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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
New England Workshop on Software Defined Radio (NEWSDR)
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The New England Workshop on Software Defined Radio (NEWSDR) has been running for 8 years. The goal of these workshops is to provide a forum through which individuals working on SDR-related projects in the greater Boston area can get together in order to collaborate and introduce SDR concepts to those interested in furthering their knowledge of SDR capabilities and available resources. The event attracts attendees from industry, academia, and government. In 2017, attendance was approximately 110 people. Registration is free.
  
==Website==
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==Location==
http://www.sdr-boston.org/
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
  
==Location==
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Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Tufts University - Medford, MA, USA
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==Dates==
 
==Dates==
June 1-2, 2017
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Thursday 3 May 2018, 17:00 to 21:00
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Friday 4 May 2018, 08:00 to 16:00
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==Relevant Links==
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http://www.sdr-boston.org/
  
 
==Details==
 
==Details==
 
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                        CALL-FOR-PARTICIPATION
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                             NEWSDR 2018
 
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                             NEWSDR 2017
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               New England Workshop on Software Defined Radio
 
               New England Workshop on Software Defined Radio
  
                           Seventh-Annual
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                           Eighth Annual
  
 
                           Evening Workshops
 
                           Evening Workshops
                           Thursday June 1
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                           Thursday May 3
                           17:30 to 21:00
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                           17:00 to 21:00
  
 
                           Day-Long Symposium
 
                           Day-Long Symposium
                          Friday June 2
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                            Friday May 4
 
                           08:00 to 16:00
 
                           08:00 to 16:00
  
                          Tufts University
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                  Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
                          Medford, MA, USA
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                    Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
  
 
                       http://www.sdr-boston.org/
 
                       http://www.sdr-boston.org/
  
                        Free Pre-Registration
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        Registration and Poster Submissions Open on February 15
 
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                Poster Submissions and Pre-Registrations
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                      Accepted Until Friday May 12
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                    INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will be hosting the 2018 New
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England Workshop on Software Defined Radio (NEWSDR) on the evening
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of Thursday May 3 and all day on Friday May 4.
  
You are cordially invited to the 2017 New England Workshop on
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As more information about this event becomes available, we will post
Software Defined Radio (NEWSDR 2017), which is the seventh installment
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information on this mailing list and on our website at:
of an annual series of symposium and workshop events organized by
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http://www.sdr-boston.org
the Boston SDR User Group (SDR-Boston).
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This year, NEWSDR will be held at Tufts University, and consists of
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a day-long symposium on Friday, as well as several hands-on technical
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workshops the evening before on Thursday. You are welcome to attend
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either or both events, which are entirely free when pre-registering.
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Attendance is typically about 100 people, and attendees are evenly
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split between academia and industry.
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                        EVENING WORKSHOPS
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                          THURSDAY JUNE 1
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                          17:00 to 21:00
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                          Tufts University
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                      Medford, Massachusetts
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                              AGENDA
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16:00 – 17:30  Setup session for the Workshop Events (optional)
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17:30 – 21:00  Workshop Events
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Two hands-on technical workshops are being offered in parallel:
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* "SDR Using USRP E310 and Simulink"
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  by MathWorks
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* "FPGA Programming on the USRP with the RFNoC Framework"
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  by Ettus Research
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MathWorks and Ettus Research will each run a workshop on the evening
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before the main event. Workshops are technical, practical, hands-on
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activities in a group setting. Specific topics and further details
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about the workshops is listed below. Attendance is free, but
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pre-registration is required. Free pizza and soda will be provided.
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                        DAY-LONG SYMPOSIUM
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                          FRIDAY JUNE 2
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                          08:00 to 16:00
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                        Breed Memorial Hall
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                        Tufts University
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                        51 Winthrop Street
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                      Medford, Massachusetts
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                              AGENDA
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07:30 to 08:00  Coffee and Light Refreshments
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08:00 to 08:15  Welcome and Introduction
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08:15 to 09:40  Sponsor Overview Presentations (20 minutes each)
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09:40 to 10:15  Elevator-Pitch Oral Presentations
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                of Poster Presenters (2 minutes each)
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10:15 to 10:45  Coffee, Attendee Networking, Poster Sessions,
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                Sponsor Exhibits, and Demos
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10:45 to 11:45  Industry Tutorial Presentation by MediaTek:
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                "Prototyping Next Generation Wireless Devices"
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11:45 to 13:00  Lunch and Attendee Networking
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13:00 to 14:00  Keynote Presentation by Professor Dennis Roberson
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14:00 to 14:30  Coffee, Attendee Networking, Poster Sessions,
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                Sponsor Exhibits, and Demos
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14:30 to 15:30  Industry Tutorial Presentation by Analog Devices:
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                "ADALM-PLUTO SDR Prototyping with Matlab"
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15:30 to 16:00  Closing Remarks, Best Poster Award, Announcements
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Keynote Speaker:
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  * Professor Dennis Roberson, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Technical Poster Presentations:
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  *  Covering the recent work in SDR and cognitive radio technology
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  *  Poster presentations are now being solicited
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  *  See link at the bottom of this email to submit your abstract
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Corporate Sponsors:
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  *  Analog Devices
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  *  Ettus Research
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  *  MathWorks
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  *  MediaTek Wireless
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The symposium features plenary speakers, technical poster
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presentation sessions, hardware and software demonstrations from the
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event sponsors, and workshops from the event sponsors, all focusing
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on recent work in SDR and cognitive radio technology. Free breakfast,
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lunch, and coffee will be provided. Attendance is free, but advance
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registration is required.
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The symposium provides an excellent networking opportunity and a
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terrific venue to exchange thoughts and ideas with other people
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working in the SDR space.
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                      WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
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                  SDR with E310 using Simulink
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                            MathWorks
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This tutorial focuses on demonstrating modeling SDR-based designs in
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MATLAB and Simulink, and configuring and deploying on the USRP E310.
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Topics presented will include modeling communication systems using
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Simulink, implementing radio I/O with E310 and Simulink, and
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prototyping deployment with real-time data via HW/SW co-design.
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Prior knowledge of programming Xilinx Zynq SoCs with MATLAB and
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Simulink, and knowledge of communications systems and hardware design
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are prerequisites.
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Outline:
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Model Communication system using Simulink:
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* Model and simulate RF signal chain and communication algorithms.
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* Overview of Software Defined Radio concepts and workflows.
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* Simulate a communication system that includes a transmitter,
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  AD9361 transceiver, channel, and receiver (RF test environment).
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Implement Radio I/O with E310 SDR and Simulink:
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* Verify the operation of baseband transceiver algorithm using real
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  data streamed from the AD9361 into MATLAB and Simulink.
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* Overview of System objects and hardware platforms.
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* Perform baseband processing in MATLAB and Simulink on received
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  signal.
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* Verify algorithm performance for real data versus simulated data.
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Hardware-Software Co-Design for Software:
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* Split and deploy Tx/Rx algorithms to PL and PS.
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* Overview of Zynq HW/SW co-design workflow.
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* Implement transmitter and receiver on PL/PS using HW/SW co-design
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  workflow.
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* Download generated code to the ARM & FPGA, and tune system
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  parameters in real-time operation via Simulink.
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                      WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
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        FPGA Programming on the USRP with the RFNoC Framework
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                          Ettus Research
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Ettus Research's RFNoC (RF Network-on-Chip) software is meant
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to decrease the development time for experienced FPGA engineers
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seeking to integrate IP into the USRP signal processing chain.
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RFNoC is the architecture for USRP devices that use Xilinx 7-series
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FPGAs (E310, E312, X300, X310). RFNoC is built around a packetized
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network infrastructure in the FPGA that handles the transport of
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control and sample data between the host CPU and the radio. Users
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target their custom algorithms to the FPGA in the form of
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Computation Engines (CE), which are processing blocks that attach to
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this network. CEs act as independent nodes on the network that can
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receive and transmit data to any other node (e.g., another CE, the
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radio block, or the host CPU). Users can create modular,
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FPGA-accelerated SDR applications by chaining CEs into a flow graph.
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RFNoC is supported in UHD and GNU Radio. In this workshop, we will
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present an interactive hands-on tutorial on RFNoC, including a
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discussion on its design and capabilities, demonstrations of several
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existing examples, and a walk-through on implementing a user-defined
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CE and integrating the CE into GNU Radio.
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Prerequisites:
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* Attendees are expected to bring their own laptops to the workshop.
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The laptop should have a minimum of 4 GB memory, 60 GB of free disk
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space, one Ethernet port available, and one USB 3.0 port available.
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* Attendees are expected to install VirtualBox 5.1.18 or newer.
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All necessary USRP hardware will be provided in the workshop.
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Attendees do not need to bring any USRP hardware.
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                          REGISTRATION
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  *  Pre-register for the Symposium, or for the Workshop, or both
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  *  Pre-registration is required, but is completely free
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  *  Pre-registration takes less than 5 minutes
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  *  Pre-registration includes free meals at the event
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  *  Parking available
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  *  You must pre-register online
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  *  Attendance, meals, parking are all limited, so please
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    pre-register online as soon as possible to secure your spot
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  *  Pre-registration deadline is Friday May 12
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  *  See link at the bottom of this announcement to pre-register online
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                              LINKS
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                    Attendee Pre-registration:
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                      https://goo.gl/Oy99HU
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                    Poster Abstract Submission:
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                      https://goo.gl/pJohKn
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                      ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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            More information, and the event schedule,
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Note that registration for this event is free,
            for this event can be found at our website:
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and will open on February 15.
  
                    http://www.sdr-boston.org/
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Please mark your calendars!
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We hope to see you there!
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 6 February 2018

Overview

The New England Workshop on Software Defined Radio (NEWSDR) has been running for 8 years. The goal of these workshops is to provide a forum through which individuals working on SDR-related projects in the greater Boston area can get together in order to collaborate and introduce SDR concepts to those interested in furthering their knowledge of SDR capabilities and available resources. The event attracts attendees from industry, academia, and government. In 2017, attendance was approximately 110 people. Registration is free.

Location

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Dates

Thursday 3 May 2018, 17:00 to 21:00

Friday 4 May 2018, 08:00 to 16:00

Relevant Links

http://www.sdr-boston.org/

Details

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                            NEWSDR 2018

              New England Workshop on Software Defined Radio

                           Eighth Annual

                          Evening Workshops
                           Thursday May 3
                           17:00 to 21:00

                          Day-Long Symposium
                            Friday May 4
                           08:00 to 16:00

                  Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)
                    Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

                      http://www.sdr-boston.org/

        Registration and Poster Submissions Open on February 15

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) will be hosting the 2018 New
England Workshop on Software Defined Radio (NEWSDR) on the evening
of Thursday May 3 and all day on Friday May 4.

As more information about this event becomes available, we will post
information on this mailing list and on our website at:
http://www.sdr-boston.org

Note that registration for this event is free,
and will open on February 15.

Please mark your calendars!
We hope to see you there!

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