Deadline:
September 1, 2008
CAST 10b is
soliciting nominations for the 2011 Programming Coordinator. The current list of
CAST 10b
Programming Coordinators is:
2008: Mayuresh V. Kothare (Lehigh U.)
2009: Masoud Soroush (Drexel U.)
2010: John P. Congalidis (DuPont)
Given the CAST
10b policy of selecting a coordinator from industry every third year, the 2011
Programming
Coordinator will be selected from academia.
To make the
process as inclusive as possible, we would like to request nominations from the
general
CAST membership. According to the current selection procedure,
the Programming
Coordinator is
selected from the nominees by the current and recent past CAST 10b Programming
Coordinators.
Please note that
all nominees must be willing and able to devote the time and effort necessary
to carry out the
tasks required by the position. All of the Programming Coordinators
for the
four CAST Areas
sit on the CAST Programming Board, which is headed by the CAST Division
Programming Chair
(Larry Biegler, Carnegie Mellon University). The
specific duties of the
CAST 10b
Programming Coordinator include:
Year One
Attend the Area
Programming Meeting at the 2008 and 2009 Fall AIChE meetings and learn
the
basic procedures.
Help the other two 10b coordinators as
necessary with the organization and
review process
for the 2009 and 2010 Fall AIChE meetings.
Year Two
Develop the Area
10b program for the 2011 Fall AIChE meeting. This
task is performed at the
Area 10b
Programming Meeting at the 2010 Fall AIChE meeting. Ensure that Calls for Papers
are submitted to
the Division Programming Coordinator on time for inclusion in the CAST
Newsletter. Ensure that the Division Programming Coordinator has
all the session titles and
chairmen
information required for the AIChE programming retreat. Organize the development
of invited
session proposals for the 2011 American Control Conference. Manage the nomination
and appointment
process for the 2013 Programming Coordinator.
Year Three
Coordinate the
review process for AIChE papers submitted to the 2011 American Control
Conference. Coordinate the central review of abstracts for the 2011
Fall AIChE meeting. Develop
the final program
with the assistance of the other Cast 10b programming chairs and session
chairmen.
Report to the CAST 10b membership on the status of Area programming at
the
2011 Fall
Programming Meeting. Request that all speakers at AIChE meetings submit a
Presentation
Record to the AIChE at least one month before the meeting. Monitor attendance
and note the
absence of speakers at the sessions.
Please submit
nominations to me by email before September 1, 2008. If you have any questions,
please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Masoud Soroush
2009 CAST10B
Program Coordinator