Recent and Upcoming Events
Due to COVID-19, the semiannual BWAC IAB Meeting will take place virtually via Zoom, May 5-6, 2020. Links to the meeting will be sent directly to IAB members and other participants. To help with the logistics, participants (IAB members, BWAC faculty and students, and other invited parties) should register at the following link:
Registration: Click here to register for the meeting.
A tentative agenda for the meeting can be found here.
The Fall 2019 BWAC IAB Meeting was successfully completed at North Carolina State University on November 21-22, 2019, with an evening reception on Nov. 20.
Registration: Click here to register for the meeting.
Agenda: Click here to see the meeting agenda.
Flight: Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU).
On-campus Hotel 1:
Hotel name: The ALOFT Raleigh
Address: 2100 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
Group rate: Click here to book the hotel at a discounted group rate of $163 per night.
On-campus Hotel 2:
Hotel name: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Raleigh - Brownstone - University
Address: 1707 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27605
Group rate: Click here to book the hotel at a discounted group rate of $154 per night.
On-campus Hotel 3:
Hotel name: The Stateview Hotel, Autograph Collection
Address: 2451 Alumni Drive, Raleigh, North Carolina 27606
Group rate: Click here to book the hotel at a discounted group rate of $174 per night.
Campus Maps:
- Centennial Campus (Engineering Buildings)
Meeting Location: The meeting will take place at Talley Student Union on the campus of North Carolina State University. Address: 2610 Cates Ave, Raleigh, NC 27606. Please see the instructions and maps below.
Meeting and Dinner Locations at Talley Student Union (TSU):
Room Maps:
The Spring 2019 BWAC IAB Meeting was successfully completed at the Catholic University of America on May 23-24, 2019.
Registration: Click here to register for the meeting.
Agenda: Click here to see the meeting agenda.
Meeting Location: The meeting took place in the Edward J. Pryzbyla University Center, Great Rooms A and B, at The Catholic University of America, 620 Michigan Ave. N.E., Washington, DC 20064. Please see the instructions and maps below.
Campus Map & Meeting location
Metro System Map
Hotel Reservation:
Hotel name: Courtyard Washington, DC/U.S. Capitol
Address: 1325 2nd Street NE Washington, District Of Columbia 20002
Note: a block of rooms have been reserved for the BWAC meeting at a discounted group rate of $234 per night.
Click here for online booking.
You may also call for reservations at 1-800-321-2211 and refer the group name to reserve rooms at the discounted rate (group name: Catholic University of America_Broadband Wireless Access & Application Center Meeting, M-FDWQRSU).
The cutoff date for the room block is April 24, 2019. Please reserve your rooms prior to this date.
The Fall 2015 IAB meeting was another productive meeting! Thanks to the University of Mississippi for hosting it!
Save the date!
Our fall BWAC meeting is set to take place at the University of Mississippi in the town of Oxford, MS, from Tuesday, November 3, through Wednesday, November 4 (half-a-day).
There is going to be an optional welcome reception on the evening of Monday, November 2.
For registration information please visit http://engineering.olemiss.edu/broadband/
The Spring 2015 meeting was very productive! Thanks to everyone attending!
WHAT: BWAC Industry Advisory Board (IAB) Meeting
WHEN: Sunday, April 19 (optional evening reception) - Tuesday, April 21 (thru lunch)
WHERE: McKenna Conference Center, University of Notre Dame (http://morrisinn.nd.edu/
HOW: Airports - South Bend (SBN), Midway (MDW), O’Hare (ORD); Accommodations - Blocks of rooms to be established
More details and registration at: http://wireless.nd.edu/iucrc/iab-spring2015
The next Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) meeting for BWAC is going to be hosted by the University of Virginia on October 28th-30th. For registration details click here (PDF document.)
A draft agenda can be found below.
BWAC@University of Virginia Agenda Draft Agenda
Oct 28th Travel day; Optional welcome reception in the evening
Oct 29th
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Start Time |
Description |
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8:00 AM |
University of Virginia welcome |
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8:20 AM |
State of the Center (Bose) |
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8:25 AM |
Vision from IAB chair perspective |
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8:30 AM |
Industry members |
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8:50 AM |
NSF |
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9:20 AM |
Break |
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9:40 AM |
Site presentation - University of Arizona |
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10:10 AM |
Site presentation - Auburn University |
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10:40 AM |
Site presentation - University of Notre Dame |
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11:10 AM |
Break |
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11:25 AM |
Site presentation - University of Virginia |
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11:55 AM |
Site presentation - Virginia Tech |
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12:25 PM |
Lunch |
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1:30 PM |
Fundamental Research Proposal (FRP) Presentations |
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3:30 PM |
Poster introductions: One minute per poster |
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4:00 PM |
Poster session |
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5:00 PM |
Free time |
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5:30 PM |
Dinner |
Oct 30th
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Start Time |
Description |
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8:00 AM |
Company Presentations |
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9:00 AM |
Parallel break-out sessions on collaborative proposal initiatives |
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9:45 AM |
Report out |
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10:00 AM |
Break |
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10:15 AM |
IAB Meeting (FRP Voting; Feedback on projects; and Life forms) |
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12:00 PM |
Departure; Lunch boxes to go |
The Fall 2014 BWAC IAB Review Meetingc will be held between October 28 - October 30 at Charlottesville, Virginia. We will post more details as they become available. Similarly to other meetings, on the 28th will be an optional evening reception.
Thanks to the University of Virginia for hosting the meeting!
The Spring 2014 IAB meeting, hosted by Virginia Tech, was a huge success!!! Several IAB members attended the board meeting and the Virginia Tech's Wireless Symposium that was collocated with the IAB meeting. The Fall 2014 IAB meeting will be at Charlottesville, VA, hosted by the University of Virginia. More information about the next meeting will be posted at the BWAC website late summer/early fall.
