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Call for ISAF 2026 Organization and Location Proposals

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Proposal document submission due date is Sunday, 29 May 2022
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On behalf of VP-Ferroelectrics, Shujun Zhang
 
The International Conference on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF) is the annual Ferroelectrics conference organized and sponsored by the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control (UFFC) Society. The conference rotates through three continents, including America, Asia, and Europe.

The upcoming ISAF conference locations include:
 
The ISAF 2022: Tours (Europe)
The ISAF 2023: Cleveland (N. America)
The ISAF 2024 (UFFC): Taipei (Asia)
The ISAF 2025: Graz (Europe)
The ISAF2026: Americas (bid)
 
The Ferroelectrics Standing Committee (FerroCom) of the UFFC Society welcomes research groups to bid for the organization of ISAF 2026, to be held in America.
 

  • The proposal consists of a written document and a short presentation.
  • Please keep the proposal document below 10 pages including supplemental materials.
  • The proposal document submission due date is Sunday, 29 May 2022.

Please send the proposal to:
Jing-Feng Li: (Click to show email)
Yuji Noguchi: (Click to show email)
Shujun Zhang: (Click to show email)
Jon Ihlefeld: (Click to show email)
 
Please prepare for an approximately 10 minutes overview presentation at the Ferroelectric Standing Committee meeting during the 2022 ISAF which will be held on 27 June 2022 in Tours, France.
 
Contact person for any questions:
Jing-Feng Li: (Click to show email) & Yuji Noguchi: (Click to show email)
 
Basic items expected in the proposal:

  • Host country
  • General Chair name
  • Other volunteers who have agreed to support the organization of ISAF
  • Venue city (give the details of the city)
  • Possible venues (e.g. University/Hotel/Conference Centre) Preferred dates (note ISAF “traditionally” takes place in July)
  • Potential for sufficient accommodation
  • Potential transportation suggestion: flight time, airport, connection airport, train, bus, taxi to the venue
  • Potential partner conferences
  • Potential sponsorship and exhibitors
  • Draft budget template
  • Local Conference Management Service (only if required by the municipality bidding)

The guidelines for the budget template are as follows:  

  • The budget spreadsheet covers the main typical revenue and expenses that we use to compare conferences and prepare budgets for IEEE. This should be self-explanatory; however, please do not hesitate to ask questions as they arise.
  • Do not change anything in the cells highlighted in purple.
  • Do not change the registration fees or quantities listed on the Revenue tab
  • You may change the exhibits and patron quantities/revenue on the Revenue tab (please provide company/government support letters based on the figures entered)
  • You may change the social function costs, AV, and meeting room rental (if applicable) on the Expense tab
  • Note the gratuity and tax charge line item on the Social Functions tab (cells G67, H67, I67). This charge varies based on location so please update accordingly if needed.

For questions regarding the budget template, please contact Shelby Lussier, (Click to show email).