{"71197":{"#nid":"71197","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Provides Key Support as Atlanta Hosts Top Wireless Show","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOne of the world\u0027s largest wireless-technology conferences is poised to open in Atlanta, thanks in part to collaboration between three academic and research groups at the Georgia Institute of Technology. \u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe International Microwave Symposium (IMS 2008), which takes over the Georgia World Congress Center from June 15-20, is expected to attract some 10,000 attendees and hundreds of industry vendors from around the world.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe conference and show will offer myriad presentations, panels and displays focusing on the cutting edge of wireless technology.  Wireless, and the microwave technology that enables it, is the force behind cell phones, advanced sensors, radio-frequency identification (RFID) and the fast-developing mobile Internet.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022We\u0027re delighted to have an event of this magnitude and technical importance come to our city,\u0022 said Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin.  \u0022It shows that the South\u0027s largest city has become a magnet for both technology and tourism.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAt Georgia Tech, IMS 2008 is being supported by the Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC), the Georgia Tech School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) in a variety of ways.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe show\u0027s general chair is Professor Joy Laskar, director of GEDC.  Laskar and his ECE team have been working hard on the week-long IMS 2008 for a year.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This is probably the largest technical event to take place in the Southeast, as well as a showcase for some of today\u0027s most pivotal technologies,\u0022 said Laskar, who is the Schlumberger Chair in Microelectronics in ECE. \u0022It will offer scores of panels and presentations on cutting-edge research from around the world, and it will also offer a hands-on experience with the latest developments from the wireless industry.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe International Microwave Symposium is an annual activity of the IEEE, the world\u0027s largest professional engineering society.  \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIMS 2008 will feature speakers of international renown, including Nobel Laureate Joe Taylor of Princeton University, and Mike Farmwald, founder of such companies as Rambus and Matrix Semiconductor and a leading venture capitalist.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This is one of the key events in the wireless engineering world,\u0022 said Professor Gary S. May, Steve W. Chaddick School Chair of ECE. \u0022It\u0027s exciting for both its important research content and its show floor, and Georgia Tech is pleased to be playing an especially supportive role this year.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIMS 2008 will include scores of researchers and industry experts describing cutting-edge topics in the wireless world.  Among the important subjects featured will be the FCC\u0027s latest wireless auctions, the open-access mobile Internet, multi-gigabit wireless technology and the rapid evolution of fourth generation (4G) wireless platforms.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ENumerous faculty members from ECE and GEDC have made important contributions to the IMS 2008 technical program, including Manos Tentzeris, Kyutae Lim, Stephane Pinel and John Papapolymerou.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EGTRI researchers are also contributing to IMS 2008. GTRI Principal Research Engineer Mike Harris is vice chair for the event and a member of the steering committee.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022This is an important event, with traditionally great attendance from both industry and defense companies,\u0022 Harris said.  \u0022GTRI is pleased to be playing a role in making IMS happen.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESeveral GTRI employees have helped develop the IMS 2008 technical program, including Anya Traille, Jeff Kemp and Brent Wagner. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022In our field, IMS 2008 is certainly the place to learn about the latest research and technical achievements,\u0022 said Kwang Wook Bae, director of the Samsung Design Center, an Atlanta-based group that partners with Georgia Tech on wireless research. \u0022Samsung and many other corporations will be on hand to display their latest products and also to review research developments from around the world.\u0022\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAmong the hundreds of corporations participating in the conference will be Agilent Technologies, DuPont, ITT, Mitsubishi, Rohde \u0026amp; Schwarz, Samsung, Teledyne and Toshiba. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EMore information is available on the IMS 2008 website at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ims2008.org\u0022 title=\u0022www.ims2008.org\u0022\u003Ewww.ims2008.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nGeorgia Institute of Technology\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n75 Fifth Street, N.W., Suite 100\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nAtlanta, GA  30308  USA\u003C\/strong\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMedia Relations Contacts\u003C\/strong\u003E: Rick Robinson (404-694-2284) or (\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:rick.robinson@innovate.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Erick.robinson@innovate.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E).\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter\u003C\/strong\u003E: Rick Robinson\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"One of the world\u0027s largest wireless-technology conferences is poised to open in Atlanta, thanks in part to collaboration between three academic and research groups at the Georgia Institute of Technology.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"One of the largest wireless technology events opens in Atlanta J"}],"uid":"27303","created_gmt":"2008-06-05 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:03:24","author":"John Toon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2008-06-05T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2008-06-05T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"71198":{"id":"71198","type":"image","title":"GEDC exhibit","body":null,"created":"1449177358","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:15:58","changed":"1475894630","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:50"}},"media_ids":["71198"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.ims2008.org\/","title":"International Microwave Symposium"}],"groups":[{"id":"1188","name":"Research Horizons"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"132","name":"Institute Leadership"},{"id":"133","name":"Special Events and Guest Speakers"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4219","name":"ims"},{"id":"167061","name":"symposium"},{"id":"1526","name":"wireless"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EJohn Toon\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EResearch News \u0026amp; Publications Office\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=jt7\u0022\u003EContact John Toon\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-6986\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jtoon@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}