CAB-SAB Coordination Report
How SAB can help provide
speakers to IEEE-CS chapters
David Schultz
CAB-SAB Liaison
Objective
To provide qualified members of the
Standards community to address IEEE-CS
chapter meetings
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 chapters
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 say regarding the speakers and
topics
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Lessons Learned
Offer to speak to the chapters
on their own turf, at their
regular 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 in
Vancouver, BC
We have initiated discussions with the
Vancouver, BC, IEEE Section
We are exploring the possibility of one or two
standards presentations to the Vancouver
IEEE-CS Chapter in conjunction with the
February BOG meeting
The plan is to offer the Vancouver folks a
choice of speakers and topics, and to speak to
them on their own turf
This presentation will also be publicized to
other interested chapters in the Vancouver
IEEE Section
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Standards Speakers Bureau (SSB)
We had previously explored the IEEE
Distinguished Visitors Program (DVP)
That has more machinery than we require, and
isn’t set up to handle 20 or so Standards
speakers
Perhaps Ron Waxman’s proposed Outstanding
Lecturer Program (OLP) is a better model
SAB can develop 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)
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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 can provide some
funding, through the SAB, to kick this
program off
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Application for Speakers Bureau
To join the SSB:
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Send an email to me, attaching a
completed 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 geographical areas where you can
speak
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Chapter Request for a Standards
Speaker
To request an SSB speaker:
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Visit the SSB website and see which
speakers are available to speak in your area
Send an email to John Daniel, listing the
available speakers of interest to your
chapter
John Daniel has offered to put speakers in
touch with chapters
Eventually, the process may be automated
through the SSB website
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Proposed next steps (1 of 2)
SAB and CAB discuss this matter and
determine whether to move forward
SAB members are invited to spread the
word, and recruit speakers to join SSB
CAB regional coordinators will be asked
to disseminate information (speaker
names, bios, topics, preferred cities and
dates of availability) to the chapters in
their regions
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Proposed next steps (2 of 2)
John Daniel will set up an initial website
that both speakers and chapters can
access
Both the SAB and CAB websites will be
able to provide links to this SSB website
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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