PRACTICAL RF/MICROWAVE DESIGN
■ Topics: This intensive, five-day
course provides acceleration through
the RF design learning curve by presenting a comprehensive introduction
to RF and microwave design theory,
techniques and measurements. Although the course includes the necessary theoretical aspects, great emphasis
is placed upon the practicalities of RF
engineering. Many of the lectures rely
on the use of live demonstrations involving test equipment and computer-based simulation tools to illustrate concepts. For more information, visit
www.conted.ox.ac.uk.
■ Site: Oxford, UK
■ Dates: July 14–18, 2008
■ Contact: University of Oxford
Continuing Education, Rewley
House, 1 Wellington Square, Oxford,
OX1 2JA + 44 (0)1865 270360 or e-mail: cpd@conted.ox.ac.uk.
■ Site: Detroit, MI
■ Date: August 18, 2008
■ Contact: For more information,
visit www.cst.com.
MAKING ACCURATE LOW LEVEL
ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENTS
■ Topics: This course provides users
with a detailed understanding of how
to make accurate low level electrical
measurements. Users will learn what
constitutes a low level measurement,
the limitations of these measurements, sources of measurement error
and techniques to eliminate these errors. Additional topics include selecting the proper product for a desired
measurement and understanding the
basics of how to communicate with an
instrument from a PC.
■ Site: Cleveland, OH
■ Dates: September 15–16, 2008
■ Contact: For more information,
visit www.keithley.com.
MICROWAVE TRANSMISSION
ENGINEERING
■ Topics: Gain an in-depth overview
of microwave transmission network design, planning and implementation.
This course will be useful to engineers,
project managers, and other personnel
involved in planning and/or the decision making process regarding a real-life microwave network build-out. Microwave link engineering, network performance and reliability issues, link
protection and diversity, comparison of
different design models as well as project management and logistics issues
will be discussed.
■ Site: San Diego, CA
■ Dates: August 14–16, 2008
■ Contact: For more information,
visit http://extension.ucsd.edu/de-fensetech.
VF USER GROUP CONFERENCE
■ Topics: This conference will provide the exchange of information and
ideas as well as a series of presentations and talks presented by the company’s software users. This networking
forum will discuss the techniques employed to gain the best possible results in conjunction with software. In
conjunction with this two-day conference, VF is holding three workshops
and a two-day course on advanced
topics in particle beam simulations.
■ Site: Oxford, UK
■ Dates: September 22–26, 2008
■ Contact: For more information,
visit www.vectorfields.com.
DESIGN CHALLENGES: EMC AND
SI-PI SIMULATION
■ Topics: This workshop, concomitant to the IEEE International Symposium on EMC, is designed to give to SI
and EMC engineers insight into the
latest simulation technology for analyzing the most complex SI and EMC/
EMI issues. With CST STUDIO
SUITE™ 2008, attendees will get the
chance to see how modern simulation
technology can simulate and optimize
all electromagnetic issues associated
with increasingly complex 3D designs.
THE ENTREPRENEURIAL ENGINEER
■ Topics: This short course is an introduction to the personal, interpersonal, business and organizational
skills necessary to help engineers perform at high levels in today’s increasingly opportunistic organizations and
enterprises. For more information,
visit http://online.engr.uiuc.edu/short-courses/tee/ index.html.
■ Site: Archived on-line course.
■ Dates: Archived on-line for anytime viewing.
■ Contact: University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, 117 Transportation Bldg., 104 S. Mathews Avenue,
Urbana, IL 61801 (217) 333-0897 or
e-mail: deg@uiuc.edu.
