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6th SID Management Comittee Meeting

November 17th, 2009

HIT, Holon Institute of Technology, Israel

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MC Minutes available here MCMinutesHolon

Venue

HIT - Holon Institute of Technology

Participants

Daniel Arfib, Maria Grazia Ballerano (secretary), Frauke Behrendt, Cumhur Erkut, Christine Ericsdotter (Swedish delegate's substitute), Karmen Franinovic, Fabien Gouyon, Thomas Hermann (vice-chair), Trond Lossius, Roderick Murray-Smith, Pietro Polotti (Italian delegate's substitute) Michal Rinott, Davide Rocchesso (chair), Patrick Susini, Damien Tardieu (Belgian delegate's substitute).

Program

-09:00 -Session 1

-10:40 -Coffee break

-11:20 -Session2

-13:00 -Lunch

-14:30 -Session 3

-17:00 -Coffee break

-17:30 -End of Meeting

-20:00 -Get together drink and dinner

Agenda of the MC Meeting

1. Reading of the minutes of previous MC meeting (York, 03/04/2009) [10']
2. Introduction of delegates and suppleants [10']
3. Administration [10’]
   1. Budget
   2. Report
4. Report of Activities in 2009
   1. COST 298 Conference in Copenhagen (Dissemination, T. Hermann) [5']
   2. Research Retreat WG4 Berlin, June 12-15, 2009 (T. Hermann) [10']
   3. Porto Training School "Interacting with Sounds of Porto" (Fabien Gouyon) and SID Inspirational Session (Karmen Franinovic) [10']
   4. Workshop in Holon (M. Rinott) [15']
5. Organization of activities in 2010[15’]
   1. MC meetings: next MC meeting spring 2010, Stockholm [5']
   2. Short-Term Scientific Missions. Next call for submissions should be with deadline Dec 20th, 2009 – to be executed Jan 1st- June 30th 2010 [10']
   3. Training Schools [15']
6. Status of Working Groups [40']
   1. WG1 (P. Susini)
   2. WG2 (C. Erkut)
   3. WG3 (D. Arfib)
   4. WG4, including Sonification Handbook (T. Hermann)
7. SID Book (K. Franinovic) [15']
8. Special issue of International Journal of Human-Computer Studies [5']
9. Final SID Event [40']
10. Cooperation with other COST Actions (298, 2102, TD0804) [20']
11. Web Site and Mailing Lists, including GASG support grant [20']
12. Any other business [20']
13. Smaller meetings, workgroups

This SID activity is sponsored by

Travel & Hotel Info

For travel and Hotel info on Tel Aviv please see Holon Workshop site

Visa

European citizens do not require a visa to visit Israel. Ensure that you hold an up-to-date passport, with at least six months validity beyond your intended stay in Israel. Upon entering (and leaving) Israel you may be questioned about the purpose of your visit, bring a formal document to show (we will provide one). Feel free to also give Ms. Rinott's name and phone number: +972528800284.

By plane

Israel's main international airport is Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion International Airport, 12 km from Tel Aviv.

Electricity

220-230V/50Hz (Israeli plug/type H - European plug /type C) Secure a universal plug adaptor

Calling Code

The country code for Israel is +972.

FAQs

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© 2009 — Maria Grazia Ballerano