ISIT2023

Social Program

Date Time Social Program Notes
Welcome Reception
Date
Sunday, 25 June, 2023
Time
17:30-20:20
Location
3F Banquet Hall
Style
Reception
Broadening Participation in ITSOC: Introducing the ITSOC Volunteer Webpage
Date
Monday, 26 June, 2023
Time
12:40-13:20
Location
4F VIP Room
Style
Lunch box
About
The IT Society greatly depends on energetic and enthusiastic participation by Society members as volunteers. As our society grows in size and geographical diversity, having a mechanism to track member’s interests and connect them with the various ITSOC committee chairs can benefit all activities of the society. To this end, we are developing a mechanism to connect interested members with committee chairs via a volunteer website. This event will showcase the ITSOC volunteer site and also have committee chairs present to describe the volunteer positions that become available on a revolving basis. Once the website is public, volunteers can submit their details. We do wish to note that submitting such an expression of interest does not guarantee that members will be asked to volunteer immediately; rather this is the start of a new mechanism to enable broader participation.
Women in Information Theory (WITHITS) + D & I
Date
Monday, 26 June, 2023
Time
18:20-19:50
Location
4F VIP Room
Style
Business buffet
About
Join us for an engaging networking event hosted by Women in Information Theory (WITHITS) and the Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) committee. This event will be organized as two parts. Firstly, we invite you to join our “Dinner and Date” session, where you can meet and chat with mentors and colleagues in a relaxed environment. Engage in conversations on various topics such as career development, publishing papers, time management, finding jobs, and more while enjoying a delightful dinner. Secondly, we are excited to present an interactive panel session featuring faculty members from across Asia, who will discuss diversity challenges and the efforts being made in the field. This session will offer a valuable opportunity to gain insights, share experiences, and learn from experts in fostering diversity and inclusion.
Alumni in Industry
Date
Tuesday, 27 June, 2023
Time
18:10-19:10
Location
Room 102
Memorial for Jacob Ziv
Date
Tuesday, 27 June, 2023
Time
20:00-21:00
Location
Room 102
Awards Session
Date
Wednesday, 28 June, 2023
Time
11:40-13:00
Location
4F VIP Room
Conference Excursions
Date
Wednesday, 28 June, 2023
Time
14:10-18:00
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Interview with the Shannon Awardee
Date
Thursday, 29 June, 2023
Time
13:10-14:20
Location
4F VIP Room
Style
Business lunch buffet
About
We are happy to invite you to join us for discussions with this year’s Claude E. Shannon Award recipient Rüdiger Urbanke. Our hosts Marco Mondelli and Henry Pfister will ask the Shannon Lecturer about his journey from childhood through graduate school, to the interesting stories behind his biggest discoveries and contributions to information theory and coding theory. After the interview, you will have the opportunity to ask your questions from this year’s Shannon Lecturer in a live Q&A session.
Banquet
Date
Thursday, 29 June, 2023
Time
18:30-21:30
Location
3F Grand Hyatt Taipei
Style
Table dishes
Mentoring Outreach
Date
Friday, 30 June, 2023
Time
13:10-14:20
Location
4F VIP Room
Serve
Business lunch buffet
About
We are happy to invite you to join the annual ISIT mentoring event. The mentoring event includes a series of roundtables moderated by experienced faculty members of IEEE ITSoc focusing on topics relevant to the student, postdoc and young faculty community of the ITSoc. The event consists of several 45-minute sessions, where members of the Information Theory community from academia and industry will provide scientific and career advice, share their experiences and answer questions from more junior members who are registered to ISIT. We look forward to your participation in this event for an opportunity to network and exchange ideas with other members of the community. List of Mentors and focus-topics along with the time of each session can be found in the following link: List of Mentors and Focus topics - ISIT 2023 Mentoring Event.pdf
AI, ChatGPT, Research, and Teaching Unconference Event
Date
Friday, 30 June, 2023
Time
13:10-14:20
Location
4F VIP Room (Portion B)
Serve
Business lunch buffet
About
We would like to invite you to participate in the AI, ChatGPT, Research and Teaching Unconference event. This event is structured around three parallel sessions, each dedicated to examining the impact of recent advancements in AI, particularly the development of large language models like ChatGPT, on research and teaching as it pertains to information theory. One session is dedicated to presenting practical use-cases of these technologies in research and teaching. The other two sessions are structured as informal discussions among ITSoc members, focusing on understanding the influence of these advancements on research methodologies and teaching practices. Your participation and input would be valued as we collectively navigate these evolving aspects of our field.
Panel Session for NSF and NSTC Early Career Awards
Date
Friday, 30 June, 2023
Time
16:40-18:00
Location (for in-person attendees)
Room 102
Link(for virtual attendees)(meeting number 2512 751 9381 / password isit2023)
About
This event will be open and free of charge to all interested professionals, scholars and students worldwide. Onsite light buffet outside the meeting room will be served 30 minutes before and throughout the event. This session features six panelists who have gone on to successful academic careers in information theory or communication areas after winning the NSF Career Awards and the NSTC Einstein/Columbus Awards. After a brief introduction to these awards, the panelists will briefly talk about how they used their awards to advance their research and education careers. After each panelist has given their talk, the session will be opened to the audience for a question and answer period. This session provides an opportunity for these winners to describe the long-term impact of the award on them and an inspiration to early career academic-bound information theorists and researchers in the audience.
DeepVerse 6G Machine Learning Challenge
Competition Dates
20 May - 20 June, 2023
Registration Deadline
20 May, 2023
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Society Events
ITSOC BoG Meeting
Date
Sunday, 25 June, 2023
Time
9:00-16:00
Location
3F North Lounge
Serve
Business lunch buffet