EMC York 2004 International Conference and Exhibition

Some of the presentations that didn't make it into the proceedings are now available.

The seemingly insatiable demand for electrical and electronic products within the global market place is placing ever more stringent technical demands on the electrical/electronics engineer to achieve electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). These demands stem from regulations enforced to preserve the workable use of the radio spectrum, such as the US FCC regulations, or from legislation to allow free movement of products for trade – the EU EMC Directive. With the increase in complexity of electrical/electronic systems, EMC may also be of paramount importance to safe operation, for example in railways and medical equipment. EMC is therefore truly of international concern.

The EMC York 2004 International Conference and Exhibition took place in the beautiful and historic City of York in the UK on July 1 & 2, 2004. The EE Times ran an article on the event.

You can read our press release.

Day One consisted of a series of workshops and research seminars which considered a variety of subjects, from a basic introduction to the discipline of EMC, including designing for EMC best practices, through to discussions of the merits of electromagnetic measurements in various measurement environments. The afternoon sessions covered aspects of design and simulation in EMC and the first of two workshops on EMC in the railway environment.
Day Two began with the second workshop on EMC in railways, alongside a session covering a wide range of papers on electromagnetic measurements. The afternoon sessions provided updates on several European directives (including EMC, product safety, WEEE and RoHS) and papers on electromagnetic measurements and safety.

EMC York 2004 provided a forum to discuss and debate these issues and to allow participants to:

Learn of the latest developments in EMC
Update current EMC practice
Update on EMC and other CE Marking regulatory issues
Understand where EMC affects safety and related regulations
Network with fellow engineering professionals

The event aimed to build upon the success of EMC York 2003.

Venue

This year’s conference was held in the Voltigeur Suite, Knavesmire Stand, York Racecourse. Directions to the racecourse (PDF, 60 kB) are available for download.

Exhibition

A technical exhibition accompanied EMC York 2004 and entry to the Exhibition was free for delegates.

Qinetiq kindly sponsored both the delegate bag and the railways session of the conference.

Exhibitors and Sponsors included:

EMC Hire Ltd . Schaffner . Rohde & Schwarz . REO (UK) Ltd . ETS Ltd . Flomerics Ltd . HTT (UK) Ltd . Deltron Emcon . Qinetiq . KTL Worldwide . EMV Ltd . GCEM Universitat Politècnica Catalunya . Hitek Electronic Materials Ltd . NFCEC - Directories Advisory Service . Rainford EMC Systems Ltd . York EMC Services Ltd

Organisation

The Conference and Exhibition were organised by York EMC Services Ltd and co-sponsored by the IEE. The members of the EMC York 2004 Technical Steering Committee for the conference were:

Prof Andrew Marvin, University of York, UK, Chairman

Prof Johan Catrysse, KHBO Oostende, Belgium

Prof Heyno Garbe, University of Hannover, Germany

Prof György Varjú, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

Chris Marshman York EMC Services Ltd, UK, Conference and Exhibition Director

Savilla Liddle York EMC Services Ltd, UK, Conference and Exhibition Administrator

Contact details

EMC York 2004

University of York
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD

Tel +44 (0)1904 434440,
Fax +44 (0)1904 434434
e-mail enquiry@yorkemc.co.uk

Last updated: 2004-Oct-01

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