1. IEEE Computer Society Special Technical Communities (STCs)
Introduction to STCs, what they are, and where are they going, how to get involved.
November 29, 2016
Bruce McMillin, STC Governing Executive Committee Chair 2016

2. What is an STC?
Building global, interactive communities around important areas of interest to the Computer Society
Agile communities of computing professionals sharing a common interest
Technical
Geographical
Career
A variety of others
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3. History of STCs
2010 “Instant communities” proposed to alleviate rigidity and boundaries under rapidly changing needs.
key strategies with 10 pilots.
2013 STCs codified as self-sustaining (revenue-generating) agile entities
easy to create and organize,
develop new products and services
2014 STCs moved under Membership and Geographical Activities
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4. STCs from 2015
Many online communities producing newsletters and hosting social networking sites
Have reached into new areas (social networking, e-government, enterprise architecture, smart computing, social networking).
Several on the ground activities that have expanded our base (next slide)
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5. Total (IEEE member + non)
2016 STC Participation
Name
CS Member
IEEE Member
Non-Member
Total (IEEE member + non)
Broadening Participation 57
137 3
140
Cloud Computing*
283
620 28
648
Education
103
219 6
225
Haptics 37
111 5
116
Informing Public Policy 47 99 2
101
Multicore 83
182
185
Operating Systems 93
190
Smart Grid
170
258
264
Social Networking
136
300 14
314
Sustainable Computing 52
119 1
120
Systems Engineering
129
303 15
318
Wearable and Ubiquitous Computing
149
384
399
E-Government
255
934 21
955
1594
3851
124
3975
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6. Total (IEEE member + non)
2016 STC Participation
Name
CS Member
IEEE Member
Non-Member
Total (IEEE member + non)
Broadening Participation 57
137 3
140
Cloud Computing
283
620 28
648
Education
103
219 6
225
Haptics 37
111 5
116
Informing Public Policy 47 99 2
101
Multicore 83
182
185
Operating Systems 93
190
Smart Grid
170
258
264
Social Networking
136
300 14
314
Sustainable Computing 52
119 1
120
Systems Engineering
129
303 15
318
Wearable and Ubiquitous Computing
149
384
399
E-Government
255
934 21
955
1594
3851
124
3975
3975 People
2016
2498 People
2015
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7. Relationship with Technical Committees (TCs)
There are three kinds of STCs
STCs that are similar to TCs
STCs that expand IEEE CS’s scope
STCs that cover multiple TC domains
(See Hausi Muller’s March 31 Webinar on Conferences and TCs)
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8. Technical Committees (TCs) with Special Technical Communities (STCs)
Technical Committees & Councils
• Business Informatics and Systems (TCBIS)
• Computer Architecture (TCCA)
• Computer Communications (TCCC)
• Computational Life Sciences (TCCLS)
• Data Engineering (TCDE)
• Digital Libraries (TCDL)
• Distributed Processing (TCDP)
• Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance (TCFT)
• Internet (TCI)
• Intelligent Informatics (TCII)
• Learning Technologies (TCLT)
• Multimedia Computing (TCMC)
• Mathematical Foundations of Computing (TCMF)
• Microprocessors and Microcomputers (TCMM)
• Microprogramming and Microarchitecture (TCuARCH)
• Multiple‐Valued Logic (TCMVL)
• Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence (TPAMI)
• Parallel Processing (TCPP)
• Real‐Time Systems (TCTRS)
• Scalable Computing (TCSC)
• Semantic Computing (TCSEM)
• Simulation (TCSIM)
• Security & Privacy (TCSP)
• Services Computing (TCSVC)
• Visualizations and Graphics (VGTC)
• VLSI (TCVLSI)
• Software Engineering (TCSC)
• Test Technology (TTTC)
Special Technical Communities
STC Big Data
STC Broadening Participation
STC Cloud
STC Cybersecurity
STC Education
STC eGOV
STC Enterprise Architecture
STC Haptics
STC Human Computation
STC Internet of Everything
STC Multicore
STC Operating Systems
STC SmartGrid
STC Smart Computing
STC Social Networking
STC Sustainable Computing
STC Systems Engineering
STC Wearable & Ubiquitous Technologies
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9. Computer Society Conference Sponsorship
Technical Co-sponsorship
IEEE CS accepts no financial or legal liability for the meeting
IEEE CS volunteers actively involved in program committee
Use of Logos permitted, but not IEEE name in conference title
Publishing in IEEE digital libraries is required
Application fee
Financial Sponsorship
IEEE CS accepts all financial & legal liability
Financial Co-sponsorship
IEEE CS shares in financial and legal liabilities with at least 50% for new meetings
Surpluses or losses are shared proportionately
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10. Computer Society Conference Sponsorship
Technical Co-sponsorship
IEEE CS accepts no financial or legal liability for the meeting
IEEE CS volunteers actively involved in program committee
Use of Logos permitted, but not IEEE name in conference title
Publishing in IEEE digital libraries is required
Application fee
Financial Sponsorship
IEEE CS accepts all financial & legal liability
Financial Co-sponsorship
IEEE CS shares in financial and legal liabilities with at least 50% for new meetings
Surpluses or losses are shared proportionately
Some discussions are under way for FCS STCs
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11. IEEE Computers, Software, and Applications
STCs on the Ground
IEEE Computers, Software, and Applications
Since 1976
Symposia & Congresses
ECPE: Embedded & Cyber-Physical Environments
SETA: Software Engineering Technology and Applications
TAIN: Technologies and Applications of the Internet
SEPT: Security, Privacy and Trust in Computing
MOWU: Mobile, Wearable and Ubiquitous Computing
WEDA: Web Technologies & Data Analytics
HCSC: Human and Social Computing
NATA: Novel Applications and Technology Advances in Computing
CELT: Computer Education and Learning Technologies
ITiP: IT in Practice
We have the following 18 STCs listed on 
STC Big Data
STC Broadening Participation
STC Cloud
STC Cybersecurity
STC Education
STC eGOV
STC Enterprise Architecture
STC Haptics
STC Human Computation
STC Internet of Everything
STC Multicore
STC Operating Systems
STC SmartGrid
STC Smart Computing
STC Social Networking
STC Sustainable Computing
STC Systems Engineering
STC Wearable & Ubiquitous Technologies
Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Processing ISPDC 2016)
International Conference on eDemocracy & eGovernment (ICEDEG/ICEDEM 2016/2017)
2016 IEEE International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering (LaTiCE 2016)
International Conference on Information Science and Security (ICISS 2015/2016)
2016 6th International Conference on IT Convergence and Security (ICTITCS 2016)
Cyber Conflict Conference (CyCon US 2016)
Equity & Sustained Participation (RESPECT 2016)
2016 IEEE International Forum on Smart Grids for Smart Cities (SG4SC)

12. STCs from 2015 – What has evolved?
Many online communities producing newsletters and hosting social networking sites
Have reached into new areas (social networking, e-government, enterprise architecture, smart computing, social networking).
Several on the ground activities that have expanded our base
There is a desire (particularly for academics) to produce archival publications and to have face-to-face meetings
The IEEE/CS platform Collabratec is encouraged for new STCs and may live alongside existing social networking platforms.
STCs have received the membership base from IEEE Initiatives that have finished.
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13. How to get involved Join an STC: https://www.computer.org/web/stc
Go to and click on the logo of the STC you wish to join
Interested in initiating a new STC?
Click the New STC Application form
Interested in Volunteering?
Refer to the list of available positions and fill the form.
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14. Way forward
The CS continues to need a nimble way to organize emerging technologies.
STCs who want a conference that closely relate to a TC can align with the TC’s conference.
STCs who want a conference different that the TCs can support are hosted by a general conference.
STCs who are stable after X years are encouraged to apply to be TCs/Consortia, Special Initiatives and Future Directions.
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15. IEEE Computer Society Special Technical Communities (STCs)
QUESTION TIME!
November 29, 2016
Bruce McMillin, STC Governing Executive Committee Chair 2016