IEEE Region 3 Report - SoutheastCon 2010

The contract has been discussed and negotiated with the hotel, and they
still like us. The quick features:
 * We have over 32,000 sq feet of space
 * Internet access is free in the rooms and in the meeting space
 * Meal prices are reasonable
 * Rooms are $149 a night, but include breakfast and a 5:00 to 7:00
   manager’s reception (drinks and snacks). These times have been built
   into our schedule (no overlap of our meals).
 * We have space for boy/girl scout groups, student-oriented workshops,
   and company-sponsored tutorials.
 * We have allowed for 2.5 days of technical papers, should we have lots
   of submissions.

The hardware contest will be worked-on by graduate students this semester.
A working prototype will be ready (along with the rules) by SoutheastCon
2009.

Attached is a rough schedule of the event, showing parallel sessions.
SoutheastCon 2010 Committee members have suggested that the R3 meeting be
shorter so they attend some of the student and technical session.

Jim
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James M. Conrad, Associate Professor, jmconrad @ uncc.edu
UNC-Charlotte, Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering
9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC  28223
Office: 704-687-8597, Fax: 704-687-4762, Mobile: 704-756-5550