Conference Prizes for 2009

Best Papers -Open Category

Awarded jointly to Doren W. Hess; Scott McBride, authors of

“Aperture back projection technique and measurements made on a flat array with spherical near field arch”

In recognition of advanced aspects in the measurement accuracy of the back projection technique.

and

James S. McLean; Heinrich Foltz; Robert Sutton, authors of   

“Directional Dependence of the minimum phase property of antenna transfer function”

In recognition of original technical insight into antenna radiation that may have significant impact on signal error correction.

Best Papers -Student Category

Awarded jointly to

Bin Abdullah Al-Hadi Azremi; Mikko Kyrö; Janne Ilvonen; Jari Holopainen; Sylvain Ranvier; Clemens Icheln; Pertti Vainikainen, authors of

 “Five element inverted F antenna array for MIMO communication and radio direction on a mobile terminal”

In recognition of a thorough comparison of simulation and measurement in the study of small terminal antennas.

and

Nicolas Gagnon; Aldo Petosa; Derek McNamara, authors of

“Comparison between conventional lenses and an electrically thin lense made using a phase shifting surface (PSS) at Ka Band”

In recognition of an original application of HIS to novel phase shifting surfaces  

The James Roderick James Lifetime Achievement Award

Awarded to Professor Peter S. Hall

In recognition of his outstanding contribution over a signigficant period of time in the fields of Antennas and Propagation. Professor Peter Hall has made outstanding technical achievements and contributed significantly to our knowledge and understanding of microstrip antennas and arrays, active antennas, MIMO and body-worn communication systems.

Congratulations to all those above and, indeed, to everyone who contributed to making LAPC 2009 such a success!

Conference Sessions 2009

For reference, below is a copy of the Conference Sessions for 2009.

All Papers from LAPC 2009 are now available on IEEE Xplore

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/tocresult.jsp?isnumber=5352359&isYear=2000

Presentations from the first day of the conference are now available courtesy of IET:

http://tv.theiet.org/search.cfm?syear=&schan=&stext=LAPC&page=1

To view photos of LAPC2009, click here.

We have now expanded to use five Poster/Exhibitor rooms. The floor plan can be found here. The provisional conference programme is now available : Short and Long versions (including posters).

Registration and Coffee		8:00am - 9:00am
Conference Opening		9:00am - 9:15am
Invited Session 1: Innovative Metamaterials Antennas & Technology		9:15 – 11:15am

9:15 – 9:45am		Keynote Talk: Prof. Raj Mittra "Perfromance enhancements of antennas using metamaterials; Challenges and Future Directions"
9:45 – 10:15am		Invited Talk: Dr. Michael Wiltshire "Metamaterials - for lenses and cloaking from DC to optics"
10:15– 10:45am		Invited Talk: Dr. John Batchelor "Convoluted FSS elements for propagation control in buildings"
10:45 – 11:15am		Invited Talk: Prof. Richard Langley "Miniaturised periodic structures with antenna applications"

Refreshments and Poster Session 1 Exhibition Areas A, B, C & D		11:15am - 12:45pm
Lunch Day 1 (Restaurant)		12:45pm - 2:00pm

Invited Session 2: Channel Characterisation and Modelling for Emerging Applications in Wireless Communications

2:00 – 4:00pm

2:00 – 2:30pm		Keynote Talk: Prof. Gert Pedersen "Measurement based investigations of future communications system"
2:30 – 3:00pm		Invited Talk: Dr. Robert Watson "Real-time propagation forecasting for earth-space communication"
3:00– 3:30pm		Invited Talk: Prof. Andy Nix "Delivering Live-Action to Handheld Devices: Experimental Results and Recommendations"
3:30 – 4:00pm		Invited Talk: Dr. Dave Laurenson "Modelling for vehicle to vehicle applications"

Refreshments and Poster Session 2 Exhibition Areas A, B, C & D		4:00pm - 5:30pm
Drink Reception Drinks are sponsored by CST, Microwave Studio®		6:30pm - 7:00pm
Conference Banquet and Prize Giving (Restaurant) Invited Banquet Talk: Prof. Peter Hall "Keeping a low profile: the history of microstrip antennas" Best Paper and Best Student Paper Sponsored by the IET. Plus two additional prizes from LAPC.		7:00pm - 10:30pm

Invited Session 3: Small Antennas & Arrays for MIMO Systems

9:30 – 11:30am

9:30 – 10:00am		Keynote Talk: Prof. Dirk Manteuffel "MIMO antenna design challenges"
10:00 – 10:30am		Invited Talk: Prof. Cyril Luxey "Design of multi-antenna systems for UMTS mobile phones"
10:30 – 11:00am		Invited Talk: Mr. Nathan Clow "ESA Measurements using a hybrid fibre-optic reflection measurement system"
11:00– 11:30am		Invited Talk: Prof. Dirk Heberling "Multiport-antennas for MIMO-systems"

Refreshments and Poster Session 3 Exhibition Areas A, B, C & D		11:30am - 1:00pm
Lunch Day 2 (Restaurant)		1:00pm - 2:00pm
Invited Session 4: Bioelectromagnetics in Antennas & Propagation		2:00pm - 4:00pm

2.00– 2.30pm		Keynote Talk: Prof. Neils Kuster "Challenges in developing complex transmitters as SAR and OTA requirements tighten"
2:30 – 3:00pm		Invited Talk: Dr. Max Ammann "A stable near-field antenna hyperthermia applicator for various tissue types and topologies"
3:00 – 3:30pm		Invited Talk: Prof. Yang Hao "Subject-specific numerical modelling for body-centric wireless communications"
3:30 – 4:00pm		Invited Talk: Dr. Roger Appleby "Imaging and sensing from 100GHz to 1THz band"

Refreshments and Poster Session 4 Exhibition Areas A, B, C & D		4:00pm - 5:30pm
Close of Conference		5:30pm - 5:35pm

9:00 - 5:00pm

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