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Collaborations, Upcoming Conferences, Journals,

and Meetings

David Grace

Barcelona Meeting 3rd/4th March 2005

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Feedback on SPSW, Tokyo

Excellent Conference – 200 people attended

Overseas HAP ActivitiesNASA have a 15 year programme – 4 craft

ATG – Stratsat Malaysia will start any day

KARI – In phase 2

ETRI – Undertaking spectrum sharing equipment studies

Worldwide Aeros – HAP Activity

China – Emerging activity on platforms

Japan ProjectAn overview of accomplishments

The Next Phase of Airship DevelopmentPhase 1 complete – project aims have been fulfilled – critical aspects understood

Phase 2 - seeking funding from Government for a full size technology demonstrator

Technology would be developed by government and transferred to industrial sector

To be helped by the conference

Japan could be a world leader in this technology

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Upcoming Conferences I

IST Mobile and Wireless Summit 2005Dresden, Germany, 19-22 June 2005Information Booth is planned8 CAPANINA SubmissionsOutcome to be determined next weekDeadlines:

Acceptance notification 15 March 2005Camera ready paper 15 April 2005

http://www.mobilesummit2005.org/ Who will attend?What do wish to display in the information booth?

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Upcoming Conferences II

EC Concertation and Cluster MeetingBrussels, Belgium, 7-8 March

UV Europe - Paris (8-10 June 2005)DLR will be presenting an Overview of CAPANINA

PIMRC – Berlin (11-14 September 2005)Draft full paper deadline past

WPMC – Aalborg (17-22 September 2005)Likely to contain a HAPs sessionDraft paper deadline 31st March 2005

Any other conferences worth targeting?

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Journals – HAP Special Issues

International Journal of Wireless Information Networks

Communications via High Altitude Platforms: Technologies and TrialsPublished by KluwerDeadline 25 April 2005Editors: Niovi Pavlidou (niovi@auth.gr), Mario Gerla, Marina Ruggieri, Ryu Miura

Wiley: Space CommunicationsGuest Editor: David GraceEditor in chief ‘Michel Bousqet’Still no firm date for this?

Any more journals?