Friday 24 April 2009
| Time | Room Tintoretto | Room Tiepolo | Room Canaletto | |
| 8:00 | 8:30 | TA VC Opening & General Introduction | Membership Development | Gold |
| 8:30 | 10:00 | IRC, Energy, ISBIR & Standards Subcommittee | ||
| 10:00 | 11:30 | IRC, Energy, ISBIR & Standards | Joint MD &Gold | Student Activites SubCommittee |
| 11:30 | 13:00 | Section Solidarity Initiative(How strong Sections can help developing Sections) | ||
| 13:00 | 14:00 | Lunch | ||
| 14:00 | 16:00 | Conference Subcommittee | Professional Activities | Strategic Planning Subcommittee |
| 16:00 | 17:00 | Education Activities Subcommittee | Operations Review Subcommittee | |
| 17:00 | 18:00 | Awards & Recognitions | ||
| 18:00 | 19:00 | |||
| Room Albinoni | ||||
| 17:00 | 18:00 | Membership Development tutorial – A.Szabo | ||
| 18:00 | 19:00 | Meeting with Italy Section Officers | ||
| 19:00 | 19:40 | Lecture by: Pietro Palella (General Director of STMicroelectronics) “Innovation in a global environment: the STMicroelectronics case” | Summary: “Innovation” has been and still is the key driver of the semiconductor industry. While technology innovation remains the focal point, the globalization of the scenario and a significant shift in the value chain in the industry impose to rethink most of the processes in the Company. Business model innovation has been the pillar of the ST success in recent years, while a new meta-national model for R&D is the challenge for the future. A quick overview on how innovation at 360 degrees has reshaped the Company. | |
| Ristorante La Fontanella | ||||
| 19:40 | 21:30 | Welcome Dinner | ||
Saturday 25 April 2009
| 8:00 | 16:00 | IEEE Region 8 Meeting Room Dogi A | |
| 16:30 | 20:00 | Depart by bus and then for a Cruise of Vaporetto around Venice Island, sightseeing spots and monuments commented by English speaking Guides. Getting to S.Marco Channel and arrival in Piazza San Marco. Sightseeing Piazza San Marco and its monuments illustrated by English speaking Guides | |
| 19:45 | 22:30 | Vaporetto brings us to Palazzo Vendramin Calergi, home to Social Dinner (ACTV pier San Marcuola, 200 m walk). Short sightseeing of the Palazzo up to the Dining Room. Dress Code, Formal | |
| 22:30 | 23:00 | Return at the Hotel | |
Sunday 26 April 2009
| Room Dogi A | Room Albinoni | Room Tintoretto | |||
| 8:00 | 13:15 | IEEE Region 8 Meeting | |||
| 14:15 | 16:15 | Chapter Coordination Subcommittee | Educational workshop/tutorial – M.Kam/J.C.Freira | ||
| 16:15 | 17:45 | Global History Network seminar – J.Baal Schem | |||