1. July 2014
Hilton Singapore

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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