campus activities  Limit is being raised to $1M  Will be effective Nov 2012  See next page for what it does not cover MOU Issues

27. 27/27 Insurance Company: Sompo Japan Coverage Area: Anywhere in Turkey Insurance Type: Financial Liability Insurance for Third People Exclusions: See below Insurance

28. 28/27 VLSI-SOC 2013 in Istanbul - The End - most pictures courtesy of www.istanbul.com