IEEE WICE Workshop 2016 will feature state-of-the-art technical seminars, technical interactions of participants with common research interests, as well as career panels. It will include panel discussions to address questions of more junior attendees regarding career development in both industry and academia, as well as those of more senior attendees who are looking for shaping the next phase in their career. Click here to view the program details.
Registration information: There is no registration fee for the IEEE GLOBECOM attendees. However, the number of seats is limited. Please click the link below for the registration page: https://ieeewiceworkshop2016.splashthat.com/

Come join your colleagues for an evening of networking and fun at the IEEE GLOBECOM 2016 Opening Reception. Join us in the Columbia Ballroom where you can tour the exhibitions, sample some of DC’s best food and music.

All registrants and guests are welcome to attend.  Please be sure to wear your official conference badge.

The Awards Ceremony honors the achievements of IEEE and IEEE Communications Society members. The Society’s Career & Service Awards pay tribute to technical professionals whose exceptional achievements and outstanding contributions have made a lasting impact on technology, society, the engineering profession, and humanity. Recipients of these Awards are recognized as the most influential members in their chosen field. Career award recipients are revered for their resolve to discover, extend, or complement technological advancements in education, industry, research and service. Service award recipients are recognized and honored for their distinguished and exemplary service to ComSoc over a sustained period of time. Each year, new recipients join ComSoc’s prestigious award honoree list through a selective nomination and approval process.

This event is included with the full conference registration. Luncheon tickets will be collected to ensure eligibility for event attendance. Additional tickets are available for purchase.

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Co-sponsored by IEEE Communication Society Young Professionals, Photonics Society Young Professionals, IEEE Young Professionals and IEEE Region 2 Young Professionals Affinity Group
 
In recent years, there has been tremendous churn in the prevailing telecommunication technologies, products and services. To an average observer, these changes are unrelated and very random. However, to a seasoned communications veteran with deep understanding of the evolution of these technologies, these changes follow some patterns that if identified, can be leveraged into building a successful career in communications.
 
At this event, we have an interactive session with a panel of leading telecommunication experts to help unravel “trends in the communications” and provide insights on how young professionals can stay relevant by leveraging these trends.
 
These experts include:
 

The IEEE GLOBECOM 2016 Organizing Committee welcomes you to an exclusive private evening tour of the Library of Congress. The Library of Congress is the nation’s first established cultural institution and the largest library in the world, with millions of items including books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in its collections.
 
The Library provides Congress, the federal government and the American people with a rich, diverse and enduring source of knowledge to inform, inspire and engage them and support their intellectual and creative endeavors.  For more information, please go to:  https://www.loc.gov/about/.  

This event is included with the full conference registration. Banquet tickets will be collected to ensure eligibility for event attendance. Additional tickets are available for purchase.

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Wednesday, 7 December 2016
13:00 – 15:00 ● Coates/Terrace Level
 
NI Software Defined Radio Hands-On: FPGA Prototyping with Over-the-Air Signals
 
Speakers
Rahul Brito, Amal Ekbal, Douglas Kim, NI
 
NI SDR solutions scale from design and prototyping, to deployment, enabling faster innovation and accelerated results. Attend this hands-on session to see firsthand how the LabVIEW Communications System Design Suite, when paired with NI USRP-RIO hardware, can accelerate productivity and drive rapid innovation.  During this session, attendees will:

• Build an FM radio
• Create a real-time LTE link between two USRP-RIOs and transmit video on the downlink
• Demo and have detailed conversations around LTE and WiFi coexistence as an example of what can be developed with the IP
• Learn how leading researchers are leveraging NI SDR solutions to break world-records in spectral efficiency with Massive MIMO, prove out FD-MIMO as a candidate technology for 5G, and experiment on LTE/WiFi coexistence in real-world conditions