Description

During this evening we will look back on the 24th Assembly of the World Union of Radio Science (URSI) that took place in August 2008 in Chicago, USA. NERG is organising this evening in cooperation with the Dutch URSI Committee and KIVI NIRIA Department of Telecommunications.

During this meeting, several speakers will discuss their own contributions, and those of others, during the triennial URSI General Assembly earlier this year. These contributions touch on various aspects of radio research, such as radio astronomy, radar, telecommunications and modelling of electromagnetic (micro)structures. This meeting will give you the possible on the latest trends in radio sciences. The meeting will end with drinks

18.30 Reception with coffee and tea
19.00 Opening by prof.ir. Arnold van Ardenne (chairman Dutch URSI committee)
19.10 "Ground Penetrating Radar into Real World" by Prof Dr A. Yarovoy (TU Delft)
19.30 "E-topics in Chicago" by Dr L. van Deursen (TU Eindhoven)
19.50 "LOFAR: A Fish-Eye View on the Radio Sky" by drs. S. Wijnholds (ASTRON)
20.10 Break with coffee and tea
20.20 "Phased Array Feeds for the Westerbork Synthesis Radio Telescope" by W. van Cappellen (ASTRON)
20.40 "URSI GA2008" by dr.ir. M.J. Bentum (UTwente)
21.00 Drinks
22.00 Closure

Location

Beatrix Building, Jaarbeurs

Jaarbeursplein 6, Utrecht

Organiser

Telecommunications

NERG / Dutch URSI committee

Name and contact details for information

More information is available at the website listed below.

- More information at www.nerg.nl

- Registration form

Registration for this evening should be made before Wednesday 10 December 2008. You can register by clicking 'registration form' above.