[ncrs-general] CALL FOR PAPERS: Conference Notice

[Phil Wilkinson]

This is our first call for papers for the conference. Feel free to look at
the web pages of the conference at : http://www.isema2003.org

Can I ask you a favour, please?  Can you post this advertisement to all
prospective participants of  your organisation.






FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT AND CALL FOR PAPERS

Fifth International Conference on

Electromagnetic Wave Interaction with Water and Moist Substances

Organised by the International Society for ElectroMagnetic Aquametry (ISEMA)
in association with Industrial Research Limited

To be held at the Novotel Hotel, Rotorua, New Zealand

Monday, March 24 - Wednesday, March 26, 2003.

The conference will address all problems that are relevant to both physical
concepts and to technological aspects of practical implementation of
microwave and RF measurement techniques for determining the amount of water
in moist substances. The conference will concentrate on, but not limited to,
the following topics:

Dielectric properties of water in various degrees of binding

Dielectric relaxation properties of water in biological substances

Static and dynamic moisture determination in grain and
agricultural/horticultural products

Time domain reflectometry techniques for water content measurements

RF and microwave sensors for moisture content determination in solids and
liquids

Metrological basis for multiparameter electrical moisture content
measurements.

Any other related topic

The conference is organised to stimulate the maximum discussion on using the
RF and microwave theory and techniques for nonmilitary and noncommunication
applications.

Contributed papers describing original work, as well as short notes and
comments on the topics listed above, are solicited, but any paper concerned
with application and utilisation of RF and microwave techniques for
microwave moisture content determination and control is appropriate and will
be considered for presentation.

Deadline for submission of one page abstract: July 15, 2002. The abstracts
must be written in English. All accepted papers will be published in the
conference proceedings.

Camera-ready copy of the accepted presentations should be submitted before
the end of October 2002.

For paper/poster presentation and interest in attendance, please contact the
organiser:




Kailash Thakur, D. Sc.
Electromagnetic Sensing, Imaging and Sensing
Industrial Research Ltd, 24 Balfour Rd, Parnell
Auckland, New Zealand
ph: +64 9 373 8666
ph: +64 9 626 6282 (a/h)
fax: +64 9 302 8106
email: k.thakur@irl.cri.nz
web: http://www.vision.irl.cri.nz/me_team/kailash.html
web: http://rimu.auck.irl.cri.nz/me_team/KailashT/personal.html
web: http://www.isema2003.org