28-29 November 2019, Swiss Aeropole, Payerne (CH)
SDR Satcoms are gaining momentum; If you are a maker, expert, or an industrial actor in the field, don’t miss the opportunity to meet with world renowned experts, fellow makers, and potential project partners at an unique venue in the centre of Europe.
Event Agenda
Thursday, 28th November: Talks
| Time | Video | Slides | Title | Speaker | Info |
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| 9:00 | – | – | Welcome | Alberto Dassatti | |
| 9:10 |  |  | SDR Makerspace project overview | Manolis Surligas | |
| 9:40 | – | – | The ease and complexity of SDR hardware solutions | Thomas Hauer | |
| 10:10 | Coffee break | ||||
| 10:30 | | | Open-Source SDR Software for Satellite Communications | Alexandru Csete | |
| 11:00 | | | LimeSDR as an enabler for Satellite TV Transmissions | Dave Crump | |
| 11:30 | | | SDR: A Teacher’s Perspective | Bixio Rimoldi | |
| 12:00 | – | ||||
| 12:30 | Lunch break | ||||
| 14:00 | | | Equinox: A C++11 platform for realtime SDR applications | Manolis Surligas | |
| 14:30 | | | From Bits to mmWave: An Introduction to LMS7002M, LimeSDR and The Road to 100GHz | Danny Webster / Dušan Grujić | |
| 15:00 | | | OscImpDigital CPU-FPGA co-design framework in the context of satellite communication | Gwenhael Goavec-Merou | |
| 15:30 | Coffee break | ||||
| 16:00 | | | SDR Makerspace: Evaluation of SDR Boards and Toolchains | Sheila Christiansen | |
| 16:30 | | | Xilinx’s adaptive solutions for SDR applications | Georg Hanak | |
| 17:00 | | | SDR + ML: why and how | Alberto Dassatti | |
| 17:30 | | | SDR and Amateur radio in space | Michel Burnand | |
| 17:40 | – | SDR Makerspace lightning talks | Multiple Authors | ||
| 18:00 | Evening event |
Thursday, 28th November: Evening Event
Starting at 18h00, take the opportunity to meet with the key players in the SDR and space world! Multiple stands and posters will introduce you to the latest technologies, as well as to some spectacular realizations made by makers and SDR Makerspace contributors.
Below you can find some of the exhibitors that will be present throughout the event of Thursday evening. Note that this list is not exhaustive and will be completed soon.
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Again, participation is free (buffet included), but registration is mandatory for organizational purposes. Please find the registration form here.
Friday, 29th November: Workshops
Two workshops are proposed in the Friday morning session. All information concerning each individual workshop is contained in the table below. The two events are independent and registration is free. Nevertheless, the slots available for each workshop are limited to 25 people.
For logistical and organization purposes, registration for Friday morning sessions is mandatory.
| Time | Slides | Title | Speaker | Info |
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| 8:20 | Welcome | Roberto Rigamonti | ||
| 8:30 | Satellite communications using Software Defined Radios | Manolis Surligas | ||
| 10:00 | Coffee break | |||
| 10:30 | | LimeSDR Mini SDR Satcom Workshop | Lime Microsystems |
It should be noted that, in order to attend the workshops, participants are asked to bring a personal laptop. A few weeks before the conference, a virtual machine image with all the needed tools will be shared for download.
Practical Information
The conference will be held at the Swiss Aeropole in Payerne.
To get there you can fly either to the Geneva or Zürich airports, and then take a train to Payerne. Additional information is available here.
The trip from Geneva airport is roughly 1h shorter, we will therefore detail it below:
The Geneva airport’s train station is directly accessible from the Registration and Arrivals level of the airport. Trains to Payerne run every half hour; you can either take the Luzern direction (changing train in the Palézieux station), or the Zürich HB one (changing train in Yverdon-les-Bains). The train timetable (and online ticketing service) is available here.
We have no arrangement with specific hotels. Nonetheless, we propose you two hotels in Estavayer-le-Lac, which is 10 minutes by train from Payerne.
Hôtel-Restaurant Le Rive Sud
Hôtel-Restaurant du Port
Registration
The conference is over! If you wish to contact us, please send us an e-mail to makerspace-conf19@heig-vd.ch.