Call for Papers

The 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and CNC-USNC/URSI Radio Science meeting will be held jointly on July 11-17, 2010, at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel in Toronto, ON, Canada. The symposium and meeting are co-sponsored by the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S), the U.S. National Committee of the International Union of Radio Science (USNC/URSI) Commissions A, B, C, D, E, F, H and K and all Canadian National Commissions of the International Union of Radio Science (CNC/URSI). The technical sessions, workshops, and short courses will be coordinated between the two groups to provide a comprehensive and well-balanced program. This meeting is intended to provide an international forum for the exchange of information on state-of-the-art research in antennas, propagation, electromagnetic engineering and radio science. Please note that technical sessions are held over five days from July 12 to 16, with workshops and short courses on July 11 and July 17, 2010. Visit the meeting website at www.apsursi2010.org for more information.

Paper Submission: Authors are invited to submit contributions for review and possible presentation in the symposium on topics of interest to AP-S and URSI including advancements and innovations in the fields of electromagnetics, antennas, and wave propagation. Suggested topics and general information are listed in this call. In addition to regularly scheduled sessions for oral and poster presentations, there will be a student paper competition as well as special sessions, workshops, and short courses that will address timely topics and state-of-the-art advancements in these fields. All paper submissions are due January 15th, 2010.

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All paper and abstract submissions must be received in PDF format via the symposium website by no later than January 15, 2010. Only electronic submissions in PDF format will be accepted. Please consult symposium website at www.apsursi2010.org for the latest instructions, templates, and format examples. Address all AP-S and URSI correspondence, including inquiries concerning papers, abstracts, the technical program, and copyright forms to Costas Sarris at costas.sarris@utoronto.ca.

The language of the symposium is English. The text should be formatted single-spaced and sized for 21.5 x 28 cm (8.5 x 11 inch) paper. The title should be centered 1 inch from the top of the first page. The author's (or authors') name and complete organizational affiliation should be two lines below the title. If there are multiple authors, the presenter is to be indicated with an asterisk. The text should start three lines below the last name. Left- and right-hand margins should be 4 cm (1.5 inches). A 2.5 cm (1 inch) margin should be at the top and bottom of all pages.

Paragraphs are to be separated with one blank line. Submissions must withstand a linear reduction to 70% of original size and maintain readability. Only the author who submits the paper will receive an acknowledgement of the submission.

Please do not include page numbers on submitted documents.

The paper must be limited to four pages including text, references, and figures. The introduction should indicate clearly how the submission relates to previous work and the unique aspects of the current submission. Footnotes should not be used except for credits to sponsoring agencies. A signed IEEE copyright form is necessary with all AP-S submissions. Missing copyright forms will make it necessary to reject the paper.

Instructions for submitting the copyright forms are on the symposium website at www.apsursi2010.org.

URSI abstract submission must consist of at least 250 words and must be limited to one page, including figures. Do not include a list of references. However, a few open-literature references may be included parenthetically, for example: (R. L. Lewis and J. R. Johler, Radio Sci., 2, 75-81, 1976). Acknowledgement of financial support is not appropriate. Also, please identify the Commission and session topic for the paper.

A student must be the first author of the paper. The student's advisor should attach a statement that his/her contribution is primarily advisory. In addition, the transmittal letter should clearly indicate "student paper submission" and conform to all other submission requirements and instructions for authors as described in this call. For additional information contact Anthony Grbic at agrbic@umich.edu.

Requests to organize special sessions should be submitted to Susan Hagness at hagness@engr.wisc.edu no later than October 12, 2009. Special sessions will be selected and finalized by the end of November 2009. At that time, additional instructions will be provided to the organizers of the special sessions chosen for inclusion in the symposium and/or the meeting. The associated papers or abstracts will be due on January 15, 2010. A list of special sessions will be posted on the symposium website in December 2009.

Industrial exhibits will be open July 13-15, 2010. If you wish to display an exhibit, please contact Derek McNamara at mcnamara@site.uottawa.ca.

Individuals desiring to organize a short course or workshop, should contact Safieddin (Ali) Safavi-Naeini at safavi@maxwell.uwaterloo.ca.