Dr. Sandra Cruz-Pol Conference Co-Chair June 27, 2006 ICEE 2006 Ushers Meeting.

Dr. Sandra Cruz-PolConference Co-Chair

June 27, 2006

ICEE 2006 Ushers Meeting

Needs

• Twenty (20) students serving as ushers; two at each parallel session.

• From the Metropolitan Area

• Some 3 days, some 3 ½ (½ of Friday)

• Please sign, specify– Whether 3 days or 3 ½ days– T-shirt size

Program

Past Conferences

• 2005 Gliwice, Poland• 2004 Gainesville, Florida, USA  • 2003 Valencia, Spain• 2002 Manchester, United Kingdom  • 2001 Oslo, Norway  • 2000 Tainan, Taiwan •  1999 Prague, Czech Republic•  1998 Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Participants from all over the World!

• Brazil, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Russian Federation, Spain, Lithuania, Romania, Ukraine, India, Finland, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Namibia, Japan, Ireland, China, Norway, Colombia, Denmark, Austria, Hungary, Israel, Italy. Korea, South, Latvia, Mexico, Malaysia, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Egypt, Cuba, Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Sweden, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Philippines, Cyprus, Burma/Myanmar, Belarus, France, Gambia, United States, Taiwan,

We expect 400 participants for 2006.

Organization

• Jorge Vélez-Arocho, General ChairJorge Vélez-Arocho, General Chair– Chancellor UPRMChancellor UPRM

• Ramón E. Vásquez Espinosa, Conference ChairRamón E. Vásquez Espinosa, Conference Chair– Dean of Engineering, UPRMDean of Engineering, UPRM

• Sandra Cruz-Pol, Program Co-ChairSandra Cruz-Pol, Program Co-Chair– Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering UPRMProfessor, Electrical and Computer Engineering UPRM

• Lueny Morell, Program Co-ChairLueny Morell, Program Co-Chair– Hewlett Packard University RelationsHewlett Packard University Relations

• Anand Sharma, Finance ChairAnand Sharma, Finance Chair– Professor and Dean Engineering UPRMProfessor and Dean Engineering UPRM

Ushers’ Duties

• Be there early every day; 7:40 AM

• Control entrance to room and control the laptop and projector

• Download ppt files into the computer.

• Know where to find next file; Name according to session and time.

• Adjurn at 5:30PM

Ushers will receive

• 2 T-shirts

• Certificate of Participation in August

• Reimbursement for parking ticket at $13/day

• Per diem during the days, either – Monday, Tue, Thru(20 ushers) – that plus ½ Friday (only 14 ushers).

Condado Plaza Hotel

Important Rules

• All participants including ushers should wear tag at all times to enter exhibit area (breaks), during the conference and the social events.

• Companions cannot attend sessions, only breaks, lunches.

• All lunches, dinner, tours, workshops require tickets at entrance.

Rooms’ Layout

Lobby LevelOcean Wing

Laguna Wing

Mezzanie Level

Ocean Wing

Laguna Wing

http://icee2006.uprm.edu

Questions?