----------------------------------- REVENUE **** Chris and Raj and Wolf ----------------------------------- How many attendees (and what distribution?) conference tutorial.... workshop.... Maximum limit for complimentary registration: Fund raising (not including the student travel fund raising): Book Exhibit Vendors: Tutorial notes: If any are leftover after the tutorial, then sell only onsite for $40-50 each. Anything different about this year? ----------------------------------- EXPENSE ----------------------------------- ---------- Publicity: **** Allyn and Prashant C. ---------- a) is there a charge to the conference for the logo or web design? b) is there a charge to the conference for the web maintenance? c) CFP paper copy * expenses for the DRAFT CFP brought to the previous conference: * expenses for the CFP printed and mailed (in bulk) to specific events for distribution d) Advance Program paper copy * how many copies are to be printed? how many pages? paper type/weight? how much color? * how many copies are to be mailed individually? (% in US, and % outside of US) * and how many copies are to be distributed at events * charges for any (non ACM) mailing lists that need to be ordered? e) Final Program printing (for conference/tutorials/workshops) f) Final Program bookmark (for just the conference) g) anything different about this year? --------- Committee (not the PC) ****Raj --------- a) is there a charge to the conference for the conference calls b) clerical support, copies, postage c) is there any travel expense? (typically not) d) Will the local team wear T-shirts with printed logos? e) anything different about this year? ------------ Registration **** Marcel ------------ a) registration setup b) registration per person fee c) expenses for onsite registration personnel including travel d) equipment/phone for onsite registration e) any additional charge for badge stock, holders, neckloops f) will the registration be acknowledged? via email? postalmail? (any expenses for early acknowledgement) g) packets (with the badge, tickets, and multiple information sheets) h) assume no ribbons i) tote bags? j) anything different about this year? ----------------- On-Site Logistics **** Wu4 and Prashant S. ----------------- a) any charges for the meeting room rental or unique setups for all week? b) signs (poster boards/easels/artwork) c) poster boards for the poster session and possibly extra easels? d) Audio Visual (need a realistic guestimate) for all events: screens, overhead projectors, data projectors, microphones, technician? e) Network access (and any technician costs?) f) security? g) anything different about this year? --------------- Food & Beverage **** Wu4 and Prashant S. --------------- a) continental breakfast guestimates for all week b) am refill and pm break guestimates for all week and any additional charge for the poster session longer break? c) lunches for all week d) reception (Monday) e) student dinner (Monday) f) social event (Wednesday) transportation, site rental, catering (food/drinks) 2002's event was $29191 for site/450 people, and $9365 for busses g) Outrageous Opinion ??????? (Thursday) h) no food needed for the SIGCOMM business mtg i) tax and gratuity for all of the above j) anything different about this year? ----------- Proceedings **** Chris and Prashant S. ----------- a) cost of attendee proceedings that ACM allocates to conference b) Use of ACM's contractor to prepare the proceedings (per page charge) c) ACM mailing the proceedings to the conference d) Poster Booklet --- similar to last years? or any new plans? e) anything different about this year? ------------- PC activities **** Jen and Ellen ------------- a) where/when is the PC meeting b) any travel subsidies for PC members? c) charges for telephone, postage, copying? d) assistant support? e) PC meeting (rental, AV, catering during the day) f) Committee dinner g) Student Authors of Best Paper. Past precedence has been: honorarium ($500 for 1, $300 each for 2), travel stipend ($1k per person) h) anything different about this year? --------- Tutorials **** Christophe and Raj --------- a) amount of honorarium b) travel stipend c) copying tutorial notebooks (Raj, typically at local Kinkos to save shipping) d) anything different about this year? --------- Workshops **** Harrick --------- a) average workshop budget? last year it was 500 euros (used for comp. workshop reg. for student note-takers and for printing something small, last minute) b) WILL there be a workshop proceedings???? * who will prepare the proceedings? do we want to use ACM's contractor? * conference will have to pay the entire cost of printing * mailing the WORKSHOP proceedings to the conference (unless it's printed locally) c) probable # of workshops d) anything different about this year?