The 2007 IEEE Region 5 Conference will be held at the University of Arkansas Continuing Education Center (adjacent to the Cosmopolitan Hotel), Fayetteville, AR on April 20-22, 2007. In April, the UA campus, located in the foothills of the beautiful Ozark mountains, will be bursting in spring colors. Artistic Eureka Springs, Branson and the legendary big cat sanctuary at Turpentine Creek are about an hour’s drive (for more information look at http://www.fayettevilletourism.com/)

The technical sessions, tutorials, and short courses will be coordinated to provide a comprehensive and well-balanced program. This meeting is intended to provide a forum for the exchange of information on state-of-the-art electrical engineering research. The conference will also provide a forum for electrical engineering students in Region 5 universities and colleges to participate in a Robotics contest, a Design Contest and a Student Paper Contest (please, visit the URL of the IEEE Region 5 Conference for more details on these student contests).

Abstract Submission: Authors are invited to submit contributions for review and possible presentation (oral or poster presentation) at the conference on the topical areas listed below. Abstracts submissions are due December 15, 2006 at http://www.engr.uark.edu/2007ieeer5conference using the template provided at the URL. Successful authors will be notified by December 18, 2006. Papers on current research are requested in the following and related IEEE topics:

Biomedical Research Control Systems and Sensors Microwave NDE and Imaging Microelectronics Nanotechnology Photovoltaic Research

Analog/Mixed-Signal Design and Test Power Electronics Packaging and Functional Materials Remote Sensing RFIDs Digital Circuits & Systems

Proposals for Tutorials and Short Courses: In addition to the technical sessions, proposals are invited for conducting workshops and short courses that will provide a comprehensive overview of current areas of research interest in electrical engineering.

Conference Proceedings: Presenters will be asked to submit a paper for publication in the Conference Proceedings to be distributed to attendees in a CD medium. The proceedings papers will be indexed by IEEE. Deadline for Conference Proceedings manuscript submission: February 7, 2007.

General Information: Registration fees for the conference including 4 breaks, 2 lunches, 1dinner, is $170 (IEEE members); $300 (non-members) and $85 (students) prior to March 15, 2007. On site registration fees will be $245, $375 and $130 respectively. A block of rooms have been reserved at the Radisson Hotel. The conference rate is $119 per night + tax (http://www.radisson.com/fayettevillear).

Technical Conference Chair: Vasundara V. Varadan (ieeer5@uark.edu)

Program Committee: S. Ang, S. Bajwa, J. Balda, S. Burkett, G. Chaudhry (U MO KC), J. Di, M. El-Shenawee, A. Malshe, O. Manasreh, A. Mantooth, T. Martin, R. McCann, K. Namuduri (Wichita SU), H. Naseem, V. Rao (U MO R), L. Schaper, V.K. Varadan, K. Ye.