Low Power Radio Association

Radio Solutions 2010 - Conference

Radio Solutions 2010

 

Thursday June 3rd and Friday June 4th 2010

 

 

 

Thursday June 3rd - Radio Solutions 2010 Conference Day 1

 

08.30Registration and coffee
09.00Opening Keynote Speaker
The Importance of ITU-R activities to the SRD Industry
Sergey Pastukh, Radio Research & Development Institute (NIIR), Moscow
09.40

European Regulatory Framework for SRDs Covering the Evolution of Recommendation 70-03
Mike Low, OFCOM
The UK's Implementation of SRD Regulations
Robin Donoghue, OFCOM

10.20Coffee
10.40

Developments in Wireless Medical Implant Applications
Peter Chadwick, Zarlink Semiconductor

11.20Open Standards for Smart Homes and Buildings
Joost Demarest, KNX
12.00Production and Regulatory Challenges for the Integration of Radio Communications Devices
Robert Ufford, Sivix Corporation
12.40Lunch
14.00

Bluetooth, Zigbee, Z-Wave, UWB, Wi-Fi + NFC: Comparison and Examples
Nick Hunn, WiFore

14.40Microwave Applications in the Automotive Sector
Gerhard Rollmann, SARA Group
15.20Coffee
15.40Short-Range UHF Transceivers for Passive SAW Sensors in Vehicles
John Beckley, Transense Technologies and Victor Kalinin
16.20Mission Critical SRD Applications and Receiver Class Requirements
Panel Discussion
17.00Close

 

Friday June 4th - Radio Solutions 2010 Conference Day 2

 

08.30Registration and coffee
09.00

Opening Keynote Speaker:
Revision of the R&TTE Directive and Market Surveillance
Lucio Cocciantelli, OFCOM Switzerland

09.40FCC Spectrum Strategy and its Impact on SRDs
Julius Knapp, FCC
10.20Coffee
10.40

Wireless microphones: a future?
Alan March, Sennheiser

11.20ETSI Generic Standards for SRDs
Michael Sharpe, ETSI
Nick Long, Great Circle Design
12.00Smart Metering in the UK
Jeff Cooper, Elster Metering
12.40Lunch
14.00RFID Technology: the Use of Phased Array Antennas
Stuart Benjamin, Accordus UK
14.40Bluetooth, ZigBee and other SRDs: Certification, qualification and Reglatory Testing Unravelled
Joe Lomako, TRAC Global
15.20Coffee
15.40Global Spectrum Harmonization
Panel Discussion
16.20Winding Up Session
Saad Mezzour, LPRA Chairman
17.00Close