Speaker(s): Prof. Karu Esselle, Prof. Langis Roy, Dr. Jonathan Ethier, Mr. E’qab Almajali, and Dr. Nicolas Gagnon.

Date: Thursday, December 6, 2012.

Location: University of Ottawa, Colonel By Hall (CBY) Building, Room A707, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Parking: Parking fees apply.

Registration: Free but required. To ensure a seat, please contact
Dr. Qingsheng Zeng (qingsheng.zeng@crc.gc.ca), or
Dr. Syed Bokhari (Syed.Bokhari@fidus.ca), or
Dr. Qi-Jun Zhang (qjz@doe.carleton.ca), or
Dr. Wahab Almuhtadi (almuhtadi@ieee.org)

Organizer: Dr. Qingsheng Zeng

Organizer e-mail: qingsheng.zeng@crc.gc.ca

Organized by: The IEEE Ottawa Antennas and Propagation Society and
Microwave Theory & Techniques Society (AP/MTT) Joint Chapter,
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Chapter, Components, Packaging and
Manufacturing Technology (CPMT) Chapter, Communications Society,
Broadcast Technology Society, and Consumer Electronics Society
(ComSoc/BTS/CES) Joint Chapter, IEEE Ottawa Section (OS), and School of
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at University of Ottawa.

Program:

8:30 – 8:40 Opening Speech

8:40 – 10:30 Wideband and Broadband EBG-resonator Antennas, Prof. Karu
Esselle, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

10:30 – 10:50 Break, Refreshments, and Networking.

10:50 – 12:00 Electromagnetic and Antenna Engineering Challenges in the
Modern Wireless World, Prof. Karu Esselle, Macquarie University, Sydney,
Australia

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch (Free)

13:00 – 14:00 System-on-Chip and System-on-Package Antenna Design, Prof.
Langis Roy, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

14:00 – 14:40 Antenna Design Using Characteristic Mode Concepts, Dr.
Jonathan Ethier, Communications Research Centre Canada, Ottawa, Canada

14:40 – 15:00 Break, Refreshments, and Networking.

15:00 – 15:40 Reflectarray Antenna Operating Mechanisms, Mr. E’qab
Almajali, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

15:40 – 16:20 Research and Development on Phase Shifting Surface (PSS)
Antennas, Dr. Nicolas Gagnon, Communications Research Centre Canada,
Ottawa, Canada

16:20 – 16:30 Closing Speech