IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Administrative Committee Minutes ...

IEEE Solid-State Circuits SocietyAdministrative Committee MinutesHeld on 20 February 2011Marriott Hotel, Fourth Street, San Francisco, CANotice for next meeting:Monday, 15 August 2011: AdCom will meet at the Marriott Hotel in Cambridge, MA.PART A: SUMMARY OF MOTIONSMotion 1: To approve the minutes of the Adcom meetings on 8 Feb. 2009, 17 Aug. 2009,7 Feb. 2010 and 16 Aug. 2010. The motion passed.Motion 2: To change the Society’s constitution and bylaws to clarify the role of theexecutive director. The motion passed.Motion 3 : To approve the following to serve as members of the nominations committee:Willy Sansen, Chair; Dick Jaeger, Tadahiro Kuroda, Bram Nauta, Ian Young, BernhardBoser, and Rakesh Kumar. The motion passed.Motion 4: To fund up to $25k in 2012 for travel-grant awards for SSCS student membersfor travel to SSCS conferences. The motion passed.Motion 5: To allocate $25k in the 2012 budget for up to 5 pre-doctoral achievementawards for SSCS student members. The awards will include money to be used for travelto attend ISSCC. The motion passed.Motion 6: To advance $600k for ISSCC 2012. The motion passed.Motion 7: Drop the Organics Conference sponsorshipTo approve technically co-sponsored conferences:a) 5 year approval of BCTMb) 4 year approval of ISLPED.The motion passed.Motion 8: To proceed via Task Force participation in creation of an MOU, Scope,Editorial Board and Budget of the newly defined “Design and Test Magazine”.The motion passed.Motion 9: To conditionally approve a budget of $30k/year for the “Design and TestMagazine”, conditioned on the equal participation of CASS and CEDA, and on a jointlysigned MOU. The motion passed.

Motion 10: To budget $45k for the Distinguished Lecturers Program in 2012. Themotion passed.Motion 11: To budget $84k for the SSCS Chapters in 2012. The motion passed.Motion 12: That a page budget of up to 400 pages be approved for the SSC Magazine forthe year 2012. The motion passed.Motion 13: That a page budget of 3100 pages be approved for the JSSC for the year2012. The motion passed.

PART B: MEETING MINUTESMeeting Attendancea.) Voting members presentJake BakerKerry BernsteinBill BidermannBernhard BoserTony Chan CarusoneJohn J. CorcoranFranz DielacherMichael Flynnb.) Voting members absentJan Van der SpiegelGlenn GulakAli HajimiriPaul HurstPeter KingetRakesh KumarH.S. LeeDomine LeenaertsTohru FuruyamaBram NautaKenneth OStefan RusuWilly SansenTrudy StetzlerBill Redman-WhiteIan YoungPaul Hurstc.) Non-voting members presentBryan AcklandElad AlonEmre AyranciAnantha ChandrakasanTzi-Dar ChieuhMototsugu HamadBruce HechtDick JaegerMary LanzerottiTom LeeShahriar MirabbasiUn-Ku MoonDavid NairnKatherine OlsteinAnne O’NeillBobbie TermanLew TermanDarrin Young

1. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Bernhard BoserThe meeting was called to order by SSCS President Bernhard Boser at 1:10 p.m.After some opening comments, he presented an SSCS Outstanding Service Awardto Bram Nauta in recognition of his service as Editor-in-Chief of the JSSC.2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Paul HurstPaul Hurst made a motion to approve the minutes for the last 4 Adcom meetings:Motion 1: To approve the minutes of the Adcom meetings on 8 Feb. 2009, 17Aug. 2009, 7 Feb. 2010 and 16 Aug. 2010. The motion passed.3. FINANCIAL REPORT Harry LeeTreasurer Lee presented a financial report. His slides are posted on the SSCS webpage.4. CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS Dick JaegerIEEE requested changes. They are published in Volume 3, Issue 2 of the Solid-State Circuits Magazine.Motion 2: To change the Society’s constitution and bylaws to clarify the role ofthe executive director. The motion passed.5. NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE Willy SansenWilly Sansen gave a short report, announced newly elected Adcom members , andmade a motion to approve the members of the Nominations Committee. Hisslides are posted on the SSCS web page.Motion 3: To approve the following to serve as members of the nominationscommittee: Willy Sansen, Chair; Dick Jaeger, Tadahiro Kuroda, Bram Nauta, IanYoung, Bernhard Boser, and Rakesh Kumar. The motion passed.6. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE Tzi-Dar ChieuhTzi-Dar Chieuh summarized the activities of the Membership Committee. Hisslides are posted on the SSCS web page. After extensive discussion, he requestedvolunteers to contact a number of former SSCS members within his/her regionand ask them questions about why they left and what measures can be taken tobring them back. He also made a motion:Motion 4: To fund up to $25k in 2012 for travel-grant awards for SSCS studentmembers for travel to SSCS conferences. The motion passed.7. AWARDS COMMITTEE REPORT John CorcoranJohn Corcoran talked about awards and announced new IEEE Fellows that aresociety members. His slides are posted on the SSCS web page. He made amotion:

Motion 5: To allocate $25k in the 2012 budget for up to 5 pre-doctoralachievement awards for SSCS student members. The awards will include moneyto be used for travel to attend ISSCC. The motion passed.8. ISSCC REPORT Anantha ChandrakasanAnantha Chandrakasan spoke about ISSCC. His slides are posted on the SSCSweb page. He made a motion:Motion 6: To advance $600k for ISSCC 2012. The motion passed.9. MEETINGS COMMITTEE REPORT Bill BidermannBill Bidermann presented on conferences and conference co-sponsorship. Hisslides are posted on the SSCS web page. A motion from the meetings committeeis:Motion 7: Drop the Organics Conference sponsorshipTo approve technically co-sponsored conferences:a) 5 year approval of BCTMb) 4 year approval of ISLPED.The motion passed.10. PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE REPORT Glenn GulakGlenn Gulak presented material from the publications committee. He asked fornames of people interested in serving on the editorial board of the new RFICjournal. His slides are posted on the SSCS web page. Motions from thepublication committee are:Motion 8: To proceed via Task Force participation in creation of an MOU,Scope, Editorial Board and Budget of the newly defined “Design and TestMagazine”.The motion passed.Motion 9: To conditionally approve a budget of $30K / year for the “Design andTest Magazine”, conditioned on the equal participation of CASS and CEDA, andon a jointly signed MOU.The motion passed.A tentative policy defining what is and what is not pre-publication was discussedby Bill Bidermann. The Adcom members agreed that such a policy seemedreasonable. No motion about this policy was made.11. EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORT Domine LeeneartsDomine Leenearts reported on education activities and Distinguished Lecturers.His slides are posted on the SSCS web page. A motion was made:

Motion 10: To budget $45k for the Distinguished Lecturers Program in 2012.The motion passed.12. STRATEGIC DIRECTION Rakesh KumarRakesh Kumar made a presentation and headed a discussion on the topic of“looking beyond our present strengths and directions”.13. CHAPTERS COMMITTEE REPORT Jan Van der SpiegelJan van der Spiegel was scheduled to talk about chapters, but he missed theAdCom meeting due to illness. A brief presentation was made by Bernard Boser.The slides are posted on the SSCS web page. A motion was made:Motion 11: To budget $84k for the SSCS Chapters in 2012. The motion passed.14. SSC MAGAZINE Mary LanzerottiMary Lanzerotti gave an update the SSC Magazine. Her slides are posted on theSSCS web page. She made a motion:Motion 12: That a page budget of up to 400 pages be approved for the SSCMagazine for the year 2012. The motion passed.15. JSSC Un-Ku MoonUn-Ku Moongave an update on the Journal of Solid-State Circuits. His slides areposted on the SSCS web page. He made a motion:Motion 13: That a page budget of 3100 pages be approved for the JSSC for theyear 2012. The motion passed.16. NANO TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL REPORT Ian YoungIan Young spoke about the Nano Technology Council. His slides are posted onthe SSCS web page.17. BIOMETRICS COUNCIL REPORT Bruce HechtBruce Hecht spoke about the Biometrics Council. His slides are posted on theSSCS web page.18. RFID COUNCIL REPORT Shahriar MirabbasiShahriar Mirabbasi spoke about the RFID Council. His slides are posted on theSSCS web page.19. ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL REPORT Rakesh KumarRakesh Kumar presented material on the Engineering Technology ManagementCouncil. His slides are posted on the SSCS web page.20. ELECTRONIC DESIGN AUTOMATION COUNCIL REPORT Bryan Ackland

Bryan Ackland presented material about the EDA Council. His slides are postedon the SSCS web page.21. SENSORS COUNCIL REPORT Darrin YoungDarrin Young reported on the Sensors Council. His slides are posted on the SSCSweb page.22. SUMMARY OF VOTES WITH FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS Harry LeeHarry Lee summarized the budget implications of decisions made. The approvedmotions that have financial implications are: Motions 4-6 and 9-11.23. NEW BUSINESS (none)24. ADJOURN Bernhard BoserThe meeting was adjourned at 5:45 P.M.Submitted byPaul HurstSecretary