1. IEEE ISPLC 2015 Proposal General Chair: Brian L. Evans, Univ. of Texas Austin General Co-Chair: Alexis Kwasinski, Univ. of Texas Austin Tech. Program Chair: Naofal Al-Dhahir, Univ. of Texas Dallas Tech. Program Co-Chair: Anand Dabak, Texas Instruments Tech. Program Co-Chair: Haniph Latchman, Univ. of Florida

2. Recent ISPLCs YearLocationDatesSubmittedAcceptedAttendees 2014Glasgow, ScotlandMar 30 – Apr 2 2013Johannesburg, South AfricaMar 24 – 278064 80 (inc. volunteers) 2012Beijing, ChinaMar 27 – 3015670106 + volunteers 2011Udine, ItalyApr 3 – 613588190 (150 paid) 2010Rio de Janeiro, BrazilMar 28 – 3110961170 (135 paid) 2009Dresden, GermanyMar 29 – Apr 113962118 (111 paid) 2008Jeju Island, KoreaApr 2 – 410776135 (111 paid) 2007Pisa, ItalyMar 26 – 2813594150 (inc. volunteers)

3. IEEE ISPLC 2015 Proposal for Austin, Texas USA 29 March – 1 April Follow previous format Two parallel tracks Three keynote talks Banquet on Tuesday evening Invite TC PLC members to join tech. prog. comm. Downtown Austin view from Hilton Hotel, Lady Bird Lake

4. Organizing Committee Brian L. Evans, UT Austin, IEEE Fellow Smart grid communications, cellular comm. Alexis Kwasinski, UT Austin Power elect., smart grids, telecom. power sys. Naofal Al-Dhahir, UT Dallas, IEEE Fellow Smart grid communications, cellular comm. Anand Dabak, Texas Inst., IEEE Fellow Smart grid communications, cellular comm. Haniph Latchman, Univ. of Florida ATM and powerline comm. networks

5. Organizing Committee Publicity chair: Bridget Erlikh (ComSoc) Registration chair: Bridget Erlikh (ComSoc) Conf. manager: Bridget Erlikh (ComSoc) Finance chair: Bruce Worthman (ComSoc) Local arrangements chair: TBA

6. IEEE ISPLC 2015 Confirmed sponsors Texas Inst. – Smart Grid Business Unit – Dallas Univ. of Texas at Austin – College of Engineering Potential sponsors include Freescale – Smart Grid Comm. Group – Austin IBM – Austin Pecan Street Research Institute – Austin Univ. of Texas at Dallas Previous ISPLC sponsors?

7. Downtown Austin Nightlife Driskill Hotel 500ft ~ 160m Stephen F. Austin Intercontinental Hotel

8. Lady Bird Lake Trail Popular for jogging, running, walking 10+ km Less than 1 km from likely conference hotel Lady Bird Lake Trail goes around both sides of lake Likely Conference Hotel

9. Texas Capitol Made of pink granite, larger than US Capitol Nice grounds with several monuments Free tours and < 1 km from hotel

10. Barton Springs Spring fed pool, 300m x 30m About 2.5 km from conference hotel Open 5am – 10pm

11. Zilker Park Huge park, playground, Umlauf sculpture garden, botanical garden About 3 km from conference hotel

12. Other Activities within 3 km Canoeing on Barton Creek Kayak Lady Bird Lake Mountain Bike the Barton Creek Greenbelt

13. Texas Wine Country Approximately 20 wineries < 140 km Several towards historic Fredericksburg

14. San Marcos Outlet Mall About 40 km south of conf. hotel 200+ outlet stores, shopping!! Prime Outlets –Neiman Marcus, Giorgio Armani General Store, Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store, Coach, Crate and Barrel Outlet, Pottery Barn Outlet, bebe, Tommy Bahama, etc. Tanger Outlets –Samsonite, Wilsons Leather Outlet, Kenneth Cole, Old Navy Outlet, Polo Jeans Co., etc