SHORT COURSES
Besser Associates Short Courses
RF CMOS Design
February 25-26 (San Diego, CA)
Applied RF Techniques I
February 25-29 (San Diego, CA)
May 12-16 (Burlington, MA)
RF and High Speed PC Board Design Fundamentals
February 27-29 (San Diego, CA)
Designing High Efficiency RF Power Amplifiers
February 27-29 (San Diego, CA)
Mobile Broadband Wireless Access
February 27-29 (San Diego, CA)
RF and Wireless Made Simple
February 27-29 (San Diego, CA)
RF Wireless System Design Fundamentals
March 24-26 (Sunnyvale, CA)
RF Measurements: Principles & Demonstration
March 24-28 (Sunnyvale, CA)
Advanced RF Power Amplifier Techniques
May 12-15 (Burlington, MA)
RF Transceiver Architecture, Design, and Evaluation
May 12-16 (Burlington, MA)
Advanced Wireless and Microwave Techniques
May 12-16 (Burlington, MA)
Production Testing of RF and SOC Devices for Wireless Communications
May 12-16 (Burlington, MA)
Advanced Wireless and Microwave Techniques
May 12-16 (Burlington, MA)
For further information, contact:
Besser Associates
201 San Antonio Circle
Building B, Suite 225
Mountain View, CA 94040
(650) 949-3300, FAX: (650) 949-4400
e-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.bessercourse.com
ANTENNAS: Principles, Design, and Measurements
March 3-6 (Jacksonville, FL)
April 7-10 (Scottsdale, AZ)
May 12-15 (Annapolis, MD)
Northeast Consortium for Engineering
Education (NCEE)
For further information, contact:
NCEE, Attn: Leanne Traver
P.O. Box 68
Port Royal, VA 22535-0068
(804) 742-5611, FAX: (804) 742-5030
e-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.antennacourse.com
EMC By Your Design: A Practical Applications Seminar/Workshop
With free take-home computer software
April 3, 4, 7, and 8 (Northbrook, IL)
D.L.S. Electronic Systems, Inc.
For further information, contact:
Carol
(847) 537-6400
e-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.dlsemc.com/class301.htm
Software-Defined Radio Forum Workshop on Software Communications Architecture
April 17 (Rome, Italy)
Internet: www.sdrforum.org/Rome08meeting
MEETINGS
RFID Smart Labels USA 2008
February 20-21 (Boston, MA)
Boston Marriott Copley
Internet: http://rfid.idtechex.com/rfidusa08/en/
SATELLITE 2008: The Sixth Decade
February 25-28 (Washington, DC)
Washington Convention Center
Internet: www.SATELLITE2008.com
CeBIT
March 4-9 (Hannover, Germany)
Hannover Fairgrounds
Internet: www.cebit.com
9th International Symposium & Exhibit On Quality Electronic Design (ISQED 2008)
March 7-19 (San Jose, CA)
DoubleTree Hotel
Internet: www.isqed.org
Software-Defined Radio Forum General Meeting
April 14-17 (Rome, Italy)
Melia Roma Aurelia Antica Hotel
Internet: www.sdrforum.org/Rome08meeting
2008 International Reliability Physics Symposium
April 27-May 1 (Phoenix, AZ)
Hyatt Regency Phoenix at Civic Plaza
For further information, contact:
Elyse Rosenbaum, IRPS 2008 Publicity Chair
e-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.irps.org
2008 IEEE Sarnoff Symposium
April 28-30 (Princeton, NJ)
Nassau Inn
e-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.sarnoffsymposium.org
International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2008
September 8-13 (Chicago, IL)
McCormick Place
Internet: www.IMTS.com
2008 IPC Midwest Conference & Exhibition
September 20-25 (Schaumburg, IL)
Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center
Exhibition will be held on September 24 and 25
For information on exhibiting or sponsorship opportunities, contact Maria Labriola at:
(847) 597-2866
e-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.ipc.org
About the Author

Nancy Friedrich
RF Product Marketing Manager for Aerospace Defense, Keysight Technologies
Nancy Friedrich is RF Product Marketing Manager for Aerospace Defense at Keysight Technologies. Nancy Friedrich started a career in engineering media about two decades ago with a stint editing copy and writing news for Electronic Design. A few years later, she began writing full time as technology editor at Wireless Systems Design. In 2005, Nancy was named editor-in-chief of Microwaves & RF, a position she held (along with other positions as group content head) until 2018. Nancy then moved to a position at UBM, where she was editor-in-chief of Design News and content director for tradeshows including DesignCon, ESC, and the Smart Manufacturing shows.