1. 17 - 19 July 2014 Hilton Singapore http://ieee.org/.go/poco

2. What Is POCO? • POCO = Panel of Conference Organizers • Annual Education Event for IEEE conference organizers and OU leadership, with a focus on: • Running a conference: • Training on IEEE guidelines and event planning best practices • Community building • Organizers • Meetings, Conferences, & Events (MCE) professional core • IEEE partners • Innovation • Exposure to new concepts, tools, and delivery channel • Produced by the IEEE MCE professional core in partnership with IEEE Conferences Committee leadership

3. Who participates in POCO? • IEEE Organizer Community • Conference chair and other officers • IEEE Key Leadership and Event Professional Core • VP of conferences for Societies and Councils • Regional conference coordinators • IEEE Section officers • Select IEEE event planning professionals • IEEE Conferences Committee • IEEE Meetings, Conferences and Events • Thought Leaders within the Event Industry • Key Global Event Industry Partners

4. POCO Content:Sneak Peek • Day 1 Thursday (Full Day)- Conference Basics & Best Practices • Training on Running a Conference • Updates, changes and information organizers need to know to stay current and be effective • Day 2 (Full Day)– Excellence in Conferences • Trends in Scholarly Conferences • Planning Events • Industry trends and emerging innovation discussions • IEEE partner and Meetings, Conferences and Events (MCE) initiative spotlights • Day 3 (Half Day)– Innovation Infusion

5. Communications Plans / Timing • “Save the Date” alerts distributed in various IEEE channels • IEEE Conference Organizers Newsletter • IEEE Society Sentinel • IEEE MCE CRM Team Monthly Leadership Communications • Past POCO Attendee List • IEEE Board of Directors and various Leadership • Invitation process and registration will begin March 2014

6. POCO Host Cities • 2006 R7 – Montreal, Canada • 2007 R7 – Vancouver, Canada • 2008 R6 – Seattle, WA USA • 2009 R8 – Prague, Czech Republic • 2010 R2 – Washington DC • 2011 R10 – Beijing, PRC • 2012 R8 – Budapest, Hungary • 2013 R6 – Portland, OR USA • 2014 R10 – Singapore, Singapore