URSI 2004 Meeting Announcement

ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS Registration is now open! This open scientific meeting is sponsored by the U. S. National Committee for the International Union of Radio Science (URSI). Papers on any topic in the interest area of a commission are welcome. Contact the commission chairperson for further information. The meeting is held in cooperation with the following IEEE organizations: Antennas and Propagation Society and its Wave Propagation Standards Committee Circuits and Systems Society Communications Society Electromagnetic Compatibility Society Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society Information Theory Group Instrumentation and Measurement Society Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Nuclear Science Society
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Commission A Topics Commission B Topics Commission C Topics Commission D Topics Commission E Topics Student Paper Information	Commission F Topics Commission G Topics Commission H Topics Commission J Topics Commission K Topics Conference Abstract Submission
COMMISSION A ELECTROMAGNETIC METROLOGY Chair: William Davis, (540) 231-6307
TOPICS
Microwave to submillimeter measurements/standards Quantum metrology and fundamental concepts Time and frequency Time domain metrology EMC and EM pollution Noise Materials	Bioeffects and medical applications Antenna EM-field metrology Impulse radar Planar structures and microstrip circuits Interconnect and packaging
COMMISSION B FIELDS AND WAVES Chair: Ronald Pogorzelski, (818) 354-3835
TOPICS
Advanced materials for EM applications Antennas Arrays Complex media effects Education Guided waves High frequency techniques Interaction and coupling Inverse scattering Microstrip devices and antennas Nonlinear electromagnetcs	Numerical methods (differential and integral equations, and others) Rough surfaces and random media Scattering Theoretical electromagnetics Transient fields, effects, and systems Ultra-wideband electromagnetics Wireless communications
COMMISSION C SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS Chair: Jeffrey Krolik, (919) 660-5274
TOPICS
Sensor array processing Physics-based signal processing Signal processing for radar remote sensing Synthetic aperture and space-time processing Distributed sensor networks	Computational imaging and inverse methods Statistical signal processing of waves in random media Radar target detection, localization, and tracking Sensor array calibration
COMMISSION D ELECTRONICS AND PHOTONICS Chair: Samir El Ghazaly, (865) 974-3461
TOPICS
Electronic devices and applications Photonic devices and applications	Physics, materials, CAD, technology and reliability of electronic and photonic devices, with particular reference to radio science and telecommunications
COMMISSION E ELECTROMAGNETIC NOISE AND INTERFERENCE Chair: Ira Kohlberg, (703) 578-2744
TOPICS
High power electromagnetics Effects of transients on electronic systems	Spectrum management and utilization Communication in the presence of noise
COMMISSION F WAVE PROPAGATION AND REMOTE SENSING Chair: Kenn Anderson, (619) 553-1420
TOPICS
Point-to-point propagation effects: Measurements Modeling Mitigation Land or water paths Indoors/outdoors Mobile/fixed Horizontal/slant paths Interaction with the atmosphere Atmospheric constituents Natural/man-made structures	Remote sensing of the Earth by radio waves: Theory Field campaigns Interior Surface Atmosphere Atmospheric constituents Natural features or inhabitants
COMMISSION G IONOSPHERIC RADIO AND PROPAGATION Chair: Anthea Coster, (781) 981-5753
TOPICS
Ionospheric imaging Ionospheric morphology Ionospheric modeling and data assimilation	Transionospheric radio propagation/systems effects Radar and radio techniques for ionospheric diagnostics Space weather - radio effects
COMMISSION H WAVES IN PLASMAS Chair: Gurudas Ganguli, (202) 767-2401
TOPICS
Plasma instabilities Generation and propagation of waves in plasmas Interaction between these waves, and wave-particle interactions Plasma turbulence processes and chaos	Spacecraft-plasma interactions Application of the results, particularly in the areas of solar/planetary plasma interactions, and the increased exploitation of space as a research laboratory
COMMISSION J RADIO ASTRONOMY Chair: John Carlstrom, (773) 834-0269
TOPICS
Radio astronomy beyond the Epoch of Reionization Correlators for Radio Astronomy Advances in Large Focal Plane Arrays I: Bolometric Detectors Advances in Large Focal Plane Arrays II: Coherent Detectors	New Science and Technical Developments from the Green Bank Telescope Experimental challenges for CMB Polarization Measurements
COMMISSION K ELECTROMAGNETICS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE Chair: Om Gandhi
TOPICS
Biological effects Biomedical applications Dosimetry	Exposure assessment Applications of RF to medicine
STUDENT PRIZE PAPER COMPETITION
Prizes will be awarded to three graduate student papers. Awards will be made for First Prize in the amount of $1,000, Second Prize at $750, and Third Prize at $500. The deadline for submission of papers for consideration is August 29, 2003. Papers should be submitted to: Prof. Steven C. Reising ECE Dept. - 113B Knowles Engineering Building University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA 01003-4410, USA Student papers and awards will be presented at the Plenary Session on Wednesday morning, January 7, 2004.
ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
The organizers of this meeting require the use of electronic abstract submission. This web site will be available by May 30, 2003. Abstracts must be a minimum of 250 words. You will not be able to submit an abstract that does not meet the minimum length requirements. The submission site provides complete submission instructions. All abstracts submission accompanying information must also be submitted online. Deadline for submission: September 19, 2003.