TENCON 2012 Cebu.Philippines

1. TENCON 2012Cebu.Philippines Elmer P. Dadios Joel S. Marciano Jr Organizing Chairs http://www.tencon2012.org

2. Conference information • Conference dates: • 19-22 November 2012 • Conference location: • Cebu, Philippines • Conference venue: • Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu City • Theme: • “Sustainable Development Through Humanitarian Technology” • Organized by • IEEE Philippines Section • IEEE Region 10 • Technical co-sponsorship • IEEE Computers and Communications Society Philippines Joint Chapter • IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Philippines Chapter

3. Tencon 2012 • IEEE Philippines Section successfully hosted the IEEE R10 meeting in Cebu in 2010 • First time for IEEE Philippines Section to host TENCON • TENCON has received endorsement from the Philippines government • Supported by several Universities in the Philippines • Comfortable venues that meet international standards • International airport and facilities

4. Tencon 2012 committees • General Chair • Jose B. Cruz Jr. • Organizing Chairs • Elmer P. Dadios, De La Salle University Manila, Philippines • Joel S. Marciano Jr., University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines • International Program Committee • Alvin Culaba (De La Salle University) • Toshio Fukuda (Nagoya University) • Kaoru Hirota (Tokyo Institute of Technology) • FakhreddineKarray (University of Waterloo) • Marzuki Khalid (University Technology Malaysia) • OussamaKhatib (Stanford University) • Jong-Hwan Kim (Korea Advanced Institute of Technology) • JaninaMazierska (James Cook University) • RaoufNaguib (Coventry University) • Yong Jin Park (Hanyang University) • Lawrence Wong (National University of Singapore)

5. Tencon 2012 committees • General Chair • Jose B. Cruz Jr. • Organizing Chairs • Elmer P. Dadios, De La Salle University Manila, Philippines • Joel S. Marciano Jr., University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines • Technical Program Committee • Marcelo H. Ang (National University of Singapore) • SupavadeeAramvith (Chulalongkorn University) • RhandleyCajote (University of the Philippines) • ErykDutkiewicz (Macquarie University) • Rene Cruz (University of California San Diego) • Rowena Cristina L. Guevara (University of the Philippines) • Yoshikazu Miyanaga (Hokkaido University) • Michael Angelo Pedrasa (University of the Philippines) • Jhoanna I. Pedrasa (University of the Philippines)

6. Call for papers • Paper submissions managed through EDAS: https://edas.info/12119 • IMPORTANT DATES • Online Paper Submission Opens: March 1, 2012 • Paper Submission Deadline: May 1, 2012 • Notification of Acceptance: July 12, 2012 • Camera Ready Submission: August 16, 2012 • Author and Early Bird Registration: September 1, 2012 • Tutorial Proposals:   • June 30, 2012 • Special Sessions • Women in Engineering • Engineering Education • Humanitarian Technologies in R10

7. Conference venue • Cebu, Philippines • Also known as Sugbu, Cebu is located in the Visayas region at the center of the Philippine archipelago • Long narrow island stretching 225 km (140 mi) from north to south, surrounded by 167 neighboring smaller islands • One of the most developed provinces in the country. • Five-star hotels, casinos, white sand beaches, world-class golf courses, convention centers, and shopping malls. • “7th best island destination in the Indian Ocean-Asia region in [Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Top Islands]

8. About cebu • Already a prosperous settlement before the Spaniards came in 1521. • On April 14, 1521, 800 natives were baptized during the first Mass in Cebu • Thirteen days later, Ferdinand Magellan died in the battle against Lapu-Lapu in Mactan, an island off the coast of Cebu. • On January 1, 1571, the present city of Cebu was founded • Province of Cebu was created on March 10, 1917.

9. Conference venue Radisson Blu Hotel, Cebu City, Philippines Room rate: ~US$105 per night nett

10. Mactan (Cebu) international airport • International routes • NRT - Narita • HKG – Hongkong • ICN - Inchon • DOH – Doha • SIN - Singapore • CAN – Guangzhou • PUS - Pusan • PVG – Shanghai • TPE - Taipei • BUS – Busan • International airlines that fly directly to Cebu • Korean Air, Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific, SilkAir, Cebu Pacific, Philippine Airlines, ZestAir, AirPhilExpress • International flights to Manila (MNL) and then (1 hr) connection to Cebu (CEB) are widely available

11. participants • We estimate approximately 350 participants paying full rate. • We estimate approximately 40% of 350 = 140 professional participants paying full rate. • We estimate approximately 60% of 350 = 210 student paying student rate.

12. Registration fees • Early bird • IEEE member: US$450 • Non-IEEE member: US$550 • IEEE student member: US$250 • Regular/ On-site • IEEE member: US$500 • Non-IEEE member: US$600 • IEEE student member: US$300

13. TENCON 2012 budget • REVENUE (US$) • Total Registration Fee = 118,475.00 • Grants : Donations = 15,000.00 • Exhibits = 5,000.00 • IEEE Seed Money = 5,000.00 • Others = 5,000 .00 • --------------------------------- • TOTAL = 148,475.00

14. TENCON 2012 budget • EXPENSES (US$) • Hotel and Social Functions = 62,000.00 • Management and Administration Services = 15,000.00 • Registration Expenses = 11,850.00 • Promotions = 2,000.00 • Conference Publications = 4,000.00 • Local Arrangementand Committee Expenses = 25,000.00 • Audit Fee = 1,000.00 • Others (Tax, etc) = 5,000.00 • IEEE Seed Money = 5,000.00 • ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • TOTAL = 130,850.00

15. TENCON 2012 budget • Net Surplus (US$) = 17,625.00 • Surplus Sharing (US$) • R10 Share (30% of NP) = 5,287.50 • PS Share (50% of NP) = 8,812.50 • University of the Philippines Share (10% of NP) = 1,762.50 • DLSU Share (10% of NP) = 1,762.50

16. Things to see and do in cebu Philippine mangoes Magellan’s cross Colorful street festivals LapuLapu Shrine Pristine, white sand tropical beaches

17. Tencon 2012 See you in Cebu in November!