VLSISo C 2020 Salt Lake City UT USA

VLSI-So. C 2020 – Salt Lake City, UT, USA 5 -7 October 2020 Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – University of Utah Proposal to the steering committee of IFIP WG 10. 5 University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 1

Salt Lake City – Utah – USA Last edition of VLSI-So. C in the USA was 2012 University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 2

Why Utah? Silicon Slopes • Utah's "Silicon Slopes" encompasses a cluster of information technology, software development, and hardware manufacturing and research firms along the Wasatch Front. • Major High-Tech Companies – Adobe – IMFlash (Worldwide production of the 3 D Xpoint) – Many biotech industries https: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Silicon_Slopes IMFlash, Lehi, UT Nanolithography bay University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 3

Why Utah? : The University of Utah • • 35’ 000 students Pac-12 institution Ranked n 1 in tech transfer (Milken institute) Sisters universities close by: BYU, UVU, etc. University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 4

A Commitment towards Engineering SMBB Building • Fueled by the State of Utah: – Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) ($0. 5 B) – Engineering Initiative ($4 M in 2017) – 18’ 000 sqft class 100 cleanroom • Since the Olympic games, Utah Nanofab – >70% increase in the number of faculty members – >140% increase in the number of awarded degrees University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 5

Why Utah? Sceneries Uinta’s mountain range – 45 min from SLC University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 6

Why Utah? Sceneries View from Sunset Peak – Brighton Resort (20 min from SLC) University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 7

Why Utah? Sceneries Mountain biking in Solitude (25 min from SLC) University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 8

Social Event at Antelope Island SP University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 9

Social Event at Antelope Island SP University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 10

Social Event at Antelope Island SP University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 11

Social Event at Antelope Island SP BBQ at the old Fielding Garr Ranch University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 12

A few hours from The Yellowstone NP University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 13

A few hours from The Yellowstone NP University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 14

A few hours from The Yellowstone NP University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 15

A few hours from The Yellowstone NP University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 16

A few hours from Bryce Canyon NP University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 17

A few hours from Canyonlands NP University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 18

A few hours from Canyonlands NP University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 19

A few hours from Arches NP University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 20

How to get to Salt Lake City? SLC is a major Delta (Sky. Team) hub with direct flights from most of the main US cities and daily direct flights from London, Paris and Amsterdam University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 21

Local Transportation • Very efficient Tram System built for the 2002 Olympic Games University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 22

Venue: Uof. U Conference Center University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 23

Venue: Uof. U Conference Center University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 24

Venue: Uof. U Conference Center University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 25

Alternative Venue: Snowbird University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 26

Alternative Venue: Snowbird University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 27

Alternative Venue: Snowbird Prof. Gaillardon currently organizes MPSo. C 2018 in Snowbird Lodge University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 28

Hotel Rates per night • Guest House: $119 -$159 (Wifi, breakfast) • Snowbird: $159 -$229 • Other overflow hotels on campus • Possibility to host students in the student residence University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 29

Proposed Budget (200 attendees) Item Expected revenues Expected expenses Registration fees $92’ 500 150 regular registration at $500 50 student registration at $300 Additional support $15’ 000 IEEE, Uof. U, local companies Remark Communication $9’ 500 Banner, bags for attendees, signage Food/beverages $62’ 500 Breakfast, breaks, lunch, dinner Welcome reception, gala Conference venue $15’ 000 Administration Misc Total $20’ 500 $107’ 500 Website, registration management, speaker management, facility coordination, photographer, gifts for excellent poster $107’ 500 University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 30

Budget v 2 (100 attendees) Item Expected revenues Expected expenses Registration fees $47’ 500 75 regular registration at $525 25 student registration at $325 Additional support $16’ 500 IEEE, Uof. U, local companies Remark Communication $6’ 500 Banner, bags for attendees, signage Food/beverages $31’ 000 Breakfast, breaks, lunch, dinner Welcome reception, gala Conference venue $15’ 000 Administration Misc Total $11’ 500 $64’ 000 Website, registration management, speaker management, facility coordination, photographer, gifts for excellent poster $64’ 000 For a worst case scenario, only minor ($25) increase in registration and $1’ 500 in sponsoring are required. Other contingencies can be made to reduce the venue budget University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 31 (see next two slides)

SMBB Auditorium Possibility to have on-campus auditoriums at no-cost SMBB Building Main Auditorium University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 32

Contingencies Lunch/Gala solutions Possibility to have buffet lunch in Peterson Heritage (Food court of the Olympic village) Gala dinner at Crimson View with view over the Salt Lake Valley Both solutions are extremely cost efficient! Crimson View Peterson Heritage University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 33

Budget v 3 (100 attendees with contingencies) Item Expected revenues Expected expenses Registration fees $40’ 000 75 regular registration at $450 25 student registration at $250 Additional support $8’ 000 IEEE, Uof. U, local companies Remark Communication $6’ 500 Banner, bags for attendees, signage Food/beverages $22’ 000 Breakfast, breaks, lunch, dinner Welcome reception, gala Conference venue $8’ 000 Administration Misc Total $11’ 500 $48’ 000 Website, registration management, speaker management, facility coordination, photographer, gifts for excellent poster $48’ 000 Possibility to significantly reduce the budget if required University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 34

Tentative Organization Committee • General Chair: – Pierre-Emmanuel Gaillardon (Uof. U, USA) • Program Chair: – Shahar Kvatinsky (Technion, IL) – Andrea Calimera (Polito, IT) • Local Arrangement co-chairs – Ross Walker (Uof. U, USA) – Mike Wirthlin (BYU) University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 35

Tentative Organization Committee – con’t • Special Session / Tutorial chair: – Mike Niemier (Notre Dame, USA) – David Atienza (EPFL, CH) • Ph. D Forum: – Michael Huebner (RUB, DE) • Publicity co-chairs: – Asia/South Pacific: Anupam Chattopadhyay (NTU, SG) – Europe: Ian O’Connor (ECL, FR) – LATAM: Andre Reis (UFRGS, BR) – North America: Joe Friedman (UT Dallas, USA) University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 36

Thank you for your attention Questions? Laboratory for Nano. Integrated Systems (LNIS) Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering MEB building – University of Utah – Salt Lake City – UT – USA University of Utah | P. -E. Gaillardon | 37