Project Milestones and Schedule
The EITC-New Materials 2014 project was started in July 2013 and runs through 2014.
| Date  | 
Project Milestone Description  | 
Status | 
|---|---|---|
| June 1, 2013 | 
Propose the conference site of the EITA-New Materials 2014. | 
Done  | 
| July 1, 2013 | 
Set up the initial website of the EITA-New Materials 2014. | Done  | 
| July 15, 2013 | 
Start to form the core organizing committee. | 
Done | 
| July 20, 2013 | 
Propose the titles of the 4 parallel Workshops. | 
Done  | 
| August 3, 2013 | 
Propose the conference date of the EITA-New Materials 2014.  | 
Done | 
| August 7, 2013  | 
Start to invite conference co-chairs and workshop co-chairs.  | 
Done | 
| August 15, 2013  | 
The draft project milestones and schedule ready. | Done | 
| August 26, 2013 | 
Start to draft the funding proposal for the EITA-New Materials 2014. | Done  | 
| August 29, 2013  | 
Propose the conference program schedule of the EITA-New Materials 2014.    | 
Done | 
| August 29, 2013 | 
The draft program template ready.    | 
Done | 
| September 1, 2013 | 
Checkpoint 1: project reviews and monitoring. | Done | 
| September 3, 2013  | 
Propose the draft budget for the EITA-New Materials 2014.  | 
Done | 
| November 1, 2013 | 
Checkpoint 2: project reviews and monitoring.  | 
Done | 
| December 1, 2013 | 
Start to invite speakers worldwide. | Done | 
| December 15, 2013 | 
Complete forming the organizing committee.   | 
Done | 
| December 31, 2013 | 
Checkpoint 3: project reviews and monitoring. | 
Done | 
| January 11, 2014 | 
Finalize the themes of the 4 parallel workshops. | 
Done | 
| February 1, 2014  | 
The first draft conference program ready.  | 
Done  | 
| February 28, 2014 | 
Start to draft the funding proposal to the NSC. | 
Done | 
| March 20, 2014  | 
Propose the candidates of the keynote speaker and the plenary speakers.   | 
Done  | 
| March 28, 2014 | 
Submit the funding proposal to the NSC. | 
Done | 
| March 30, 2014 | 
Send out a reminder to submit the Bios and Abstracts. | 
Done | 
| April 1, 2014 | 
Checkpoint 4: project reviews and monitoring. | Done | 
| May 1, 2014 | 
Start to collect the Bios and Abstracts.    | 
Done | 
| June 1, 2014 | 
Checkpoint 5: project reviews and monitoring. | Done | 
| June 25, 2014 | 
Start to draft the conference budget.  | 
Done | 
| July 1, 2014 | 
Checkpoint 6: project reviews and monitoring.  | 
Done | 
| July 15, 2014  | 
Propose the conference hotels.  | 
Done  | 
| July 19, 2014 | 
Start to draft the conference proceedings template. | 
Done | 
| August 1, 2014 | 
Checkpoint 7: project reviews and monitoring.   | 
Done | 
| August 2, 2014  | 
Propose the opening keynote and plenary speakers candidates.  | 
Done  | 
| August 13, 2014 | 
The first draft of the conference proceedings template ready.  | 
Done | 
| August 17, 2014 | 
Finalize the Conference Program Committee.   | 
Done | 
| August 18, 2014 | 
Recommend a list of conference hotels. | 
Done | 
| August 31, 2014 | 
Semi-finalize the "Travel, Accommodation, Registration" webpage. | 
Done | 
| September 1, 2014 | 
Checkpoint 8: project reviews and monitoring.     | 
Done | 
| September 7, 2014  | 
Start to invite the opening keynote and plenary speakers.   | 
Done  | 
| September 15, 2014 | 
Finalize the plan on the local logistic support. | 
Done | 
| September 16, 2014 | 
The first draft of the official conference program (without speakers' photos) ready.   | 
Done | 
| September 17, 2014   | 
The first draft of the official conference proceedings ready. | Done  | 
| September 18, 2014  | 
Finalize the budget for the conference dinner.  | 
Done | 
| September 23, 2014  | 
Start to draft the dinner invitation letter.  | 
Done  | 
| September 26, 2014  | 
Finalize the place for the conference dinner.  | 
Done  | 
| September 28, 2014  | 
Finalize the global conference announcement and invitation.  | 
Done  | 
| September 30. 2014  | 
Finalize the conference room assignments.  | 
Done  | 
| September 30, 2014   | 
The 1st global conference announcement and invitation.  | 
Done  | 
| September 30, 2014 | Finalize the conference the registration form.  | 
Done  | 
| October 1, 2014 | 
Checkpoint 9: project reviews and monitoring.     | 
Done | 
| October 10, 2014 | 
Send out dinner invitations to all invited speakers and committee members. | Done | 
| October 10, 2014 | 
The registration for the event is open.   | 
Done | 
| October 11, 2014 | 
Create the conference announcement. | 
Done | 
| October 12, 2014 | 
Send out the conference announcements globally (the first announcement). | Done | 
| October 13, 2014 | 
The invitation letter and the invited guest list of the conference dinner ready. | Done | 
| October 17, 2014 | 
The semi-final conference program (without the speakers' pictures) ready.  | 
Done | 
| October 20, 2014  | 
The official draft conference proceedings ready.  | 
Done  | 
| October 20, 2014  | 
The first draft conference program (with the photos version) ready.   | 
Done  | 
| October 31, 2014 | 
The last day to submit short Abstracts and/or Bios.   | 
Done  | 
| November 1, 2014 | 
Checkpoint 10: project reviews and monitoring.  | 
Done  | 
| November 11, 2014 | 
The official conference program with the speakers' pictures ready.  | 
Done  | 
| November 13, 2014 | 
Baseline the conference programs and the conference proceedings. | 
Done  | 
| November 16, 2014 | 
Send out the conference announcements globally (the second announcement). | Done   | 
| November 19, 2014 | 
Finalize the conference programs and the conference proceedings. | Done  | 
| November 22, 2014 | 
Local management meeting. | 
Done  | 
| November 24, 2014 | 
The conference ends. | 
Done | 

