ADVISORY/Software Defined Radio Forum Hosts First General Meeting of the Year: January 20-22 in Los Angeles.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ADVISORY...for Tuesday-Thursday (Jan. 20-22) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Who/What: The Software Defined Radio A wireless terminal (phone, PDA, etc.) that is reconfigurable via software. It enables wireless devices to be easily updated to new or later versions of the air interface and allows multiple interfaces to be supported. Forum will host its first General Meeting of 2004. The event is open to all those who are interested in the development and deployment of SDR See software defined radio. technologies. Conducted five times a year, General Meetings typically involve focused plenary sessions to address the business aspects of the Forum, management of work, and approval of documents. Highlights for the January General Meeting will include: -- An overview on SDR in Space applications -- Updates on the Forum's worldwide regulatory activities -- Reports on adaptive and cognitive radios A Cognitive Radio (CR), as defined by the researchers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, is “a software defined radio with a cognitive engine brain”. -- Sessions on security issues related to downloads and networks -- Open discussions on international variations related to SDR When: January 20-22, 2004 Where: Wilshire Grand Hotel (downtown), Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , CA For more information or to register, contact: Allan Margulies, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. SDR Forum +1-303-628-5461 or asm@sdrforum.org http://www.sdrforum.org/MTGS/next_meeting.html About the Software Defined Radio Forum The Software Defined Radio Forum is an international industry association dedicated to supporting the development and deployment of software defined radio systems that enable flexible and adaptable architectures in advanced wireless systems. The membership of the SDR Forum spans commercial, defense, and civil government organizations, and includes wireless service providers, network operators, component and equipment manufacturers, hardware and software developers, regulatory agencies regulatory agency Independent government commission charged by the legislature with setting and enforcing standards for specific industries in the private sector. The concept was invented by the U.S. , and academia. Presently numbering more than 100 organizations, the SDR Forum's membership includes major commercial wireless players from Asia, Europe, and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . The SDR Forum's administrative office is headquartered in Denver, CO. Additional information is available on the SDR Forum Web site at http://www.sdrforum.org. |
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