1. GSMM2009 Home page http://www.gsmm2009.riec.tohoku.ac.jp/ Call for Papers The GSMM2009 will be held in Sendai, Japan from April 20 to April 22, 2009. The GSMM2009 is the second international conference in its name after the three conferences of TSMMW, MINT- MIS, and MilliLab Workshop on Millimeter-wave Technology and Applications were integrated into GSMM (Global Symposium on Millimeter Waves) in 2007. The main theme of the GSMM2009 is “Millimeter Wave Communications at Hand” and it will focus on millimeter wave devices and systems to realize Giga-bit wireless applications. The GSMM2009 will be composed of high quality keynote speeches, technical sessions, panels, and exhibitions. Authors are encouraged to submit original millimeter wave related papers in the following scope of the Symposium but not limited to: April 20-22, 2009 Katahira Sakura Hall Tohoku University Sendai, Japan Contact Prof. Shuzo Kato General Chair of GSMM2009 Research Institute of Electrical Communications, Tohoku University Tel: +81 (22) 217-5506 Fax: +81 (22) 217-5476 E-mail: gsmm2009@riec.tohoku.ac.jp Paper Submission All papers should be written in English and limited to four pages including text, references, and figures. Authors are encouraged to select one or two suggested topic(s) in the scope listed above and indicate it (them) as “Research Areas” in the first page of the paper All papers must be submitted by using EDAS conference manager (http://edas.info/) (hard copies will not be accepted). Each submitted paper shall be an IEEE Xplore® compliant PDF so that all accepted papers can be transferred to IEEE Xplore®, the IEEE digital library. Please visit the home page for more detailed submission guidelines.http://edas.info/ Exhibition An exhibition of research achievements and commercial products related to the symposium topics will be held concurrently. Honorary Chair Prof. Tsukasa Yoneyama, Tohoku Inst. of Tech., Japan General Chair Prof. Shuzo Kato, Tohoku Univ., Japan General Vice-Chairs Prof. Tatsuo Itoh, UCLA, USA Prof. Ke Wu, Univ. of Montreal, Canada Dr. Hiroyo Ogawa, ARIB, Japan Prof. Antti Raisanen, Millilab, TKK, Finland Prof. Jin-Koo Rhee, MINT, Dongguk Univ., Korea ISC Chair Prof. Wei Hong Southeast Univ. China ISC Vice-Chair Dr. Keren Li, NICT, Japan TPC Co-Chairs Prof. Hiroyuki Nakase, Tohoku Univ., Japan Prof. Hirokazu Sawada, Tohoku Inst. of Tech., Japan Prof. Suguru Kameda, Tohoku Univ., Japan Dr. Hiroshi Harada, NICT, Japan Prof. Takashi Ohira, Toyohashi Univ. of Tech., Japan Prof. Futoshi Kuroki, Kure National College of Tech., Japan Prof. Katsutoshi Tsukamoto, Osaka Univ., Japan Prof. Shigeo Kawasaki, ISAS, JAXA, Japan Prof. Toshiyuki Yakabe, The Univ. of Electro-Communi., Japan Prof. Masahiro Muraguchi, Tokyo Univ. of Science, Japan Dr. Ichihiko Toyoda, NTT, Japan Dr. Tsuneo Tokumitsu, Eudyna Device Inc., Japan Organizing Committee Co-Chairs Prof. Makoto Ando, Tokyo Inst. of Tech., Japan Prof. Akira Matsuzawa, Tokyo Inst. of Tech., Japan Prof. Kiyotoshi Yasumoto, Kyushu Univ., Japan Prof. Yoshihide Yamada, National Defense Academy, Japan Prof. Yoshinori Kogami, Utsunomiya Univ., Japan Prof. Takehiko Kobayashi, Tokyo Denki Univ., Japan Prof. Osamu Hashimoto, Aoyama Gakuin Univ., japan Prof. Jongsuck Bae, Nagoya Inst. of Tech., Japan Important Dates Paper Submission Deadline Acceptance Notification Final Paper Submission February 13, 2009 March 13, 2009 March 20, 2009 GSMM2009 Committees Global Symposium on Millimeter Waves 2009 (GSMM2009) Global Symposium on Millimeter Waves 2009 (GSMM2009) Devices and Circuit Technologies (PA, LNA, Mixer, VCO, PLL, etc.) Substrates and Packaging (LTCC, LCP, etc.) Materials Measurements Transmission Lines (MSL, Wave Guide, etc.) (Phased Array) Antennas Propagation Signal Processing Radio on Fiber Satellite Communications LANs and PANs Home Link Systems Fixed / Mobile Wireless Access Systems Automotive Radars and Remote Sensing Imaging Systems Sensors Measurement Systems Venue Katahira Sakura Hall is located in Katahira Campus of Tohoku University which is 15 minutes on foot from JR Sendai station.