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Conference Agenda

Wednesday, 05 Nov 2008   Keynote Presentations 10:15 Nokia 09:10 Time Domain Corporation 08:30 IDTechEx 08:45 UNLV 09:50 US Army 10:40 Break   Ubiquitous Sensor Networks 11:35 Dust Networks 11:10 Ambient Systems   Active RFID in Healthcare 12:50 LUNCH 14:35 Patient Care Technology Systems 14:10 Sonitor Technologies Inc 12:00 Wayne Memorial Hospitals 15:00 Intelligent InSites Texas Health Resources 12:25 University of Texas - Arlington   Energy Harvesting & Batteries 15:50 Holst Centre/ IMEC 16:15 Break 16:45 Cymbet 17:10 Infinite Power Solutions 15:25 National Semiconductor   Technology Panel 17:35 AeroScout Inc Ubisense Time Domain Corporation The Q-Track Corporation Sonitor Technologies Inc AwarePoint IDTechEx

Thursday, 06 Nov 2008   Oil & Gas, Military & Logistics 08:30 BP 09:10 Savi   Active RFID in Asset Tracking 09:35 Boeing 10:25 Break 11:00 EKAHAU Inc 10:00 IBM Software Group RF Code 11:25 Jennic Limited   Battery-assisted RFID 11:50 Innovision   The Bigger Picture 12:15 Axcess Inc 12:40 LUNCH   Real Time Locating Systems 14:25 Awarepoint 14:00 Merlin 360 International Ltd 14:50 University of Utah   Emerging Companies 15:40 Loc8tor Ltd 15:15 Decawave 16:05 RP Global Technology Solutions

 

 

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Wednesday November 05, 2008

Energy Harvesting & Batteries (15:25 - 17:35)

National Semiconductor, United States, Mr Walter Bacharowski, Applications Engineer

15:25 - 15:50 "Energy Harvesting for Sensor Nodes"

• What is energy harvesting?
• Self-powered remote sensors - how they came to be
• Achieving optimal performance - tradeoffs in sizing, energy storage and power

 

Holst Centre/ IMEC, Netherlands, Mr Philippe Mattelaer, Business Development Manager

15:50 - 16:15 "Power Harvesting for Wireless Sensors"

• Silicon based power harvesting holds the promise to extend the lifetime of active RFIDs
• Power harvesting solutions for smart autonomous wireless sensors are being developed by IMEC at Holst Centre
• Several microwatts of power per square centimeter can be generated to activate ULP circuits with functionalities such as radio, DSP,sensing
• Holst Centre combines its expertise of ULP solutions and chip lamination on foil

 

16:15 Break

 

Cymbet, United States, Mr Steve Grady, Marketing

16:45 - 17:10 "Permanent Power for Wireless Sensors"

• Determining the energy needs of wireless sensors
• Utilizing Energy Harvesting techniques to power wireless nodes
• Examining real-world permanent power-based Active RFID, RTLS and Wireless products

 

Infinite Power Solutions, United States, Mr Joe Keating, Senior Applications Engineer

17:10 - 17:35 "Thin Film Micro Energy Cells Enable Autonomously Powered, Deeply Embedded Applications"

• New thin film Micro Energy Cells - an introduction
• Ultra-low power electronics are now commercially available that can indefinitely power embedded systems such as wireless sensor networks

 

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