Local and International Conferences

 

This page contains information on various local and international conferences,
including dates, locations, websites and deadlines (where available):

1. Upcoming Local and International Conferences of 2009

At the bottom of the page, there is also a listing of:

2. Past Local and International Conferences of 2009

3. Past Local and International Conferences of 2008

4. Past Local and International Conferences of 2007

 

1. Upcoming Local and International Conferences of 2009

Date Conference Title Venue
28 Apr-1 May 2009 The IET International Conference on Ionospheric Radio Systems and Techniques (IRST 2009) Edinburgh Conference Centre, Herot-Watt University, UK
  Deadlines
29 Sep 2008 - Submission of abstract
21 Nov 2008 - Notification of acceptance
26 Jan 2009 - Submission of full papers
16 Mar 2009 - Submission of final papers
 
04-08 May 2009 IEEE Radar Conference (RADARCON 2009) Pasadena, California, USA
  Deadlines
14 Aug 2008 - Paper Submission Online System Opens
26 Sep 2008 - Summary Paper Submission Deadline - (including student papers)
31 Oct 2008 - Invited Papers Submission Deadline
01 Dec 2008 - Registration Opens
01 Dec 2008 - Author Notification (including student papers)
05 Jan 2009 - Student Competition Proposal Paper Submission Deadline
27 Feb 2009 - Final Paper Submission Deadline
27 Feb 2009 - Publishing Author Registration Deadline
02 Mar 2009 - Student Travel Grant Selection Notification
09 Mar 2009 - Student Grant Selectee Registration Deadline
16 Mar 2009 - Early Registration Deadline (Discounted Rate)
10 Apr 2009 - Hotel Reservation Deadline
19 Apr 2009 - Final Registration Deadline
 
01-05 June 2009 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting (APSURSI 2009) Charleston, South Carolina, USA
  Deadlines
20 Jan 1009 - Deadline for draft paper submission
 
06-08 July 2009 Antennas, Radar, and Wave Propagation Conference (ARP 2009) Banff, Alberta, Canada
  Deadlines
16 Feb 2009 - Submissions due
16 Mar 2009 - Notification of acceptance
01 May 2009 - Final manuscripts due
15 May 2009 - Registration deadline
 
13-17 July 2009 IEEE International Geoscience & Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2009) University of Cape Town, South Africa
  Deadlines
21 Sep 2008 - Submission of proposals for invited sessions
26 Oct 2008 - Notification of selected invited sessions
16 Nov 2008 - Paper submission system on line
07 Dec 2008 - Deadline for proposals for Tutorials
21 Dec 2008 - Deadline for round-2 invited session proposals
04 Jan 2009 - Submission of Paper Abstracts for review.
15 Feb 2009 - Notification of selected Tutorials
15 Mar 2009 - Paper selection on line, registration opens
26 Apr 2009 - Final submission of revised abstracts, registration of at least one author.
17 May 2009 - Early registration deadline
14 Jun 2009 - Hotel registration deadline
21 Jun 2009 - Online registration closes
21 Jun 2009 - Final submission of full papers
12 Jul 2009 - Courses and workshops
 
28 Sept-02 Oct 2009 2009 European Radar Conference (EuRAD 2009)
Part of European Microwave Week (28 Sept-02 Oct 2008)
Rome, Italy
  Deadlines
30 Nov 2008 - Deadline for proposals of workshops, focused sessions and short courses
22 Feb 2009 - Deadline for submission of summaries
08 May 2009 - Notification of acceptance
07 Jun 2009 - Submission of requests for grants and fellowships
21 Jun 2009 - Submission of final papers
 
12-16 October 2009 International Radar Conference: "Surveillance for a Safer World" (RADAR 2009) Bordeaux, France
  Deadlines
15 Jan 2009 - Abstracts/tutorials proposal submission deadline
15 Apr 2009 - Notification of acceptance
15 Jun 2009 - Full texts submission deadline
 
07-10 June 2010 8th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (EUSAR 2010) Eurogress, Aachen, Germany
  Deadlines
30 Oct 2009 - Deadline for draft paper submission
15 Dec 2009 - Notification of paper acceptance
15 Mar 2010 - Deadline for final paper submission and conference registration
08-10 Jun 2010 - Conference EUSAR 2010
11 Jun 2010 - Technical tour
 

 

2. Past Local and International Conferences of 2009

Date Conference Title Venue
08-13 February 2009 Fourth International Waveform Diversity and Design Conference (IWDD 2009) Orlando, Florida, USA
  Deadlines
10 Oct 2008 - Submission of abstracts
17 Nov 2008 - Notification of acceptance
14 Jan 2009 - Submission of final papers
 
30-31 March 2009 South African Antennas, Propagation and Microwave Theory and Techniques conference (SA IEEE AP/MTT 2009) Protea Hotel, Stellenbosch, South Africa
  Deadlines
TBD.
Click here for the registration form.
 
01 April 2009 3D EM Simulation with CST Studio Suite, 2009 University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa
  Deadlines
TBD
Click here for further information.
 
02 April 2009 FEKO Workshop EMSS Building, Technopark, Stellenbosch, South Africa
  Deadlines
20 Mar 2009 - Registration
Click here for further information.
 

 

3. Past Local and International Conferences of 2008

Date Conference Title Venue
16-18 Apr 2008 Antennas, Radar, and Wave Propagation Conference (ARP 2008) Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  Deadlines
Submissions due: 01 Dec 2007
Notification of acceptance: 04 Jan 2008
Final manuscripts due: 01 Feb 2008
Registration deadline: 15 Feb 2008
 
19-21 May 2008 17th International Conference on Microwaves, Radar and Wireless Communications (MIKON 2008) Wroclaw, Poland
  Deadlines
Pre-registration: 15 Jan 2008
Manuscript submission: 15 Jan 2008
Notification of acceptance: 01 Mar 2008
 
21-23 May 2008 9th International Radar Symposium (IRS 2008) Wroclaw, Poland
  Deadlines
Submission of abstracts: 5 Jan 2008
Notification of authors: 21 Feb 2008
Full paper for proceedings as electronic data file: 22 Mar 2008
 
26-30 May 2008 IEEE Radar Conference (RADARCON 2008) Rome, Italy
  Deadlines
Submission of summaries: 31 Oct 2007
Notification of acceptance: 18 Dec 2007
Submission of full papers and registration: 29 Feb 2008
Submission of presentation slides: 10 May 2008
 
02-05 Jun 2008 7th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar (EUSAR 2008) Friedrichshafen, Germany
  Deadlines
Deadline for draft paper submission: 30 Sep 2007
Notification of paper acceptance: 15 Dec 2007
Final paper submission: 01 Mar 2008 - extended to 15 Mar 2008
Conference registration: 01 Mar 2008
Tutorials: 01 Jun 2008
Technical Tour: 06 Jun 2008
 
05-11 July 2008 2008 IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium and USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting (APSURSI 2008) San Diego, California, USA
  Deadlines
Deadline for draft paper submission: 15 Jan 2008
 
06-11 Jul 2008 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2008) Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  Deadlines
Invited Session Proposal: 24 Sep 2007
Invited Session Notification: 9 Nov 2007
Abstract Submission System On-line: 16 Nov 2007
Tutorial Proposal: 10 Dec 2007
Abstract: 14 Jan 2008
Travel Support Application: 14 Jan 2008
Student Paper Competition: 14 Jan 2008
Tutorial Notification: 18 Feb 2008
Abstract Status Available On-line: 27 Mar 2008
Registration Opens: 27 Mar 2008
Full Paper Submission: 25 Apr 2008
Publishing Author Registration: 25 Apr 2008
Early Registration: 16 May 2008
Hotel Reservation: 13 Jun 2008
Online Registration: 20 Jun 2008
 
07-16 Aug 2008 International Union of Radio Science - General Assembly (URSI-GA 2008) Chicago, Illinois, USA
  Deadlines
Submission of invited and contributed abstracts and papers to GA submission Web site: 15 Feb 2008
Young Scientists to submit their papers and applications to GA submission Web site: 15 Feb 2008
Notification of authors of final decisions on their papers, indicating rejection, or oral or poster sessions: 18 Apr 2008
Notification of Young Scientists of final decisions on their applications: 18 Apr 2008
Room reservations at the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel with the discounted GA rate: 03 Jul 2008
 
25-26 Aug 2008 3rd Annual African Conference and Exhibition on Geospatial Information, Technology and Applications (Map Africa 2008) Cape Town, South Africa
  Deadlines
Submission of abstracts: 30 Jun 2008
Acceptance of abstracts: 10 Jul 2008
Submission of full paper: 25 Jul 2007
Registration of author: 04 Aug 2008
 
02-05 Sep 2008 International Conference on Radar: Maritime Surveillance (RADAR 2008) Adelaide, Australia
  Deadlines
Close of call for papers: 31 Jan 2008
Notification of acceptance: 2 May 2008
Notification of withdrawal: 12 May 2008
Camera-ready paper due: 16 Jun 2008
Close of author and earlybird registration: 30 Jun 2008
 
29 Sep-03 Oct 2008 Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial Conference, 2008 (FOSS4G2008) Cape Town International Conference Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
  Deadlines
Submission deadline for workshop and lab proposals: 23 May 2008
Deadline for abstract submission: 23 May 2008
Notification of acceptance of workshop and lab proposals: 6 Jun 2008
Notification of acceptance of abstracts: 17 Jun 2008
Early Bird Registrations closes: 20 Jun 2008
Deadline for submission of posters: 30 Jun 2008
Deadline for submission of presentations/ papers for the proceedings: 18 Aug 2008
Online Registration closes: 15 Sep 2008
Late Registration period: 16-28 Sep 2008
On-site Registration opens: 29 Sep 2008
 
06-08 Oct 2008 South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists (SAICSIT 2008)
06 Oct 2008: Postgraduate Symposium (ICT Research Grand Challenges Workshop)
07-08 Oct 2008: SAICSIT Conference
Wilderness Beach Hotel, Wilderness, Garden Route, South Africa
  Deadlines
Submission of abstracts: 26 May 2008
Submission of full papers: 23 June 2008
Submission of postgraduate symposium papers: 01 August 2008
Notification of acceptance of papers: 08 August 2008
Final papers due: 29 August 2008
 
27-31 Oct 2008 African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE 2008) Accra, Ghana
  Deadlines
Submission of abstract: 30 June 2008
Acceptance of papers: 31 July 2008
Submission of final papers: 31 Aug 2008
 
28 Oct-07 Nov 2008 Radar Course by Prof Piet van Genderen - TU Delft Stellenbosch University, South Africa
  Deadlines
None.
 
29-31 Oct 2008 2008 European Radar Conference (EuRAD 2008)
Part of European Microwave Week (27-31 Oct 2008)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
  Deadlines
Deadline for proposals of workshops: 16 Nov 2007
Deadline for proposals of focused sessions: 02 Dec 2007
Deadline for submission of preliminary papers: 24 Feb 2008
Notification of acceptance: 2 May 2008
Submission of requests for grants and fellowships: 1 Jun 2008
Submission of final papers: 15 Jun 2008
 
17-19 Nov 2008 Technical Aerospace and Unmanned Systems Conference (TAUSC 2008) NH Lord Charles Hotel, Somerset West, South Africa
  Deadlines
Deadline for submission of abstracts: 1 July 2008
They must be sent to technical coordinator, Prof. Thomas Jones, jones@sun.ac.za
See website for further details.
 
27-28 Nov 2008 Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research Ledger Conference (CSIR Ledger 2008) Pretoria, South Africa
  To be attended by all students who have received Project Ledger funding during 2008
 

 

4. Past Local and International Conferences of 2007

Date Conference Title Venue
26-27 Mar 2007 IEEE South African Antennas, Propagation and Microwave Theory and Techniques (IEEE SA AP/MTT 2007) Stellenbosch Protea Hotel, Technopark
  Deadlines
Call for Papers: 01 Oct 2006
One-page Abstracts: 04 Mar 2007
Registration: Jan-Mar 2007
 
17-20 Apr 2007 IEEE Radar Conference (RADAR 2007) Boston, Massachussetts, USA
  Deadlines
Abstracts (1000 words): 18 Aug 2006
Notification of acceptance: 26 Oct 2006
Full papers (6 pages): 15 Jan 2006
 
30 May-01 Jun 2007 Antennas, Radar, and Wave Propagation Conference (ARP 2007) Montreal, Canada
  Deadlines
Abstracts: 15 Feb 2007
Notification of acceptance: 15 Mar 2007
Full papers: 1 Apr 2007
Registration deadline: 15 Apr 2007
 
22-26 Jul 2007 International Union of Radio Science (URSI 2007) Ottawa, Canada
  Deadlines
Abstracts (250 words): 2 Mar 2007
 
23-27 Jul 2007 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 2007) Barcelona, Spain
  Deadlines
Abstract Submission System On-line: 1 Dec 2006
Invited Abstract: 12 Jan 2007
General Abstract: 12 Jan 2007
Abstract Status Available On-line: 19 Mar 2007
Full Paper Submission Deadline Extended!: 4 May 2007
Publishing Author Registration Deadline Extended!: 4 May 2007
Early Registration: 31 May 2007
Tours Payment: 15 Jun 2007
 
20-24 Aug 2007 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP 2007) Niigata, Japan
  Deadlines
Submission: 01 Mar 2007
Online registration: 05 Aug 2007
 
05-07 Sep 2007 International Radar Symposium (IRS 2007) Cologne, Germany
  Deadlines
Abstracts (500 words): 15 Mar 2007
Notification of acceptance: 11 May 2007
Full papers: 29 Jun 2007
 
26-28 Sep 2007 AFRICON Conference 2007 Windhoek, Namibia
  Deadlines
Call for papers: 20 Sep 2006
Proposals for tutorials and workshops: 02 Feb 2007
Submission of full paper: 03 Mar 2007
Extension of deadline for submissions: 10 Mar 2007
Deadline for re-uploading camera-ready paper: 30 May 2007
 
15-18 Oct 2007 The IET International Conference on Radar Systems (RADAR 2007) Edinburgh, Scotland
  Deadlines
Draft paper (1000-2000 words): 5 Jan 2007
Notification of acceptance: Apr 2007
Full paper (5 pages A4): 18 Jun 2007
 
22-26 Oct 2007 South African Geophysics Conference (SAGA 2007) KZN, South Africa
  Deadlines
Extended deadline for abstracts: 30 Jul 2007
Early bird registration deadline: 15 Aug 2007
 
11-16 Nov 2007 The Second European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP 2007) Edinburgh, UK
  Deadlines
Already passed.
 
19-21 Nov 2007 Higher Education Learning and Teaching Association of Southern Africa (HELTASA 2007) Bloemfontein, South Africa
  Deadlines
Abstracts: 31 Jul 2007
Notification of acceptance: 15 Aug 2007
Last date for early-bird registration: 1 Sep 2007
Final registration date: 10 Oct 2007
Finalisation of programme: 17 Oct 2007
 
26-30 Nov 2007 South African SKA/MeerKAT Human Capital Development Programme, 2nd Annual Postgraduate Bursary Conference (SKA/MeerKAT 2007) South African Astronomical Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa
  To be attended by all students who have received SKA / KAT funding during 2007.
Click here for draft programme.

Monday, 26 Nov 2007
Arrival of delegates, registration, opening of conference, dinner at SAAO

Tuesday, 27 Nov 2007
08h15 - 10h20: Session 1 (Dr Clive Dickinson, Dr Rafaella Morganti)
10h25 - 10h45: Tea
10h50 - 12h40: Session 2 (Prof Roy Booth, Dr Girish Kumar Beeharry, Dr Lerothodi Leeuw, Angel Rodrigues)
12h45 - 13h40: Lunch
13h45 - 17h05: Session 3 (Dr Alan Langman, Dr Isak Theron, Samuel Ginsberg, Steven Liddell, Jason Salkinder, Zwelitsha Magugwana, Drew Woods, Prof Bruce Bassett)
17h10 - 17h30: Refreshments

Wednesday, 28 Nov 2007
08h15 - 09h45: Session 4 (Prof Mike Inggs, Andile Mngadi, Mike Aitken, Roufurd Julie)
09h50 - 10h20: Tea
10h25 - 11h55: Session 5 (Prof Howard Reader, Dr Rodney Urban, Gideon Wiid, Paul van der Merwe)
12h00 - 12h55: Lunch
13h00 - 15h25: Session 6 (Prof Mike Jones, Prof Derck Smits, Kurt van der Heyden, Ryan Warne, Faustino Nhanombe)
15h30 - 15h55: Refreshments
16h00 - 17h15: Session 7 (Tana Joseph, Edward Elson, Alett de Witt, Sean Passmoor)

Thursday, 29 Nov 2007
08h15 - 10h45: Session 8 (Prof Arnold van Ardenne, Willem Esterhuyse, Dr Adrian Tiplady, David George)
10h50 - 11h10: Tea
11h15 - 13h15: Session 9 (Prof Justin Jonas, Madele van der Walt, Tope Karem, Tongai Mugadza, Nicolaas Joubert)
13h15 - 14h00: Lunch
14h05 - 15h45: Session 10 (Prof Pieter Meintjies, Dr Jasper Horrell, Faith Hlungwe, Kim McAlpine)
15h45 - 15h55: Break
15h55 - 17h15: Session 11 (Pheneas Nkundabakura, Renee Hlozek, Roger Deane, Nicolette Pekeur)
19h00 - : Braai at SAAO

Friday, 30 Nov 2007
09h30 - 10h00: Prof Mike Jones
10h05 - 10h30: Prizegiving
10h30 - 10h45: Closing and thanks
10h50 - 11h15: Refreshments

 
29-30 Nov 2007 Centre for Scientific and Industrial Research Ledger Conference (CSIR Ledger 2007) Pretoria, South Africa
  To be attended by all students who have received Project Ledger funding during 2007
Click here for draft programme.

Highlights of Day 1:
07h30 - 08h30: Conference registration
09h10 - 09h30: Lance Williams
09h30 - 09h50: Marc Brooker
11h30 - 11h50: Yunus Gaffar
11h50 - 12h10: Yoann Paichard
12h10 - 12h30: Stephan Sandenbergh
12h30 - 13h40: Lunch
14h00 - 14h20: Gunther Lange
16h50 - 17h10: Last session

Highlights of Day 2:
07h30 - 08h30: Conference registration
12h30 - 13h40: Lunch
15h40 - 16h00: Johan Mostert - end of conference

 
03-05 Dec 2007 Centre for Higher Performance Computing Conference, 2007 Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town, South Africa
  Draft Programme available in scanned format. Click on the links below to download the JPG.

CHPC Conference - Day 1
Highlights of Day 1:
08h30 - 09h00: Registration
09h00 - 10h30: Session - National HPC Roadmap
10h30 - 11h00: Break and Refreshments
11h00 - 13h00: Session - CHPC Research
13h00 - 14h30: Lunch
14h30 - 16h00: Session - International Advisors
16h00 - 16h30: Break and Refreshments
16h30 - 18h00: Session - HPC Technology
18h30 - 21h00: Conference Dinner

CHPC Conference - Day 2
Highlights of Day 2:
08h00 - 08h40: Morning refreshments
08h50 - 10h35: Session - HPC Application
10h35 - 11h05: Break and Refreshments
11h05 - 13h00: Session - SIG Breakaway Sessions
13h00 - 14h20: Lunch
14h20 - 16h00: Session - SIG Breakaway Sessions
16h00 - 16h30: Break and Refreshments
16h30 - 18h00: Session - SIG Breakaway Sessions
18h00 - 18h30: Poster Presentation
18h30 - 21h00: Cocktail Dinner

CHPC Conference - Day 3
Highlights of Day 2:
08h00 - 08h40: Morning refreshments
08h45 - 10h10: Project Proposals and Review
10h10 - 10h40: Break and Refreshments
10h40 - 12h00: Project Proposals and Review
12h00 - 12h05: Poster Prize Award
12h05 - 12h15: Closing Remarks
12h15 - 14h00: Lunch

 

 

 

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