SoutheastCon 2008 Committees

IEEE SoutheastCon 2008 Steering Committee

The steering committee is responsible for the overall operation of the conference. The committee will solicit and appoint volunteers to subcommittees of the conference. This committee will be responsible for general subcommittee oversight.

• General Chair: Dr. Reza Adhami (Contact Dr. Reza Adhami.)
• General Co-Chair: Eric Grigorian, P.E.  (Contact Eric Grigorian.)
• General Co-Chair: Keith Jadus (Contact Keith Jadus.)
• Secretary: Will Goins (Contact Will Goins.)
• Treasurer: Courtney Spivey (Contact Courtney Spivey.)
• Mentor: Dr. William (Buddy) Bishop (Contact Dr. Buddy Bishop.)

Technical Program Subcommittee

The technical program subcommittee is responsible for all aspects of the technical program. This committee will issue the call for papers, accept paper submissions, review paper submissions, select the papers for presentation at the conference, and develop the proceedings of the conference.

• Co-Chair: Dr. Charles Corsetti (Contact Dr. Charles Corsetti.)
• Co-Chair: Dr. Kaveh Heidary (Contact Dr. Kaveh Heidary.)

Members:

• Dr. Yuri Shtessel
• Dr. Ken Fernandez
• Dr. Bill Malon

Student Program Subcommittee

The student program subcommittee is responsible for all aspects of the student program. This committee will act as a liaison with the host student branch(es). This committee is responsible for making sure the student hardware, software, and paper competitions are properly managed.

• Co-Chair: Dr. Laurie Joiner (Contact Dr. Laurie Joiner.)
• Co-Chair: Dr. John Piccirillo (Contact Dr. John Piccirillo.)
• Co-Chair: Dr. Stoney Massey (Contact Dr. Stoney Massey.)
• Industry Hardware Mentor: Bob Robinson (Contact Bob Robinson.)
• Industry Software Mentor: Vacant
• Industry Web Page Mentor: Vacant

Spouse/Partner Program Subcommittee

The spouse/partner program subcommittee is responsible for developing programs and supplying information for the spouse/partner and children of the attendees. This subcommittee will work with the local subcommittee to help identify local attractions and events of interest to the attendees.

• Chair: Vacant

Local Subcommittee

The local subcommittee is responsible for being the liaison to the local area. This may entail interfacing with the local chamber of commerce and local vendors. This subcommittee will work with the Spouse/Partner Program subcommittee to help identify local attractions and events of interest to the attendees.

• Chair: Vacant

Publicity/Publications Subcommittee

The publicity/publications subcommittee is responsible for publicizing the conference and producing the conference publications other than the proceedings. This will include the development of an advertising strategy and marketing plan. This committee will be responsible for placing advertisements in appropriate media (print, web, etc) as specified in the marketing plan. This committee is also responsible for making sure that the call for papers is properly publicized. In regards to publications, this committee will develop the publications for use at the conference, including the conference program. This committee will work with the Technical Program and Sponsorship Subcommittees.

• Chair: (Acting) Bob Robinson  (Contact Bob Robinson.)

Contributor Subcommittee

The contributor subcommittee is responsible for developing the contributors prospectus, targeting, identifying, and contacting potential contributors and exhibitors. This committee will work with the Publicity/Publications Subcommittee to acknowledge sponsors and sell advertisements in the program.

• Chair (Acting): Eric Grigorian, P.E.  (Contact Eric Grigorian.)