SMi International Software Radio

Now in its 10th year, the SMi International Software Radio conference will once again give you the opportunity to review the latest programme updates, national capabilities, operational feedback and technological developments in the field of software defined radio.

Attend and meet with key national decision makers, who will update you on their national SDR programmes. What are the French, Spanish and Italian plans and how are they progressing with research and development? Furthermore, once again hear an update on NATO SDR and the NATO framework.

International Software Radio 2010 will also give you the opportunity to discuss the evolution of SDR with the people that matter. Assess the future and evolution of cognitive radio and learn how your organisation can take advantage of and develop this technology. 

Why should you attend this event? 

• Network with military and government decision makers from across Europe, North America and NATO
• Hear the latest status of SDR programmes, research and development from across Europe, NATO and the ESSOR Programme
• Discuss the evolution of Software Defined Radio with a keynote address on cognitive radio - what are the challenges and opportunities?
• Assess military insights on operations and the future of SDR
• Analyse SDR standardisation - what are the latest needs and requirements? Hear standardisation updates from SDR Forum, European Defence Agency and Object Management group

Hear keynote addresses from:

• Dr Joe Mitola, Distinguished Professor, Charles V. Schaefer, Jr. School of Engineering and Science and Vice President for the Research Enterprise, Stevens Institute of Technology
• Dr Michael Street, Principal Scientist, NATO C3 Agency *  

Our expert speaker line-up also includes:

• Rear Admiral Francesco Pierucci, Head of 3rd Department (CIS), TELADIFE, Ministry of Defence, Italy
• Brigadier General Jean-Luc Combrisson, Head, Telecommunications and INFOSEC Brach, DGA, Ministry of Defence, France
• Lieutenant Colonel Robert Valieant, Interoperability and Capability Integration Officer, Command, Support and Development Office, Ministry of Defence, UK *
• Captain Aurelio Hinarejos, SDR Coordinator, National Armaments Directorate, Ministry of Defence, Spain
• Bob Wilson, Deputy Project Manager, Command Posts, US Army
• Steve Bernier, Lead Research Scientist, Advanced Radio Systems, Communications Research Centre, Canada
• James Neel PhD, President, Cognitive Radio Technologies
• George Vongas, Programme Coordinator, Command, Control and Information Infrastructure, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), UK
• Tero Solante, Principal SDR Officer, Capabilities Branch, European Defence Agency *
• Andrew Watson, Vice President and Technical Director, Object Management Group
• David Renaudeau, SDR Forum *
• Gianmarco Baldini, Working Group Leader on Public Safety & SDR, Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen, Joint Research Centre, European Commission  

Who should attend?

 Military and government delegate profile

• Telecommunications and Communications Directors
• Project and Programme Coordinators
• SDR Coordinators
• Advanced Radio Systems
• Systems Engineers
• Software Engineers
• Technical Directors
• Procurement and Acquisition leads

Commercial delegate profile

• Technical Directors
• Systems Engineers
• Software Engineers
• Marketing, Sales and Business Development
• Senior Consultants
• Project and Programme Management
  

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