The 2007 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP2007) will be held at the Niigata Convention Center ''TOKI MESSE'' in Niigata, Japan, from August 20 (Monday) through August 24 (Friday), 2007. This Symposium, the 12th ISAP, is sponsored and organized by the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE), and is held in cooperation with the International Union of Radio Science (URSI), the Antennas and Propagation Society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE/AP-S), the Antennas and Propagation Professional Network of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), and the Korea Electromagnetic Engineering Society (KEES).

ISAP2007 is intended to provide an international forum for the exchange of information on the progress of research and development in antennas, propagation, electromagnetic wave theory, and related fields as shown in the SCOPE. It is also an important objective of this meeting to promote mutual interaction among participants.

This symposium will treat a wide range of subjects on antennas, propagation and electromagnetic wave theory as suggested below. Papers concerned with other aspects of these subjects will also be considered.

Original papers are solicited that have not been presented previously and that describe new contributions in the area suggested in the SCOPE. Each author is requested to prepare a 4-page camera-ready paper written in English, including all texts, references, figures and photographs. The authors are requested to refer to the ISAP2007 Web page (http://www.isap07.org/) for the detailed paper preparation instructions and the IEICE Copyright Transfer Form. The Proceedings will be available on CD-ROM.

Authors are requested to send their papers in Adobe Acrobat® *.PDF format by electronic method. Detailed instructions of the electronic Web-based paper submission is provided on the ISAP2007 Web page (http://www.isap07.org/). The deadline for the electronic paper submission is March 12, 2007.

The working language is English. Poster Sessions will also be scheduled.

Several outstanding papers, which deserve special recognition through its originality and usefulness, will be awarded. The ISAP2007 Paper Awards will be presented to the author(s) at the closing ceremony.

In order to foster activities of students toward highly qualified researchers, the ISAP2007 will host the Student Paper Contest. Students are encouraged to submit their paper to the contest and are requested to notify their will to entry the contest by specifically applying for it at the paper submission. Only students can apply the Student Paper Contest as a first author of the paper, although co-authors may include a non-student researcher.

Depending on the total number of the applicants and other factors, about 20 finalists could be selected from the applicants. Each student selected as a finalist will be requested to make a presentation in a special poster session for Student Paper Contest in spite of his/her wish at the paper submission. Papers unfortunately not selected as finalists may be assigned at the general oral or poster sessions. The applicants will be notified of the result of selection with the acceptance letter.

From the finalists, several winners would carefully be selected after the poster presentation. Awards will be presented to the contest winners at the Banquet, on August 23; not only the winners but also the finalists will be invited to the Banquet. Since the contest is independent from the paper award, the contest winners may receive the best paper award, too, if the papers are qualified to deserve it.

The Steering Committee will select several outstanding poster presentations, which deserve special recognition through their originality and quality of presentation in the poster session. The ISAP2007 Poster Presentation Awards with extra prizes will be presented to the author(s) at the closing ceremony.

The Special Section on ISAP2007 is planned in June, 2008 issue of the IEICE Transactions on Communications, which consists of the papers presented at oral or poster sessions in the Symposium. The deadline for submission is Oct. 15, 2007. The regular review will be conducted. The detailed information is provided at the ISAP2007 Web page (http://www.isap07.org/).

Several short courses are scheduled to be held in the afternoon, Aug 20, 2007 (Monday). You can get the latest information on technologies relating to antennas and propagation.

Companies are invited to exhibit their hardware and software products, books and services during the symposium. An exhibition space with a panel, a desk and electricity will be provided for an extra charge. Intent to exhibit should be indicated by Dec 15, 2006. The application form can be downloaded from the ISAP2007 Web page.

Online registration will start in January, 2007, on our website.

Niigata is the largest city along the Japan Sea side with a population of 0.8 million and is also called �gthe water capital�h, surrounded by the Japan�fs longest Shinano River and Agano River. Niigata is rich in food including delicious rice, a variety of locally brewed Sake (Japanese rice wine), fresh seafood and various agricultural produce. So you can enjoy the ISAP in Niigata with a relaxed atmosphere and excellent food.�@Niigata International Airport has 7 regular international flights to and from locations which include Seoul, Shanghai, Khavarovsk and Guam. The trip from Narita International Airport to Niigata via Tokyo takes 3 hours by Narita Express (a shuttle train to Tokyo) and Joetsu Shinkansen (the bullet train from Tokyo). The ISAP2007 will be held at the Niigata Convention Center ''TOKI MESSE'', which is located on the waterfront of Niigata city.

The ISAP will award Young Scientist Travel Grants (YSTG) to a certain number of qualified young speakers from outside of Japan who need financial support to present their papers. All applicants must be no older than 35 as of August 20, 2007, the first day of ISAP2007. The ISAP2007 Symposium Steering Committee will select the winners and provide aid for travel and lodging expenses, as well as the entire symposium registration fee. The travel grant will depend on the distance to be traveled to Japan and will be limited to about 100 thousand yen. The lodging grant will be about 50 thousand yen. The grants should be sufficient to cover the costs of attending ISAP2007, provided the winners are frugal. The YSTG application form can be downloaded from the ISAP2007 Web site. YSTG Applicants should include a signed YSTG application form after the last page of your paper when you submit your paper . The submission deadline for YSTG papers is March 12, 2007.

The YSTG application form (revised version) can be downloaded here: Word format or PDF format

Please visit the ISAP2007 Web page.
http://www.isap07.org/