1. WCC2000 Report to IFIP Council’2000 IPC and OC, WCC2000 March 8, 2000 Washington, DC, USA

2. Agenda b Updates from the Organizing Committee b Electronic submission system b Keynote speakers b Special events at the Congress b Schedule for the next 6 months

3. Updates from the Organizing Committee b 2000+ paper submissions 700+ overseas submissions700+ overseas submissions b Target attendance 2000 participants in total2000 participants in total 800 overseas attendees800 overseas attendees b Helps needed from IFIP, TCs, and WGs to actively promote the Congress b Negotiations with Air China on discount air fares to Beijing

4. Updates (cont’d) b Current promotion to attract as many attendants as possible Registration rates posted on the WebRegistration rates posted on the WebRegistration rates posted on the WebRegistration rates posted on the Web Date for early registration moved from May 1 to June 1, 2000Date for early registration moved from May 1 to June 1, 2000 New rate for group registration (before June 1)New rate for group registration (before June 1) –$480 each for groups over 14 delegates –$510 each for groups of 10-14 delegates –$530 each for groups of 5-9 delegates –$550 each for all above group sizes after June 1.

5. Electronic Paper Submission b First time in China that papers were submitted through the Web. b Out of 2000+ submissions 2/3 were submitted through the Web2/3 were submitted through the Web About 1/3 is from emails or postal mailsAbout 1/3 is from emails or postal mails b Authors select conference and type of papers to submit b All submitted papers were instantly visible to PC chairs

6. Electronic Submission System b Submission Home Page Submission Home Page Submission Home Page b Form to upload paper Form to upload paper Form to upload paper b Reviewer Web Page Reviewer Web Page Reviewer Web Page b Form for entering comments Form for entering comments Form for entering comments b Program Chair entry point Program Chair entry point Program Chair entry point b List of IIP papers and review status List of IIP papers and review status List of IIP papers and review status b List of ICS papers and review status List of ICS papers and review status List of ICS papers and review status

7. WCC2000 Submission Statistics Total: 2018

8. Submission Statistics: IIP

9. Submission Statistics: ICSP

10. Submission Statistics: ICS

11. Submission Statistics: ICDA

12. Submission Statistics: ICCT

13. Submission Statistics: SEC

14. Submission Statistics: ITBM

15. Submission Statistics: ICEUT

16. Keynote Speakers b China: b Japan: Dr. Makoto Nagano, President of Kyoto University and IPSJ b UK: Professor Sir Tony Hoare b USA: b Besides academic speakers, speakers from major IT companies are being invited for the first-day activities.

17. Special Events at the Congress b Various workshops AEARUAEARU –Chairs of Department of Computer Science in East Asia Research University ICS Workshop 1ICS Workshop 1 –United Nation University in Macau ICS Workshop 2ICS Workshop 2 –Fundamentals and technologies for Internet-class applications ICEUT workshop ?ICEUT workshop ?

18. Special Events (cont’d) b Panels: IT technology and net economyIT technology and net economy b Youth Forum b Pioneers’ Day b Industry exhibit b Others JCST (Journal of Computer Science and Technology) EveningJCST (Journal of Computer Science and Technology) Evening

19. Proceedings Schedule b March 25 Notification to authors for acceptance through e-mailNotification to authors for acceptance through e-mail b April 25 Final/camera-ready version submitted to OC electronicallyFinal/camera-ready version submitted to OC electronically b May 25 Proceedings materials sent to publisherProceedings materials sent to publisher b August 1 Proceedings shipped from publisherProceedings shipped from publisher

20. E-mail Notice to Authors b Acceptance decision, with comments b Specification for final camera-ready version: Typeset style (fonts, size, etc)Typeset style (fonts, size, etc) Encoding (PDF, DOC, PS)Encoding (PDF, DOC, PS) Submission deadline (April 25)Submission deadline (April 25) Means for submission (Web or email).Means for submission (Web or email). b Mandatory registration for authors with accepted papers US$ 580 early registration, individualUS$ 580 early registration, individual

21. Program Schedule May 15: Advanced Program on the Web. July 15: Final Program on the web June 30: Completed CD-ROM design. July 15: CD-ROM master sent to production July 30: CD-ROM completed Aug. 19: Pre-Congress press release Aug. 21: WCC2000 opens