Communication Theory Workshops

The Committee's annual workshop takes place during the Spring and typically consists of five single-track sessions over a three-day period. The number of attendees is usually around 100. The majority of the talks are invited. The Workshop typically alternates between the East and the West Coasts of the USA, with two Workshops having taken place outside the USA in 1991.

Proposals for the Communication Theory Workshop

Proposals to organize a Workshop are processed as follows.

• Submission of the Workshop proposal to the CTTC Chair.
• Review of the proposal by the CTW Selection Committee using the criteria listed below.
• The CTW Selection Committee makes a recommdation to the CTTC leadership.
• The CTTC leaderships makes the final decision

The current members of the CTW Selection Committee are

• Costas Georghiades (Chair)
• Norman Beaulieu
• Helmut Boelcskei
• Gordon Stuber
• Aylin Yener

The CTW Selection Committee will make a recommendation for the Workshop site such that the probability of a successful workshop, as measured by financial, technical and overall attendee satisfaction criteria, is maximized. This includes the following:

• The workshop location:
  • Ambiance
  • Isolation and exclusive use of the resort
  • Accessibility (including visa restrictions)
  • Travel cost
• The dates of the proposed workshop (making sure there are no major conflicts, summer vs winter, etc...)
• The cost of registration/lodging
• The proposal
  • Experience of the proposed organizers (organizational)
  • Expertise of the proposed organizers (technical)
  • The quality of the proposal (incomplete or poor proposal may signal things to come)
  • Everything else being the same, new CTW organizers will be preferred
• Whether a workshop was held at a proposed venue recently (everything else being the same a new venue may be preferable)

Past Communication Theory Workshop Technical Programs

• The 38th Communication Theory Workshop (May 10-13, 2009)
• The 37th Communication Theory Workshop (May 11-14, 2008)
• The 36th Communication Theory Workshop (May 20-23, 2007)
• The 35th Communication Theory Workshop (May 21-24, 2006)
• The 34th Communication Theory Workshop (June 12-15, 2005)
• The 33th Communication Theory Workshop (May 5-8, 2004)
• The 32th Communication Theory Workshop (April 6-9, 2003)
• The 31th Communication Theory Workshop (May 19-22, 2002)
• The 30th Communication Theory Workshop (April 29-May 2, 2001)
• The 29th Communication Theory Workshop (May 7-10, 2000)
• The 28th Communication Theory Workshop (May 23-26, 1999)
• The 27th Communication Theory Workshop [Postscript] (May 3-6, 1998)
• The 26th Communication Theory Workshop [Postscript] (April 27-30, 1997)

Communication Theory Workshop Representatives