RAWCON2000 Wrapup

RAWCON2000 HIGHLIGHTS NETWORKS, SYSTEMS, COMPONENTS

The 2000 IEEE Radio and Wireless Conference (RAWCON2000), held in Denver, Colorado, USA on September 10-13, 2000, explored interdisciplinary aspects of RF technology and wireless communications. Approximately 250 people from 18 countries took in a program of 44 oral presentations, 23 poster presentations, a Keynote Address, two tutorial workshops, and two panel sessions, all accompanied by a technical exhibition.

NORTEL VP AL JAVED SPOTLIGHTS 4G TECHNOLOGY IN KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Al Javed, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Access Networks, at Nortel Networks (Nepean, Ontario) presented the RAWCON2000 Keynote Address. His presentation Technologies and Systems for Fourth Generation Mobile Wireless Systems highlighted the evolution of wireless networks to an all-IP architecture as well as the new technology that is needed to enable data rates 10 times faster than 3G technology. The presentation is available in pdf format (1.6 MB).

RAWCON2000 IN EE TIMES COVER STORY ON 4G TECHNOLOGY

Once again, RAWCON was featured on the cover of Electronic Engineering Times. The September 17, 2000 print edition included a front-page article entitled AT&T, Nortel plot '4G' Wireless Nets. The article highlights the RAWCON2000 Keynote Address by Al Javed as well as the work of RAWCON presenters from Virginia Tech and Stanford.

TECHNICAL SESSIONS FEATURE PAPERS FROM 13 COUNTRIES

The RAWCON2000 Technical Program featured oral presentations and poster papers on a single track, in order to maximize the opportunities for presenters to get feedback on their work. The poster sessions were well-attended, and this year poster presenters got a chance to introduce their work to the audience at the oral session in advance of the poster sessions. Some authors have chosen to make their presentation materials available at this site; look for links in the Conference Agenda.

INVITED SPEAKERS AT RAWCON2000

RAWCON2000 appreciates the contributions of the following invited speakers:

George Fry, Nokia Research Center: "Evolving the Capabilities of IS-2000: An Overview of 1XTREME"
Theodore Rappaport, Virginia Tech: "Design Efficiencies for Indoor Wireless"
Theodore Sizer, Lucent Technologies: "Steerable Antennas for Base Stations"
Earl McCune, Tropian, Inc.: "System Implications of Heat in Wireless High-Speed Data Networks"