CAB-SAB Coordination Report
How we can provide standards
speakers to IEEE-CS chapters
February 7-8, 2007
David Schultz
CAB-SAB Liaison
Objective
To share the knowledge and benefits of
computer-related standards with the
members of IEEE-CS chapters
To set up a clearinghouse to match
willing and qualified Standards speakers
up with interested Chapters
To plan for a presentation on a Standards
topic to the Vancouver, BC, Chapter in
conjunction with the Feb 2007 BOG
meeting
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Background
We tried to offer two presentations on
Standards in San Francisco
We made the information available to the
local chapter
This didn’t work out; nobody came
Mistake #1: we asked the chapter
members to come to us
Mistake #2: we asked them to come to
downtown San Francisco on a weeknight
Mistake #3: we didn’t give the chapter
any voice regarding the speakers and
topics
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Lessons Learned
Offer to speak to the chapters
on their own turf
Have these talks treated as
regular chapter meetings
Offer the chapter a selection of
speakers and topics
Have two modes:
presentations at BOG meetings
plus a clearinghouse
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Standards Presentation at BOG in
Vancouver, BC (1 of 2)
We involved the Vancouver IEEE-CS Chapter
people from the outset
We worked through the Region 7 Coordinator
to find appropriate contacts in the Vancouver
IEEE-CS Chapter
Phillippe Kruchten and Pieter Botman were our
contacts for the CS Chapter
The Vancouver Communications Society
(ComSoc) Chapter also asked to participate
Dave Michelson was our contact for ComSoc
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Standards Presentation at BOG in
Vancouver, BC (2 of 2)
We offered three standards speakers: John
Harauz and John Walz spoke to the Vancouver
IEEE-CS Chapter, and Joe Decuir to the
Vancouver ComSoc Chapter, on February 5
The Vancouver CS and ComSoc Chapters
treated this as one of their regular meetings
They both publicized it on their Chapter
websites
Vancouver CS Chapter:
http://www.kruchten.org/IEEE/Calendar.html
Vancouver ComSoc Chapter:
http://www.comsoc.org/vancouver/
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Standards Speakers Bureau (the
“Clearinghouse”)
This is our proposal for CAB to solve the
problem described above
We leveraged the existing IEEE-CS
Distinguished Visitors Program (DVP)
We also looked at the proposed
Outstanding Lecturer Program (OLP)
SAB is developing a roster of qualified
Standards speakers who are available to
address chapters
CAB can contact chapters to explore
interest in speakers and their topics
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Logistics (1 of 3)
Work through the Sponsor
Committee Chairs
Ask them to pass the word to their
Working Groups
Invite prospective speakers to ask
to join our Standards Speakers
Bureau (SSB)
So far, we’ve had six applications
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Logistics (2 of 3)
Publish a list of speakers and their
topics and preferred venues
Chapters submit requests for
speakers on topics of interest
Visit requests, nominations for
speakers, and comments or
questions are submitted to the
Volunteer Services Coordinator
(VSC)
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Logistics (3 of 3)
Speakers will only commit to out-oftown engagements for which their
airfare is already covered (e.g., by IEEE
or a client)
Chapters pay local expenses (meals,
local driving, possibly hotel, etc.)
Perhaps IEEE-CS will eventually provide
some funding, through the SAB or CAB
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Application for Speakers Bureau
To join the SSB:
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Send an email to dschultz@csc.com,
attaching an Expression of Interest form
Include a bio (1-2 paragraphs), suitable for
distribution to interested chapters
Include two or three one-paragraph
abstracts of proposed standards topics
List locations where you can speak
John Daniel will put this on the website
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Chapter Request for a Standards
Speaker
To request an SSB speaker:
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John Daniel has developed a prototype SSB
website to promote these speakers
Both CAB and SAB websites will eventually
contain links to the SSB website
Visit the SSB website and see which
speakers are available to speak in your area
Send an email to John Daniel, listing the
speakers of interest to your chapter
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The next steps
SAB members are invited to spread the
word, and recruit speakers to join SSB
CAB regional coordinators will be asked
to disseminate information about the
speakers to the chapters in their
regions
Requests from the chapters will be
forwarded to the speakers
Speaker will communicate directly with
the chapter to negotiate, accept, or
decline the invitation
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Setting up the SSB
Set up a central point of communication for
all SSB correspondence
Volunteer Services Coordinator (VSC) at
vsc@computer.org
Address:
SSB Services
c/o IEEE Computer Society
Volunteer Services Coordinator
1730 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036-1992
Phone: 202-371-1013
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