FEATURED CONFERENCE

66th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference

Baltimore
30 September to 3 October

Concentrates on developments in wireless and vehicular technologies. The conference is organized into 10 tracks covering land mobile radio; mobile networks; multiple antennas and space-timing processing; propagation and modeling; transmission technologies; transportation systems; vehicular electronics; wireless access; 
wireless applications; and wireless device architectures.

Along with the conference, the IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Vehicular Communications takes place in Baltimore from 30 September to 1 October. It covers wireless vehicle-to-vehicle, vehicle-to-infrastructure, and vehicle-to-person communications.

Sponsor: IEEE Vehicular Technology Society

Visit: http://www.ieeevtc.org

International Conference On Nanotechnology

Hong Kong
2–5 August

IEEE Nano 2007, the flagship 
conference of the IEEE Nanotechnology Council, includes keynote speeches, workshops, and presentations on nanomedicine, nanotechnology 
research, and advances in the semiconductor industry, nanotubes, and nano-optics.

Sponsors: IEEE Nanotechnology Council, IEEE Electron Devices Society, Centre for Micro and Nano Systems, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Global Emerging Technology Institute

Visit: http://www.ieee-nano.org

European Conference on Circuit Theory and Design

Seville, Spain

26–30 August

Presents many aspects of circuits and systems, including theory, design, and applications. Topics include advancements in linear and nonlinear circuits; systems and signal-processing techniques; and analog, digital, and mixed-signal integrated circuits, as well as new architectural and circuit designs and bioinspired and neuro-fuzzy systems.

Sponsors: IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, European Circuit Society, and the University of Seville

Visit: http://ecctd07.imse.cnm.es

18th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications

Athens

3–7 September

The symposium includes technical papers, tutorials, panel sessions, keynote speeches, and exhibits covering the latest in personal, indoor, and mobile radio communications. PIMRC 2007 focuses on personalized, converged, and context-aware communication technologies that offer services regardless of time and end users’ locations.

Sponsors: IEEE Communications Society and the National Technical University of Athens

Visit: http://www.pimrc2007.org

International Broadcasting Convention

Amsterdam

6–11 September

Tutorials, technical papers, discussion panels, and other sessions cover a broad range of issues. Said to be the world’s leading event for multimedia content creation, management, and delivery, IBC 2007 will have more than 800 exhibits on the latest technology and business ideas in broadcasting and new media, including digital cinema, mobile and Internet Protocol TV, and big-screen displays. Other topics include bandwith availability and recent improvements in compression technologies.

Sponsor: IEEE Broadcast Technology Society

Visit: http://www.ibc.org

European Microwave Conference

Munich

9–12 October

Part of European Microwave Week 2007—the biggest event in Europe dedicated to microwave electronics—the conference includes more than 300 papers and 60 oral and poster sessions on recent advances in the microwave field. Among the presentations will be ones on the modeling and design of high-data-rate photonics, passive components, and emerging technologies such as micro-
electromechanical systems, 
system-in-package, and system-on-chip. Materials, integrated 
circuits, systems, and applications will be addressed with respect to theory, simulation, design, and measurement.

Sponsors: IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society and IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society

Visit: http://www.eumweek.com

Frontiers in Education

Milwaukee 

10–13 October

Focuses on developments in computer science, engineering, and technology education, with an emphasis this year on globalization and engineering education. Topics include Web-based software and applying technology in the classroom.

Sponsors: IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Education Society, and the American Society for Engineering Education

Visit: http://fie.engrng.pitt.edu/fie2007

—compiled by Ilene Kleinbaum