AP-RASC’10
Second Call for Papers

2010 Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference
Toyama International Conference Center
Toyama, Japan
September 22-26, 2010

GENERAL INFORMATION
The “2010 Asia-Pacific Radio Science Conference”(AP-RASC’10) will be held at Toyama International
Conference Center, Toyama, Japan on September 22-26,
2010.
The AP-RASC is the Asia-Pacific regional URSI
conference held between the URSI General Assemblies.
The objective of the AP-RASC is to review current
research trends, present new discoveries, and makeplans for future research and special projects in all areasof radio science, especially where international
cooperation is desirable, and a particular emphasis isplaced on promoting various research activities in the
Asia-Pacific area. The AP-RASC was first held inTokyo, Japan in August 2001 and subsequently held in
Qingdao, China in August 2004. The AP-RASC’10 inToyama, Japan will be the third AP-RASC.
Scientific sessions composed of oral and poster
papers will be organized at AP-RASC’10 covering all
scientific activities by the URSI Commissions A-K:
A: Electromagnetic metrology
B: Fields and waves, electromagnetic theory andapplications
C: Radiocommunication systems and signal
processing
D: Electronics and photonics
E: Electromagnetic environment and interference
F: Wave propagation and remote sensing
G: Ionospheric radio and propagation
H: Waves in plasmas
J: Radio astronomy
K: Electromagnetics in biology and medicine
SPONSORSHIPSThis Conference is sponsored by:International Union of Radio Science (URSI)The Institute of Electronics, Information andCommunication Engineers (IEICE)
In cooperation with:
Association for Promotion of Electrical, Electronic
and Information Engineering
Science Council of JapanThe Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ)

Toyama City
Toyama Prefectural University
Toyama Prefecture
University of Toyama

LOCATION
Toyama Prefecture is located roughly equidistant fromthe three metropolitan centers of Japan: Tokyo, Osaka,
and Nagoya. In addition to domestic flights from Tokyoand Sapporo, international service from major cities in
the Japan Sea region such as Seoul, Vladivostok,
Dalian, and Shanghai is also provided to reach Toyama.
URL: http://www.pref.toyama.jp/english/
Venue
Toyama International Conference Center
1-2 Ohtemachi, Toyama 930-0084, Japan
Phone: +81-76-424-5931 / Fax: +81-76-493-7170
URL: http://www.ticc.co.jp/english/
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
September
22 (Wed): Registration, SPC Session, Welcome
Reception
23 (Thu): Opening Ceremony, Oral Sessions, SPC
Reception(SPC: Student Paper Competition)
24 (Fri):
General Lecture 1, Oral Sessions,
Banquet25 (Sat):General Lecture 2, Oral Sessions, Poster
Sessions, YSA Reception(YSA: Young Scientist Award)
26 (Sun): Oral Sessions
IMPORTANT DATES- Abstract Submission Deadline: March 31, 2010
- Acceptance Notification: May 31, 2010
All authors of both invited and contributed papers arerequested to submit one-page abstracts in an electronic
form via the conference website. The details on paper
submission are available at the following website:
http://www.ap-rasc10.jp/

YOUNG SCIENTIST PROGRAMS
As in the URSI General Assemblies, the following two
programs are planned for young scientists:- Student Paper Competition (SPC)- Young Scientist Award (YSA)
For details on the Programs and Application Guidelines,
please visit the conference website:
http://www.ap-rasc10.jp/
SPECIAL ISSUE
The AP-RASC’10 Special Issue is planned to be
published in “RADIO SCIENCE” in 2011. Paper
submission is subject to invitation by the Guest Editor:
Professor K. Kobayashi
AP-RASC’10 Conference Chair
Chuo University
Tokyo, JapanREGISTRATION FEES
May 31-July 15,
2010
July 16-September 3,
2010
September 22-26,
2010

RegularStudent¥42,000¥20,000¥47,000¥25,000¥52,000¥30,000

SCIENTIFIC SESSIONSPapers will be presented either in oral sessions or inposter sessions. Most sessions consist of invited andcontributed papers. For accepted papers, a final
decision on the style of presentation (oral, poster) will
be made by the Session Conveners and the Program
Committee. Session Codes, Session Titles, Keywords,
and Session Conveners are listed below. The Session
Code consists of the code of the URSI Commission(A-K) responsible for the session, followed by thecode(s) of the other URSI Commission(s) organizing
jointly the session and a serial number to identify thesession.
Commission A: Electromagnetic Metrology
A1: Calibration and dissemination inelectromagnetic metrology (ATF2010 joint
session)Keywords: Calibration, Traceability,
Dissemination of time and frequency standards,
Antenna Measurement, Electronics parameters,
Electromagnetic properties of materials(Y. Koyama (Japan) and P. Banerjee (India))
A2: Microwave frequency standards (ATF2010 joint
session)Keywords: Cs standard, Rb clock, H maser,
Sapphire oscillator, Chip scale atomic clock(T. Morikawa (Japan) and T. Y. Kwon (South
Korea))
A3: Optical frequency standards (ATF2010 joint
session)Keywords: Optical lattice clock, Single ion trap,
Optical cavity(H. Katori (Japan) and K. L. Gao (China (CIE)))

AB: Electromagnetic measurement and standards
Keywords: RF Calorimeter, Precision airline andwaveguide standards, RF attenuation standards,
RF noise sources, RF standard antennas, RFmeasurement standards, RF power standards, RF
impedance standards, Field strength standards,
Antenna characteristics standards, RFmeasurement technology(K. Shimaoka (Japan) and J. H. Kim (South
Korea))
AD: Optical frequency measurement (ATF2010 joint
session)Keywords: Optical frequency comb,
frequency-stabilized laser, optical frequency
measurement, optical frequency synthesizer, THz
frequency comb, UV frequency comb
(M. Kajita and F.-L. Hong (Japan))
AFG: Time and frequency transfer (ATF2010 joint
session)Keywords: Two Way Satellite, GPS/GNSS, Carrier
phase, Common-view, All-in-view, Optical fiberlink(M. Imae (Japan) and B. Warrington (Australia))

Commission B: Fields and Waves,
Electromagnetic Theory and Applications
B1: Electromagnetic theory
Keywords: General electromagnetics,
Mathematical modeling of nonlinear phenomena,
Electromagnetics in micro-and nano-technologies(Yu. V. Shestopalov (Sweden) and A. Komiyama(Japan))B2: Guided waves
Keywords: Planar waveguides, Slotted antennas,
Printed circuits, Electromagnetic band-gap
structures(S. Kahng (South Korea) and M. Tsuji (Japan))
B3: Intelligent antennas
Keywords: Small antennas, Smart antennas,
Dielectric resonator antennas, Adaptive
techniques, Printed antennas(B. K. Lau (Sweden) and K. Ogawa (Japan))
B4: Media effects in electromagnetics
Keywords: Metamaterials, Chiral media, Complex
media, Material and media estimations(L.-W. Li (Singapore) and M. Tanaka (Japan))
B5: Scattering and diffraction
Keywords: High frequency techniques, Forward
and inverse scattering, Hybrid techniques(T. Ishihara and K. Tanaka (Japan))
BCK: Body area networks
Keywords: Body-centric wireless communications,
Body area network (BAN) systems, Indoor
security systems, Wearable antennas, Implantableantennas, Medical monitoring(T. Uno and J. Wang (Japan))
BEFK: Computational techniques and EM field
simulator
Keywords: FDTD simulations, Multipole
expansions, Finite element methods, Genetic
algorithm, Iterative techniques(W. C. Chew (China (CIE)) and S. Ohnuki(Japan))Commission C: Radiocommunication Systems
and Signal Processing
CBDEFK1: Radio technology for social safety andsecurity
Keywords: Social security, Information security,
Secret key, Direction of arrival, Radio encryption(T. Ohira and S. Aikawa (Japan))
CBDEFK2: Standardization activities in radio
science
Keywords: IEEE 802.11ac, multiuser MIMO,
Gbps, WiFi
(Y. Takatori (Japan) and M. Cheong (South
Korea))
CBDF: Green radio technologies
Keywords: Low power consumption, Integrated
circuits, Power control(K. Okada and R.Fujimoto (Japan))
CBDFK: Novel radio communication systems
Keywords: OFDM, PAPR, Power Amplifier,Highly-Efficient Modulation/Demodulation
schemes(Y. Suzuki (Japan) and G. Dietl (Germany))
CBF1: Cognitive and software defined radio systems
Keywords: Cognitive radio, Software defined radio,
Spectrum sensing, Reconfigurable circuit(S. Hara (Japan) and K. Lee (South Korea))
CBF2: Radio signal processing toward Shannon
limitsKeywords: Turbo code, LDPC, ML/MAP
detection, Channel estimation(K. Fukawa (Japan) and L. Chen (China (CIE)))
CBH: Wireless power transmission from space
Keywords: Solar Power Satellite, Wireless Power
Transmission, Energy Harvesting, Rectenna,
Phased Array, Space Plasma, Nonlinear Interaction(N. Shinohara (Japan) and B. Shishkov (Bulgaria))
CD: Theoretical analysis and synthesis of analog RF
circuits
Keywords: Circuit design, Characterization,
Formulation, Analysis, Synthesis(T. Ohira (Japan) and T. Angkaew (Thailand))Commission D: Electronics and Photonics
D1: Advanced electronic devices and circuits for
ubiquitous wireless
Keywords: Advanced electronic devices andcircuits that create valuable new capabilities for
ubiquitous wireless, Receivers, transmitters,
transceivers, and SoCs, for ubiquitous wirelessusing VHF/UHF/micro-wave/mm-wave,
Advanced electronic devices for emerging wirelessapplications(Y. Kado and M. Fujishima (Japan))
D2: Trends in electronic/photonic devices andcircuits
Keywords: Electronic, photonic and optoelectronic
devices, modules, and circuits for cellar phone,wireless LAN, cognitive and software radio,
fiber-optic communication systems, opticalwireless communication systems, andradio-on-fiber systems, Emerging technologies for
low-power, low-cost, high-speed, andhighly-functional devices and circuits such as
silicon nanowire transistors, spin transistors,

reconfigurable processors, and silicon photonics(Y. Umeda and S. Fukushima (Japan))DC1: Meta-materials and their applications
Keywords: Three-dimensional metamaterials,
Planar metamaterial structures, meta-surfaces andmeta-sheets, Tunable/reconfigurable/active/
nonlinear metamaterials, Metamaterials withextreme parameters, Plasmonic metamaterials,
Extraordinary transmission, EBG structures,photonic crystals, and their applications,
Millimeter wave/THz metamaterials, Applications
in microwave engineering, antenna, and absorbers,
Superlenses, hyperlenses, and other near-fieldimaging devices, Experimental studies andcharacterization of metamaterials, Analytical andnumerical modeling of metamaterials(E. Sano and A. Sanada (Japan))DC2: Microwave photonics technology
Keywords: High speed and broadband photonic
devices: lasers, detectors, modulators, opticalsignal processors, etc., Sensors using photonic
and/or microwave technologies, Photonic andelectromagnetic wave band-gap (PBG and EBG)
structures, Signal processing and techniques for
optical spectra synthesis, Optical controlled phasearray antenna systems and antenna remoting,
Advanced modulation techniques (OFDM, PSK,
CDMA, etc) in optical transmission systems,
Microwave and millimeter-wave optical signal
generation techniques, Optical processing andcontrol of high speed analog and digital signals,
Photonic generation, distribution, detection,
processing, filtering and control of microwave
signals, Analog, digital and subcarrier multiplexed
microwave photonic links(H. Toda (Japan) and T. A. Nirmalathas(Australia))
DC3: Terahertz-wave technology
Keywords: Terahertz (THz, sub-millimeter(sub-mm) and millimeter waves (MMW),
Novel active/passive devices: Transistors,
Amplifiers, Sources, Sensors, Detectors, Mixers,
Antennas/waveguides, etc., Metamaterials for
extraordinary transmission/manipulation of
THz/MMW, Imaging, Spectroscopy forsafety&security, Ubiquitous/ambient future
ultra-broadband wireless communication and radarsystems(T. Otsuji (Japan) and T. Kleine-Ostmann(Gernamy))

Commission E: Electromagnetic Environment
and Interference
E1: EMC problems in PLC
Keywords: Power line communication, Broadband
over power line, Radiated electromagnetic field,
Common mode voltage/current, Longitudinal
conversion loss, Fixed/adaptive notching, Power
management, Impulsive noise, Channel modeling(Y. Akiyama and M. Tokuda (Japan))
E2: EMC problems in printed circuit boards
Keywords: EMC Design of PCB, Signal integrity,
Undesired electromagnetic radiation, Powergrounding, Circuit design on board, Numericalmodeling of radiated emission from PCB,
EMI/EMC modeling of circuits, Coupling anddecoupling, Enclosure modeling, Chip-level EMI
modeling and measurement, Immunity problems
from chips to systems(H. Inoue (Japan) and T.-L. Wu (China (SRS)))
E3: Lightning and discharge in EMC
Keywords: Lightning phenomena, Lightningmeasurements, Lightning protection, Gap
discharge, ESD (electrostatic discharge), Electricalcontacts/contact discharge, Transients/surge, EM
field emission, EMC/EMI in lightning, EMC/EMI
in discharge(X. Qie (China (CIE)) and K. Kawamata (Japan))
E4: Shielding, grounding, and absorber design
Keywords: Electromagnetic interference reduction,
Absorbers, Absorption and reflection,
Characteristics, Shields, Shielding gaskets,
Shielding effectiveness, Noise suppressor sheet
materials, Far-field/near-field shielding,Grounding, Electrostatic discharge shielding,Composite materials, Ferrite, Metamaterials,
Artificial dielectric and magnetic materials,
Frequency-selective surfaces, Advanced
nanostructured materials, Conductive polymers,
Transparent conductors, Measurement techniques(K. Hatakeyama (Japan) and M. Koledintseva(USA))
EA: Measurement techniques including EMC
compliance
Keywords: Emission test method, Immunity test
method, Measurement uncertainty, Calibration
techniques, EMC test facilities, Anechoic
chambers, Reverberating chambers, TEM devices,
EMI antennas, EMI measuring receivers andfunctions, Time domain measurement(Y. Matsumoto and I. Wu (Japan))
EC: EMC problems in wire and wirelesscommunication systems
Keywords: (Wired and wireless) sources ofdisturbance, EMC issues on DSL transmission,
EMC issues on PLT transmission, EMC issues onwireless transmission, Coexistence/mutualinterference, Noises (including REIN, PEIN,SHINE), Cross-talk, Mitigation techniques,Standardization work
(R. Kobayashi (Japan) and A. Zeddam (France))

Commission F: Wave Propagation and Remote
Sensing
F1: Remote sensing of subsurface objects andlandmine detection
Keywords: Ground penetration radar, Boreholeradar, Surface EM technique, Induction method,
EM logging, Ultra wideband radar, Radar
polarimetry, Inverse scattering, Tomography,
Signal processing, Archaeology, Geology, Ice,
Permafrost, Mining, Mine detection, Unexploded
objects(M. Sato (Japan) and S.-Y. Kim (South Korea))
F2: Remote sensing of the earth and planetaryatmosphere
Keywords: Radar meteorology, Multiparameterradar, Satellite rain measurements, Scattering andpropagation, Cloud profiling radar, Synergy
technique, Satellite cloud measurement, Cloud
microphysics, Cloud radiation(T. Manabe (Japan))F3: Remote sensing of the earth and planetary
surfaces (including earthquake detection andprediction)
Keywords: Radiometry, Scatterometry, Radar
polarimetry, Altimetry, Synthetic aperture radars,
Pol-SAR, Radar interferometry, Interferometric
SAR, Polarimetric interferometry, Target
classification and identification, Calibration,
Validation, Phenomenology, Earthquake detection
and prediction(T. Moriyama (Japan) and W.-M. Boerner (USA))
F4: Satellite and terrestrial propagation
Keywords: ain attenuation, Rain and ice
depolarization, Tropospheric scintillation, Fixedand mobile satellite communications, Satellite andsite diversity techniques, Microwave andmillimeter-wave propagation, Atmosphericgaseous absorption, Fading, Microwave,
millimeter wave and optical wave propagation,
Propagation for fixed wireless access and wireless
local loops(Y. Maekawa (Japan))
FB: Millimeter, sub-millimeter, and terahertz
propagation
Keywords: Attenuation due to hydrometeors, Rainattenuation dynamics, Gaseous attenuation, BWA
and FSO channel modeling(A. Sato (Japan))
FBC1: MIMO channel sounding and modeling
Keywords: Channel sounder architecture,
Directional channel model and parameter
estimation, Measured parameter statistics,
Correlation and rank properties, Stochastic
modeling, Site-specific measurements andprediction(J. Takada (Japan))
FBC2: Mobile propagation
Keywords: Mobile propagation, Indoor
propagation, Wideband propagation, Multipath
fading, MIMO, Path visibility, Ray tracing,
Channel modeling, Delay spread, Angular spread,
Propagation simulation, System-oriented
propagation(H. Iwai (Japan))Commission G: Ionospheric Radio andPropagation
GEH1: Electromagnetic phenomena related withearthquake and volcanic activities
Keywords: Earthquake, Volcano, Electromagnetic
field and wave, Plasma disturbance associatedwith earthquake and volcano(K. Hattori (Japan) and J. Y. Liu (China (SRS)))
GEH2: Lightning and lightning effects on
atmosphere, ionosphere and plasmasphere
Keywords: Lightning, Thunderstorm, Transient
luminous events (TLEs), Terrestrial gamma-ray
flashes (TGFs), Chemical effect of lightning,
Plasma disturbance by lightning(M. Sato (Japan) and A. B. Chen (China (SRS)))GFH1: Coupling of solar wind, magnetosphere,
ionosphere and atmosphere
Keywords: Solar wind, Ionosphere-thermosphere
coupling, Ionosphere-magnetosphere coupling,
Space weather, Substorm, Plasma transport andcirculation(T. Abe (Japan) and A. W. Yau (Canada))
GFH2: Ionospheric irregularities and disturbances
and their effects on radio applications
Keywords: Plasma instability, Travelingionospheric disturbance, Ionospheric andthermospheric storms(A. Saito (Japan) and M. A. Abdu (Brazil))Commission H: Waves in Plasmas
HBCG: New instrumentation and observation
techniques for space and planetary sciences
Keywords: Plasma and radio wave instruments,
Radar observation, Observation techniques forsolar-terrestrial environment, Instrumentation forplanetary science, Ground station observation,
Spacecraft observation, IS Radar, HF Radar, GPS,
Heating, Total Electron Content(H. Misawa and H. Kojima (Japan))
HFG: Data assimilation and modeling of ionosphere,
plasmasphere and magnetosphere
Keywords: Data assimilation, Inversion,
Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, Plasmasphere,
Radiation belts, Ring current,
Satellite/ground-based observations,Remote-sensing, Numerical simulation/modeling(Y. Miyoshi and S. Nakano (Japan))
HG1: Advanced theory and computer simulations inspace plasmas
Keywords: Space and Astrophysical Plasma,
Plasma Waves, Wave-Particle Interactions,
Elementary Processes in Collisionless Plasmas,
Complex Plasmas(T. Nakamura (Japan) and S. W. Y. Tam (China(SRS)))
HG2: Wave propagation and wave-particle
interactions in solar-terrestrial and planetaryenvironment
Keywords: Waves in solar-terrestrial and planetaryenvironment, Propagation of natural radio andplasma waves, Electrostatic solitary waves,
Particle acceleration and scattering by
wave-particle interactions, Wave-wave interactions,Nonlinear phenomena, Plasma wave instabilities(Y. Katoh (Japan) and G. Lakhina (India))Commission J: Radio Astronomy
J1: Large telescope in East Asia and possible arrayconnection
Keywords: Large RA telescopes in East Asia,
East Asia VLBI network, RA collaboration in East
Asia
(H. Kobayashi (Japan) and Z.-Q. Shen (China(CIE)))
J2: Millimeter- and sub-millimeter-wave telescope
and array
Keywords: ALMA, SMA, Sub-millimeter-wave
VLBI(S. Iguchi (Japan) and N. Ohashi (China (SRS)))

J3: Radio astronomy in space and on the moon
Keywords: Long-wavelength from upper
ionosphere, Sub-millimeter-wave from space,
RA observation on the moon
(T. Iwata and H. Matsuo (Japan))
JAD: Optical fiber connection of radio telescopes
Keywords: eVLBI, Domestic fiber connection,
Global network, Possible East Asia network,
Standard format of eVLBI,(M. Sekido (Japan) and C. Phillips (Australia))
JCD: Ultra wideband receiver and the applications
Keywords: Square Kilometer Array, From octave
band to decade and century band, Seamless wide
frequency observation, Wideband radio spectra,
High sensitivity dispersion measure(N. Kawaguchi (Japan))
JE: Radio frequency interference
Keywords: RA bands and the protection,
Harmful interference(M. Ohishi (Japan) and T. Tzioumis (Australia))

Commission K: Electromagnetics in Biology andMedicine
K1: Biological effects (DC, ELF)
Keywords: Static field, Extremely low frequency
field, Intermediate frequency field, Pulsed field, Invivo study, In vitro study, Gene expression,
Epigenetic effect, Stress response, Genotoxicity(M. Ikehata (Japan) and J.-S. Lee (South Korea))
K2: Biological effects (RF)
Keywords: Mobile phone, Radio frequency, In
vitro study, In vivo study, Genotoxicity, Gene
expression, Signal transduction, Carcinogenesis,
Nervous system, Immune system(J. Miyakoshi (Japan) and Vijayalaxmi (USA))K3: Biomedical application of EM energy
Keywords: Hyperthermia, Diathermy, Microwave
ablation, Electrosurgery, Wireless energy
transmission, Transcranial magnetic stimulation,
Defibrillator, Cell/tissue manipulation,
Implantable artificial organ, Thermal therapy,
Electrical stimulation(H. Matsuki (Japan) and N. Kim (South Korea))
KAE: Assessment of human exposure to EMF
Keywords: Electric/magnetic field(static/ELF/intermediate frequency),
Radiofrequency electromagnetic field, Instruments,
Anatomical human model, Induced current/electricfield, SAR, Temperature rise, Calculation,
Measurement, Safety guideline, Standard,
Shielding(K. Yamazaki (Japan) and Y.-M. Gim (South
Korea))
KB1: Bioimaging
Keywords: Biological imaging, Brain mapping,
fMRI, PET, MEG, NIRS, EEG, Electrode array,
Optical recording(Y. Jinbo and K. Iramina (Japan))
KB2: EM theory for biomedical application
Keywords: Electromagnetic theory, Biomedical
Application, Electromagnetic field, Numericalsimulation, Hyperthermia, Thermal therapy,
Cancer detection, Phantom, Antenna(K. Ito and Q. Chen (Japan))

KBC: Numerical dosimetry for wirelesscommunications
Keywords: Computational techniques,
Anatomically based human models, Specificabsorption rate (SAR), Temperature elevation,
Uncertainty/variability, Cellular phone antennas,
Base station antennas, Body-mounted devices,
Safety guidelines, Standards(A. Hirata (Japan) and J.-K. Pack (South Korea))
KE: Electromagnetic interference with medical
equipment
Keywords: EMI from wireless communication
system, Wireless interferences issue for medical
device, EMI from RFID, MRI EMI, EMI
modeling for medical devices, Use of mobile
phones in hospital, Wireless body area network,
Electronic healthcare, HAC(Y. Tarusawa (Japan) and W. Kainz (USA))

Union Session
U: Radio science activities in Asia-Pacific area
Keywords: Asia Pacific, Radio science, emerging
area(M. Krairiksh (Thailand) and K. Itoh (Japan))
CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION
Conference Chair
K. Kobayashi, President, Japan National Committee of
URSIInternational Advisory Board
Chair: H. Matsumoto, Past President, URSI (Japan)
Vice Chair: F. Lefeuvre, President, URSI (France)
Members:
J. Van Bladel, Honorary President, URSI (Belgium)
G. Brussaard, Past President, URSI (Netherlands)
Y. M. M. Antar, Vice-President, URSI (Canada)
M. Hallikainen, Vice-President, URSI (Finland)
U. Inan, Vice-President, URSI (USA)P. J. Wilkinson, Vice-President, URSI (Australia)
P. Lagasse, Secretary-General, URSI (Belgium)
P. Van Daele, Assistant Secretary-General, URSI
(Belgium)
W. R. Stone, Assistant Secretary-General (Publications),
URSI (USA)P. Banerjee, Chair, Commission A, URSI (India)
K. J. Langenberg, Chair, Commission B, URSI
(Germany)
T. Ohira, Chair, Commission C, URSI (Japan)
F. Kaertner, Chair, Commission D, URSI (USA)C. Christopoulos, Chair, Commission E, URSI (UK)
M. Chandra, Chair, Commission F, URSI (Germany)
M. Rietveld, Chair, Commission G, URSI (Norway)
Y. Omura, Chair, Commission H, URSI (Japan)
S. Ananthakrishnan, Chair, Commission J, URSI
(India)G. D’Inzeo, Chair, Commission K, URSI (Italy)
International Steering Committee
Chair: K. Kobayashi, President, Japan National
Committee of URSI

Members:
N. A. Dominguez, President, Argentina National
Committee of URSI
A. J. Parfitt, President, Australia National Committee of
URSI
S. J. Bauer, President, Austria National Committee of
URSI
E. Schweicher, President, Belgium National Committeeof URSI
P. Kaufmann, President, Brazil National Committee of
URSI
N. Sabotinov, President, Bulgaria National Committeeof URSIF. Prato, President, Canada National Committee of
URSIJ. May, President, Chile National Committee of URSI
Z. Sha, President, China (CIE) National Committee of
URSI
L. C. Lee, President, China (SRS) National Committeeof URSI
M. Mazanek, President, Czech Republic National
Committee of URSIP. Høeg, President, Denmark National Committee of
URSI
I. A. M. Salem, President, Egypt National Committeeof URSI
A. Sihvola, President, Finland National Committee of
URSI
M. Bellanger, President, France National Committee of
URSIW. Mathis, President, Germany National Committee of
URSI
J. N. Sahalos, President, Greece National Committee of
URSI
L. Zombory, President, Hungary National Committeeof URSI
S. Ananthakrishnan, President, India National
Committee of URSI
T. Brazil, President, Ireland National Committee of
URSIE. Heyman, President, Israel National Committee of
URSIR. Sorrentino, President, Italy National Committee of
URSI
T. Yamasaki, Secretary, Japan National Committee of
URSI
A. Van Ardenne, President, Netherlands National
Committee of URSI
N. R. Thomson, President, New Zealand National
Committee of URSI
M. O. Ajewole, President, Nigeria National Committeeof URSI
J. Trulsen, President, Norway National Committee of
URSI
R. Woodman, President, Peru National Committee of
URSIS. Hahn, President, Poland National Committee of
URSI
M. L. Mendes, President, Portugal National Committeeof URSI
Yu. V. Gulyaev, President, Russia National Committeeof URSIF. S. Huraib, President, Saudi Arabia National
Committee of URSI

L. Sumichrast, President, Slovakia National Committeeof URSIK. M. Reineck, President, South Africa National
Committee of URSI
Y.-K. Cho, President, South Korea National Committeeof URSI
J. L. Sebastian, Franco President, Spain National
Committee of URSI
G. Kristensson, President, Sweden National Committeeof URSI
A. Skrivervik, President, Switzerland National
Committee of URSI
H. Serbest, President, Turkey National Committee of
URSIP. S. Cannon, President, UK National Committee of
URSI
A. N. Pogorily, President, Ukraine National Committeeof URSI
Y. Rahmat-Samii, President, USA National Committeeof URSI

Organizing Committee
Chair: H. Matsumoto, President, Kyoto University(Past President, URSI; Past President, Japan National
Committee of URSI; Member, Science Council ofJapan)
Members:
M. Akaike, Tokyo University of Science (Past Chair,
URSI Commission C)
M. Ando, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Past Chair,
URSI Commission B)
K. Enami, National Institute of Information andCommunications Technology (Member, Science
Council of Japan)
Y. Furuhama, Past Executive Director, Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency (Past Chair, URSI
Commission F; Past President, Japan National
Committee of URSI)
M. Hayakawa, The University ofElectro-Communications (Past Chair, URSI
Commission E)
H. Imai, Chuo University (Council Member, Science
Council of Japan)
K. Kobayashi, Chuo University (President, Japan
National Committee of URSI)
R. Kohno, Yokohama National University (Member,
Science Council of Japan)
I. Nagano, Vice President, Kanazawa University
M. Tanaka, President, Toyama Prefectural University(Member, Science Council of Japan)
M. Tateiba, President, Ariake National College ofTechnology (Member, Science Council of Japan)
S. Ueno, Kyushu University (Past Chair, URSI
Commission K)
S. Yoshida, Kyoto University (Member, Science
Council of Japan)
Steering Committee
Chair: K. Kobayashi, Chuo University (President,
Japan National Committee of URSI)
Secretaries:
Y. Omura, Kyoto University (Chair, URSI Commission
H)

J. Takada, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Assistant
Secretary, Japan National Committee of URSI)
Members (in charge of specific roles):Local Arrangements: T. Okada, Toyama Prefectural
University (Chair, Commission H, Japan National
Committee of URSI)
Scientific Program: T. Sato, Kyoto University (Chair,Commission B, Japan National Committee of URSI)
Finance: M. Taki, Tokyo Metropolitan University(Vice-Chair, URSI Commission K)
Publications: S. Yagitani, Kanazawa University(Assistant Secretary, Japan National Committee of
URSI)
General Affairs: T. Yamasaki, Nihon University(Secretary, Japan National Committee of URSI)
Members:
K. Itoh, Kanazawa Institute of Technology (Chair,Commission C, Japan National Committee of URSI)
H. Kobayashi, National Astronomical Observatory ofJapan (Chair, Commission J, Japan National
Committee of URSI)
R. Koga, Okayama University (Chair, Commission E,
Japan National Committee of URSI)
Y. Koyama, National Institute of Information andCommunications Technology (Chair, Commission A,
Japan National Committee of URSI)
T. Nagatsuma, Osaka University (Chair, Commission D,
Japan National Committee of URSI)
T. Shigemitsu, Japan Electrical Safety & Environment
Technology Laboratories (Chair, Commission K,
Japan National Committee of URSI)
S. Watanabe, Hokkaido University (Chair, Commission
G, Japan National Committee of URSI)
Y. Yamaguchi, Niigata University (Chair, Commission
F, Japan National Committee of URSI)

Program Committee
Chair: T. Sato, Kyoto University
Members (in charge of specific Commissions):
Commission A: M. Kajita, National Institute ofInformation and Communications Technology
Commission B: H. Shirai, Chuo University
Commission C: K. Itoh, Kanazawa Institute ofTechnology
Commission D: K. Tsukamoto, Osaka University
Commission E: K. Hatakeyama, University of Hyogo
Commission F: T. Kobayashi, Tokyo Denki
University
Commission G: S. Watanabe, Hokkaido University
Commission H: Y. Kasahara, Kanazawa University
Commission J: N. Kawaguchi, National Astronomical
Observatory of Japan
Commission K: T. Onishi, NTT DOCOMO, INC.
Conference Secretariat
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