The IEEE Seattle Section is hosting a 2 day workshop on wireless communication technologies and applications.  Think of this as 8 coordinated technical society presentations rolled up with food, beverages and networking opportunities.  We invite engineers from the Seattle Section and neighboring Sections and engineering societies to join us. 

Date: October 30/31, 2009 (Friday/Saturday)

Location: Bellevue Hilton, 300 112 Ave SE, Bellevue, WA USA

Program:

- Eight 90 minute sessions

- A networking reception

- Exhibits

Workshop Goals:

For several wireless technologies, we will address 5 questions:

- What is it?

- How does it work?

- How do you make it secure?

- What are the applications?

- Where do I learn more?

Technical Program Sessions:

1. Modern Wireless Systems and Networks: An overview - Sumit Roy

2. Mobile Broadband - Entering the 4G Decade - Peter Rysavy

3. Key Technologies in 4G - Titus Lo Wireless

4. Sensor Networks - Scott Cherry, Raju Pandey & Kevin Egan

5. Wireless Local Area Networks - Richard Paine

6. Wireless Medical Applications - Jim Ryan & Robert Hughes

7. An Overview of RFID Technology and Applications - Pavel Nitikin & Kambiz Rahimi

8. Wireless Personal Area Networks: Bluetooth, UWB and 60 GHz - Joe Decuir

See http://www.ieee-seattle.org/details/2009-10-30_ww09.html for more detail, and the schedule.

Registration and fees:

Go here for registration: https://www.123signup.com/event?id=jfkhv

- Registration includes: 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 4 breaks and

    a Friday evening reception.

- Early registration is $200 for IEEE members or PSEC society members.

- Early registration is $275 for non-IEEE members.

- Discounts will apply for unemployed; see the registration page.

- Discounts will apply for students; see the registration page.

- Higher fees will apply after October 2.

- Registration may be available at the door, depending on space available.

- Exhibitors: table top display rates start at $350

Venue:

The Bellevue Hilton offers room rates of $89 (single/double)

  and $99 (quad) per night.

The Workshop room block expires: October 15, 2009.

Hotel parking is free.  It is a half-mile walk from the downtown

   Bellevue Transit Station.

Exhibition:

There will be a tabletop display exhibition on Friday, October 30 in the ballroom adjacent to the technical presentation room.

Continental breakfast, morning and afternoon breaks, and the reception with the speakers will be located in the tabletop display area.

A limited number of tabletop displays are available on a first come, first served basis.

 Tabletop fees start at $350 and include one full registration.

For more information on the exhibition and to reserve your space, go to:

http://www.ieee-seattle.org/details/ww09_exhibitor_info.doc

For more information:

- See http://www.ieee-seattle.org/details/2009-10-30_ww09.html for updates.

- For Program questions, contact Joe Decuir, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

- For Registration questions, contact Richard Wilkins, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

- For sponsors or exhibitors, contact Janet O'Neil, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Credits:

The volunteers are from the Seattle chapters of: Computers, Communications, Microwave Theory and Techniques, Engineering in Medicine and Biology and Electromagnetic Compatibility.  Two of the speakers are from Oregon Section.