Conference Committee Report for September 8, 2008 Excom meeting SEC08: No additional information about closing and balancing financials. Expect full closing asap. SEC09: Continued planning for your attendance in ATL. Hotel contract complete and reviewing with new hotel personnel; Planning registration using commercial software and vendor; Registration contract pending; Adding new people to committee and adjusting responsibilities as needed. SEC10: Continued planning. Hotel contract arrived today and is under review; Expect hotel contract to HQ in week. SEC11: Hotel proposal under review. All other items seem in place. SouthCON: no report General Items: Please visit www.ieee.org/go/poco for ppt and VOICE of all POCO presentations. Conference insurance automatically starts with conference initiation. No additional forms. Respectfully submitted. Don Hill, Chair