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March 7, 2012, “Transmission-Line Metamaterials and Related Structures: Fundamentals and Applications,” Prof. George V. Eleftheriades, University of Toronto, Ontario, Can ada.

Princeton/Central Jersey

March 21, 2012, “The Acceptance of Maxwell’s Equations,” Dr. James C. Rautio, Sonnet Software, USA.

Poland

December 9, 2011, “High-Power Amplifi ers with Adaptive Matching Circuits,” Dawid Rosolowski, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland.

December 22, 2011, “Antenna Measurements in the Anechoic Chamber at MAE GUT,” Prof. Wlodzimierz Zieniutycz, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland.

December 22, 2011, “EMC Testing and Certifi cation – Tech-nical and Legal Considerations,” Dr. Rafal Namiotko, Marine Technology Center, Poland.

Russia Siberia

February 18, 2012, “Mathematical Model and Software for Speech Generation of Patients with Diseases of the Human Articulatory Apparatus,” R. F. Nigmatullin, Tomsk State Uni-versity of Control Systems, Russia.

February 18, 2012, “Model of Interaction between Citizens and Government Bodies,” R. I. Galin, Tomsk State University of Control Systems, Russia.

Singapore

February 1, 2012, “Development of 60 GHz Front End Phased-Array MMIC, Antennas, and Packaging,” Prof. Ruey-Beei Wu, National Taiwan University.

February 2, 2012, “The Impact of MIMO Wireless Capabili ties in Emerging Applications,” Prof. Michael A. Jensen, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.

March 21, 2012, “Millimeter Wave Imaging,” Dr. Sebastian Hantscher, Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques, Germany.

March 21, 2012, “Metamaterials for Microwave Applica tions,” Dr. Shah Nawaz Burokur, University of Paris-Sud, CNRS, France.

March 23, 2012, “Future Perspectives of SAR Polarimetry with Applications to Multiparameter Fully Polarimetric POLSAR Remote Sensing,” Prof. Wolfgang-Martin Boerner, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.

South Australia

April 2, 2012, “Advances in Microwave Antennas for Wire less Communications,” Dr. Trevor S. Bird, Antengenuity & CSIRO, Australia.

April 4, 2012, “Design, Analysis, and Applications of Waveguide-Fed Slot Arrays,” Prof. Sembiam R. Rengarajan, California State University, Northridge, CA, USA.

Tainan

January 16-18, 2012, “Workshop on Electromagnetics – A Bridge to the Future,” Garden Villa, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

January 19, 2012, “ANSYS 3D EM Simulation Tool Training Course,” Jack Wu and Benson Wei, ANSYS.

Toronto

February 10, 2012, “Floquet Modal Based Analysis of Finite and Infi nite Phased Array Antennas,” Dr. Arun Bhattacharayya, Northrop Grumman Corporation, USA.

February 16, 2012, “Science and Applications of Computa-tional Electromagnetics and Multi-Physics Computations,” Prof. Jin-Fa Lee, The Ohio State University, USA.

Washington

March 21, 2012, “Multifunctional Structural Composites for Antenna Integration,” Professor Mark Mirotznik, University of Delaware, USA.

International Siberian Conference on Control and Communications SIBCON-2011

The Tomsk AP/ED/MTT/COM/EMC Chapter and two Student Branches jointly organized the biannual Interna-

tional Siberian Conference on Control and Communications SIBCON-2011. The Russian Foundation for Basic Research sponsored this conference, with IEEE technical co-sponsor-ship. The Siberian Federal University with the Institute of Engineering Physics and Mezon R&D provided valuable sup-port.

SIBCON was an event that proved to be of big scientifi c value for control and communication technologies for engi-neers, scientists, and students. The overall objective of this important scientifi c event was a forum for scientists and engi-neers from around the world, where they could meet, present, and discuss their research fi ndings. It was also intended to offer them the opportunity to interact with their peers, and to stimulate fruitful cooperation ties among them.

We were very pleased that the SIBCON conference has gained the status of a signifi cant and well-known event in Siberia. The 2011 SIBCON conference was held in Krasnoyarsk. This is a modern city in the center of Russia. The city lies along the beautiful banks of the biggest river in Eurasia: the Yenisey River. This city is located 4065 km from Moscow. The infrastructure is well developed, and there are a lot of cafes, restaurants, museums, and stores. The city also amazes with the hospitality of the local people: a typical Sibe-rian trait, but especially evident in Krasnoyarsk. The popula-tion of Krasnoyarsk is 950,000. Krasnoyarsk is an economic,

Figure 1. A group photo of the attendees at the 2011 SIBCON conference, held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Sep tember 2011.

cultural, and administrative center of the enormous region. Around Krasnoyarsk, people enjoy a wild and beautiful envi-ronment. A national park with unusual cliffs, “Stolby,” is one of the most famous recreational sites in Siberia.

This SIBCON really exceeded our expectations in partici-pation. Up to 150 papers were submitted, the overall quality of which was good. Seven sessions were scheduled. These covered the fundamental problems of communication and control theory; subsurface radar and remote sensing; semiconductor materials, sensors, and electron devices. The major goal of the conference was to bring together researchers from various fi elds, in order to present advances in the state-of-art of communication and control theory and technology. The real value of SIBCON was its role as a platform for per sonal contact and direct information exchange (Figure 1). The full version of the SIBCON proceeding is available for downloading via IEEE Xplore. Overall, we had during the two-day conference talks displaying and covering most up-to-date topics in information and communication technologies. It was diffi cult to identify general trends in the fi elds covered by the conference, but with the growing interest in theoretical models, numerical methods are becoming more and more important. The focal areas of this symposium have been the fi elds of ultra-wideband communication systems and radar. Unifi ed perspectives in this interdisciplinary fi eld of advanced research were also evident. Most of the participants stated that they found solutions to current problems during the sympo sium, and could at least establish valuable contacts. The con ference as a whole demonstrated continuing interest in

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analy sis and control methods for current problems related to control and communications.

Participants enjoyed the historical sites as well as the beauties of this city, including the architecture, the master pieces of museums, and the Paraskeviya Pyatnitsa Mountain, where the famous chapel stands. There, you could see the whole city as on a plain, with its modern part with high-rise buildings and the old part of city in the famous “Dark Days” season. The next conference will one again be held in Kras noyarsk.

Complete information of our activities can be found on the Web at http://chapters.comsoc.org/tomsk.

Prof. Oleg StukachTomsk Polytechnic University, RussiaE-mail: tomsk@ieee.org

A Note from the Distinguished Lecturers’ Chair

AP-S makes its Distinguished Lecturers available to Chapters to enhance their programs for Society members. As a part of the AP-S procedure, the Chapter fi rst needs to get in touch with Prof. David Jackson, the Chair of the AP-S Distin guished Lecturers Program, if it wishes to invite an AP-S Dis tinguished Lecturer. The Distinguished Lecturers Chair must send the Chapter an offi cial approval for that Lecturer to travel to and from the Chapter. Prof. Jackson can be reached as follows: Prof. David R. Jackson, Chair, Distinguished Lecturers Pro gram, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA; Tel: +1 (713) 743-4426; Fax: +1 (713) 743-4444; E-mail: djackson@uh.edu.

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