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NEW
– International Wireless Packaging Consortium
Interactive Technical Workshop
Limited
to 100 seats
First Registered, First Served
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Short
Range Radio Outlook WLAN-x,
Bluetooth(TM)-x,
ZigBee(TM)-x, Co-Hosted
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April 4-6, 2004
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Organized by the International Wireless Packaging Consortium
Click HERE to Register for Workshop
Moderated
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Don Brown, Director, IWPC
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Rene Douville, Technical Director, IWPC
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Workshop Background |
WOW -- If you start to think about ALL of the various short range (<1KM) wireless standards and their variations (WLAN-b,a,g,p,n,?, Bluetooth-Profile 1 thru 20+, ZigBee-x, LPR-x, UWB-x, 802.16-a,e, 60 GHz PAN) and then think about ALL of the various consumer/enterprise, industrial, medical, automotive applications - and start to think about all of the changes and updates that are being planned for all of these standards -- you are left with a very complex question to answer -- which standard(s) is/are best for which application? The IWPC has held 4 previous workshops on short range radio technologies and markets. We have learned a lot about the standards and applications as these technologies have been emerging, but with the advent of UWB, ZigBee, 802.16x, and 802.20x, not to mention the updates on Bluetooth and 802.11x and Low Power Radio (LPR) -- it is time to take another careful look at ALL of these technologies and markets - IN CONTEXT -- of competitive technologies for various applications. For example -- if a longer range broadband radio technology, like 802.16x or 802.20x is successful - does it replace some of the 802.11x hotspot offerings? Or -- where will ZigBee fit into the overall picture, as Bluetooth chip set costs come way down on the learning curve? Or -- LPR radio technologies are already here and now at very low cost -- will LPR start to make inroads in cost sensitive new short range radio applications? There are many other examples of new standards, which offer new combinations of power, range, data-rate and costs which each application developer must consider. |
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Workshop Goal |
The GOAL of this workshop is to continue the process of bringing the wireless industry supply chain together to explore the needs and available technologies to support all of these various applications and help the chip set, package/module and system developers understand the best combinations of short range radio standards for which applications. |
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Sunday, April 4, 2004 |
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7:00 PM |
Social Reception |
Ritz-Carlton |
Monday, April 5, 2004 |
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7:00 AM |
Registration and Breakfast
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8:00 AM |
Opening remarks |
IWPC |
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8:20 AM |
Attendee Introductions
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9:00 AM |
Standards and Applications for short range radio technologies
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DeMystifying the Standards
Wireless Technology Shaping the Future of Communications
What are the needs of end users, What do they want, and what is the role of the carrier in this landscape?
Choosing the Right Short Range Radio Technology - A Business View
Impact of Supplier-Customer Business Models on Module Development
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10:00 AM |
NETWORKING Break
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10:30 AM |
Standards and Applications for short range radio technologies
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12:00 PM |
Lunch
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| 1:00 PM |
Panel Session
Panel 1
Panel members will represent many short range radio end-product applications and standards and will discuss standards needed and desired for various current and future applications.
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Panel
Members Confirmed
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2:00 PM |
Applications for short range radio technologies
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Reconciling Standards with Unlicensed Radio Regulations and Diverse Low Power Radio User Needs
UWB and Mesh Networks as Enabling Technologies
60 GHz PAN vs UWB
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| 3:30 PM |
NETWORKING Break
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| 4:00 PM |
Panel Session
Panel 2
Panel members will represent many short range radio end-product applications and standards and will discuss standards needed and desired for various current and future applications.
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Panel Members Confirmed
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| 5:00 PM |
Open Discussion
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5:30 PM |
adjourn for day
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7:00 PM |
Dinner
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Bus transportation provided to/from hotel to/from restaurant.
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Tuesday, April 6, 2004 |
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7:00 AM |
Breakfast |
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8:00 AM |
Chip set/module developers
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Short Range Communications - Architectures and Signal Processing
Integrated Module Solutions for Wireless Applications
Power Amplifier Challenges for Short Wave Radio
Integrated Passives for Small Size / Low Cost Radio Applications
System-in-Package Options for Short Range Radios and Combinations
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10:00 AM |
NETWORKING BREAK
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10:30 AM |
Enabling technologies from the wireless Industry supply chaiN
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Low Cost Microwave Laminates for Telematics and Short Range Radio Applications
Advances in Electrically Conductive Elastomers
Title TBA
New Antenna Technologies for Short Range Radios
Title TBA
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| 12:30 PM |
LUNCH |
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1:30 PM |
Set Up Break Out Sessions Working Groups
Questions to be answered: 1. What are the gaps in: Technologies? Communication?
2. What is needed from the supply chain to address these gaps?
3. What can the IWPC do to assist? |
The group will interactively discuss and identify opportunities for future fruitful development.
We will break into small working groups and allow members to interact with like and no-so-like minded professionals.
The goal of this process is to clarify the needs and identify new opportunities for development.
Each working group will identify a leader and at the end, the leader will make a short presentation on the findings and conclusions of their group. |
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1:45 PM |
Breakout sessions |
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4:00 PM |
Breakout session reports |
Each Working Group Leader will make a 10 minute presentation to summarize the Wish List Items and Conclusions of his/her working group. Group will come together and have an interactive discussion to exchange and challenge ideas presented by working group leaders. This process dramatically expands the thinking of the attendees. |
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5:00 pm |
Take-aways & Closing remarks |
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6:00 PM |
Adjourn |
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7:30 PM |
SOCIAL RECEPTION with THE Attendees of:a
dAY WITH
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Included in the registration fee |
Wednesday, April 7, 2004 |
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Morning |
2nd IWPC Event
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Requires Additional Registration |
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ATTENDANCE IWPC Interactive Technical Workshops, available to IWPC members only (2 persons per IWPC Member Company), unlike traditional conferences and workshops, are highly interactive and are attended by senior technology and business leaders who make a commitment to cooperate to forward advanced packaging technology.
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DEADLINE FOR HANDOUT MATERIALS Deadline for electronic version of handout materials: March 26, 2004 |
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COSTS ALL
attendees AND pre-approved guests will be asked to cover out of pocket
workshop costs such as food, entertainment, booklet copying,
audio/visual costs, etc.
Attendees AND pre-approved guests 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.
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HOTEL Ritz-Carlton
Dearborn
Please contact the hotel directly to make reservations at the IWPC room block rate of $159. Please make reservations before March 15, 2004.
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AUDIO VISUAL All projector formats will be available for the speakers. · Computer projector · Overhead projector In addition, we plan to audiotape all presentations and the interactive discussions. This tape will be transcribed and made available to all IWPC members.
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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.
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DRESS Business casual suggested. No ties, please !!
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