| MAIN ORGANIZATION WEBSITE
www.irmmw-thz.org
PRIMARY SPONSORS:
JPL INSTRUMENTS AND SCIENCE DATA DIVISION
JPL OFFICE OF THE
CHIEF SCIENTIST and
CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST
JPL SUBMILLIMETER WAVE ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY Team
CALTECH BIOLOGICAL IMAGING CENTER
CALTECH DIVISION OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCE | Welcome to IRMMW-THz 2008
The 33rd IRMMW- and 16th THz Electronics Conference The International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), begun in 1974, is the oldest and largest continuous forum specifically devoted to the field of ultra high frequency electronics and applications. The scope of the conference extends from millimeter wave devices, components and systems to far-infrared detectors and instruments. It encompasses micro- and nano-scale structures to large accelerators and Tokomaks and applications as diverse as space science, biology and medicine.
News & Announcements: 05-10-2008 12PM PDT
- Abstract acceptance notices will be emailed out on May 16th.
- FINAL PAPER inputs are due on June 30th.
- The paper submission website will open on May 16th.
- 478 talks and posters have been scheduled.
- Regular Registration continues through Monday June 30th.
- Be sure to reserve a room in one of the conference hotels.
- Students (10 max) who wish to stay in a less expensive communal apartment within walking distance of the Caltech campus should follow the instructions on the Accommodations page.
- The Plenary Speakers list is posted on the Program Page.
The opening session has talks from NASA Chief Administrator Dr. Michael Griffin, JPL Director Dr. Charles Elachi and National Science Foundation Deputy Director, Dr. Kathie Olsen.
- A revised list of Keynote Speakers, providing both overview and "state-of-the-art" topical talks, is now on the Program Page.
- The Guest/Activities program will be available for registration on May 16th. It includes trips to the Huntington Gardens and Library, the newly remodeled Griffith Observatory and Planetarium, the Norton Simon museum, the historic Gamble House, and a final send off and dinner at the magnificant Getty Center on Friday evening. A preliminary program is listed at the bottom of the conference schedule.
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| The theme of the 2008 conference is "THz for Life" emphasizing the cross disciplinary nature of the field, the involvement of the LIFE sciences, recent emphasis on the search for LIFE in the universe and the LIFE long career opportunities that are a part of working in this unique frequency range. Special outreach sessions on medical and biological applications are planned as well as a number of well known invited tutorial speakers. |
The banquet will be held in the historic Caltech Athenaeum, frequented by Einstein, Hawking, Millikan, Feynman, Pauling, Moore, Ramo... Outings to the nearby Huntington Library and Gardens, the Griffith Observatory and the renowned J. Paul Getty Center are being planned. | | We hope to see you all in sunny Pasadena this September! | |
