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Reporting from... "EMC Europe 2000," Brugge |
By Elya Joffe, EMC Society Global Symposia Coordinator |
In September 2000, several hundred EMC specialists were focused on their traditional trip – to the Biannual EMC Europe Symposium, which took place this year in the beautiful historical city of Brugge, Belgium. After running that symposium successfully for three times in Rome (remember – "EMC Roma 94/96/98" organized by Prof. M. D'Amore), the Symposium was relocated to Brugge for the year 2000.
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The "Welcome Cocktail" was offered by the town of Brugge. Professor Johan Catrysse, Symposium Chairman, and his wife are shown enjoying a local "delicatesse," Straffe Hendrik, which was brewed locally. Mrs. Catrysse organized the Symposium social program. |
The best poster paper was awarded to a research group from the University of Rome "La Sapienza." Professor Catrysse presented the award to Professor D'Amore and Dr. V. Vulpi from the University of Rome "La Sapienza" (shown left to right). |
The Symposium took place between September 11-15, 2000, in the old "Hospital St. John" in the center of the medieval town of Brugge, which, in the 15th Century was the international business center of Europe.
The excellent, high quality technical program featured 160 papers selected out of 266 papers submitted for review. Some special sessions and workshops also took place. Especially noteworthy is the keynote address presented by the Distinguished keynote speaker, Mr. Diethard Mohr, Secretary of IEC TC-77, on the topic: "IEC TC-77 EMC – the "United Nations of EMC."
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The best oral paper was awarded to a research group composed of the Universities of York and Nottingham. Professor Catrysse and Professor D'Amore presented the award to Dr. John Dawson from the EMC Research Group of the University of York (shown left to right). Both oral and poster paper awards were sponsored by Bekaert Fibres Technologies and are original lithographs of Brugge by the local artist Bosschaert. |
The "Welcome Cocktail" was held in the central open area of the medieval City Hall building prior to the Symposium Banquet. |
The Technical Program of the Symposium featured 17 oral sessions, nine poster sessions, six tutorials and nine workshops. A very diverse Program offered "something for everyone", from chip and PCB levels up to railways, power systems and environmental effects.
378 participants from 40 Countries gathered in Brugge to attend Symposium. This was, therefore, a truly international Symposium; of course European nationals mainly attended it, but participants from the USA and many other countries were not scarce.
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The Symposium Banquet featured a candlelight dinner in the old City Hall of Brugge. |
The Symposium provided wonderful opportunities, not only for engineering presentations but also for a social "get together." There was also a wonderful social program organized by the Organizing Committee, including a cocktail followed by a boat sail on the canals in the Brugge "old town". This was surely a very different perspective of the ancient city. However, possibly the most impressive of all, was the dinner that took place in the ancient City Hall, where a first class dinner was served while bands of musicians further increased harmony with their pleasant music.
The EMC Society of the IEEE was proud to be a technical co-sponsor of the Symposium, and a distinguished delegation of the EMC Society attended the Symposium, headed by EMCS President Joe Butler, Past President Bill Gjertson and several other members.
The EMCS was also represented visually with the Membership Booth which was placed in the exhibit area.
Many thanks and congratulations to Professor Johan Catrysse, Symposium General Chairman, and to his Organizing Committee for yet another pleasant and successful EMC event which was thoroughly enjoyed by all attendees. Also thanks to the international steering committee and the reviewing board under the chairmanship of Professor D'Amore.
I hope to see you in September 2002 during the next Europe EMC Symposium in Sorrento (Italy), which will be organized by Professor M. Feliziani. EMC