Our 2024 Technical Symposium is shaping up to be an historic day of information and learning!

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Robert Wilson, co-discoverer of the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation and Nobel Laureate, will be our featured speaker and will be talking about the history of Bell Labs.

Our presenters are, in schedule order:

• Dr. Ulrich Rohde – Noise in Oscillators with Active Inductors
• Dr. Goutam Chattopadhyay - Dare Mighty Things: Exploring the Universe and Searching for New Worlds
• Dr. Sreeram “Ram” Dhurjaty - Charles Proteus Steinmetz, the Man, Legacy and Relevance Today
• Dr. Alex Pilosev - Wireless Latency Arbitrage: From Smoke Signals to Ionospheric Tomography
• Dr. Ted Rappaport - Waste Figure: A New Method for Measuring and Evaluating the Energy Efficiency and Wasted Energy in Any Communication Network
• Dr. Nathan "Chip" Cohen - SETI: We Can Make the Cosmic Connection
• Carole Perry - RCA Youth Activities Update
• Dr. Peter Vetter, Co-President of Bell Labs – Space Communication at Bell Labs: Then and Now
• Naresh Chand - Photonics for National Defense
• Professor Dr. Morimi Iwama - Three Events that Shaped My Career - Crystal Radio to Telstar Antenna
• Krishnamurthy Raghunandan “Raghu” - Millimeter Wave Links – Similar to Microwave Links?”
• Dr. Robert Wilson - Three Pivotal Discoveries in Radio Astronomy at Bell Labs, Holmdel"
• Ross Merlin – Public Safety and Wireless

AWARDS BANQUET

• Dr. Ulrich L. Rohde Award for Innovation in Applied Radio Science and Engineering
• The Armstrong Medal
• Wireless Innovation Award
• USN Cap'n George P McGinnis Memorial Award
• Jay Kitchen Leadership Award
• The Ralph Batcher Memorial Award
• The Edgar F. Johnson Pioneer Citation
• The Lee de Forest Award
• RCA Lifetime Achievement Award
• Dr. Arno A. Penzias Award for Contributions to Basic Research in the Radio Sciences
• RCA President's Award
• RCA Special Recognition Award

We are also elevating five (5) esteemed members to RCA Fellow.

We believe that the highlight of the evening will be hearing from Dr. Robert Wilson, Nobel Laureate, as he speaks of his history in wireless.

WESTIN TIMES SQUARE
Our rate at the Westin is $319/night for a standard room. This rate is available three days pre-and-post event, based on space availability. Room reservations will open by August 24.

Technical Symposium

Technical Symposium presentations are selected by committee and curated to expose attendees to cutting-edge technology available today as well as exciting glimpses into the future. Careers have been launched at the Technical Symposium at the same time attendees can meet and learn from wireless legends. Some past presentations are at the link below.

Awards Banquet

While the Radio Club Awards Banquet is designed to publicly recognize and honor excellent work by members and others in all segments of the wireless industry, it’s also an event that attendees cherish every year for the opportunity to reconnect with fellow professionals and make new associations. 

Attendees also know that they will be treated to unique and famous keynote speakers at the Awards Banquet.