Wireless Without Borders

2007 Vodafone-U.S. Foundation Fellows Symposium
at Auburn University

Schedule

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Friday, 23 March

2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

National Center for Asphalt Technology Tour for UIUC 1
    Buzz Powell 
      Track Manager, NCAT 
    Zeb Whitehead 
      Info Tech Specialist

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Check-in and Registration (AUHCC Ballroom B)

Opening Session: (AUHCC Ballroom B)

6:00 - 6:15 p.m.

Welcoming Remarks and Speaker Introduction  
     Larry Benefield 
     Dean, Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
     Auburn University

6:15 - 7:00 p.m.

Guest Speaker: Wireless Innovation in the Future Economy  
      Samuel Ginn 
      Retired Chairman, Vodafone AirTouch

7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Reception and Cocktail Buffet
      AU Student Poster Session

Saturday, 24 March

8:00 - 8:45 a.m.

Breakfast (AUHCC Ballroom A Left)

Morning Session: (AUHCC Ballroom B)

8:45 - 8:55 a.m.

Welcoming Remarks and Speaker Introduction (AUHCC Auditorium)  
     Prathima Agrawal,
     Director, WEREC and Samuel Ginn Professor of ECE
     Auburn University

8:55 - 9:40 a.m.

Wireless Technology  
     Peters Suh 
     Vodafone Americas Inc.

9:40 - 10:20 a.m.

The Global Positioning System and its use for Control of Ground Vehicles 
     Dave Bevly
     Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
     Auburn University

10:20 - 10:40 a.m.

Break

10:40 - 11:20 a.m.

The Brave New World of Wireless Communication
     Ali Niknejad
     Associate. Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
     University of California - Berkley

11:20 - 12:00 p.m.

System-Theoretic Foundations for Wireless Sensor Networks 
     Venu Veeravalli
     Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
     Research Professor, Coordinated Science Lab
     University of Illinois at Urbana-Champion

Lunch Session: (AUHCC Ballroom A-Left)

12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch and Round Table Discussions
     Dr. Richard Chapman
      Associate Professor, Computer Science and Software Engineering
      Auburn University

  • Beyond 3G
  • Business Issues
  • Industry/Academia Collaboration Issues
  • Low Power Design
  • MEMS Design of RF Components
  • Mobile Phone/WLAN Convergence
  • Multimedia over Wireless
  • RFIC Design
  • Security Issues
  • Wireless Educational Issues
  • Wireless Sensor Nets

Afternoon Poster Session: (Exhibit Rooms E, F, G)

1:30 - 2:45 p.m.

UCB Student Poster Session

2:45 - 3:00 p.m.

Break

3:00 - 4:15 p.m.

UIUC Student Poster Session

Afternoon Session: AUHCC Auditorium

4:15 - 4:45 p.m.

Wireless Internet and VOIP Service for a Remote Orphanage in Honduras
       Charles Ellis
       Director, Micro-Electronics Lab
       Auburn University

4:45 - 6:00 p.m.

Wireless  Without Borders - Panel Discussion
      Chair: Richard Jaeger
      Distinguished University Professor
      Auburn University

  • Don Bochneak, Sentinel Strategies
  • Richard Chapman, Auburn University
  • David Famolari, Telecordia
  • Jerry Gladstone, Agilent Technology
  • Marion Lineberry, Texas Instruments

Dinner: Pavilion at Ag Heritage Park 1

6:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Guest depart by bus to the Pavilion at Ag Heritage Park

7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Introduction 
      Prathima Agrawal 
      Keynote Speaker: Broadband Wireless — Realizing a World Without Borders 
      Anil Kripalani
      Corporate Senior VP, Global Technology Affairs
      Qualcomm Inc.

Sunday, 25 March

Breakfast and Closing Session: (AUHCC Ballroom A-Left)

8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Breakfast

9:00 - 9:15 a.m.

Poster Awards Presentation  
    June Sugiyama 
    Director, Vodafone Foundation

9:15 - 9:30 a.m.

Closing Remarks   
    Prathima Agrawal

9:30 - 9:45 a.m.

Overview and Final Remarks 
    June Sugiyama

9:55 - 12:00 p.m.

National Center for Asphalt Technology Tour for UCB 1 
    Jennifer Still  
      Lab Technician, NCAT 
    Zeb Whitehead 
      Info Tech Specialist

10:00 - 12:00 p.m.

Distribute Box Lunches and Hotel Check-out (Prefunction Foyer)

10:30 a.m.

Attendees depart by bus to the Atlanta Airport
UIUC Guests depart 1

2:00 p.m.

Attendees depart by bus to the Atlanta Airport
UCB Guests depart 1

1All buses will pick up and drop off at circle drive at the front of the hotel.