PODC business meeting

Mark Tuttle, HP LabsSteering committee chair

Agenda

• Reports (15 min)– 2004 Treasurer– 2005 General chair, Treasurer, Program chair

• PODC 2006 (10 min)

• Proposals for 2007, 2008, 2009… (20 min)– Toronto, Columbus, Evanston, Portland, Mexico

• Other topics (10 min)– PODC mailing list, ???

2004 Treasurer’s report

Marcos Aguilera, Past Treasurer

2005 General Chair’s report

Marcos Aguilera, General chair

main changes from 2004

• colocation with SPAA– joint registration, reception, meals, banquet– two common technical sessions

• costs– food more expensive– accomodations, flights cheaper

• beverages in business meeting

fund raising

• total: $25K– $ 5K carry-over from last year

(Mark Tuttle’s miracle)

– $20K from corporate sponsorsGoogle, HP, Microsoft, Sun

– in the future, keep trying withIntel, IBM, Telcordia

– compiling list of contactstell us if you know of a contact for a new sponsor

SIG use of left-over moneyreturned to SIG

• lots of things useful to PODC– eg, digital scanning project

• but also (from SIGACT reports)– Kannelakis Prize, Knuth Prize– best student paper award for STOC– student travel awards to STOC– developing country travel award to go to STOC– student lunches for STOC, FOCS, and SODA

PODC capital assets

• use left-over money

• decrease costs in future years

• held by general chair or treasurer

• ACM rule: report purchases of $500+

• current assets– computer projector– 5 laser pointers

2005 Treasurer’s report

Eric Ruppert, Treasurer

2005 Program Chair’s report

Jim Aspnes, Program chair

Submissions• 160 regular track, 36 accepted = 22.5% rate• 46 brief announcements, 22 accepted = 48% rate• 4 poster presentations• Most popular areas:

– distributed network algorithms (62)– fault tolerance (39)– peer to peer (31)– network protocols (29)– overlay networks (25)

Acceptances

• Most popular areas among accepted papers:– distributed network algorithms (16/62, 26%)– fault tolerance (12/39, 31%)– network protocols (11/29, 38%)– graph theory (10/12, 83%)– impossibility results (8/16, 50%)– peer to peer (7/31, 23%)

• Expect many papers on graph-theoretic impossibility results in PODC 2006.

Program Committee• Marcos Aguilera (HP Labs, USA)• James Aspnes (Yale U., USA)• Jim Anderson (UNC Chapel Hill,

USA)• Amotz Bar-Noy (Brooklyn

College, USA)• Rida Bazzi (Arizona State U.,

USA)• Elizabeth Borowsky (Boston

College, USA)• Bogdan Chlebus (CU Denver,

USA)• Artur Czumaj (NJIT, USA)• Shlomi Dolev (Ben-Gurion U.,

Israel)• Cyril Gavoille (LaBRI, France)• Rachid Guerraoui (EPFL,

Switzerland)

• Danny Hendler (U. Toronto, Canada)

• Prasad Jayanti (Dartmouth, USA)

• Dahlia Malkhi (Microsoft Research, USA and Hebrew U., Israel)

• Michael Mitzenmacher (Harvard, USA)

• Mark Moir (Sun Microsystems, USA)

• Boaz Patt-Shamir (Tel-Aviv U., Israel)

• Michael Reiter (Carnegie Mellon, USA)

• Jared Saia (UNM, USA)• Rahul Sami (MIT, USA)• Haifeng Yu (Intel Research

Pittsburgh, USA)

Special thanks to

• Marcos Aguilera, for setting up and running the submission system

• Rida Bazzi, for serving as Posters Chair

• Danny Hendler and Panagiota Fatourou, for serving as publicity chairs, and

• Lisa Tolles and Sheridan Printing, for putting the proceedings together.

PODC 2006

Denver, Colorado

Hyunyoung Lee, University of DenverLocal arrangements chair

Beautiful city

Beautiful mountains

Beautiful plazas

Adam’s Mark Hotel

Adam’s Mark Hotel

Adam’s Mark Hotel

16 th Street Mall

Things to do

• Nearby: 16th Street Mall, US Mint, Performing Arts Center• Nature: Rocky Mountain National Park

– Lots of outdoor recreation– Botanical Gardens– Zoo

• Museums:– Museum of Nature and Science– Art Museum– Contemporary Art Museum– Rail Heritage Society– Museum of Transportation

• Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre

Easy travel• Alaska Airlines• America West Airlines• American Airlines• Continental Airlines• Delta• Frontier• Midwest Airlines• Northwest Airlines• United

• Air Canada• Lufthansa• Mexicana• British Airways

• 4-week advance purchase:– $303 Boston one-stop– $293 New York nonstop– $294 San Francisco nonstop– $198 Los Angeles nonstop– $278 Atlanta nonstop– $315 Philadelphia nonstop– $232 Dallas, Austin nonstop– $385 Des Moines one-stop– $455 Toronto one-stop

• Hotel: $129/night• Registration: $350-375

Cheap travel

Come to Denver in 2006!

Thank Hyunyoung Lee tonight!

2006 Organizers

Dahlia Malkhi, Program chair

Eric Ruppert, General chair

Hyunyoung Lee, Local chair

???, Treasurer

No collocation with SPAA

• SPAA looking at Cambridge at $180+/night

• Business meeting vote was 50-50 last year

• Steering committee felt:– Collocation is good, but not every year– Puts pressure on program (esp. w/ festival)

PODC 2007,2008,2009,…

• Toronto by Baochun Li, U. Toronto

• Columbus, Ohio by Paul Sivilotti, OSU

• Evanston, Illinois by Indranil Gupta, UIUC

• Portland, Oregon by Gil Neiger

• Mexico by Sergio Rajsbaum (maybe)

Toronto

• Host: Baochun Li, University of Toronto

• Easy Travel:– Air Canada: NA, Tokyo, Beijing, Seoul, Frankfurt,

London, Paris, New Delhi, Tel Aviv

• Lots of fun:– Museums, entertainment district, theme park– Art (Henry Moore plaster casts!) and music– Lakes Ontario and Huron, Wasaga Beach (14km)

The Grand Hotel & Suites TorontoLuxurious, 4-star suites, $140/night

Delta Chelsea HotelA step down, 4-stars, a business favorite, $119/135

Hilton Suites TorontoNot downtown, 2-bedroom suites, $95

Comments?

• The Grand Hotel & Suites Toronto, $140

• Delta Chelsea Hotel, $119/135

• Hilton Suites Toronto, $95

• Remember!– PODC started in Canada– 2007 is our 25th anniversary

Columbus, OhioHost: Paul Sivilotti, OSU

• Lots to do:– Wright-Patterson Air Force Museum

• World’s largest & oldest military aviation museum• WWI, WWII, stealth aircraft, presidential planes

– Columbus Zoo (world-class, directed by Jack Hanna)

– Hocking Hills State Park (hiking trails)

– Franklin Park Conservatory (gardens & greenhouses)

– Amusement parks (Cedar Point and many others)

– Amish country

• Surprisingly easy access: nonstop from– Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Las Vegas,

Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Washington…

The Blackwell

• OSU campus– affiliated with College of Business

• New (2003), modern– AAA 3/4-diamond rating– designed to house CoB’s

executive education program– excellent conference facilities

• ~$135/night (OSU rate)• Proximity to:

– campus facilities– new (2005) recreation center– running path along river

Great Southern

• Downtown• Historic (1897) charm/luxury

– AAA 4-diamond rating– Westin property

• ~$149/night• “Proximity” to:

– downtown restaurants & bars– attractions & shopping

(Brewery District, Short North, Arena…)

Hyatt Regency

• Downtown• Standard convention fare

– AAA 3-diamond rating

• ~$140/night• Proximity to:

– downtown restaurants & bars– attractions & shopping

(Brewery District, Short North, Arena…)

– alternate hotels

Comments?

• The Blackwell, on campus, $135

• Great Southern, downtown, $150

• Hyatt Regency, downtown, $140

Chicago/Evanston

Host: Indranil Gupta, UIUC

Everything flies to O’Hare

Evanston is 30 minutes north of O’Hare

Chicago

Chicago: Things to do

• Lakefront:– Navy Pier: biking, hiking trails along Lake Michigan– Museums:

• Adler Planetarium• Chicago Field Museum• Art Institute of Chicago • Shedd Aquarium

• Downtown: – Magnificent Mile– Sears Tower, John Hancock Observatory– Parks: Lincoln Park (and zoo), Millennium Park

Evanston

• Hotel Orrington, $169• Other small hotels within a few blocks:

– Hilton Garden Inn, $159 – Best Western University, $96

Hotel Orrington

Recent $34 M renovation

Comments?

• Hotel Orrington, $169– Smaller hotels nearby, $96 and $159

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PODC 2007 in Portland, Oregon

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Portland, Oregon: Site of PODC 2000

• Beautiful summer weather in July:– Average high temperature ~80°F (27°C)– Average low ~57°F (14°C)– Average daily rainfall.02" (.05cm)

• Attractions:– Powell's Bookstore: one square block, largest new/used bookstore in world– Riverfront Park along Willamette River, short walk from downtown– Portland Saturday Market: local crafts, open Saturday and Sunday– Washington Park with zoo, Japanese garden, international test garden (roses)– Driving access to Columbia River Gorge, Pacific coast, Mount Hood

• No sales tax

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Portland, Oregon: Update

• Changes since 2000:– Light rail extended to airport: 35-minute ride to downtown, short walk to most hotels– Square block classical Chinese garden downtown– New park/esplanade opened along east side of Willamette River (views of downtown)– Revitalized “Pearl District” north of Powells Bookstore with shops, restaurants, parks

• Many hotel options available; three (3) are highlighted here– Hilton Portland & Executive Tower– Embassy Suites– Skamania Lodge

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Hotel Option: Hilton Portland & Executive Tower

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Hotel Option: Hilton Portland & Executive Tower

• On Broadway in heart of downtown Portland– Opposite side of Pioneer Square from Portland Marriott (site of PODC 2000)– Short walk from light rail; near Portland Art Museum, theatres and other performing venues

• Proposed dates: August 12–15

• Guest rooms: $125/night for single/double

• One large room (divided) for meeting/lunches

• Alternative dates: July 29 – August 1– Immediately follows Oregon Brewers festival– Guest rooms: $129/night for single/double; $500/day rent for meeting space

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Hotel Option: Embassy Suites

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Hotel Option: Embassy Suites

• Downtown Portland– Short walk to light rail, riverfront park, crafts market

• Available all weeks from July 8–11 to August 5–8

• Guest rooms: $149/night for single/double– All suites include large separate living room, refrigerator, cooking area– Includes daily breakfast and beer/wine reception

• Conventional PODC room format (separate rooms for talks, lunches)

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Hotel Option: Skamania Lodge

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Hotel Option: Skamania Lodge

• 40-mile drive from Portland Airport

• Stunning views of Columbia River Gorge

• Resort with spa, golf course, hiking trails

• Not close to amenities in downtown Portland

• Short drive to other attractions in Columbia Gorge:– Waterfalls– Hiking– Windsurfing, fruit orchards in Hood River– Bonneville dam

• Some restaurants in Stevenson, WA (close); Hood River, OR (not far)

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Hotel Option: Skamania Lodge (details)

• Guest rooms: $169/night for single/double– Rate is for rooms with forest view, no fireplace (others are higher)– Free internet access– Resort fee of $12/day waived for 2007

• Dates proposed:– July 15–18– July 29 – August 1

• Conventional PODC room format (separate rooms for talks, lunches)

• Some photos follow …

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Skamania Lodge: Setting

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Skamania Lodge: Gorge Room

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Skamania Lodge: View for Gorge Room

Everyone gets two votes:

• Toronto (Baochun Li): $140, 119/135, 95

• Columbus (Paul Sivilotti): $135, 150, 140

• Evanston (Indranil Gupta): $169

• Portland? (Gil Neiger)

• Mexico??? (Sergio Rajsbaum)

Other topics

• PODC mailing list (Gil Neiger)

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PODC Mailing List: podc@acm.org• Supported by ACM with listserv software

• Owner is currently Gil Neiger

• PODC registrants are subscribed unless they indicate otherwise

• All postings must be approved by owner– No apparent way to allow postings by subscribers without explicit approval

• Recent submissions (e.g., over last year):– Lots of spam (e.g., viagra, PayPal fraud, stock tips, etc.):

Blocked by list owner– Calls for papers and for participation for unrelated conferences and workshops

List owner uses judgement to try to block– Calls for papers and for participation for lots of related conferences and workshops

List owner tries to control (e.g., multiple CFPs for 1 conference, last-minute reminders, etc.)– PODC-related announcements and postings from PODC community

List owner approves

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PODC Mailing List: Discussion

• Are people satisfied with the current volume on the PODC mailing list?

• Should list owner block messages more aggressively?

• Should list owner block messages less aggressively?

• Should list owner let all the spam go through?

• Is there consensus as to what is and is not appropriate for mailing list?

Thanks!

• Cindy Phillips: SPAA local arrangements• Grisha Chockler: PODC local arrangements• Marcos Aguilera, Eric Ruppert, Jim Aspnes• Rida Bazzi: posters• Danny Hendler, Panagiota Fatourou: publicity• Gil Neiger: Registration• Gil Neiger, Phil Gibbons: 2005 site selection• Steering committee members