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AMTA President's Report
See you in Salt Lake City! Jeff Guerrieri AMTA 2009 Symposium Chairman's Report AMTA 2009, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1-6 November 2009!
Student Day 2009
We don’t know if we will have snow but check http://www.skiutah.com prior to heading our way! The evenings have been getting chilly and we had a nice snow storm in the mountains Tuesday, September 29 and hopefully it will stick around in places like Snow Bird and Alta! Just say no to global warming – we want snow! Check www.amta2009.org for up to date info! John Rohrbaugh AMTA Awards Committee Chairman Report
The 2009 Distinguished Achievement Award recipient will be Dr. Antti V. Räisänen. His citation reads: AMTA takes great pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Achievement Award to Dr. Antti V. Räisänen for his outstanding and pioneering contributions to the theory, practice and art of Hologram-based Compact Antenna Test Ranges at Sub-mm Wavelengths. AMTA hereby cites Dr. Räisänen for the:
Also, Outstanding Service awards will go to the outgoing members of the AMTA 2008 Board of Directors. Those three individuals are:
AMTA greatly appreciates their service to the organization as part of the Board of Directors in 2008 and their continued service in future years. Finally, the Awards Committee selected two Fellows and nine Senior Members. The two Fellow recipients are:
The nine Senior Member recipients are:
My gratitude goes to the Awards Committee, comprised of Mike Francis, Jeff Guerrieri, Jiti Gupta, Daniël Janse van Rensburg, Ed Joy, Shantnu Mishra, Steve Schneider, and Jeff Way. Also as Past-President, I serve as the Chair of the Nominating Committee. The three AMTA Board of Director candidates for 2009 are (in alphabetical order):
All three candidates this year are very strong and bring unique capabilities to AMTA. Having memories of being a candidate myself, I wish all three of them well and ask you to attend the Tuesday, November 3, business lunch to hear the candidates and vote. Being a volunteer organization, AMTA's strength is based on the commitment level of the membership and the Board of Directors. My thanks go to the Nomination Committee, comprised of John Aubin, Lars Foged, Jeff Fordham, Mike Francis, and Daniël Janse van Rensburg. Looking forward to seeing you in Salt Lake City! Jeff Kemp
Technical Coordinator's Report
See You in Salt Lake City, Utah!!!
We have a very interesting program. There will be 16 sessions this year with over 80 papers making for another full meeting. We did have some issues with the Paper Portal this year. I appreciate everyone’s patience as we try to make the paper submission process as painless as possible. The final technical program and schedule can be found at http://www.amta.org/amta2009/technical_program.htm. Note that this program is vastly different than the schedule listed in the preliminary program. Many thanks to Scott Wood and his team for the help in keeping this up-to-date. All Authors and Presenters should keep on top of this schedule! We will be again hosting Student Day on Tuesday. The students will arrive in the afternoon to participate in the Tuesday afternoon sessions. After the sessions, we are hoping that they will get to meet some of you, discuss antenna measurements, and see some exhibits. The Student Day Committee, chaired by Dr. Jeffrey Ward of Weber State University, has worked very hard on the exact details. Many thanks to Dr. Ward and his team. AMTA Technical Corner Ed Urbanik
Regional Event for 2009: AMTA Baltimore! The annual AMTA Regional Event was held on September 14, 2009 at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Baltimore, MD. Approximately 50 registrants and exhibitors were on hand for this year's event, held in cooperation with the IEEE Joint Baltimore Chapter of the Antennas and Propagation Society / Microwave Theory and Techniques Society as well as the IEEE Electromagnetic Compatibility Society Northern Virginia / Washington DC and Baltimore Chapters.
This year's technical program focused on "Advances in Antenna Test and Measurement Techniques" and featured presentations from John Aubin, Orbit/FR Inc.; O.J. Danzy, Agilent Technologies, Inc; Dr. Vince Rodriguez, ETS-Lindgren; Dr. Daniel Janse van Rensburg, Nearfield Systems, Inc.; Dr. John Norgard, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and NASA/JSC, Houston; and Lance Pearce, Naval Air Warfare Center, Patuxent River, Maryland. Emcees on hand to welcome everyone included Cessily Greene of Northrop Grumman and Steve Ferguson of Washington Labs. A highlight of the event was the reception with the speakers at the end of the technical program. The reception was held in the exhibit area and featured a great appetizer buffet, full bar, and raffle prizes donated by the exhibitors. Click here to see photos from this and other AMTA sponsored events. Many thanks to AMTA Board Member and Treasurer, Kim Hassett of NSI, for her contribution to this article on AMTA Baltimore and for providing the great photos of this great event! Janet O'Neil
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AMTA is pleased to announce a new advertising format on our website, 
The IEEE Antenna Standards Committee Near-Field Working Group will meet at the Little America Hotel during the Antenna Measurement Techniques Association (AMTA) Symposium in Salt Lake City, November 1-6. 
The second event will take place in mid June in Seoul, Korea. We are organizing this event with the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) organization in Korea. AMTA Board members Jeff Guerieri and Mike Francis of NIST have enjoyed a long relationship with KRISS, which is commonly referred to as "The NIST of Korea." The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is also supporting this event via our IEEE EMC Society contacts in the area. This AMTA regional event will be held on June 9 and 10 for the conference and tabletop type exhibition, with June 11 for the technical tour. This is a Wednesday to Friday event. The following week of June 13 is the Conference on Precision Electromagnetic Measurement (CPEM) organized by KRISS in Daejeon, Korea. We are "piggy packing" these conferences to increase attendance from those outside Korea, especially, and to make a visit to Korea attractive to AMTA exhibitors. Stay tuned for details as the plans for this AMTA event are confirmed. 
First I want to thank Janet O'Neil and Kim Hassett for their work putting together this year's Regional Event in Baltimore. Great Job! We are on the home stretch for the AMTA 2009 Symposium. John Rohrbaugh and the AMTA 2009 Host Committee have done an excellent job organizing this year's symposium in Salt Lake City. There are some wonderful day tours scheduled so don’t forget your significant other. Visit 
The AMTA 2009 Final Program is just about ready to go to the printer! We are ironing out a few issues but it’s about finished. Once it goes to the printer we will post it electronically on the AMTA 2009 website so that you can download it in advance. 
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As the chair of the Awards Committee, I’m pleased to announce the award winners for 2009. All of the awards will be given at the AMTA 2009 Symposium in Salt Lake City during the Wednesday night banquet. 
Well, the papers have been submitted and the last minute changes and corrections made. Everything is at the printers and being published. I can finally coast to the meeting. Yeah, RIGHT! Actually, there is still a great deal left to do: Awards, presentations, those famous and helpful plasma slides, etc. Maybe Darth Van Tater will return! 
AMTA began hosting this one day event several years ago starting with AMTA Tucson in 2005. The goal with these regional events is to bring the latest technology related to RF and antenna measurement techniques to the local community - thereby reaching members and potential new members who cannot attend the annual AMTA Meeting and Symposium. Experts in the industry share practical information on various topics through an extended presentation format. AMTA European Liaison Report AMTA Europe 2010
The program will include:
Abstracts submission deadline: October 12, 2009 For further information concerning submitting a paper, attending the conference or exhibiting, please consult www.amtaeurope.org or send an E-Mail to info@amtaueurope.org Carlo Rizzo Green Beverages
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The second call for papers has just been released and the deadline for submission (October 12, 2009) is approaching fast. Please take note of these key dates for AMTA Europe 2010: 
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