Papers for IVEC 2009 are sought on the following topics:

1. Vacuum Electron Devices
Traveling-wave tubes (all types)
Crossed-field devices (oscillators and amplifiers)
Klystrons
Multiple-beam devices
Inductive output tubes
Fast-wave devices (gyrotrons, gyro-amplifiers)
Free electron lasers and masers
Pulse compression devices
Plasma filled amplifiers and oscillators
High power microwave devices / RF directed energy
Triodes, tetrodes and pentodes
Power switches

2. Vacuum Microelectronics / Nanoelectronics
Microwave, millimetre-wave & THz amplifiers and oscillators
Field emitter arrays
Flat panel displays
Sensors and detectors

3. Systems and Subsystems
Microwave and millimetre-wave power modules
Electronic power conditioners, modulators, and supplies
Linearizers
Amplifier/antenna coupling
Device and system integration
Reliability

4. Technologies
Cathodes and other electron emitters
Component parts (e.g. guns, circuits, windows, collectors)
Analysis and computer modeling
Novel materials (e.g. dielectrics, coatings, magnetic materials)
Electron emission
RF breakdown
Linearity, intermodulation and noise
Novel measurement techniques
Miniaturization
Thermal power management and control

5. Applications of Vacuum Electron Devices
Defense
Radar
EMC
Telecommunications
Medicine
Particle accelerators
Fusion
RF interference
Instruments and lithography
Materials Processing
Television
Displays
Electric Propulsion

6. Space Technologies and Applications of Vacuum Electron Devices
(SPECIAL SESSION)

Space Applications
   Classical and Future Telecom
   Navigation, TT&C and Radio-Science Experiments
   Radar instruments
Space Technology
   Generic Technology
   Reliability and in-orbit data
   Temperature management and control
Space Systems and Sub-Systems
   Linearizers
   Electronic Power Conditioners
   Microwave Power Modules (MPMs)
   Linearized TWTAs
   Multiport Power Amplifiers (MPAs)
   Future Payload Architectures

Prospective Authors are invited to submit a two-page abstract summarising the work intended to be presented. This abstract shall include as many details as possible. In particular, figures, tables and numerical data are strongly recommended.

Abstracts shall be prepared on the format provided in the AUTHOR KIT and shall be submitted electronically by using the link in the ABSTRACT SUBMISSION page.

PLEASE NOTE: ONLY ABSTRACTS SUBMITTED VIA THE WEBSITE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR EVALUATION

Deadline for Abstract Submission: 23 December 2008.

Abstracts will be selected for oral or paper presentation. Authors of accepted Abstracts will have the opportunity to update their manuscripts for publication in the Conference Proceedings, which will be distributed at the meeting. To insure high quality publication, please carefully follow the format guidelines given in the AUTHOR KIT page. Authors of accepted papers will be REQUIRED to resubmit their material no later than 23 February 2009 as an IEEE Xplore compliant pdf. Details will be supplied with the acceptance notices.

Deadline for Abstract Revision: 23 February 2009.

Each paper selected for oral presentation will be allotted a total of 20 minutes (15 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for questions and discussion). To maintain the schedule of each session, authors are asked to insure that their presentations conform to these time constraints. PCs will be available during the Conference for .ppt/.pdf presentations.