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NEW
International Wireless Industry
Consortium
Interactive Technical Workshop
Limited
to 100 seats
First Registered, First Served
Table of Contents
Deadline for Presentation Materials
Costs/Registration Fee for Members
Handout Material Options for Members
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Multi-band, Multi-mode
Handsets
along with TV, FM Radio,
Bluetooth, WiFi, UWB, NFC, and others Studying Multi-mode Scenarios by: Bell Canada, Sprint Nextel, US Cellular, Verizon Wireless, and others
Hosted by: RF Micro Devices and Skyworks Solutions
May 6-8, 2008
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Click HERE to Register
Moderated
by:
Don Brown, Director, IWPC
Joe Madden, Technical Director, IWPC
Workshop Background:
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Workshop Goals:
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Tuesday, May 6, 2008
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2PM-5PM |
Handset Advisory Panel |
Solano Room |
7:00 PM |
Social and Networking
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Marin Room |
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
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7:00 AM |
Breakfast & Registration |
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8:00 AM |
Opening Remarks |
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8:15 AM |
Self Introductions |
Each person will be asked to introduce him/herself and share how they can contribute to this process |
8:50 AM |
Host welcome remarks |
RFMD and Skyworks |
9:00 AM |
NETWORK OPERATOR presentations Views of what is required
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Multi-Band, Multi Mode Devices - Sprint Overview Manager of Product Realization, Handsets and Datacards Sprint Nextel
CDMA and LTE: Critical needs Member,Technical Staff Verizon Wireless
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9:45 AM |
Operator panel discussion
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Network operators:
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10:45 AM |
Networking Break |
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11:15 AM |
NETWORK OPERATOR presentations Views of what is required (continued)
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Challenges in concurrent operation of 2G, 3G, and LTE Distinguished Member,Technical Staff U.S. Cellular
Mode & Band Expectations of Beyond-3G Products Product Strategy Architect Bell Canada
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12:15 PM |
Networking Lunch |
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1:15 PM |
Digital/baseband solutions
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Ultrawideband (UWB) Wireless And the Coexistence Challenge Sr. Principal Engineer Intel
Building Convergence Systems using Flexible Processors VP Business Development Sandbridge Technologies
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2:15 PM |
Key technology presentations
Transceiver Challenges & solutions
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Adding LTE to the mix: Impact and challenges Strategy Manager Texas Instruments
Use Cases Defining Tranceiver Challenges RF Technology Management NXP Semiconductor
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3:15 PM |
Networking Break |
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3:45 PM |
Key technology presentations
The Transceiver Challenges & solutions
(continued)
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Production Multi-mode chipsets Director of Marketing Qualcomm
Tradeoffs of performance in multi-mode operation Director of Marketing Freescale Semiconductor
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5:30 PM |
Adjourn for Day |
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6:30 PM |
Dinner
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Bus Transportation provided to and from hotel. |
Thursday, May 8, 2008
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7:00 AM |
Breakfast |
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8:00 AM |
Multi-state or Reconfigurable radio solutions
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Improving the User Experience Technical Marketing Manager - Wi-Fi SBU Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR)
Multimode, Multiband Programmable Radio Transceivers Using Low Cost Digital CMOS VP, Business Development Bitwave Semiconductor
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9:00 AM |
OEM VIEWS
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Too Many Standards... Head of Standardization Sony Ericsson
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9:30 AM |
Networking Break |
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10:10 AM |
SUPPLIER PANEL SESSION
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11:30 AM |
Lunch |
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12:30 PM |
RF FRONT ENDS
and ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES
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Key Considerations for Multimode/Multiband Architectures Marketing Director Skyworks Solutions
UMTS Multiband Architectures: Handling Complexity in the RF Front End Strategic Marketing Manager Avago Technologies
Traffic Report from the 4G Superhighway: An RF Front End Perspective Strategic Marketing Director RFMD
Capacity Enhancements using Multiband MIMO in handsets Chief Technical Officer Laird Technologies
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2:30 PM |
Homeland security SPECIAL TOPIC |
Special topic to be introduced by US Dept of Homeland Security |
2:45 PM |
Networking Break |
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3:30 PM |
CLOSING PANEL Hosts, Operators and OEMs
The Hosts, Operators and OEMs will be asked to recap the extent to which the workshop has addressed their wish lists.
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4:30 PM |
TakeAways & Closing Remarks |
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5:30 PM |
Adjourn |
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7:00 PM |
Dinner (Dutch*)
* = in this context, Dutch is a term which means that each person will be responsible for their own dinner costs. |
For those who desire to join us, we get together to enjoy good friends, good food, good wine and [really] bad jokes |
DEADLINE FOR HANDOUT MATERIALS: Deadline for electronic version of handout materials: April 22, 2008
ALL Hosts, Speakers, Panel Members and Attendees will be asked to cover out of pocket workshop costs such as conference room costs, food (Social Reception plus First Day breakfast/lunch/dinner plus Second Day breakfast/lunch plus 4 Breaks), booklet copying, audio/visual costs, etc.
These costs are $823 per person. (For IWPC Members, only.)
ALL Hosts, Speakers, Panel Members and Attendees will be asked to pay this fee in advance with either Visa, Mastercard, American Express, cash, personal check or business check.
Make checks payable to IWPC.
Embassy Suites
Hotel reservations can be made by calling 1-800-EMBASSY and asking for the International Wireless Industry Consortium room rate of $169.00 USD.
You can also register on-line for your room at:
http://embassysuites.hilton.com/en/es/groups/personalized/SFOBGES-IWI-20080505/index.jhtml
Group Name: International Wireless Industry Consortium Group Code: IWI
Cut-off date for reservations is April 18, 2008. After that date rooms cannot be guaranteed at the IWPC rate.
TRAVEL OPTIONS FROM AIRPORT TO HOTEL: Hotel is only 2 miles from SFO and the hotel offers complimentary shuttle service.
AUDIO VISUAL: A Computer Projector will be available for the speakers. In addition, we audiotape all presentations and the interactive discussions. Post workshop, presentations are made available to IWPC Members on the IWPC WEB site, along with “movies” of all presentations and panel sessions.
BUSINESS CARDS: Business cards will be collected at the door from all attendees. We will make copies of these cards, which will be available to all who provided a business card.
Business casual suggested. No ties, please !!
IWPC prepares a handout binder with ALL presentation materials delivered to the IWPC on or before the deadline.
Please submit these materials either by email, as a Word for Windows file, Power Point files or PDF files.
Please send electronic materials (up to 5 MB) to:
or use this FREE FTP Sites IF your email system cannot send large files: or
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