Dear Colleagues,

You are invited to the XII IEEE International Vacuum Electronics Conference (IVEC-2011) to be held during February 21 - 24, 2011, in Bangalore, India. The IEEE-IVEC is a major annual gathering of vacuum electronic device and system professionals, which is held alternately in US and Europe/ Asia. IVEC-2010 was held in Monterey, California, USA, in May, 2010. Earlier Asia-Pacific editions of IVEC were held in Japan (2007) and South Korea (2003). IVEC-2011 is organized by the IEEE-EDS Vacuum Electronics Committee, jointly with IEEE Bangalore Section and IEEE ED/SSC Joint Chapter, Bangalore.

It is co-sponsored by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), New Delhi, Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), Bangalore, Institution of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineers (IETE), New Delhi and Vacuum Electronic Devices & Applications Society (VEDAS), Bangalore. Major scientific departments of India: Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, Department of Science & Technology, Indian Space Research Organisation, Department of Information Technology; other scientific agencies and national/ multi-national companies are likely to support the event.

IEEE - IVEC-2011 will be attended by the renowned professionals of the International Vacuum Electronic Devices and Systems Community. It will commence with an inaugural and plenary sessions including talks by eminent experts to focus onto the scientific and technological strides that are driving the current and future directions in vacuum electronic research. Subsequently, a number of parallel oral and poster sessions will present latest developments in vacuum electronic devices, their theories and computational design tools, active and passive components, technologies and systems and focus on a spectrum of scientific and commercial applications, spanning the range from UHF to THz frequencies. System developers will also find a unique snapshot into the state-of-the-art in vacuum electronic devices for electronic systems encompassing radar, electronic warfare, digital broadcasting, high data-rate communication, medical application, and RF accelerator technology for high energy physics. The meeting will be configured to maximally benefit all attendees with latest updates in the field and fruitful interaction with the peers.

A special 2011 IVEC Award for Excellence in Vacuum Electronics and a Best Student Paper Award will be awarded during the conference. The meeting and social events will provide a unique opportunity to renew contacts or establish new friendships with colleagues, interact with customers and end-users, and meet students and researchers in the field. Pre-conference tutorials and a Vacuum Electronic Devices & Systems Expo (organized by Vacuum Electronic Devices & Applications Society, India) will also be part of IVEC-2011. We invite you to submit extended abstracts to IVEC-2011 to report on your original work and experiences in vacuum electronics.
We look forward to see you all at IVEC-2011, in the 'garden city' of Bangalore.

Sincerely,

Dr Lalit Kumar
General Chair
IEEE - IVEC-2011