VLSISOC 2013 in ISTANBUL by H Fatih Ugurdag

VLSI-SOC 2013 in ISTANBUL by H. Fatih Ugurdag & Alex Orailoglu 1/27

Outline Istanbul Possible Venues Budget Related Local Industry Local Team MOU 2/27

Outline Istanbul [link] Possible Venues Budget Related Local Industry Local Team MOU 3/27

B C C C Old City Europe Asia 5 km 4/27

Istanbul sights 5/27

Hagia Sophia 6/27 6

Blue Mosque 7/27 7

Misc. 8/27 8

Misc. 9/27 9

Alex’s high school 10/27

Istanbul in a nutshell Only metropolis in the world located on 2 continents at the same time Largest metropolis in Turkey 13 million people Established in 7 th century BC Byzantium Constantinople Istanbul Possibly most populated city in the world in the 15 th century with 1 million people European Capital of Culture for 2010 11/27

Outline Istanbul Possible Venues Budget Related Local Industry Local Team MOU 12/27

4 C 5 S Oz. U Europe 1 N 2Ç 6 CP Asia 5 km 3 G 13/27

1. Novotel (link) Zeytinburnu (Olive Point) • Single Occ. 115 Eu (incl. Bfast+Internet+VAT) • Double Occ. 130 Eu • All rooms with sea view • Up to 80 rooms guaranteed • Right next to Hotel Ibis which has more rooms at cheaper prices • Taxi: Airport 10 Eu City Center 15 Eu • Free shuttle to City Center (Old City and Taksim) every hour 14/27

2. Çınar Hotel Yeşilyurt (Green Country) • Single Occ. 110/140 Eu • Double Occ. 130/160 Eu • Right next to the beach • Right next to the Eu. Airport • Taxi: Airport 5 Eu City Center 25 Eu 15/27

3. Greenpark Hotel and Convention Center (Pendik) Rooms for 125/146 Eu 16/27

4 -6. Back-up Options • Cevahir Hotel & Convention Center: 150/170 Eu • Sürmeli Hotel: 140/150 Eu • Crown Plaza: 150/170 Eu 17/27

Getting there SERVED BY MORE THAN 50 AIRLINES from Europe: Daily 2 -3 hour non-stop flights from many cities by most airlines. from the US: Non-stop flights from NYC, Chicago, LA by Turkish Airlines as well as other carriers. Or one hop away from major hubs in Europe. from Asia: Direct flights from some major cities or one hop away. 18/27

Outline Istanbul Possible Venues Budget [link] Related Local Industry Local Team MOU 19/27

Outline Istanbul Possible Venues Budget Related Local Industry Local Team MOU 20/27

Related local industry IC Design Centers: Ericsson (formerly ST) Maxim (US based) Silicon Labs (Austin based) Hittite (Boston based) CMOS Vision (Switzerland based) Vestel (Consumer Electronics) TUBITAK (Gov’t Labs) Aselsan (Military Electronics) Pavo (Design House) EDA Development: OEA (SF based) 21/27

Outline Istanbul Possible Venues Budget Related Local Industry Local Team MOU 22/27

Proposed organization team General Chairs H. Fatih Ugurdag Ozyegin University, Istanbul Luis Miguel Silveira Technical University of Lisbon Program Chairs Alex Orailoglu Univ. Of California, San Diego Luigi Carro UFRGS, Brazil 23/27

Possible local organization team Gunhan Dundar Bosphorus University, EE Dept. Ph. D: RPI student of Kenneth Rose Faik Baskaya Bosphorus University, EE Dept. Ph. D: Gatech student of David V. Anderson Ilker Hamzaoglu Sabanci University, EE Dept. Nizamettin Aydin Test compaction pioneer Yildiz Technical University, CSE Dept. Ph. D: Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign former Univ. of Edinburgh professor student of Janak Patel Ph. D: University of Leicester Sezer Goren Yeditepe University, CSE Dept. Ph. D: Univ. of California, Santa Cruz student of F. Joel Ferguson Alper Sen Bosphorus University, CSE Dept. Ph. D: UT Austin student of Vijay K. Garg Serdar Tasiran Koc University, CSE Dept. Ph. D: Univ. of California, Berkeley student of Robert Brayton Alper Demir Koc University, EE Dept. Ph. D: Univ. of California, Berkeley student of Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli 24/27

Outline Istanbul Possible Venues Budget Related Local Industry Local Team MOU [link 1] [link 2] 25/27

MOU Issues NY Courts vs Turkish Courts ý Oz. U cannot be subject to NY Courts General Liability Insurance þ Being amended to cover off-campus activities þ Limit is being raised to $1 M þ Will be effective Nov 2012 þ See next page for what it does not cover 26/27

Insurance Company: Sompo Japan Coverage Area: Anywhere in Turkey Insurance Type: Financial Liability Insurance for Third People Exclusions: See below 27/27

VLSI-SOC 2013 in Istanbul - The End - most pictures courtesy of www. istanbul. com 28/27