2007 INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION
August 20-24, 2007, Toki Messe, Niigata, JAPAN.



CHAIR'S WELCOME
FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS
PRE-ANNOUNCEMENT
ADVANCE PROGRAM ver.2.0
REGISTRATION
PAPER FORMAT
PAPER SUBMISSION
(Including YSTG Entry and Student Paper Contest Entry)
SOCIAL PROGRAM

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATE

  • Deadline for Paper Submission of Special Section on 2007 ISAP: October 15, 2007 (JST).

    Also see the announcement of the above special section (click here).

MINI PHOTO GALLERY


Opening Ceremony

Welcome Reception

Luncheon Session

Banquet

Closing Ceremony

Paper Award's Winners

Poster Award's Winners

Student Paper Contest's Winners

Paper, Poster Awards' and Student Paper Content's Winners

List of ISAP 2007 Paper Award
  • [1D4-4] Measurement Based Parametric Channel Modeling Considering Diffuse Scattering and Specular Components, Markus Landmann(1), Martin Kaeske(1), Reiner Thoma(1), Jun-ichi Takada(2), and Ichirou Ida(3), (1)Ilmenau Univ. of Tech., Germany, (2)Tokyo Tech., Japan, (3)Fujitsu Limited, Japan.
  • [1E4-2] E-Polarized Diffraction by Dielectric Wedge, Se-Yun Kim, Korea Inst. of Sci. & Tech., Korea.
  • [4B3-2] A Variable Phase Shifter Using a Movable Waffle Iron Metal and Its Applications to Phased Array Antennas, Hideki Kirino(1), Koichi Ogawa(2), and Takeshi Ohno(2), (1)Panasonic Shikoku Electronics Corp., Japan, (2)Matsushita Electric Industrial Corp., Japan.
  • [4E1-3] Metamaterial-Based and Metamaterial-Inspired Efficient Electrically Small Antennas: Designs, Simulations and Experiments, Richard Ziolkowski and Aycan Erentoka, Univ. of Arizona, USA.
  • [4E3-2] Beam-Scanning Performance of Leaky-Wave Slot Array Antenna on Variable Stub-Loaded Left-Handedwaveguide, Takaoki Ikeda, Kunio Sakakibara, Toru Matsui, Nobuyoshi Kikuma, and Hiroshi Hirayama, Nagoya Inst. of Tech., Japan.
List of ISAP 2007 Student Contest Winners
  • Mr. Tomo Fukami, Osaka Prefecture Univ., Japan,
    [POS2-6] Measurement and Evaluation of Submillimeter-Wave Antenna Quasioptical Feed System by a Phase-Retrieval Method in the 640 GHz Band, Tomo Fukami(1), Takeshi Manabe(1), Toshiyuki Nishibori(2), Kazuo Mizukoshi(2), Satoshi Ochiai(3), (1)Osaka Prefecture Univ., Japan, (2)JAXA, Japan, (3)National Inst. of Info. and Comm. Tech., Japan.
  • Mr. Alireza Foroozesh, Univ. of Manitoba, Canada,
    [POS2-15] Performance Enhancement of a Microstrip Patch Antenna Using High Impedance surfaces and Different Ground Plane Sizes, Alireza Foroozesh, Lotfollah Shafai, Univ. of Manitoba, Canada.
  • Mr. ChangYong Seo, Chiba Univ., Japan,
    [POS2-12] Asymptotic Analysis of a Wearable Device Attached to the Human Body by Using Sommerfeld Integral, ChangYong Seo, Masaharu Takahashi, Koichi Ito, Chiba Univ., Japan.
  • Mr. Andreas Danklmayer, Microwaves and Radar Inst., Germany,
    [POS2-7] An Experiment on Atmospheric Effects in Airborne Interferometric SAR Data, Andreas Danklmayer, Karlus A. C. De Macedo, German Aerospace Center, Microwaves and Radar Inst., Germany.
  • Mr. Yuki Hayashi, Nagoya Inst. of Tech., Japan
    [POS2-5] Measured Performance of Millimeter-Wave Microstrip Comb-Line Antenna Using Reflection-Canceling Slit Structure, Yuki Hayashi, Yuichi Kashino, Kunio Sakakibara, Nobuyoshi Kikuma, Hiroshi Hirayama, Nagoya Inst. of Tech., Japan.
List of ISAP 2007 Poster Award
  • [POS1-22] DOA Estimation of Coherent Waves by Using Spatial Smoothing Preprocessings in Transmitter, Natsumi Endo, Hiroyoshi Yamada, Yoshio Yamaguchi, Niigata Univ., Japan.
  • [POS1-39] Inkjet-printed Antennas on Paper: Are They the Ultimate Solution for UHF Ubiquitous Cognitive-intelligence RFID-enabled Applications?, Manos Tentzeris, Li Yang, Amin Rida, Anya Traille, Rushi Vyas, Terence Wu, Georgia Tech., USA
  • [POS2-9] Modeling of RF Transmission Through Buildings Using MOM Based Semi-deterministic Approach, Kashif Mahmood, Junaid Muhammad Mughal, Rafiq Gulzaib, GIK Inst. of Engineering Sciences & Tech., Pakistan.
  • [POS2-12] Asymptotic Analysis of a Wearable Device Attached to the Human Body by Using Sommerfeld Integral, ChangYong Seo, Masaharu Takahashi, Koichi Ito, Chiba Univ., Japan.

ABOUT ISAP 2007

The 2007 International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (ISAP2007) will be held at the Niigata Convention Center ''TOKI MESSE'' in Niigata, Japan, 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/APS), the Antennas and Propagation Professional Network of the Institution of Electrical Engineering and Technology (IET), and the Korea Electromagnetic Engineering Society (KEES).

           
       


FOR PRESENTERS AT POSTER SESSION (Aug. 23, 2007)

  • The poster sessions (POS-1, POS-2) are scheduled to be held in the afternoon (16:00-17:40), Aug 23, 2007 (Thrusday). The ISAP 2007 steering committee will prepape one panel with a width of 120 cm and a height of 240 cm for one paper. The authors will be able to put their posters on the panels from 9:00am in the morning, Aug. 23, 2007.

EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION: No Influence to ISAP2007

The epicenter and the quake-devastated region of the earthquake struck the southwest area of Niigata Prefecture on July 16 were about 100 km away from the city of Niigata where ISAP2007 is to be held.
There were almost no influence, damage, and casualty in the city of Niigata. The symposium site of ISAP2007 is completely safe.

Niigata Airport and Joetsu Shinkansen (bullet train) connecting Tokyo and Niigata operate as usual without any earthquake influence.

We are looking forward to seeing you at ISAP2007 in Niigata.

The Chuetsu-oki Earthquake in Niigata and Safety of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant (The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan)

WHAT'S NEW

  • Final Program was uploaded in September 2, 2007.
  • List of Paper, Poster Awards' and Student Paper Content's Winners was uploaded in September 2, 2007.
  • Mini Photo Gallery was uploaded on August 29, 2007.
  • FYI : poster session (detailed size of panel) was announced on August 14, 2007.
  • Donators was updated on July 28, 2007.
  • Advance program ver.2.0 was uploaded on July 20, 2007.
  • Earthquake Information was updated on July 20, 2007.
  • Earthquake Information was tentatively uploaded on July 17, 2007.
  • Advance program ver.1.1 was uploaded on July 13, 2007.
  • Advance program ver.1.0 was uploaded on June 29, 2007.
  • Session schedule was updated on June 23, 2007.
  • Session schedule was uploaded on June 13, 2007.
  • Chair's welcome (PDF) was updated on June 5, 2007.
  • The description for Young Scientist Travel Grant(YSTG) was revised on March 5, 2007.
  • Abstracts of Short Courses were uploaded on February 27, 2007.
  • New submission deadline (March 12, 2007) was announced on February 26, 2007.
  • Detailed explanation of Student Paper Contest was uploaded on February 24, 2007.
  • Chair's welcome (PDF) was uploaded on February 16, 2007.
  • Final call for papers was renewed on February 16, 2007.
  • Social Program (PDF) was uploaded on February 15, 2007.
  • Registration web page was linked on February 7, 2007.
  • Short Courses was updated on January 9, 2007.
  • Short Courses, Donators was updated on December 7, 2006.
  • Submission web page was linked on December 1, 2006.
  • Paper Format was uploaded on November 14, 2006.
  • Homepage was renewed on October 30, 2006.
  • Final call for papers was uploaded on October 19, 2006.
  • Call for papers was renewed on July 10, 2006.
  • Call for papers was uploaded on December 14, 2005.

OBJECTIVE

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.

PAPER FORMAT

Each author is requested to submit a 4-page camera-ready paper written in English, including all text, references, figures and tables. Please do not use Asian fonts. Adobe Acrobat does not embed Asian fonts (and spaces) into PDF files and will result in an unreadable font. The pdf file should be prepared in accordance with the following given format.

Download Templates

Download Microsoft word template
Download LaTeX Support Files - zip File

YOUNG SCIENTIST TRAVEL GRANT

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.

Download YSTG application forms

Download Microsoft Word format(revised on March 5, 2007)
Download PDF format(revised on March 5, 2007)

STUDENT PAPER CONTEST

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.

SHORT COURSES

Four short courses are scheduled to be held in the afternoon (14:00-17:00), Aug 20, 2007 (Monday).

Course A (room; 301A)

Prof. Raj Mittra (Pennsylvania State University)
"Performance Enhancement of Small antennas using EBG and Metamaterials" (Abstract)

Course B (room: 301B)

Prof. Wolfgang-Martin Boerner (UIC-ECE Communications, Sensing & Navigation Laboratory)
"SAR polarimetry and Interferometry" (Abstract)

Course C (room: 302A)

Prof. Per-Simon Kildal (Antenna Group, Department of Signals and Systems Chalmers University of Technology)
"Reverberation Chamber for Characterizing Antennas and Mobile Terminals under Rayleigh Fading: Efficiency, TRP, TIS, AFS, diversity, MIMO, UWB." (Abstract)

Course D (room: 302B)

Prof. Yoshio Karasawa (Univ. Electro-Comms.)
"MIMO Propagation Channel Theory and Modeling" (Abstract)

EXHIBITION

DONATORS

CONFERENCE VENUE

NIIGATA CONVENTION CENTER ''TOKI MESSE''

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ABOUT NIIGATA

We hope that you will plan to participate. You will have the best opportunity to exchange the information on the recent activities on the above area. Niigata is the largest city along the Japan Sea side with population of 0.8 million and is also called ''water capital'', surrounded by the Japan's 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. You can enjoy the ISAP and dishes with relaxed atmosphere in Niigata.

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TRAVEL INFORMATION

ACCESS TO NIIGATA

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).

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Niigata Airport (KIJ) (in Japanese)
Niigata Kotsu Airport Limousine (in Japanese)
Narita International Airport (NRT)
JR East

LINKS

RELATED SYMPOSIA

ISAP 2008
ISAP 2006
ISAP 2005
ISAP '04
ISAP i-02
ISAP 2000
ISAP '96

RELATED SITES

IEICE Home Page
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society
IEEE AP-S Japan Chapter (in Japanese)
IET Antennas and Propagation Professional Network
URSI
KEES

WEB-SITES FOR IEICE TECHNICAL GROUPS

Antennas and Propagation (AP) (in Japanese)
Radio Communication Systems (RCS) (in Japanese)
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMCJ)
Electromagnetic Theory (EMT) (in Japanese)
Microwave Engineering (MW) (in Japanese)

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT

ISAP2007 Publicity Chair
Yoshihiko Konishi
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
5-1-1 Ofuna, Kamakura, Kanagawa, 247-8501 Japan
e-mail: ISAP07-Secretaries