[802SEC] IEEE 802 News Bulletin Information on Unlicensed Spread SpectrumRetrospective
IEEE 802 News Bulletin Information
Unlicensed Spread Spectrum Retrospective
*On the evening of 16 March, IEEE 802 presented an "Unlicensed Spread
Spectrum Retrospective". The session was primarily arranged to honor
Dr. Michael J. Marcus, Associate Chief for Technology at the U.S.
Federal Communications Commission, and present him with his IEEE
Fellow Award "For leadership in developing pioneering spectrum
management policies that resulted in commercial deployment of spread
spectrum, WiFi and millimeter wave communications systems." The
session included the presentation to Dr. Marcus of his award by
IEEE-SA President Jim Carlo. Other speakers include Vic Hayes, the
original Chair of the IEEE 802.11 Working Group. The session was
organized by IEEE 802.16 Chair Roger Marks and 802.18 Chair Carl
Stevenson.
>EC hosts of the Tutorial Sessions--please provide one or two
>sentence descriptions of the tutorials to Karen and Mark as well.
>
>Regards,
>
>--Paul