• + General Chair: Butch Shadwell 
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• + Treasurer: Steve Doll  
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• + Technical Program Chair: Dr. Neal Coulter, University of North Florida  
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• + Technical Program Vice Chair: James Littleton, University of North Florida 
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• + Sponsorship Chair: David Chang 
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• + Facilities Chair: Russell Simmons 
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• + Publication Chair: Jamila Akrayi 
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• + Student Program Chair: Dr. Alan Harris, University of North Florida 
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• + Student IEEE Chair: Racquel Doty, University of North Florida 
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• + Student Software Competition Chair: Dr. Eric S. Ackerman, Nova Southeastern University 
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• + Webmaster: Walt Schuller, University of North Florida 
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Call for Sponsorship

The annual IEEE Region 3 Student and Technical conference, SoutheastCon 2013, will be held at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront, from April 4th to April 7th, 2013. The SoutheastCon conferences attract approximately 500 students and 300 IEEE professionals annually. This year’s conference location provides 110,000 square feet of flexible meeting and exhibit space, a 28,000 square foot Grand Ballroom, 30 individual meetings rooms, and an expansive outdoor space overlooking the St. Johns River.

Conference activities include:

• A technical conference portion comprised of workshops, tutorial sessions, technical paper sessions, poster sessions, and technical exhibits.  The topics include the broad discipline of technologies associated with Electrical and Computer Engineering.
  
• A student conference portion, which attracts the brightest engineering students and university faculty from across the Southeast USA.  Specific activities include:
  
  • Robotic hardware and software competitions.
    
  • Professional development workshops on Friday and Saturday. 
    
  • A career fair aimed solely at undergraduate and graduate students in technology.
    

There are many opportunities for companies and organizations to participate, including:

• Conducting one-hour workshops on products and product lines;
• Participating in the student career fair;
• Participating as an exhibitor;
• Hosting a lunch or dinner.

Several levels of contributions are available with different participation activities/benefits:

Levels	Participation Activities	Benefits
Platinum - $30,000 (only one available)	• Opportunity for keynote speaker • 2 Exhibit Booths • 4 Complimentary Professional Registrations • Full Page Back-Cover Ad in Program • Sponsor's Plaque	• Program Cover or Logo-ed Meal • Company listed on Conference Banner • Company listed in Conference Program • Recognition in all Conference Media
Gold - $10,000	• Exhibit Booth • Full Page B&W Ad in Program • 4 Complimentary Professional Registrations	• Company listed on Conference Banner • Company listed in Conference Program • Sponsor's Plaque
Silver - $5,000	• Exhibit Booth • 2 Complimentary Professional Registrations • Half Page B&W Ad in Program	• Company listed on Conference Banner • Company listed in Conference Program • Sponsor's Certificate
Blue - $3,000	• Exhibit Booth • 1 Complimentary Professional Registrations • Half Page B&W Ad in Program	• Company listed in Conference Program • Sponsor's Certificate
Exhibitor - $1,500	• Exhibit Booth • 1 Complimentary Professional Registrations	• Company listed in Conference Program

SoutheastCon 2013 Sponsorship (pdf)

 

Conference attendees will find themselves close to fine restaurants, top-ranked universities and colleges, and national sports facilities, all set in a semi-tropical environment. More information about the jacksonville area is available at http://www.visitjacksonville.com/