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Message from the Technical Chair
On behalf of the Technical Program Committee I would like to invite you to join us at the 2003
IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium to be held October 5 - 8, 2003 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Since the first symposium held in Hawaii in 1990, the meeting has continued to grow significantly
in size. Over the last three years we have received more than 750 submissions for each meeting.
For the 2003 meeting, we expect to receive a record number of abstracts. These abstracts cover
the five areas of focus of this meeting: Medical Ultrasonics, Sensors, NDE and Industrial
Applications, Physical Acoustics, Surface Acoustic Waves, and Transducers & Transducer Materials.
After reviewing all the abstracts in each group, the Technical Program Committee along with
FASS, the symposium management group, will put together a program of oral and poster sessions.
As the Symposium has grown, the number of poster and oral sessions has been increased in order
to keep the rejection rate around 30%. We have decided to keep to this level this year in order
to maintain the high technical quality of this meeting. The meeting will therefore continue to
be three full days of mixed oral and poster sessions.
We will continue the tradition of invited papers with a total of 21 papers that either highlight
new technologies or give overviews of key areas. As in the past, we will arrange the invited
oral presentations so they do not overlap each other, allowing attendees the opportunity to attend
these key presentations in all areas. New for this year, we have also asked that the invited
posters be left up for the duration of the meeting - along with the posters which are being
considered for the Student Paper Award. Four finalists for the Student Paper Award have been
selected from each of the five focus areas, and they will be judged by a panel of experts from
each area. The five winners will be announced at the Symposium Reception on Monday evening and
will each receive a certificate and a $100 cash award. Their names will also be published in
the IEEE UFFC Newsletter.
I feel sure that in addition to the technical program, all the attendees will enjoy the social
and guest programs and the opportunities to relax in this tropical setting.
Aloha!
Helen F. Routh
helen.routh@philips.com
Technical Program Chair
2003 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium
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