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Sunday 11 Oct 1998 |
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Registration |
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| 18:00 |
Editorial Board Meeting |
All Session Chairpersons |
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| 19:00 |
Get-together/Cash Bar |
All Welcome |
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DAY 1: Monday 12 Oct 1998 |
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| 7:00 |
Breakfast: |
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| 8:30 |
Welcome: Host: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering |
Franc Bratkovic (Dean) |
SLOVENIA |
| 8:40 |
Introduction: |
Damijan Miklavcic: Co-Director |
SLOVENIA |
| 8:50 |
NATO Research & Technology Organization (RTO) |
GEN Marc Pirou (Deputy Director) |
NATO RTA |
| 9:00 |
NATO Involvement in RFR Research and Health Safety |
B. Jon Klauenberg: Co-Director |
UNITED STATES |
| 9:20 |
DoD Support for Research Programs in Dosimetry and Measurements |
Michael R. Murphy |
UNITED STATES |
| 9:40 |
Official Photograph |
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| 10:00 |
Toast |
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| 10:30 |
Session A: Basics of Electromagnetics and Dosimetry |
(Chair; Yuri Grigoriev) |
RUSSIA |
| 10:40 |
Microwave Effect on Embryo Brain: Dose Dependence and the Effect of Modulation |
Yuri Grigoriev |
RUSSIA |
| 11:00 |
Absorption Characteristics & Measurement Concepts |
William Hurt |
UNITED STATES |
| 11:20 |
Dosimetry of Pulsed Fields |
Dina Simunic |
CROATIA |
| 11:40 |
Biophysics Limits On The Biological Effects Of Ultrawideband Electromagnetic Radiation |
Robert Adair |
UNITED STATES |
| 12:00 |
Discussion |
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| 12:10 |
Lunch |
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| 13:30 |
Session B: Dielectric Properties of Biological Tissue |
(Chair: Camelia Gabriel) |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| 13:40 |
The Dielectric Properties Of Tissues |
Camelia Gabriel |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| 14:00 |
Investigations of Tissue Microwave and Thermal Properties for Combined Microwave and Thermal Modeling of Body Tissue Regions |
David Land |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| 14:20 |
Dielectric Properties of Skin |
Tapani Lahtinen |
FINLAND |
| 14:40 |
Dielectric Properties of Human Crystalline Lens: Cataractogenic Effects of RFR |
Lazlo Szabo |
HUNGARY |
| 15:00 |
Discussion |
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| 15:10 |
Coffee Break |
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| 15:30 |
Session C: Theoretical Dosimetry |
(Chair: Om Gandhi) |
UNITED STATES |
| 15:40 |
Numerical and Experimental Methods for Dosimetry of RF Radiation: Some Recent Results |
Om Gandhi |
UNITED STATES |
| 16:00 |
Electromagnetic Field Calculations in an Anatomically Realistic Voxel Model of the Human Body |
Peter Dimbylow |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| 16:20 |
Theoretical Methods of Evaluation of Absorbed Dose of Non-Ionizing Radiation's in Nonuniform Media |
Marat Rudakov |
RUSSIA |
| 16:40 |
Recent Advancements in Dosimetry Measurements and Modeling |
Patrick Mason |
UNITED STATES |
| 17:00 |
Discussion |
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Discussion Session: Review of Day 1 |
Chairs |
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| 17:30 |
The Bioelectromagnetics Society |
Richard Luben (Past President) |
UNITED STATES |
| 17:45 |
The European Bioelectromagnetics Association |
Guglielmo D'Inzeo (President) |
ITALY |
| 18:00 |
Adjourn: Wine & Cheese tasting: Visit Posters and Displays |
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| 19:00 |
Dinner |
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DAY 2: Tuesday 13 Oct 1998 |
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| 7:00 |
Breakfast |
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Session D: Experimental Dosimetry |
(Chair: Niels Kuster) |
SWITZERLAND |
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State-of-the-Art of Experimental and Numerical Near-field Evaluation of RF Transmitters |
Niels Kuster |
SWITZERLAND |
| 9:00 |
High-Resolution Microwave Dosimetry In Lossy Media |
Andrei Pakhomov |
RUSSIA |
| 9:20 |
Infrared Thermography in Experimental Dosimetry of Radiofrequency and Millimeter Wavelength Radiation Exposure |
Eugene Khizhnyak |
RUSSIA |
| 10:00 |
Biological Dosimetry Correlation to FD-TD Model |
Thomas Walters |
UNITED STATES |
| 10:20 |
Coffee Break |
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Exposure and Dosimetry of Low Frequency RF Fields |
Paolo Vecchia |
ITALY |
| 11:00 |
Molecular Dosimetry (personal monitors) |
Jonathan Kiel |
UNITED STATES |
| 11:20 |
Dosimetry of Magnetic Fields in the Radiofrequency Range |
Marko Markov |
BULGARIA |
| 11:40 |
Current Status of Dosimetry in Evaluating Wireless Communications Technologies |
Guglielmo D'Inzeo |
ITALY |
| 12:00 |
Discussion |
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| 12:10 |
Lunch |
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Hike to nearby waterfall |
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Session E: Contact and Induced Currents |
Chair: Michel Israel |
BULGARIA |
| 14:40 |
Exposure Assessment of ELF, RF and Microwave Radiation; Methods and Standards for Databases |
Michel Israel |
BULGARIA |
| 15:00 |
Biophysical Basis for Electrical Stimulation of Excitable Tissue: Application to Low Frequency Exposure Standards |
Patrick Reilly |
UNITED STATES |
| 15:20 |
Dosimetry of RF Induced Body to Ground Current and Implications on Safety Standards |
Santi Tofani |
ITALY |
| 15:40 |
Development of Induced & Contact Current Standards Based on SAR Measurements in the HF and VHF Regions |
John Leonowich |
UNITED STATES |
| 16:00 |
Coffee Break |
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Radiofrequency Measurements and Sources |
Peter Gajsek |
SLOVENIA |
| 16:40 |
Induced Current Densities & SARS from Non-uniform, Near-field Exposure to Radiofrequency Magnetic Fields |
Philip Chadwick |
UNITED KINGDOM |
| 17:00 |
Evaluating Partial-body Radiofrequency Field Exposures, The Need for Better Near-field Dosimetry |
Richard Tell |
UNITED STATES |
| 17:20 |
Discussion |
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| 17:30 |
Discussion Session: Review of Day 2 |
Chairs |
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| 17:50 |
Adjourn: Free time |
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| 19:00 |
Dinner |
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DAY 3: Wednesday 14 Oct 1998 |
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Breakfast: |
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Session F: Responses of Man and Animals I |
(Chair: Eleanor Adair) |
UNITED STATES |
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Thermoregulation: Its Role in Microwave Exposure |
Eleanor Adair |
UNITED STATES |
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Thermal Modeling of Microwave Irradiation of Tissue |
Ken Foster |
UNITED STATES |
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SAR Measurements in the Rhesus Monkey Ankle: Implications for Humans |
Richard Olsen |
UNITED STATES |
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Microwave Dosimetry and Lethal Effects in Laboratory Animals |
Vladislav Petin |
RUSSIA |
| 9:40 |
Teratology |
James Merritt |
UNITED STATES |
| 10:00 |
Discussion |
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Coffee Break |
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Session G: Responses of Man and Animals II |
(Chair: John D'Andrea) |
UNITED STATES |
| 10:40 |
Effects of Microwave and Millimeter wave Radiation on the Visual System |
John D'Andrea |
UNITED STATES |
| 11:00 |
Contemporary Research on the Behavioral Effects of Radiofrequency Radiation |
John deLorge |
UNITED STATES |
| 11:20 |
Focusing Properties of Pulsed Signals Inside Biological Tissue Media |
Konstantina Nikita |
GREECE |
| 11:40 |
9:00 MHz Electromagnetic Fields: Exposure Parameters and Effects on Djungarian Hamsters. |
Alexander Lerchl |
GERMANY |
| 12:00 |
Ligand Binding under RF, EM Exposure |
Alessandro Chiabrera |
ITALY |
| 12:20 |
Discussion |
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Lunch |
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Session H: Applications of Dosimetry in Biology & Medicine |
(Chair: Damijan Miklavcic) |
SLOVENIA |
| 14:00 |
Biomedical Applications of EMF: |
Damijan Miklavcic |
SLOVENIA |
| 14:20 |
The International EMF Project: RF Dosimetry and Biological Effects Research |
Michael Repacholi |
WHO / CH |
| 14:40 |
Use of a Full-size Human Model for Evaluating Metal Implant Heating During Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
Chung-Kwang (C. K.) Chou |
UNITED STATES |
| 15:00 |
Dose Determination in Epidemiological Studies |
Kjell Mild |
SWEDEN |
| 15:20 |
Applications of Dosimetry in Military Epidemiological Studies |
Stanislaw Szmigielski |
POLAND |
| 15:40 |
Discussion |
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Coffee Break |
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Session I: Standards and Applications |
(Chair: John Osepchuk) |
UNITED STATES |
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Radio Frequency Exposure Standards in the United States |
John Osepchuk |
UNITED STATES |
| 16:40 |
The New ICNIRP Guidelines: Criteria, Restrictions, and Dosimetric Needs |
Jurgen Bernhardt |
GERMANY |
| 17:00 |
Czech Limits and the European Prestandards |
Jan Musil |
CZECH REPUBLIC |
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Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure of Mobile Communications in Hungary and Evaluation Relevant to EU and National Standard: Base Stations and Handheld Devices |
Gyorgy Thuroczy |
HUNGARY |
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Requirements for the Protection of Persons and the Environment from Electromagnetic Fields of High Power Transmitters in the Federal Republic of Germany |
Klaus Hofmann |
GERMANY |
| 18:00 |
RF Protective Clothing: Evaluation of RF Suites and minimum Requirements According to German Standards |
Gunter Bruckner |
GERMANY |
| 18:20 |
Discussion |
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Discussion Session: Review of Day 3 |
Chairs |
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Adjourn |
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Dinner |
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| 19:45 |
Depart for Concert in the village church |
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| 20:30 |
Concert in the village church |
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| 22:30 |
Return to Hotel Spik |
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DAY 4: Thursday 15 Oct 1998 |
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Breakfast |
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Session J: The Dosimetry Handbook |
(Chair, Patrick Mason) |
UNITED STATES |
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Historical Perspective on the Radio Frequency Radiation Dosimetry Handbook |
John Mitchell |
UNITED STATES |
| 9:00 |
Dosimetry Measurements and Modeling: Interactive Presentations in the New Dosimetry Handbook |
John Ziriax |
UNITED STATES |
| 9:20 |
Rapporteur: Summary of Papers |
Tom McManus |
IRELAND |
| 10:00 |
Charge to Working Groups |
B. Jon Klauenberg & Damijan Miklavcic |
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Coffee Break |
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Working Group Meetings |
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| 12:30 |
Lunch |
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| 14:00 |
Visit to Bled (nearby lake and castle, with dinner) |
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| 22:00 |
Return to Hotel Spik |
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DAY 5: Friday 16 Oct 1998 |
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| 7:00 |
Breakfast |
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| 8:30 |
Working Group Meetings |
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| 10:00 |
Coffee Break |
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| 10:20 |
Working Group Meetings |
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| 11:20 |
Final Working Group Reports |
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| 11:40 |
Closing Remarks (Co-Directors) |
B. Jon Klauenberg & Damijan Miklavcic |
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| 12:00 |
Lunch |
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Adjourn |
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| 13:00 |
Excursion to Karst area, visiting Postojna caves with dinner in "dryinghouse" of Karst (Wind Dried Ham, wine tasting) |
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| 22:00 |
Return to Hotel Spik |
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DAY 6: Saturday 17 Oct 1998 EARLY bus to Ljubljana |
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