Hi, all, Around two years ago, a discussion was started on this list about conference operations. It began with issues of non-author presenters, and ended with a lengthy debate about conference costs.
As an update: 1) The current Comsoc no-show policy now requires that each published paper have an *author* registering. The Comsoc tracks whether the paper is presented at the meeting, and is in the process of updating the policy to require the presenter to be an author. (note: exceptions are permitted on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the meeting chair). 2) The Comsoc initiated Online GreenCom in 2011, and online-only conference intended to explore the viability of low-cost Internet-based meetings. See http://www.ieee-greencom.org/ 3) After a review of various services, Comsoc conference proceedings preparation was moved from IEEE Conference Xpress to EDAS (with two current exceptions, due to legacy scheduling). Last year alone this saved the Comsoc over $100K USD, and we expect an additional $100K reduction this year as remaining meetings shift. The result saves the Comsoc over $200K USD/year in ongoing operational costs. I.e., you made a BIG difference! FYI. Joe (as both TCCC Chair and Comsoc Director of Conference Operations) _______________________________________________ IEEE Communications Society Tech. Committee on Computer Communications (TCCC) - for discussions on computer networking and communication. [email protected] https://lists.cs.columbia.edu/cucslists/listinfo/tccc
