Precision Indoor Personnel Location and Tracking for Emergency Responders

Third Annual Technology Workshop, August 4-6, 2008

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

Request to Participate

Deadline for submission of "Request to Participate" forms: May 15, 2008

Attendees are limited to those accepted to participate in the workshop. Notification of acceptance will be made by June 15, 2008. If accepted, the registration deadline is July 15, 2008. There is a $100 registration fee. (Members of the first responder community may request a waiver of the registration fee and may also request a travel grant of up to $600.)

You may fill out and submit this form online, or it can be printed and filled out and returned to:

Colleen Sweeney
WPI ECE Department
100 Institute Rd.
Worcester, MA 01609-2280
Tel.: 508-831-5231
Fax: 508-831-5491
Email: sweeney@ece.wpi.edu

Your Name*:
Position:
Organization*:
Address*:
Telephone*:
Email*:

Type of attendee*:
Researcher/Developer
Government Representative
First Responder Community

Name and contact information for any other persons from your organization desiring to attend:

Brief (one paragraph) description of your own involvement, and your organization's involvement, in the Indoor Tracking and Positioning field*.

Abstract of the work on which you propose to report at the Workshop* (you may type or simply cut and paste your abstract here). Please limit to 500 words or less. If accepted, the abstract will be published in the workshop report.

Please indicate which of the following areas most appropriately describes your work*:

Inertial Navigation	GPS Applications in Indoor Tracking
RF-Based Positioning	Homing and RFID Systems
Physiological Status Monitoring	User Requirements and Standards
First Responder / User Community
Other:

Would you be interested in providing a demonstration of your system/technology?* Yes No

Description of the demonstration on which you propose to present at the Workshop (you may type or simply cut and paste your abstract here). Please limit to 500 words or less. If accepted, the abstract will be published in the workshop report.

Are you interested in also testing and demonstrating your system on the optional 3^rd day of the workshop (Wednesday, August 6^th) at a building on the WPI campus or at a Worcester Fire Department training facility? Yes No

Technical topics that you would like to see addressed at the workshop.

Would you be interested in chairing one of the sessions? Yes No

If yes, please indicate any preference:

If you are a member of the first responder community and are accepted to participate, please indicate if you would like help with a travel grant (up to $600 may be available).

* Indicates a required field.

You should receive a confirmation email at the address you provided above. Notification of acceptance will be made by June 15, 2008.

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